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Gwyneth Paltrow says Goop is growing just fine
[[{“value”:” Gwyneth Paltrow gave an update on her company Goop in a cover story for Vanity Fair. Paltrow founded the lifestyle brand Goop in 2008 and it has raised more than $140 million from investors including Greycroft and G9 Ventures, according to Pitchbook. The brand is often regarded as one of the first examples of a […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Perplexity is reportedly in talks to raise up to $1B at an $18B valuation
[[{“value”:” AI-powered search startup Perplexity is said to be in early talks to raise up to $1 billion in a new funding round valuing the startup at $18 billion. Bloomberg, citing a person familiar with the matter, reported on Thursday that Perplexity’s annual recurring revenue has now reached $100 million. Perplexity’s valuation has soared in recent […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Apple puts Vision Pro exec in charge of Siri in exec shaekup
[[{“value”:” As Apple’s Siri comes under attack for failing at the most basic queries, the company is shaking up leadership in charge of Apple’s AI features for Siri. According to Bloomberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook is installing Mike Rockwell, the current VP of the Vision Products Group (the team behind the Vision Pro), to head up […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Next Insurance gets scooped up by Munich Re for $2.6B
[[{“value”:” Germany’s Munich Re has signed a definitive agreement to acquire digital insurance company Next Insurance for $2.6 billion, the firms announced on Thursday. Founded in 2016, Palo Alto-based Next Insurance is focused on providing insurance to small-to-medium-sized businesses. It was last valued at $2.5 billion in late 2023 when it raised $265 million. Next Insurance’s […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
AI’s answers on China differ depending on the language, analysis finds
[[{“value”:” It’s well-established that AI models developed by Chinese AI labs like DeepSeek censor certain politically sensitive topics. A 2023 measure passed by China’s ruling party forbids models from generating content that “damages the unity of the country and social harmony.” According to one study, DeepSeek’s R1 refuses to answer 85% of questions about subjects deemed […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Honda and Acura EV owners to gain access to Tesla Superchargers this June
[[{“value”:” Honda and its luxury brand, Acura, are set to join the growing list of automakers providing EV owners access to Tesla’s Supercharger network in North America. Starting in June, owners of the Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX electric vehicles will be able to charge at Tesla’s stations. Those EVs are built with CCS charging ports […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Gmail’s new AI search now sorts emails by relevance instead of chronological order
[[{“value”:” Google is rolling out a new Gmail update that is designed to help you find the email you’re looking for more quickly. The company announced on Thursday that it will now use AI to consider factors like recency, most-clicked emails, and frequent contacts when surfacing emails based on your search query. Up until now, Gmail […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
CoreWeave prices its IPO to raise at least $2.2 billion. And now the games begin.
[[{“value”:” CoreWeave said on Wednesday that it hopes to sell its initial public shares between $47 and $55 per share, putting the money it may raise between about $2.2 billion and $2.6 billion. Word on the street is that CoreWeave wanted to raise at least $3 billion and possibly over $4 billion. But price range announcements […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Anthropic adds web search to its Claude chatbot
[[{“value”:” Anthropic’s AI-powered chatbot, Claude, can now search the web — a capability that had long eluded it. Web search is available now in preview for paid Claude users in the U.S., Anthropic said on its blog, with support for free users and additional countries coming soon. Users can toggle on web search in their profile […] © 2024 TechCrunch….