[[{“value”:” Banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platforms are instrumental in driving access to digital financial services by introducing fintech capabilities to non-bank businesses. Multiple businesses are tapping these platforms to circumvent the need to build their own tech infrastructure and the bureaucratic processes of acquiring the requisite regulatory approvals to offer financial services including card payments and lending. Globally, […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Apple shelved the idea of integrating Meta’s AI models over privacy concerns, report says
[[{“value”:” Days after the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple and Meta were in talks to integrate the latter’s AI models, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said that the iPhone maker was not planning any such move. Apple briefly held talks with Meta about the possibility of a partnership way back in March, according to Bloomberg. This was […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
TechWolf raises $43M to take an AI-sized bite out of the internal recruiting game
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India’s Zyod raises $18M to expand its tech-enabled fashion manufacturing to more countries
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TechCrunch Space: Building (and testing) for the future
[[{“value”:” Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. It’s becoming a habit to open each TechCrunch Space newsletter with a bit of an update on Boeing’s Starliner mission, so bear with me. Per NASA officials, the spacecraft will now return its two-person crew to Earth no earlier than June 26, instead of the originally planned date […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Experts say Telegram’s ’30 engineers’ team is a security red flag
[[{“value”:” Telegram’s founder Pavel Durov says his company only employs around 30 engineers. Security experts say that raises serious questions about the company’s cybersecurity. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Emergence thinks it can crack the AI agent code
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OpenAI buys a remote collaboration platform
[[{“value”:” OpenAI is on an M&A tear. Days after acquiring database tech firm Rockset, OpenAI has purchased Multi (previously Remotion), a startup developing a enterprise-focused, video-first collaboration platform. A source familiar with the matter says that the deal is technically an acquihire and that most of Multi’s team — around five people — will join OpenAI […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Car dealership outages drag on after CDK cyberattacks
[[{“value”:” Car dealerships and auto shops around the U.S. enter a second week of disruption following cyberattacks at software maker CDK. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Matt Rogers, Nest and Mill co-founder, talks mastering consumer tech at Disrupt 2024
[[{“value”:” Consumer technology is hard, but few people have mastered it as well as Matt Rogers, co-founder of Nest and now Mill, his new startup that promises to turn your table scraps into planet-saving treasure. Mill burst out of the gate last year after spending some time in stealth refining its waste bin, an easy to […] © 2024 TechCrunch….