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Generative AI businesses aside, the last couple of years have been relatively difficult for venture-backed companies. Very few startups were able to raise funding at prices that exceeded their previous valuations.Ā Ā Now, approximately two years after the venture slump began in early 2022, some investors, like IVP general partner Tom Loverro, are saying that the […]
Apple has removed several VPN apps from its App Store in Russia at the request of the governmentās communications watchdog, according to VPN makers.Ā Last week, Russian news agency Interfax reported that Apple had removed 25 VPN apps from its App Store in Russia after Roskomnadzor, a government body that regulates the internet ā including […]
Europeās next-generation launch vehicle, the Ariane 6, is poised to lift off for the first time tomorrow, as the continent looks to build out sovereign access to space and ensure European missions are launched by European rockets.Ā The heavy-lift rocket will launch from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana, with a four-hour launch window […]
Newsletter platform and Substack rival Ghost announced earlier this year that it would join the fediverse, the open social network of interconnected servers that includes apps likeĀ Mastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube,Ā Flipboard,Ā and, more recently,Ā Instagram Threads, among others. Now, it has made good on that promise ā with its own newsletter as a start. Over the past few days, […]
Samsung Unpacked 2024 kicks off Wednesday at 6 a.m. PT/9 a.m. ET. Why so early for our West Coast pals? The Galaxy device showcase is happening in Paris this year, putting the local start time at 1 p.m. CET. Paris, as luck would have it, is also kicking off the Summer Olympics roughly a fortnight […]
Amazon has released an all-new version of its Echo Spot ahead of Prime Day, the company announced on Monday. The 2024 version of the Alexa-enabled smart alarm clock costs $79.99, but is currently on sale for $44.99 for Prime members. The company says the latest iteration of the product comes with better visuals and improved […]
You probably like to think of yourself as reasonably sophisticated when it comes to online scams ā youāre not opening random email attachments or sending money to Nigerian princes. But of course, scams evolve with new technology. AI makes it even easier to perform these attacks at scale, while introducing a little personalization that makes […]
As the demand for AI grows, so, too, does the demand for expertise in maintaining databases ā a critical part in any AI pipeline. Databases store the information used to train, run and fine-tune AI systems, and itās been shown that good data management can smooth the pathway to AI adoption in an enterprise. One […]
TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 is set to welcome an impressive lineup of judges for the Startup Battlefield 200 competition, presented this year by Google Cloud. These judges will decide which company will win the coveted Disrupt Cup and $100,000 prize. Weāre pleased to announce that Navin Chaddha, the managing partner of Mayfield Fund, will be joining […]