Category: Apps
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ZeroTier raises $13.5M to help avert CrowdStrike-like network problems
With the CrowdStrike update continuing to cause havoc across the planet, a startup has raised $13.5 million to at least improve some level of security for the kinds of devices that have been affected. California-based ZeroTier raised the Series A in a funding round led by Battery Ventures. While legacy companies like Cisco or Palo…
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Digital marketing startup Plaiced has acquired Precursor Ventures-backed Clutch
Madison Long and Simone May founded Clutch in 2020 to help connect people to businesses looking for marketing and content creation. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Clutch, a marketplace for digital marketing services, has been acquired by the online social network Plaiced, Clutch’s co-founder, Madison Long, told TechCrunch. The…
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SpaceX cleared to resume Falcon 9 launches while FAA investigation remains open
Regulators gave SpaceX the all-clear to return to launch two weeks after the Falcon 9 rocket experienced an anomaly on orbit. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Regulators have given SpaceX the all-clear to return to launch with the Falcon 9 rocket two weeks after the vehicle experienced an anomaly…
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Here’s how to disable X (Twitter) from using your data to train its Grok AI
The good news is that you can switch off the new data-sharing setting and also delete your conversation history with the AI. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. X, formerly known as Twitter, has automatically activated a setting that allows the company to train its Grok AI on users’ posts.…
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Ledger launches Ledger Flex, a mid-range hardware crypto wallet
Ledger, a French startup mostly known for its secure crypto hardware wallets, has launched a new mid-range device, the Ledger Flex. Available now, priced at $249, the dinky hardware wallet features an E-Ink display to navigate the interface and approve transactions with a tap. Like all of Ledger’s wallets, the Ledger Flex is built around…
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TechCrunch Minute: Microsoft brings more generative AI to Bing
Bing is the latest search engine to introduce generative AI into its results, with Microsoft announcing that it’s making Bing generative search available to a small percentage of users. The goal is to give those users the answers they want right in their search results, potentially synthesizing information that they’d otherwise have to click through…
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Alphabet X spinoff Skip partners with Arc’teryx to bring ‘everyday’ exoskeleton to market
Skip exited stealth this week to announce a partnership with outdoor clothing specialist Arc’teryx. The deal is the first to bring Skip’s MO/GO technology to market: “powered pants” that utilize a soft exoskeleton technology, developed in-house at Alphabet’s X Labs moonshot factory. MO/GO, short for “mountain goat,” is a hybrid soft/rigid exoskeleton system designed to…
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TikTok rolls out a new feature that lets you find songs by singing or humming them
Sound Search on TikTok is somewhat similar to YouTube Music’s song detection tool that lets you find the name of a song by singing, humming or playing it. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. TikTok is looking to take on YouTube Music and Shazam with a new feature called “Sound…
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Privacy watchdog says it’s ‘surprised’ by Elon Musk opting user data into Grok AI training
The language is ambiguous, so it’s not clear whether X is helping itself to all user data for training Grok or whether this processing refers only to user interactions with the chatbot. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. X, formerly Twitter, quietly pushed out a change that appears to default…
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Apple signs the White House’s commitment to AI safety
Apple joins 15 other tech companies — including Google, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI — that committed to the White House’s rules for developing generative AI. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Apple signed the White House’s voluntary commitment to developing safe, secure and trustworthy AI, according to a press release…