Category: Enterprise
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Short series app My Drama takes on Character.AI with its new AI companions
Maybe a lack of AI characters is what Quibi got wrong. At least, that’s what one startup appears to believe. My Drama is a new short series app with more than 30 shows, with a majority of them following a soap opera format in order to hook viewers. The app is now launching an AI-powered…
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Ryan Breslow’s $450M Bolt deal said to involve a restraining order now
Ryan Breslow’s plan to get himself reinstalled as CEO of fintech company Bolt — and push through a $450 million fundraising deal that would value the startup at a staggering $14 billion — has apparently stalled. According to Forbes, Breslow sent an email to shareholders thanking them for signing off on the deal. The problem is that many…
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Publishers prevail in lawsuit over Internet Archive’s ’emergency’ e-book lending
A long-running lawsuit over the Internet Archive’s “emergency” e-book lending practices during the COVID-19 pandemic has ended in a loss for the website and a victory for publishers. The lawsuit concerned the Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library, a program it established at the beginning of the pandemic to allow wider access to some 1.3 million…
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Paylocity is acquiring corporate spend startup Airbase for $325M
HR and payroll software company Paylocity has agreed to acquire corporate spend startup Airbase for $325 million, the companies announced Wednesday. The deal is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in the first or second quarter of Paylocity’s fiscal year, which would be sometime in the next 30 to 60 days. It…
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E-bike maker Cowboy raises a small funding round as it targets profitability next year
Cowboy has closed funding of around $5.5 million. With this recent funding round, Cowboy is now valued at €40 million on a pre-money basis. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Cowboy, the Brussels-based company that has been designing and selling electric bikes that you can see in major cities across…
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Facebook says, ‘How do you do, fellow kids?’
As Meta tries to rekindle the flame between Facebook and socially anxious youths, the company released a blog post Wednesday titled, “Navigating your 20s with Facebook.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Back in my day, Facebook was cool. Gaggles of middle schoolers trolled the local mall, where we would…
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Boeing and NASA prepare to bring Starliner home without its crew on Friday
These final maneuvers will bring to a close a troubled first crewed mission for the Boeing-made Starliner. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. NASA officials expressed confidence that Starliner will have a safe and successful return to Earth late Friday evening, though they had enough reservations about the spacecraft’s performance…
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Neko Health, the body-scanning AI health startup from Spotify’s Daniel Ek, opens in London
Prevention is better than cure, as the saying goes. Today, a splashy startup that has taken that concept to heart — literally and figuratively — is expanding. Neko Health was co-founded by Spotify’s Daniel Ek and Hjalmar Nilsonne with a mission to improve preventative healthcare with annual full body scans and AI-powered insights that can…
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Snap CEO says the company is testing a ‘simplified’ Snapchat
Snap is testing a “simplified version of Snapchat,” CEO Evan Spiegel wrote in a letter to employees published on Snap’s website Tuesday. The CEO says the simplified version aims to improve the platform’s accessibility and usability. For those that remember Snapchat’s 2018 redesign, this news may do little to stoke confidence. Spiegel attempted to rally…
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Apple Event 2024: iPhone 16, Apple Intelligence and all the other expected ‘Glowtime’ reveals
Apple’s Glowtime iPhone event will include the iPhone 16, but may also feature new AirPods, a new Apple Watch and possibly even new Macs. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Sometimes a headline is enough. Apple will reveal the iPhone 16 at its September 9 “It’s Glowtime” event; this much…