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Stability AI lands a lifeline from Sean Parker, Greycroft
[[{“value”:” Stability AI, the beleaguered generative AI startup behind Stable Diffusion, has raised new cash. But it won’t reveal how much. Greycroft, Coatue Management, Sound Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, O’Shaughnessy Ventures and angel investors Prem Akkaraju, Napster founder Sean Parker, Eric Schmidt and Robert Nelsen have injected fresh capital into Stability, the company revealed Tuesday morning […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Internet goes dark in Kenya in the wake of major protests over finance bill
[[{“value”:” London-based internet rights monitoring group NetBlocks has reported a major internet disruption in Kenya following a wave of demonstrations across the country, as police violently cracked down on citizens taking to the streets to protest a government bill to hike taxes despite tough economic times and widespread corruption. The interruption in access comes as the […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Waymo opens up San Francisco robotaxi service to everyone
[[{“value”:” Waymo no longer has a waitlist for its San Francisco robotaxi service, removing the final obstacle for customers keen to use the self-driving technology. Waymo said Tuesday that anyone can download the app and then immediately hail one of its robotaxis in San Francisco — a move that mimics the Alphabet-owned company’s strategy in Phoenix, […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Notion Sites takes Notion sites up a level
[[{“value”:” Popular productivity tool, Notion, has long allowed its users to make any of their pages public. Now, the company is expanding on this with the launch of Notion Sites, which adds several new features to its existing publishing tools. For the most part, these are pretty straightforward, but together, they do make for a more […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Maximize your deal flow at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
[[{“value”:” Investors, you know you need to keep your pipelines primed, and one of the best places to find early-stage startups with promising portfolio potential is, you guessed it, TechCrunch Disrupt. TechCrunch is here to help. Let’s take a look at all the ways you can pump up your pipeline at Disrupt and keep the deals […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Payabli is building payment management tools for software startups
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Patreon introduces a gifting feature and other creator tools
[[{“value”:” Patreon, the paid membership platform for creators, announced Tuesday the release of new features designed to help creators monetize their non-paying followers and tap into new revenue streams. This includes the ability to sell individual posts, a gifting feature for fans to gift limited-time subscriptions, and promotional tools for sharing clips on social media. The […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Google brings its Gemini AI to Gmail to help you write and summarize emails
[[{“value”:” Google is rolling out a new Gemini AI side panel in Gmail that can help you write emails and summarize email threads. The company is also adding the Gemini side panel to Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive. The launch of the new features comes shortly after Google announced them last month at its I/O developer […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Apple launches iPhone Mirroring on Mac in latest iOS and Mac betas
[[{“value”:” iPhone mirroring, one of the more notable features arriving in Apple’s upcoming operating systems, is now available to developers testing the beta versions of iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia. The latest beta releases include support for mirroring your iPhone directly on the Mac, so you can use your phone on your computer, including launching and […] © 2024 TechCrunch….