[[{“value”:” Ride-share giant Uber filed a lawsuit Friday against DoorDash, accusing the delivery outfit of stifling competition by intimidating restaurant owners into exclusive deals. Uber alleges in the lawsuit, filed in Superior Court of California, that its chief rival bullied restaurants into only working with DoorDash. Uber claims that DoorDash, which holds the largest share of […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Court filings show Meta paused efforts to license books for AI training
[[{“value”:” New court filings in an AI copyright case against Meta add credence to earlier reports that the company “paused” discussions with book publishers on licensing deals to supply some of its generative AI models with training data. The filings are related to the case Kadrey v. Meta Platforms — one of many such cases winding through […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
AI Alexa and AI Siri face bugs and delays
[[{“value”:” Amazon and Apple are struggling to put generative AI technology in their digital assistants — Alexa and Siri, respectively — according to a pair of reports that came out on Friday. Amazon hoped to release its new Alexa during an event in New York on February 26. Now Amazon plans to delay the release of […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Figure AI is in talks to raise $1.5B at 15x its last valuation
[[{“value”:” Robotics startup Figure AI is raising $1.5 billion at a $39.5 billion valuation, a whopping 15 times higher than before. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
SailPoint’s dull debut did little to loosen the stuck IPO window, expert says
[[{“value”:” SailPoint’s IPO on Thursday was a disappointment for anyone hoping it would indicate that tech IPOs are hot again. The first day’s trading ended below the $23 initial price. The stock fared a tad better Friday, closing at over $24. But that’s nothing close to the big bang companies and VCs hope for. For instance, […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
OpenAI says its board of directors ‘unanimously’ rejects Elon Musk’s bid
[[{“value”:” OpenAI’s board of directors has “unanimously” rejected billionaire Elon Musk’s offer to buy the nonprofit that effectively governs OpenAI, the company said on Friday. In a statement shared via OpenAI’s press account on X, Bret Taylor, board chair, called Musk’s bid “an attempt to disrupt his competition.” “OpenAI is not for sale, and the board […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Bluesky gets growth and analytics tools with BlueSkyHunter launch
[[{“value”:” A new startup is addressing the need for an all-in-one toolset built for people who want to grow, manage, and track their Bluesky presence and following. The subscription service BlueSkyHunter, which launched Friday, introduces an online dashboard that combines access to analytics and other tools to schedule posts and automate DMs (direct messages), alongside other […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Global electricity demand expected to grow 4% annually through 2027
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How this weekend’s ‘Tesla Takeover’ protests against Elon Musk came together on Bluesky
[[{“value”:” As Elon Musk and his acolytes rip through the federal government looking for agencies to throw into the “woochipper,” a grassroots effort to hit the world’s richest man where it hurts is picking up steam. The courts are busy contesting the actions of Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, but the judicial system is slow — […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng is reportedly set to meet with China’s Xi Jinping
[[{“value”:” Chinese AI startup DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng is reportedly set to meet with China’s top politicians, including Chinese leader Xi Jinping, during a summit that Alibaba founder Jack Ma is also expected to attend. The summit, which could happen as soon as next week, may be intended as a signal by China’s Communist Party that […] © 2024 TechCrunch….