[[{“value”:” Microsoft’s Copilot, a generative AI-powered tool that can generate text as well as answer specific questions, is now available as an in-app chatbot on Telegram, the instant messaging app. Currently in beta, Copilot for Telegram allows you to talk with the AI chatbot as if you’re having a normal, one-on-one conversation with a friend. It […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
MoviePass co-founders speak their truth in HBO’s new documentary
[[{“value”:” HBO’s new documentary, “MoviePass, MovieCrash,” tells a story that many of us know about: how MoviePass, the subscription-based movie ticketing startup, was a catastrophic failure. After a series of mishaps and deception, it filed for bankruptcy in 2020. However, the movie also tells the underreported tale of two Black men who aimed to disrupt the […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Fitbit’s new kid smartwatch is a little Wiimote, a little Tamagotchi
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Discord has become an unlikely center for the generative AI boom
[[{“value”:” In the video, a crowd is roaring at a packed summer music festival. As a beat starts playing over the speakers, the performer finally walks onstage: It’s the Joker. Clad in his red suit, green hair and signature face paint, the Joker pumps his fist and dances across the stage, hopping down a runway to […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Germany’s financial regulator ends anti-money laundering cap on N26 signups after $10M fine
[[{“value”:” After the Wirecard scandal, Germany’s financial regulator BaFin started to look more closely at young fintech startups that wanted to grow at a rapid pace — it’s better to be safe than sorry. In particular, N26, a Berlin-based banking startup that raised hundreds of millions of euros and quickly became a unicorn, has had a […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
JFrog and GitHub team up to closely integrate their source code and binary platforms
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Kinnect’s new app aims to help families record and store generational memories
[[{“value”:” A new startup called Kinnect aims to help people privately save generational memories, traditions, recipes and more. The company’s app, launched this month, lets people create invite-only spaces where they can share images, videos, audio, text and more with their entire family. Kinnect was founded in May 2023 by Omar Alvarez, an entrepreneur who has […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Tech startup Odyssey goes on journey to help states implement school choice programs
[[{“value”:” The company’s public fund disbursement and e-commerce platform makes accepting school tuition and enabling educational enrichment more accessible. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Spotify hikes subscription price in France by 1.2% to match new music-streaming tax
[[{“value”:” Spotify has hiked its premium subscription in France by an eye-watering €0.13, in response to a new music-streaming tax. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
With the EU AI Act incoming this summer, the bloc lays out its plan for AI governance
[[{“value”:” The European Union has taken the wraps off the structure of the new AI Office, the ecosystem-building and oversight body that’s being established under the bloc’s AI Act. The risk-based regulatory framework for artificial intelligence is expected to enter into force before the end of July — following the regulation’s final approval by EU lawmakers […] © 2024 TechCrunch….