[[{“value”:” We just announced the breakout session winners last week. Now meet the roundtable sessions that really “rounded” out the competition for this year’s Disrupt 2024 audience choice program. With five stellar sessions securing their spot among thousands of votes from across the globe, these finalists proved they’ve got what it takes to make things happen. […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
TikTok acknowledges exploit targeting high-profile accounts
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AI apocalypse? ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity all went down at the same time
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A look at LoanSnap’s troubles and which neobanks are having a moment
[[{“value”:” Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at LoanSnap’s woes, Nubank’s and Monzo’s positive milestones, a plethora of fintech fundraises and more! To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your inbox every Tuesday at 7:00 a.m. PT, subscribe here. The big story AI mortgage startup LoanSnap is […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Databricks acquires Tabular to build a common data lakehouse standard
[[{“value”:” Databricks, the analytics and AI giant, has acquired data management company Tabular for an undisclosed sum. (CNBC reports that Databricks paid over $1 billion.) According to Tabular co-founder Ryan Blue, he and Tabular’s other two co-founders, Daniel Weeks and Jason Reid, will be joining Databricks in some capacity. There, they’ll work to unify Tabular’s and […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Worldcoin faces pivotal EU privacy decision within weeks
[[{“value”:” The next few weeks could be pivotal for Worldcoin, the controversial eyeball-scanning crypto venture co-founded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman, whose operations remain almost entirely shuttered in the European Union following a series of privacy complaints — including in France, Germany, Portugal and Spain. The only EU market where Worldcoin is still scanning eyeballs according to […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
True Fit leverages generative AI to help online shoppers find clothes that fit
[[{“value”:” True Fit, the AI-powered size-and-fit personalization tool, has offered its size recommendation solution to thousands of retailers for nearly 20 years. Now, the company is venturing into the generative AI space with “Fit Hub,” a new tool that aims to improve the way online shoppers find clothing that fits their body type. Sizing issues continue […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
OpenAI fixes the issue that caused ChatGPT outage for several hours
[[{“value”:” OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT has been down for several users across the globe for the last few hours. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Discord and TuneIn partner to bring live radio to the social platform
[[{“value”:” Audio streaming service TuneIn is teaming up with Discord to bring free live radio to the platform. This is TuneIn’s first collaboration with a social platform and one that is likely to help it reach a larger audience. Discord has a vast user base of 200 million, while TuneIn today touts 75 million monthly active […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang is coming to Disrupt 2024
[[{“value”:” The early victors in the AI gold rush are selling the picks and shovels needed to develop and apply artificial intelligence. Just take a look at data-labeling startup Scale AI — and its long and diverse list of customers and investors. The San Francisco-based startup, founded in 2016, developed software that labels image, text, voice […] © 2024 TechCrunch….