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EU grills Elon Musk’s X about content moderation and deepfake risks The European Union has deepened the investigation of Elon Musk-owned social network X it opened back in December, under the bloc’s online governance and content moderation rulebook: the Digital Servic...

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EU grills Elon Musk’s X about content moderation and deepfake risks | TechCrunch

The European Union has deepened the investigation of Elon Musk-owned social network, X, that it opened back in December under the bloc’s online

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Axmed raises $2M from Founderful to streamline drug supply chains in underserved markets The seed funding follows a $5M grant the startup got from the Gates Foundation to make maternal and child healthcare available in high-priority countries. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For ...

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Axmed raises $2M from Founderful to streamline drug supply chains in underserved markets | TechCrunch

It is estimated that about 2 billion people, especially those in lower- and middle-income countries, lack access to quality and affordable essential

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Xona Space Systems closes $19M Series A to build out ultra-accurate GPS alternative For decades, the Global Positioning System (GPS) has maintained a de facto monopoly on positioning, navigation and timing, because it’s cheap and already integrated into billions of devices around the...

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Xona Space Systems closes $19M Series A to build out ultra-accurate GPS alternative | TechCrunch

For decades, the Global Positioning System (GPS) has maintained a de facto monopoly on positioning, navigation and timing, because it’s cheap and...

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FTX crypto fraud victims to get their money back — plus interest Bankruptcy lawyers representing customers impacted by the dramatic crash of cryptocurrency exchange FTX 17 months ago, say that the vast majority of victims will receive their money back — plus intere...

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FTX crypto fraud victims to get their money back — plus interest | TechCrunch

Bankruptcy lawyers representing customers impacted by the dramatic crash of cryptocurrency exchange FTX 17 months ago say that the vast majority

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Google Wallet is now available in India Google Wallet has debuted in India as the company’s digital wallet for non-payment use cases — two years after it was launched in the U.S. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use onl...

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Google Wallet is now available in India | TechCrunch

On Wednesday, Google launched its digital wallet in India with local integrations, nearly two years after the app was relaunched as a digital wallet

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Bluesky to add DMs, video support and in-app custom feed curation The social network said it is planning to introduce direct messages, support for videos, improved custom feeds, and new moderation controls. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use o...

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Bluesky to add DMs, video support and in-app custom feed curation | TechCrunch

Bluesky has launched a new product roadmap for the coming months. The decentralized social network said on Tuesday that it is planning to introduce...

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Ofcom to push for better age verification, filters and 40 other checks in new online child safety code Ofcom is cracking down on Instagram, YouTube and 150,000 other web services to improve child safety online. A new Children’s Safety Code from the U.K. Internet regulator will push tech firms to run be...

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Ofcom to push for better age verification, filters and 40 other checks in new online child safety code | TechCrunch

Ofcom is cracking down on Instagram, YouTube and 150,000 other web services to improve child safety online. A new Children’s Safety Code from the...

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Samsung Medison to acquire French AI ultrasound startup Sonio for $92.7M The French startup's AI assistant is aimed at helping obstetricians and gynecologists with the evaluation and documentation of ultrasound exams. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal u...

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Samsung Medison to acquire French AI ultrasound startup Sonio for $92.7M | TechCrunch

Samsung Medison, a medical device unit of Samsung Electronics that specializes in developing diagnostic imaging devices, said on Wednesday it plans to

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NBA champion Kyle Kuzma looks to bring his team mentality to Scrum Ventures Kyle Kuzma is a lot of things. He’s a forward for the Washington Wizards NBA team and a 2020 NBA champion. He’s also a style icon — depending on who you ask — and an angel investor. Now he’s an advise...

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NBA champion Kyle Kuzma looks to bring his team mentality to Scrum Ventures | TechCrunch

Kyle Kuzma is a lot of things. He's a forward for the Washington Wizards NBA team and a 2020 NBA champion. He's also a style icon — dep...

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After a $20M Series A funding, Germany’s Insempra plans eco-friendly lipid production Insempra plans to turn oil yeast in lipids on an industrial scale using yeast fermentation factories. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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After a $20M Series A funding, Germany's Insempra plans eco-friendly lipid production | TechCrunch

Lipids are fatty, waxy or oily compounds that typically come in the form of fats and oils. As a result, they are heavily used in the production of ...

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Tesla is Luminar’s largest lidar customer Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that lidar sensors are a “crutch” for autonomous vehicles. But his company has bought so many from Luminar that Tesla is now the lidar-maker’s top customer. Tesla accounte...

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Tesla is Luminar's largest lidar customer | TechCrunch

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that lidar sensors are a "crutch" for autonomous vehicles. But his company has bought so many from Luminar that Tesla ...

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Brandywine Realty Trust says data stolen in ransomware attack U.S. realty trust giant Brandywine Realty Trust has confirmed a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of data from its network. In a filing with regulators on Tuesday, the Philadelphia-based Brandywi...

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Brandywine Realty Trust says data stolen in ransomware attack | TechCrunch

U.S. realty trust giant Brandywine Realty Trust has confirmed a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of data from its network. In a filing with

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Meta’s AI tools for advertisers can now create full new images, not just new backgrounds Meta claims that it has strong guardrails in place to prevent its system from generating inappropriate ad content or low-quality images. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Meta's AI tools for advertisers can now create full new images, not just new backgrounds | TechCrunch

Meta is rolling out an expanded set of generative AI tools for advertisers, after first announcing a set of AI features last October. Now, instead ...

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Rivian loses $1.45 billion as cost-cutting measures continue Rivian lost $1.45 billion in the first quarter, showing that its recent company-wide cost-cutting measures have a ways to go before it can approach profitability. The EV-maker brought in $1.2 billion ...

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Rivian loses $1.45B as cost-cutting measures continue | TechCrunch

Rivian lost $1.45 billion in the first quarter, showing that its recent company-wide cost-cutting measures have a ways to go before it can approach

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Bloom is reinventing how e-bikes are made in the US The pandemic ushered in an e-bike boom. But like so many other pandemic trends, that boom didn’t last. The last year has seen e-bike startups VanMoof and Cake file for bankruptcy amid a backdrop of mi...

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Bloom is reinventing how e-bikes are made in the US | TechCrunch

The pandemic ushered in an e-bike boom. But like so many other pandemic trends, that boom didn't last. The last year has seen e-bike startups ...

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Biden signs bill to protect children from online sexual abuse and exploitation On April 29, Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Marsha Blackburn (R-SC) proposed a bipartisan bill to protect children from online sexual exploitation. President Biden officially signed the REPORT Act int...

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Biden signs bill to protect children from online sexual abuse and exploitation | TechCrunch

In February 2023, Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Marsha Blackburn (R-SC) proposed a bipartisan bill to protect children from online sexual exploita...

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NYT Games launches a Wordle archive with access to more than 1,000 past puzzles The New York Times Games announced on Tuesday that it’s launching a Wordle archive, offering subscribers access to more than 1,000 past Wordle puzzles. The company has started rolling out the Wordle a...

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NYT Games launches a Wordle archive with access to more than 1,000 past puzzles | TechCrunch

The New York Times Games announced on Tuesday that it's launching a Wordle archive, offering subscribers access to more than 1,000 past Wordle...

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A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs The tech layoff wave is still going strong in 2024. Following significant workforce reductions in 2022 and 2023, this year has already seen 60,000 job cuts across 254 companies, according to independe...

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A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs | TechCrunch

A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024 and 2025.

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Crypto? AI? Internet co-creator Robert Kahn already did it… decades ago Robert Kahn has been a consistent presence on the Internet since its creation — obviously, since he was its co-creator. But like many tech pioneers his resumé is longer than that and in fact his work ...

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Crypto? AI? Internet co-creator Robert Kahn already did it … decades ago | TechCrunch

Robert Kahn has been a consistent presence on the Internet since its creation — obviously, since he was its co-creator. But like many tech pionee...

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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