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Bedrock Studio is Amazon’s attempt to simplify generative AI app development Amazon is launching a new tool, Bedrock Studio, designed to let organizations experiment with generative AI models, collaborate on those models, and ultimately build generative AI-powered apps. Availa...

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Bedrock Studio is Amazon's attempt to simplify generative AI app development | TechCrunch

Amazon is launching a new tool, Bedrock Studio, designed to let organizations experiment with generative AI models, collaborate on those models, and

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Jumia is back, growing total sales and orders in Q1 2024 Jumia, an African e-tailer, attributes this growth to continued improvements in its supply and product assortment. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Jumia is back, growing total sales and orders in Q1 2024 | TechCrunch

Jumia's revenue and gross merchandise volume showed growth despite a decrease in quarterly active customers, according to its Q1 2024 report. ...

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What we learned from the indictment of LockBit’s mastermind On Tuesday, U.S. and U.K. authorities revealed that the mastermind behind LockBit, one of the most prolific and damaging ransomware groups in history, is a 31-year-old Russian named Dmitry Yuryevich K...

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What we learned from the indictment of LockBit’s mastermind | TechCrunch

Five takeaways from the indictment of Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, the hacker who U.S. and U.K. authorities accuse of being the mastermind of the Lo...

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India’s Oyo, once valued at $10 billion, seeks new funding at 70% discount Oyo, the Indian budget-hotel chain startup, is negotiating with investors to raise a new round of funding that could cut the Indian firm’s valuation to $3 billion or lower, three sources familiar with...

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India's Oyo, once valued at $10B, seeks new funding at 70% discount | TechCrunch

Oyo, the Indian budget-hotel chain startup, is negotiating with investors to raise a new round of funding that could cut the Indian firm's val...

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Inside Mercury’s competitive push into software and Ramp’s potential M&A targets Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at Mercury’s latest expansions, wallet-as-a-service startup Ansa’s raise and more! To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important f...

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Inside Mercury's competitive push into software and Ramp's potential M&A targets | TechCrunch

Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at Mercury’s latest expansions, wallet-as-a-service startup Ansa’s raise and more! To...

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Threads is testing cross-posting from Instagram globally Meta is encouraging more users to post to its X rival Threads. In its latest experiment, the company is providing an easy toggle for users to cross-post from Instagram to Threads, the company told Tec...

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Threads is testing cross-posting from Instagram globally | TechCrunch

Meta is encouraging more users to post to its X rival Threads. In its latest experiment, the company is providing an easy toggle for users to cross...

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TikTok sues the US government over law seeking to ban the app TikTok is suing the United States government in an effort to block a law that would ban TikTok if its parent company, ByteDance, fails to sell it within a year. The lawsuit, which was filed on Tuesday...

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TikTok sues the US government over law that could ban the app | TechCrunch

TikTok is suing the United States government in an effort to block a law that would ban TikTok if its parent company, ByteDance, fails to sell it w...

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Google’s Pixel Tablet is now available without the thing that makes it interesting When we reviewed the Pixel Tablet roughly this time last year, we noted in no uncertain terms, “It’s all about the dock.” It was, after all, the one thing that truly distinguished the device from coun...

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Google's Pixel Tablet is now available without the thing that makes it interesting | TechCrunch

When we reviewed the Pixel Tablet roughly this time last year, we noted in no uncertain terms, “It’s all about the dock.” It was, after all, ...

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Here’s Apple’s new iPad lineup While the entry-level iPad didn’t receive an update, the company lowered its price, too. And of course, yes, the iPad mini is still around. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use on...

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Here’s Apple's new iPad lineup | TechCrunch

Apple just updated its two high-end tablets: the iPad Air and the iPad Pro. While the entry-level iPad didn’t receive an update, the company lowe...

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Exclusive: Wayve co-founder Alex Kendall on the autonomous future for cars and robots UK-based autonomous vehicle startup Wayve's CEO Alex Kendall talks about the company's $1.05B fundraise, licensing plans, and the self-driving market. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For pers...

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Exclusive: Wayve co-founder Alex Kendall on the autonomous future for cars and robots | TechCrunch

U.K.-based autonomous vehicle startup Wayve started life as a software platform loaded into a tiny electric "car" called Renault Twizy. Festooned with

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Copilot Chat in GitHub’s mobile app is now generally available GitHub is betting that there are quite a few use cases for Copilot Chat on mobile that make this a worthwhile effort. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Copilot Chat in GitHub's mobile app is now generally available | TechCrunch

GitHub on Tuesday announced that Copilot Chat, its AI chat interface for asking coding-related questions and code generation, is now generally avai...

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Google’s budget Pixel 8a delivers updated silicon, Gemini access for $499 Google, it seems, couldn’t wait until I/O next week to show off the latest addition to the Pixel line. For the past several years, the company has used its annual developer conference to showcase an u...

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Google’s budget Pixel 8a delivers updated silicon, Gemini access for $499 | TechCrunch

Google, it seems, couldn’t wait until I/O next week to show off the latest addition to the Pixel line. For the past several years, the company ha...

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TechCrunch Minute: Audible deploys AI-narrated audiobooks. Can it replace the human touch? AI is coming for audiobooks, and that is not an entirely bad thing. But it is a cause of concern in the realm of audio titles and the folks who make them today. Audible is making it easy for authors t...

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TechCrunch Minute: Audible deploys AI-narrated audiobooks. Can it replace the human touch? | TechCrunch

https://youtu.be/Ca5CP4ppMzQ AI is coming for audiobooks, and that is not an entirely bad thing. But it is a cause of concern in the realm of audio...

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Apple teased AI improvements, including the M4’s neural engine, at its iPad event Tuesday's theme focused on the new hardware devices themselves — devices like new iPads and an updated Apple Pencil — not on the AI advances Apple is making under the hood. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rig...

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Apple highlights AI features, including M4 neural engine, at iPad event | TechCrunch

Apple isn't yet ready to unveil its broader AI strategy — it's saving that for its Worldwide Developer Conference in June — but the t...

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Photo editing app VSCO launches marketplace to connect photographers with brands Photo editing tool VSCO has launched a new VSCO Hub to connect professional photographers and brands with each other. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Photo editing app VSCO launches marketplace to connect photographers with brands | TechCrunch

Working with brands is one of the primary ways artists and content creators can earn substantial income today. However, it's not easy for crea...

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Sperm whale ‘alphabet’ discovered, thanks to machine learning Researchers at MIT CSAIL and Project CETI believe that they have unlocked a kind of sperm whale “alphabet” with the aid of machine learning technologies. Results from the study, which were published u...

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Machine learning aids in discovery of sperm whale ‘alphabet’ | TechCrunch

Researchers at MIT CSAIL and Project CETI believe that they have unlocked a kind of sperm whale alphabet with the aid of machine learning technolog...

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Kevin Eisenfrats is developing the ‘male IUD’ Einsfrats sat down with Found to discuss building this company and medical testing for it. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Kevin Eisenfrats is developing the ‘male IUD’

Interest in male birth control has increased in the past few years, especially since the U.S. overturned Roe vs. Wade, which protected a woman’s ...

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OpenAI says it’s building a tool to let content creators ‘opt out’ of AI training OpenAI says it’s developing a tool to let creators better control how their content is used in AI. Called Media Manager, the tool — once it’s released — will allow creators and content owners to ident...

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OpenAI says it's building a tool to let content creators 'opt out' of AI training | TechCrunch

The tool, called Media Manager, will allow creators and content owners to identify their works to OpenAI and specify how they want those works to b...

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Here’s everything Apple just announced at its Let Loose event, including new iPad Pro with M4 chip, iPad Air, Apple Pencil and more Today is Apple iPad Event day, and we’re bringing you all the iPad goodness you can stand, summed up in a convenient package. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Here's everything Apple just announced at its Let Loose event, including new iPad Pro with M4 chip, iPad Air, Apple Pencil and more | TechCrunch

Today is Apple iPad Event day, and we bring you all the iPad goodness you can stand, including if some of the rumors are true of what’s coming, l...

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Exclusive: Wayve co-founder Alex Kendall on the autonomous future for cars and robots UK-based autonomous vehicle startup Wayve started life as a software platform loaded into a tiny electric ‘car’ called a Renault Twizy. Festooned with cameras, the company’s co-founders and PhD gradua...

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Exclusive: Wayve co-founder Alex Kendall on the autonomous future for cars and robots | TechCrunch

U.K.-based autonomous vehicle startup Wayve started life as a software platform loaded into a tiny electric "car" called Renault Twizy. Festooned with