[[{“value”:” Reliance Jio has partnered with SpaceX to offer Starlink to its customers in India just hours after Airtel’s partnership. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Tata Technologies’ data leaked by ransomware gang
[[{“value”:” A ransomware gang has leaked internal Tata Technologies data, a month after the company confirmed a ransomware attack. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Spotify says its payouts are getting better, but artists still disagree
[[{“value”:” Spotify on Tuesday released its annual Loud & Clear report, detailing information about the music streaming service’s royalty payments. While Spotify revealed earlier this year that it paid out $10 billion to the music industry in 2024, the new report offers more in-depth numbers about its payments in an effort to dispel reports that the company […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Google has given Anthropic more funding than previously known, show new filings
[[{“value”:” Anthropic, a San Francisco startup often cast as an independent player in the AI race, has deeper ties to Google than previously known. Court documents recently obtained by The New York Times reveal that Google owns a 14% stake in the company and is set to pour another $750 million into it this year through […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Meta is reportedly testing in-house chips for AI training
[[{“value”:” Meta is reportedly testing an in-house chip for training AI systems, a part of a strategy to reduce its reliance on hardware makers like Nvidia. According to Reuters, Meta’s chip, which is designed to handle AI-specific workloads, was manufactured in partnership with Taiwan-based firm TSMC. The company is piloting a “small deployment” of the chip […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow explains his troubled $30M personal loan, announces new ‘super app’
[[{“value”:” Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow defended the $30M personal loan he took out from his startup, while announcing Bolt’s latest launch. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Trump says he will label violence against Tesla as domestic terrorism
[[{“value”:” President Donald Trump said he will label violence against Tesla dealerships as domestic terrorism, per a transcript shared by the White House pool reporters, a sign of deepening ties with Elon Musk. “Tesla Takeovers” have been breaking out across the globe at Tesla dealerships as people protest what they see as a hostile takeover of […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
The New Yorker has finally embraced modernity
[[{“value”:” When the first email was sent in 1971, Richard Nixon was president. The video game “Pong” was still in development. The Pittsburgh Pirates were a good baseball team. This is to say, technological achievements like the email have lived long enough to have their own grandchildren. And yet, one of the most storied magazines in […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
IBM’s CEO doesn’t think AI will replace programmers anytime soon
[[{“value”:” IBM CEO Arvind Krishna says that, despite the Trump Administration’s attacks on globalism, global trade isn’t dead. In fact, he thinks that the U.S.’s key to growth will be embracing an international exchange of goods. “So, I actually am a firm believer — I think it goes all the way back to the economists who […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Y Combinator founders raising less money signal a ‘vibe shift,’ VC says
[[{“value”:” Otherwise Fund’s Terrance Rohan, investing in Y Combinator since 2010, says he noticed a “vibe shift” with this batch thanks to AI. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]