Category: Enterprise
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India’s top court clears way for Byju’s insolvency proceedings
India’s Supreme Court has cleared the way for insolvency proceedings to be resumed against Byju’s in a win for U.S. creditors. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. India’s top court has put on hold a tribunal ruling that halted Byju’s insolvency proceedings — a win for U.S. creditors that are…
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The defense tech acquisition spree has begun: Autonomous factory startup Hadrian acquires Datum Source
Hadrian announced they bought Datum Source, a software company founded by SpaceX alums that uses AI to help hardware companies find manufacturing partners. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Hadrian founder and CEO Chris Power got tired of turning startups away. Since 2020, Power has raised $220 million for Hadrian,…
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Apple finally allows Spotify to show pricing info to EU users on iOS
Spotify will be able to display the pricing for things like Spotify subscriptions and digital goods, including Spotify’s more recently added collection of audiobooks. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. After much back and forth earlier this year, Spotify on Wednesday says it’s now received approval from Apple to display…
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Kiteworks captures $456M at a $1B+ valuation to help secure sensitive data
Kiteworks, which builds tools to secure email communications and file sharing, has raised $456 million from Insight Partners and Sixth Street Growth. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Mark up another unicorn and large funding round for the cybersecurity industry: Kiteworks, which builds tools to secure email communications, file sharing,…
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EliseAI lands $75M for chatbots that help property managers deal with renters
EliseAI employs an army of chatbots to text with, email, and respond to calls from renters about things such as apartment tours, maintenance requests, lease renewals and delinquencies. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. EliseAI, a company developing a suite of AI-powered property management tools for landlords, has raised $75…
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MIT researchers release a repository of AI risks
In crafting laws to regulate AI, like the EU AI Act or California’s SB 1047, policymakers have struggled to come to a consensus on which risks the laws should cover. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Which specific risks should a person, company or government consider when using an AI…
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Check out this $800 rotating VR chair for Meta Quest
London-based Roto VR’s spinning gaming chair is the first of its kind to boast a “Made for Meta” seal of approval. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. VR locomotion is a hard problem that has produced all sort of interesting peripherals, from the Virtuix Omni treadmill to the 3DRudder footboard.…
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UAW files federal labor charges against Trump, Musk for intimidating workers at X Spaces event
The United Auto Workers union said Tuesday that it filed federal labor charges against Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The union alleges that Trump and Musk attempted to “threaten and intimidate workers” who engage in strikes after comments made during the now notorious X Spaces interview Monday evening. “They go on strike, I won’t mention…
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The first post-quantum cryptography standards are here
For many companies, this also means that now is the time to start implementing these algorithms. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. It’ll still be a while before quantum computers become powerful enough to do anything useful, but it’s increasingly likely that we will see full-scale, error-corrected quantum computers become…
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California AI bill SB 1047 aims to prevent AI disasters, but Silicon Valley warns it will cause one
SB 1047 has drawn the ire of Silicon Valley players large and small, including venture capitalists, big tech trade groups, researchers and startup founders. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Outside of sci-fi films, there’s no precedent for AI systems killing people or being used in cyberattacks. However, some lawmakers…