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Twitch caps streamers’ storage at 100 hours of highlights and uploads

​[[{“value”:” Twitch on Wednesday announced it will begin limiting streamers to 100 hours of highlights and uploads, and will delete content if a channel exceeds the limit. The company said it’s introducing the change because highlights haven’t been effective in driving discovery or engagement, and because storage is costly. The storage cap goes into effect on […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

OpenAI now serves 400M users every week

OpenAI now serves 400M users every week

​[[{“value”:” OpenAI is increasingly looking like a consumer company, telling CNBC that it now has 400 million weekly active users. Usage is still growing at a rapid pace as the AI developer behind the AI chatbot, ChatGPT, “only” had 300 million users in December 2024. Though OpenAI has not revealed the number of paid customers with […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Mercor, an AI recruiting startup founded by 21-year-olds, raises $100M at $2B valuation

​[[{“value”:” Mercor, the AI recruiting startup founded by three 21-year-old Thiel Fellows, has raised $100 million in a Series B round, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. Menlo Park-based Felicis led the round, valuing Mercor at $2 billion—eight times its previous valuation, the Wall Street Journal previously reported. Existing investors Benchmark, General Catalyst, and DST Global also […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

SmartSuite raises $38M to be the final word on enterprise collaboration

​[[{“value”:” Three founders who built out one of the bigger startups in risk management are scaling a new company to take on another pain point in the world of work. SmartSuite‘s platform lets teams collaborate on projects, build automations around that work, and search and access work across larger libraries of data spanning a disparate number […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Amazon is shutting down its app store on Android

​[[{“value”:” Amazon will discontinue its app store for Android on August 20 this year. The company sent a notice to developers indicating that they will no longer be able to submit new apps to the store. The company said on a support page that it will also discontinue its Coins digital currency, which could be used […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Dancing for change: how 1980s dance parties shaped LGBTQ2+ liberation

Dancing for change: how 1980s dance parties shaped LGBTQ2+ liberation

​[[{“value”:” Dancing for change: how 1980s dance parties shaped LGBTQ2+ liberation Published: “When we are on a dance floor, we can experience collective joy and glimpse alternative ways we might live our lives,” says Dr Craig Jennex, an LGBTQ2+ studies researcher at Toronto Metropolitan University in Canada. Craig’s passion for music and dance, and how they can create connections, inspire…

Valar Atomics comes out of stealth with $19M and a pilot reactor site

​[[{“value”:” Companies developing small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) have raised more than $1.5 billion in the past year, as tech companies hunger for power to train AI models and governments decide to commit to the industry. For example, X-energy raised $700 million this month, and Paris-based Newcleo raised $151 million last year, and one would be […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Tether backs stablecoin liquidity provider Mansa in $10M seed round

​[[{“value”:” As payment companies increasingly explore stablecoins for cross-border payments and real-time settlement, some startups are tapping into the zeitgeist by providing liquidity via a revolving line of credit in stablecoins. One of them is Dubai-based but Africa-focused Mansa, whose offering allows payments companies to settle transactions and fund customer accounts instantly. The startup has raised […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Spore.Bio raises $23M to apply machine learning to microbiology testing

​[[{“value”:” Recalls in the food and beverage industry due to contamination incidents can have catastrophic effects. Not only do companies have to pay fines and damages, but the impacts on the brand’s reputation can be long-lasting. That’s why Spore.Bio, a Paris-based deeptech startup, is trying to reinvent microbiology testing to avoid the next PR crisis in […] © 2024 TechCrunch….