Bluesky now allows heads of states to sign up for the social network Social networking platform Bluesky lifted its ban on sign-ups for heads of state over the weekend. This means various office holders can join the platform. Bluesky’s move comes ahead of major general ...
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Bluesky is now allowing heads of states to sign up | TechCrunch
The move comes ahead of major general elections in countries like the U.S. and India this year
ShareChat’s valuation drops below $2 billion in new funding Social media startup ShareChat’s valuation has cratered below $2 billion from nearly $5 billion in a new funding round, a source familiar with the situation told TechCrunch, marking a steep decline fo...
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ShareChat's valuation drops below $2B after new funding round | TechCrunch
Social media startup ShareChat's valuation has cratered below $2 billion from nearly $5 billion in a new funding round.
Pula raises $20M Series B to provide agricultural insurance to farmers in Africa, Asia and LatAm Pula, an insurtech based in Kenya, has since 2015 been keen on enhancing the access to agricultural insurance by small-holder farmers across emerging markets, shielding them against losses from pests,...
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Pula raises $20M Series B to provide agricultural insurance to farmers in Africa, Asia and LatAm | TechCrunch
Each product Pula offers is customized to suit the demands of its clients, and the needs of the beneficiary farmers.
TechCrunch Mobility: Cruise robotaxis return and Ford’s BlueCruise comes under scrutiny Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here — just click TechCrunch Mobility — to receive the newsletter every weekend in...
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How Neural Concept’s aerodynamic AI is shaping Formula 1 It’s a long way from pedal bikes to Formula 1. But that’s precisely the quantum leap that AI-based startup Neural Concept and its co-founder and CEO, Pierre Baqué, made in just six years. In 2018, the...
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Exclusive: How Neural Concept's aerodynamic AI is shaping Formula One
It's a long way from pedal bikes to Formula 1. But that's precisely the quantum leap that AI-based startup Neural Concept and its co-foun...
TechCrunch Fintech: Meet PayJoy, a fintech operating at the intersection of doing good and making money Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at how two fintech companies serving the underserved are faring, and more! To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech s...
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TechCrunch Fintech: Meet PayJoy, a fintech operating at the intersection of doing good and making money | TechCrunch
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at how two fintech companies serving the underserved are faring, and more.
Generative AI is coming for healthcare, and not everyone’s thrilled The broad enthusiasm for generative AI is reflected in the investments in GenAI efforts targeting healthcare. But is healthcare-focused generative AI ready for prime time? © 2024 TechCrunch. All righ...
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Generative AI is coming for healthcare, and not everyone's thrilled | TechCrunch
The broad enthusiasm for generative AI is reflected in the investments in GenAI efforts targeting healthcare. But is healthcare-focused generative ...
Tesla drops prices, Meta confirms Llama 3 release, and Apple allows emulators in the App Store Heya, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that recaps the past few days in tech. Google’s annual enterprise-focused dev conference, Google Cloud Next, dominated the...
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Tesla drops prices, Meta confirms Llama 3 release, and Apple allows emulators in the App Store | TechCrunch
In this edition of TC's Week in Review (WiR) newsletter, we cover Tesla dropping prices, Meta's Llama 3 release plans and more.
Naval Ravikant’s Airchat is a social app built around talk, not text Airchat is a new social media app that encourages users to “just talk.” A previous version of Airchat was released last year, but the team — led by AngelList founder Naval Ravikant and former Tinder p...
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Naval Ravikant's Airchat is a social app built around talk, not text | TechCrunch
Airchat is a new social media app that encourages users to “just talk.” A previous version of Airchat was released last year, but the team — ...
Vana plans to let users rent out their Reddit data to train AI In the generative AI boom, data is the new oil. So why shouldn’t you be able to sell your own? From big tech firms to startups, AI makers are licensing e-books, images, videos, audio and more from dat...
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Vana plans to let users rent out their Reddit data to train AI | TechCrunch
Vana wants to give Reddit users more control over their data -- including how it's monetized. It might be a long shot.