[[{“value”:” Telegram’s founder Pavel Durov says his company only employs around 30 engineers. Security experts say that raises serious questions about the company’s cybersecurity. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Emergence thinks it can crack the AI agent code
[[{“value”:” Emergence on Monday emerged from stealth with $97.2 million in funding. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
OpenAI buys a remote collaboration platform
[[{“value”:” OpenAI is on an M&A tear. Days after acquiring database tech firm Rockset, OpenAI has purchased Multi (previously Remotion), a startup developing a enterprise-focused, video-first collaboration platform. A source familiar with the matter says that the deal is technically an acquihire and that most of Multi’s team — around five people — will join OpenAI […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Car dealership outages drag on after CDK cyberattacks
[[{“value”:” Car dealerships and auto shops around the U.S. enter a second week of disruption following cyberattacks at software maker CDK. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Matt Rogers, Nest and Mill co-founder, talks mastering consumer tech at Disrupt 2024
[[{“value”:” Consumer technology is hard, but few people have mastered it as well as Matt Rogers, co-founder of Nest and now Mill, his new startup that promises to turn your table scraps into planet-saving treasure. Mill burst out of the gate last year after spending some time in stealth refining its waste bin, an easy to […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Google is bringing Gemini access to teens using their school accounts
[[{“value”:” Google announced on Monday that it’s bringing its AI technology Gemini to teen students using their school accounts, after having already offered Gemini to teens using their personal accounts. The company is also giving educators access to new tools alongside this release. Google says that giving teens access to Gemini, can help prepare them with the […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Target and Shopify team up to expand Target’s third-party marketplace
[[{“value”:” Shopify merchants can now sell their items to Target’s millions of shoppers, thanks to a new partnership. The companies announced on Monday that sellers on the commerce platform can apply to join Target Plus, the retail giant’s third-party marketplace where merchants can sell and manage orders. Target is the first major retailer to collaborate with […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Apple’s App Store breaches EU’s Digital Markets Act
[[{“value”:” A few months after opening a non-compliance case on Apple and the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Commission has shared its preliminary findings with Apple. And the bottom line is that the current App Store rules are in breach of the DMA. Confirmed violations of the DMA can lead to fines of up to […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Mixhalo’s latest feature uses AI to beam real-time translation to phones at events
[[{“value”:” Mixhalo Translate couples the startup’s ultra-low latency in-person streaming with AI-generated audio translations. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Yelp updates app with AI-powered alt-text for images and new accessibility identifiers for businesses
[[{“value”:” Yelp is rolling out an app update to include more accessibility identifiers for businesses, improved screen-reader experiences, and AI-powered alt-text for images. The company said that from 2020 to 2023, there has been an average rise of 40% in searches for “wheelchair accessible” places. With the new update, the company is adding eight more attributes […] © 2024 TechCrunch….