[[{“value”:” A bipartisan bill designed to protect children from online sexual exploitation is headed to President Biden’s desk. Proposed by Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Marsha Blackburn (R-SC), the bill aims to strengthen the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s (NCMEC) CyberTipline. When an online service provider detects child sexual abuse material (CSAM), the platform […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Ring the alarm bells, the iPhone alarm isn’t working
[[{“value”:” After many users complained about their alarms ringing silently on iPhones, Apple told TechCrunch that it is aware of the issue and is working on a fix. Serpately, Wall Street Journal reporter Joanna Stern and NBC correspondent Emilie Ikeda said that Apple confirmed that it is working on an issue of some users’ alarms not […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Samsung’s operating profit soars 930% as AI tailwinds drive demand for memory chips
[[{“value”:” Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that its operating profit surged more than 930% in the first quarter of 2024, driven by soaring demand for its servers, memory chips and storage used in AI applications. The company, which struggled in 2023 as the macroeconomic slowdown hurt demand for its products, said its memory chip business returned to […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
TechCrunch Minute: OpenAI’s media deal rush continues with FT deal
[[{“value”:” OpenAI has landed a new content deal with the FT. But instead of being a merely simple deal in which OpenAI gets words, and FT gets money, the two are teaming up a bit more deeply. Look to see FT.com links in ChaptGPT in the future. But the FT-OpenAI tie-up tells us a bit more […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Productive solar technologies draw investors as global off-grid solar sector funding slumps
[[{“value”:” Productive Use of Renewable Energy (PURE) technologies, especially those in the solar irrigation and cold chain segment, saw increased investor interest last year, despite a 43% funding slump recorded in the global off-grid solar sector. The global association for the off-grid solar energy industry, GOGLA, says PURE technologies raised $65 million in 2023, double the […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Shinkei’s humane, quality-preserving fish-harvesting tech could upend the seafood industry
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Sam’s Club’s AI-powered exit tech reaches 20% of stores
[[{“value”:” Sam’s Club customers who pay either at a register or through the Scan & Go mobile app can now walk out of the store without having their purchases double-checked. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Seam wants to make customer data accessible to every business user
[[{“value”:” As data access becomes increasingly tied to business success, making data available to all business users, regardless of their data-wrangling skills, has grown in importance. The founders of Seam, an early-stage startup, experienced the need to make data more accessible firsthand when they were at Okta, and decided to launch a company to solve this […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
US fines telcos $200M for sharing customer location data without consent
[[{“value”:” The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Monday that it is fining the four U.S. major wireless carriers around $200 million in total for “illegally” sharing and selling customers’ real-time location data without their consent. AT&T’s fine is more than $57 million, Verizon’s is almost $47 million, T-Mobile’s is more than $80 million and Sprint’s […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Notable Capital’s Hans Tung on why founders need to play the long game
[[{“value”:” Hans Tung, a managing partner at Notable Capital, formerly GGV Capital, has a lot of thoughts on the state of venture capital today. With $4.2 billion in assets under management, Notable evolved from 24-year-old cross-border VC firm GGV Capital, and Tung was around when GGV invested in the likes of Affirm, Airbnb, StockX, Square and Slack. […] © 2024 TechCrunch….