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Perfect taps $23M to fix the flaws in recruitment with AI

Perfect taps $23M to fix the flaws in recruitment with AI

​[[{“value”:” “Agentic AI” is the concept of the moment. Developers big and small are rushing to build apps to leapfrog the heavy lifting needed to employ generative AI in specific contexts… and investors are rushing to fund the most interesting of these.  In one of the latest examples, a startup out of Israel called Perfect — […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Google launches a free AI coding assistant with very high usage caps

​[[{“value”:” On Tuesday, Google introduced a new, free consumer version of its AI code completion and assistance tool, Gemini Code Assist, and which the company calls Gemini Code Assist for Individuals. The company also rolled out Gemini Code Assist for GitHub, a code review “agent” designed to automatically look for bugs in code and offer suggestions […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

EU’s top court ruling on Android Auto antitrust referral could put interoperability requests in the fast lane

​[[{“value”:” Europe’s top court has weighed in to clarify the rules around interoperability requirements on Big Tech in a referral on a case related to Google’s Android Auto platform. Back in 2021, the tech giant was hit with an €100 million antitrust fine by Italy’s competition authority for refusing to let a third-party electric car charging […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Thoma Bravo raises €1.8B for its first European fund

Thoma Bravo raises €1.8B for its first European fund

​[[{“value”:” Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has closed its inaugural European fund at €1.8 billion ($1.9 billion), through which it plans to take equity stakes in mid-sized software companies across the continent. Europe has no shortage of homegrown venture capital (VC) funds — the likes of Atomico and Cherry Ventures have closed early and growth-stage funds […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Automattic-owned Beeper is releasing redesigned desktop and iOS apps

Automattic-owned Beeper is releasing redesigned desktop and iOS apps

​[[{“value”:” WordPress.com owner Automattic last year acquired the multi-service messaging app Beeper for $125 million and said it would merge it with Texts.com, an earlier acquisition in the same category. Now, Beeper is releasing the first set of redesigned apps for iOS and desktop in beta after the merger. In a blog post, Beeper said that […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

UK’s internet watchdog toughens approach to deepfake porn

​[[{“value”:” Ofcom, the U.K.’s internet safety regulator, has published another new draft guidance as it continues to implement the Online Safety Act (OSA) — the latest set of recommendations aim to support in-scope firms to meet legal obligations to protect women and girls from online threats like harassment and bullying, misogyny, and intimate image abuse. The […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Web Summit attendees aren’t buying Scale AI CEO’s push for America ‘to win the AI war’

​[[{“value”:” In a bold move last month, Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang took out a full-page ad in the Washington Post, telling President Trump that “America must win the AI war.” The statement sparked mixed reactions, as seen during Wang’s appearance Sunday during the opening night of Web Summit Qatar. When Wang’s interviewer Axios’s Felix Salmon […] © 2024 TechCrunch….