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Fleet is launching several software services on top of its hardware-as-a-service proposition, from device management to cybersecurity and insurance. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. ​ Bootstrapped companies don’t come up in startup news as often as those backed by venture capital, as the former don’t have shiny funding rounds to…

X, the social network owned by Elon Musk, is finally rolling out one of the most sought-after features for direct messages: the ability to edit the message. Over the weekend, X made the edit message feature available to iOS users. One of the engineers at the company posted about the roll-out and said the edit…

The Netherlands’ data protection authority has imposed a penalty of €30.5M on Clearview AI for GDPR violations. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. ​ Clearview AI, the controversial U.S.-based, facial recognition startup that built a searchable database of 30 million images populated by scraping the internet for people’s selfies without their…

French billionaire Xavier Niel is joining the board of directors of TikTok’s parent, ByteDance, the company told the South China Morning Post. It’s an interesting move as Niel isn’t a name that comes up very often for high-profile board positions. He is replacing Philippe Laffont, the founder of the New York-based investment firm Coatue Management,…

If you have never considered a search engine beyond Google, you might be surprised to see what else is out there. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. ​ Google has dominated the search space for so long that a U.S. District Court judge recently found that it has acted illegally to…

Even before Delta came forward, shareholders were looking for their pound of flesh, filing a class action lawsuit against CrowdStrike. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. ​ When the now infamous CrowdStrike software update took down companies all over the world in July, it was inevitable that lawsuits would follow —…

After joining the firm as an investor in 2022, Lu has seen how AI and new distribution platforms are changing the industry for the better. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. ​ Andreessen Horowitz’s partner Joshua Lu knows that, in the video game industry, you can never get too comfortable. When…

Only 5 days remain to grab a $200 discount on Student Passes for TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. This special offer ends on September 6 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Don’t miss out! Now that classes are back in session, it’s normal to feel the pressure of rising expenses. Or maybe you’ve recently graduated and are hunting for…

The tech industry has responded with a resounding outcry against SB 1047. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. ​ A controversial California bill to prevent AI disasters, SB 1047, has passed final votes in the state’s Senate and now proceeds to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk. He must weigh the most extreme…

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