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Nintendo finally confirms the Switch 2 is on the way In the most anticlimactic way possible, Nintendo on Tuesday confirmed years of rumors: the Nintendo Switch 2 console is on the way. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Nintendo finally confirms the Switch 2 is on the way | TechCrunch

In the most anticlimactic way possible, Nintendo on Tuesday confirmed years of rumors: The Nintendo Switch 2 console is on the way. "We will make an

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Daloopa trains AI to automate financial analysts’ workflows Daloopa, a startup building AI to extract info from financial reports and investor presentations, has raised cash in a new funding round. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only...

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Daloopa trains AI to automate financial analysts' workflows | TechCrunch

Thomas Li was working at Point72, the hedge fund founded by notorious investor Steve Cohen, when he realized that the financial industry relies hea...

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Meta AI is obsessed with turbans when generating images of Indian men Bias in AI image generators is a well-studied and well-reported phenomenon, but consumer tools continue to exhibit glaring cultural biases. The latest culprit in this area is Meta’s AI chatbot, which,...

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Meta AI is obsessed with turbans when generating images of Indian men | TechCrunch

Bias in AI image generators is a well-studied and well-reported phenomenon, but consumer tools continue to exhibit glaring cultural biases. The latest

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Microsoft and OpenAI launch $2M fund to counter election deepfakes Microsoft and OpenAI have launched a $2 million fund to combat the growing risks of AI and deepfakes in elections. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Microsoft and OpenAI launch $2M fund to counter election deepfakes | TechCrunch

Microsoft and OpenAI have announced a $2 million fund to combat the growing risks of AI and deepfakes being used to "deceive the voters and undermine

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Akamai confirms acquisition of Noname for $450M A couple of weeks ago, TechCrunch broke the news that Akamai was in discussions to acquire Noname Security, a specialist in API security, for around $500 million. Today the deal is official, albeit at...

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Akamai confirms acquisition of Noname for $450M | TechCrunch

A couple of weeks ago, TechCrunch broke the news that Akamai was in discussions to acquire Noname Security, a specialist in API security, for aroun...

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Honeycomb Insurance grabs $36M Series B from solo VC-led Zeev Ventures When Itai Ben-Zaken’s first startup failed in 2018, the former BCG consultant and Wharton MBA spent months trying to understand what he could have done differently during the five years he ran the com...

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Honeycomb Insurance grabs $36M Series B from solo VC-led Zeev Ventures | TechCrunch

When Itai Ben-Zaken's first startup failed in 2018, the former BCG consultant and Wharton MBA spent months trying to understand what he could ...

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Amazon finally puts down e-commerce roots in Africa Amazon’s highly awaited entry into Africa has come to fruition, with the tech giant announcing the launch of its e-commerce marketplace in South Africa on Tuesday. The e-commerce giant revealed in a s...

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Amazon launches a Prime-free marketplace in South Africa, its first in sub-Saharan Africa | TechCrunch

Two years after announcing plans, Amazon's highly awaited e-commerce entry into sub-Saharan Africa has finally come to pass. On Tuesday, the t...

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Accel leads $4M investment in Egyptian corporate cards platform Swypex Egyptian fintech Swypex launches all-in-one financial platform for businesses, following $4M seed investment led by Accel. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Accel leads $4M investment in Egyptian corporate cards platform Swypex | TechCrunch

Cards are gaining ground in Egypt, with over 30 million in circulation (prepaid cards, particularly, are seeing more use than debit and credit cards

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India urges political parties to avoid using deepfakes in election campaigns India's Election Commission is urging political parties to refrain from using deepfakes and misinformation amid the country's ongoing general elections. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For pe...

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India urges political parties to avoid using deepfakes in election campaigns | TechCrunch

India's Election Commission has issued an advisory to all political parties, urging them to refrain from using deepfakes and other forms of mi...

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Electricity Maps calculates the carbon intensity of electricity consumption to optimize usage at scale If you’re an electricity nerd, chances are you’ve already spent quite a few hours looking at Electricity Maps and its mesmerizing export flow animations. This open-source data visualization project ha...

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Electricity Maps calculates the carbon intensity of electricity consumption to optimize usage at scale | TechCrunch

If you’re an electricity nerd, chances are you’ve already spent quite a few hours looking at Electricity Maps and its mesmerizing export flow a...

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This year’s Met Gala theme is AI deepfakes Whether you love or hate celebrity culture, the Met Gala is an event. Those less jaded among us get to see all of the biggest stars take their boldest fashion risks of the year — unlike an award show,...

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This year's Met Gala theme is AI deepfakes | TechCrunch

Whether you love or hate celebrity culture, the Met Gala is an event. Those less jaded among us get to see all of the biggest stars take their boldest

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Boeing Starliner’s first crewed mission scrubbed Boeing’s Starliner launch tonight has been postponed “out of an abundance of caution” scarcely two hours before the historic liftoff. The scrub is reportedly due to an issue with the oxygen relief val...

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Boeing Starliner launch delayed until May 17 | TechCrunch

Update: The Starliner mission will not move forward until no earlier than May 17, NASA announced. The long delay is to ensure launch provider United

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Wayve raises $1 billion to take its Tesla-like technology for self-driving to many carmakers Wayve, a UK-born startup developing a self-learning rather than rule-based system for autonomous driving, has closed a $1.05 billion in Series C funding led by SoftBank Group. This is the UK’s largest...

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Wayve raises $1B to take its Tesla-like technology for self-driving to many carmakers | TechCrunch

Wayve, a U.K.-born startup developing a self-learning rather than rule-based system for autonomous driving, has closed $1.05 billion in Series C fu...

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The Kendrick-Drake feud shows how technology is changing rap battles It’s the most chronically online rap battle the world has ever seen. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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The Kendrick-Drake feud shows how technology is changing rap battles | TechCrunch

It seems we’re all in agreement: Kendrick Lamar defeated Drake in one of the most engrossing rap battles of the decade. To add insult to injury, ...

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TechCrunch Space: Launch pad decongestion This week, we've got some very cool news from Hubble Networks, which became the first company in history to connect a Bluetooth chip to a satellite. The startup has stayed relatively low-profile, but ...

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TechCrunch Space: Launch pad decongestion | TechCrunch

Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Let's jump in! Want to reach out with a tip? Email Aria at aria.techcrunch@gmail.com or send me a ...

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The Net Gala hosts its first event for the stylish and chronically online Days before the Met Gala, New York’s young and techish partied at The Net Gala. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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The Net Gala hosts its first event for the stylish and chronically online | TechCrunch

The warehouse was dim and slightly misty. But the bar was open, and a photographer was snapping away anyway. On Friday, the crowd followed the white

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Lucid loses longtime Apple and Intel exec who steered software division Lucid Motors’ senior vice president of digital Mike Bell has resigned from his position. The company said in a filing Monday that the longtime Apple and Intel executive’s resignation is “effective imm...

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Lucid loses longtime Apple and Intel exec who steered software division | TechCrunch

Lucid Motors' senior vice president of digital Mike Bell has resigned from his position. The company said in a filing Monday that the longtime...

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Global crypto firms turn to Hong Kong for refuge — and opportunity With U.S. regulators continuing to ramp up scrutiny, crypto startups and founders are looking to Hong Kong to support their growth. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Global crypto firms turn to Hong Kong for refuge — and opportunity | TechCrunch

With U.S. regulators continuing to ramp up their scrutiny of crypto, startups and founders in the space are looking overseas to find friendlier cli...

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DocuSign acquires AI-powered contract management firm Lexion As DocuSign reportedly explores a sale to private equity, it’s acquiring a company itself. On Monday, DocuSign announced that it’s buying Lexion, a contract workflow automation startup, for $165 milli...

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DocuSign acquires AI-powered contract management firm Lexion | TechCrunch

As DocuSign reportedly explores a sale to private equity, it's acquiring a company itself. On Monday, DocuSign announced that it's buying...

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Apple iPad event: What to expect So far, the biggest surprise about May 7’s “Let Loose” event is that it’s happening at all. We’re just over a month out from Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference, and yet the company determin...

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Apple iPad event: What to expect | TechCrunch

So far, the biggest surprise about May 7’s “Let Loose” event is that it’s happening at all. We’re just over a month out from Apple’s an...