Category: Enterprise
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Adaptive builds automation tools to speed up construction payments
Adaptive is a platform that provides tools designed to simplify payments and accounting for general construction contractors. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. The construction industry has a slow payments problem. Studies have found that it takes anywhere from two to three months on average for construction companies to get…
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Deezer chases Spotify and Amazon Music with its own AI playlist generator
Deezer is the latest music streaming app to introduce an AI playlist feature. The company announced on Monday that a select number of paid users will be able to create custom playlists with a text prompt using its “Playlist with AI” feature. The launch of the new feature comes a few months after Spotify and…
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Helixx wants to bring fast-food economics and Netflix pricing to EVs
When Helixx co-founder and CEO Steve Pegg looks at Daisy — the startup’s 3D printed prototype delivery van — he sees a second chance. And he’s pulling inspiration from McDonald’s to get there. The prototype, which made its global debut this week at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, is an interesting proof of concept. Virtually…
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Synapse’s collapse has frozen nearly $160M from fintech users — here’s how it happened
Here is a timeline of Synapse’s troubles and the ongoing impact it is having on banking consumers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. The collapse and bankruptcy of BaaS fintech Synapse has revealed how treacherous things are for the often-interdependent fintech world when one key player hits trouble. Synapse operated…
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Hank Green reckons with the power — and the powerlessness — of the creator
Hank Green has had a while to think about how social media has changed us. He started making YouTube videos in 2007 with his brother, novelist John Green, at a time when the first iPhone was in development, MySpace was still relevant and Instagram didn’t exist. Seventeen years later, posting videos on the internet is…
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Google reportedly in talks to acquire cloud security company Wiz for $23B
Google’s parent company Alphabet might be on the verge of making its biggest acquisition ever. The Wall Street Journal reports that Alphabet is in advanced talks to acquire Wiz for around $23 billion. While the deal isn’t finalized, the WSJ says it could come together soon. Wiz offers an all-in-one approach to cloud security, ingesting…
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The AI financial results paradox
There is a general consensus today that generative AI is going to transform business in a profound way, and companies and individuals who don’t get on board will be quickly left in the dustbin of history. At the same time, as companies delve more deeply into this technology, they want proof, actual business metrics, that…
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How to tell if your online accounts have been hacked
This is a guide on how to check whether someone compromised your online accounts. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. More and more hackers are targeting regular people with the goal of stealing their crypto, perhaps getting into their bank accounts, or simply stalking them. These types of attacks are…
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India clings to cheap feature phones as brands struggle to tap new smartphone buyers
India is struggling to get new smartphone buyers, as millions of Indians don’t go for an upgrade and continue to be on feature phones. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. India, the world’s second-largest smartphone market after China with around 750 million users, is struggling to get new smartphone buyers,…
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What exactly is an AI agent?
Regardless of how they’re defined, the agents are for helping complete tasks in an automated way with as little human interaction as possible. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. AI agents are supposed to be the next big thing in AI, but there isn’t an exact definition of what they…