[[{“value”:” Roll20 said that on June 29 it had detected that a “bad actor” gained access to an account on the company’s administrative website for one hour. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Fizz, the anonymous Gen Z social app, adds a marketplace for college students
[[{“value”:” Teddy Solomon just moved to a new house in Palo Alto, so he turned to the Stanford community on Fizz to furnish his room. “Every time I show up to buy something from somebody, I grill them about the marketplace, because I’m really curious about their experience,” Solomon, a co-founder of Fizz, told TechCrunch. He’s […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Deep tech VC Sidney Scott explains why he’s closing his firm as this area booms
[[{“value”:” With increasing competition for what is, essentially, still a small number of hard tech and deep tech deals, Sidney Scott realized it would be a challenge for smaller funds like his. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
How to turn off those silly video calls reactions on iPhone and Mac
[[{“value”:” A guide to turn off reactions on your iPhone and Mac so you don’t get surprised by effects during work video calls. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Amazon retires its Astro for Business security robot after only 7 months
[[{“value”:” Amazon has decided to discontinue its Astro for Business device, a security robot for small—and medium-sized businesses, just seven months after launch. In an email sent to customers and employees on Wednesday, provided to TechCrunch, the reason for putting Astro for Business on the shelf is a simple one: Amazon wants to focus on its […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
This Week in AI: With Chevron’s demise, AI regulation seems dead in the water
[[{“value”:” Hiya, folks, and welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. This week in AI, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down “Chevron deference,” a 40-year-old ruling on federal agencies’ power that required courts to defer to agencies’ interpretations of congressional laws. Chevron deference let agencies make their own rules when Congress left aspects of its statutes ambiguous. […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Noplace, a mashup of Twitter and MySpace for Gen Z, hits No. 1 on the App Store
[[{“value”:” Noplace had already gone viral ahead of its public launch because of its feature that allows users to express themselves by customizing the colors of their profile. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
TechCrunch Minute: YouTube makes it easier to report and take down AI deepfakes
[[{“value”:” It’s easier than ever to make a deepfake of another person’s voice or face, but at least YouTube is making some small changes that make it slightly easier to report a video that uses your likeness without consent. You can now submit YouTube takedown requests for deepfakes through the privacy request process, whereas in the […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Cloudflare launches a tool to combat AI bots
[[{“value”:” Cloudflare, the publicly-traded cloud service provider, has launched a new, free tool to prevent bots from scraping websites hosted on its platform for data to train AI models. Some AI vendors, including Google, OpenAI and Apple, allow website owners to block the bots they use for data scraping and model training by amending their site’s […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Twilio says hackers identified cell phone numbers of two-factor app Authy users
[[{“value”:” Twilio says “threat actors were able to identify” phone numbers of people who use the two-factor app Authy. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]