Waymo robotaxis have become a common sight on Los Angeles surface streets. Now, those driverless vehicles are heading to the city’s network of freeways. The Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle technology company said Tuesday it will begin testing its fleet of robotaxis on the Los Angeles freeway system, including Interstates 10, 110, 405, and the 90. These…
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This startup is selling for $1B, so why is its founder not proud of the outcome?
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week we’re looking at the story behind the sale of Divvy Homes, Ramp’s new product, some notable fundraising deals, and more! To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your inbox every Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. PT, subscribe here. The big story Last week,…
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This founder was worried about his mother slipping — so he created sensors to detect falls
Falls are common for older people living semi-independently. According to the CDC, they’re the leading cause of injury for adults aged 65 and up. On average, about 10% of these falls are serious, requiring medical attention. Yet many fall victims don’t get the treatment they need. George Netscher, a software developer by training, watched his…
Apps, Global IT News, Global Security News, Google, Google Play, vpn apps
Google Play adds a ‘Verified’ badge for trusted VPN apps
Google Play is rolling out “Verified” badges for select VPN apps to make it easier for users to find trust services. Apps with the badge prioritize user privacy and safety, Google said in a blog post on Tuesday. The badge indicates that the developers of an app have adhered to the Play safety and security…
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Reelo stands out among the apps building a ‘TikTok for Bluesky’
There are a number of projects now underway that are focused on developing a video-first app for the open source social network Bluesky. However, one stands out from the rest: An upcoming app called Reelo isn’t building on top of the Bluesky social network, as so many others are, but is building on the underlying…
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Fortra CSO Explains Data Loss Protection Difficulty & Implementation
As we have reported consistently, the modern threat landscape continues to cause companies to revisit their posture and priorities. Through this process, some are returning to technology once considered “too complex” by many. Managed security services and technology provider Fortra’s Chief Strategy Officer John Grancarich shared his insights on the importance of data loss protection…
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Mobile infrastructure in UK and Ireland found wanting during Storm Éowyn
Record power outages have crippled mobile network infrastructure in the UK and Ireland, after Storm Éowyn wreaked havoc on electricity and telecoms infrastructure in recent days, according to performance metrics site Ookla.
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Mobile infrastructure in UK and Ireland found wanting during Storm Éowyn
Record power outages have crippled mobile network infrastructure in the UK and Ireland, after Storm Éowyn wreaked havoc on electricity and telecoms infrastructure in recent days, according to performance metrics site Ookla.
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Boom’s XB-1 becomes first civil aircraft to go supersonic
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California’s Mojave desert, making it the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier. The American startup’s plane notched the historic achievement in its twelfth test flight. It cleared Mach 1 and stayed supersonic for around four minutes, reaching Mach 1.1. Test pilot…
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Jetify launches Testpilot, its AI QA engineer
Jetify, the company formerly known as Jetpack.io, is launching its first AI agent product Tuesday. Dubbed Testpilot, the company’s first AI agent is meant to make the majority of the routine test creation process a matter of simply letting Jetify create a test plan, execute it, and report back, all while the agent directly interacts…
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GM expects to save up to $1 billion on Cruise costs
General Motors expects to save up to $1 billion annually by ending its Cruise robotaxi development program, CEO and Chair Mary Barra said Tuesday during the company’s earnings call. The estimate comes nearly two months after the automaker said it would no longer fund Cruise, its self-driving subsidiary that aimed to commercialize robotaxis. “GM has…
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Quibim raises $50M to develop AI models for medical imaging
Quibim, a Spanish startup that’s developing foundational AI models for medical imaging spanning oncology, immunology, neurology, and metabolic disorders, has raised $50 million in a Series A round of funding. The cash injection comes as AI makes ever deeper inroads into healthcare, spanning everything from drug discovery to clinical trials. Quibim, for its part, is…
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Apple fixes zero-day flaw affecting all devices
The zero-day bug was fixed in iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple TVs, Apple Watches and Vision Pro headsets. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Orange launches Nuanua MEO sat project in Wallis and Futuna islands
Telecoms conglomerate Orange has launched a project to replace the existing satellite infrastructure of the Wallis and Futuna Islands using Luxembourg-based satellite services provider SES’s second-generation medium Earth orbit (MEO) O3b mPOWER system.
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Orange launches Nuanua MEO sat project in Wallis and Futuna islands
Telecoms conglomerate Orange has launched a project to replace the existing satellite infrastructure of the Wallis and Futuna Islands using Luxembourg-based satellite services provider SES’s second-generation medium Earth orbit (MEO) O3b mPOWER system.
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Proton Mail Says It’s “Politically Neutral” While Praising Republican Party
Proton, the company behind the eponymous email provider Proton Mail, has won itself a loyal fanbase of dissidents, investigative journalists, and others skeptical of the prying eyes of government or Big Tech. Headquartered in Switzerland, the service describes itself as “a neutral and safe haven for your personal data, committed to defending your freedom.” So…
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Hugging Face makes it easier for devs to run AI models on third-party clouds
AI dev platform Hugging Face has partnered with third-party cloud vendors including SambaNova to launch Inference Providers, a feature designed to make it easier for devs on Hugging Face to run AI models using the infrastructure of their choice. Other partners involved with the new effort include Fal, Replicate, and Together AI. Hugging Face says…
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BlueVoyant Welcomes Michael Montoya as Chief Operating Officer
Montoya brings more than 25 years of cybersecurity leadership and experience to bolster company’s technology, product teams, and set the company up for continued success with its leading AI security and risk platform
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BlueVoyant Welcomes Michael Montoya as Chief Operating Officer
Montoya brings more than 25 years of cybersecurity leadership and experience to bolster company’s technology, product teams, and set the company up for continued success with its leading AI security and risk platform
Apps, Global IT News, Global Security News, Microsoft, Social, TikTok, TikTok Ban
Trump says Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok
President Donald Trump told reporters that Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok’s U.S. operations, Bloomberg reports. Although Trump didn’t elaborate, he stated that “there’s great interest in TikTok” and that there will be “a lot of people bidding on it.” Microsoft and Oracle were in the running to acquire the ByteDance-owned app back in…
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X announces a partnership with Visa to power X Money’s wallet
Elon Musk-owned social network X announced a partnership with Visa to handle person-to-person payments for its upcoming X Money product. The company will use Visa Direct, which is Visa’s solution for real-time money transfers, to load money into X Money’s wallet, connect to a debit card for paying other users, and transfer money back to…
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PowerSchool begins notifying students and teachers after massive data breach
The edtech giant is notifying state attorneys general about the breach but won’t say how many individuals have been affected © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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64% of Australian companies hit with ransomware ‘forced to halt operations’: study
Impact of ransomware causing significant damage to the revenue and reputation of Australian businesses COMPANY NEWS: Ransomware attacks are disrupting and undermining business operations and draining revenue streams, according to new research from the Ponemon Institute, commissioned by Illumio, Inc., the leader in breach containment.
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Illumio research reveals 64% of Australian companies hit with ransomware have been ‘forced to halt operations’
Impact of ransomware causing significant damage to the revenue and reputation of Australian businesses COMPANY NEWS: Ransomware attacks are disrupting and undermining business operations and draining revenue streams, according to new research from the Ponemon Institute, commissioned by Illumio, Inc., the leader in breach containment.
Global IT News, Global Security News, Media & Entertainment, music streaming, Spotify
Spotify says it paid $10 billion to music industry last year
Audio streaming company Spotify said Tuesday that it paid $10 billion to the music industry last year. The company added that it has given nearly $60 billion in industry payouts since its inception. This is another effort from Spotify to dispel reports that the company doesn’t reward artists properly for their work. The key point…
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‘Blade’ writer David S. Goyer debuts his latest sci-fi franchise on Incention, a new platform built on Story blockchain
While the adoption of IP (intellectual property) blockchain and tokenization of assets is still in its early stages, more creatives in the entertainment industry are embracing what is called “tokenized storytelling.” This approach enables fans to participate in story development, contributing elements – such as characters and plot – that can be tokenized and owned…
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Why Are Procurement Leaders Critical to ESG Strategy and Boardroom Success?
GUEST OPINION: Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations rapidly reshape the global business environment. This region’s organisations face increasing pressure to demonstrate their commitment to sustainable practices, ethical governance and societal impact. At the intersection of these priorities, procurement is vital in steering organisations toward more sustainable and socially responsible operations.
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Why Are Procurement Leaders Critical to ESG Strategy and Boardroom Success?
GUEST OPINION: Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations rapidly reshape the global business environment. This region’s organisations face increasing pressure to demonstrate their commitment to sustainable practices, ethical governance and societal impact. At the intersection of these priorities, procurement is vital in steering organisations toward more sustainable and socially responsible operations.
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Australia’s health sector receives $6.4 million cyber security boost with creation of a new threat information-sharing network
CI-ISAC Australia has been selected as the recipient of an Australian Government $6.4 million grant to create a health-specific, information-sharing and analysis centre for Australia’s healthcare industry.
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Australia’s health sector to get $6.4 million threat information-sharing network
CI-ISAC Australia has been selected as the recipient of an Australian Government $6.4 million grant to create a health-specific, information-sharing and analysis centre for Australia’s healthcare industry.
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Consumers Expectation Gap is Widening: 83% of Consumers Express Concerns About Entering Personal Details Online
GUEST RESEARCH : Yet, 44% of consumers think purchasing via social media is a quick and easy way to keep up with trends.
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Consumers Expectation Gap is Widening: 83% of Consumers Express Concerns About Entering Personal Details Online
GUEST RESEARCH : Yet, 44% of consumers think purchasing via social media is a quick and easy way to keep up with trends.
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ENGlobal says hackers accessed ‘sensitive personal’ data during cyberattack
The engineering and automation contractor for the U.S. government said the hackers encrypted some of the company’s files. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Barracuda Unveils Advancements to Email Protection
New Updates Help Organisations Defend Against Modern Cyberattacks With Robust Email Security That Is Easy to Buy, Deploy, and Use
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Barracuda Unveils Advancements to Email Protection
New Updates Help Organisations Defend Against Modern Cyberattacks With Robust Email Security That Is Easy to Buy, Deploy, and Use
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Sherweb’s Roddy Bergeron Shares MSP Cyber Insurance Insights
As attacks continue to worsen in size, scope, and frequency, businesses and their channel partners are placing a renewed focus on cyber insurance policies. Channel Insider spoke with Roddy Bergeron, the cybersecurity technical fellow at channel distributor Sherweb, to learn more about what MSPs need to know to ensure they are ready for the future.…
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Australian businesses seek ‘better, simpler security’ with over half experiencing a cyberattack in 2024
Over a third of organisations faced AI-generated attacks Nearly half of Australian employees (48%) worried about the impact of AI on their jobs – significantly higher than US and UK Australian businesses feel unprepared for cyberattacks and aren’t investing enough in cybersecurity, according to a new report from JumpCloud a unified identity, device and access…
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Over half of Australian businesses experienced a cyber attack in 2024: research
Over a third of organisations faced AI-generated attacks Nearly half of Australian employees (48%) worried about the impact of AI on their jobs – significantly higher than US and UK Australian businesses feel unprepared for cyberattacks and aren’t investing enough in cybersecurity, according to a new report from JumpCloud a unified identity, device and access…
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Atomicwork gets backing from Khosla for its AI alternative to old-school IT software like ServiceNow
Atomicwork has raised $25 million in a Series A round co-led by Khosla Ventures and Z47 to expand its AI agentic platform for enterprises. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Exabeam Appoints Andrew Balestrieri as Regional Sales Manager for Southern Region Australia and New Zealand
COMPANY NEWS: Exabeam, a global cybersecurity leader that delivers AI-driven security operations, has today announced the appointment of Andrew Balestrieri as Regional Sales Manager for Southern Region Australia and New Zealand based in Melbourne.
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Exabeam Appoints Andrew Balestrieri as Regional Sales Manager for Southern Region Australia and New Zealand
COMPANY NEWS: Exabeam, a global cybersecurity leader that delivers AI-driven security operations, has today announced the appointment of Andrew Balestrieri as Regional Sales Manager for Southern Region Australia and New Zealand based in Melbourne.
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Thoughtworks Looking Glass Report Highlights the Importance of the Next Phase of AI Adoption in 2025
Thoughtworks, a global technology consultancy integrating strategy, design and engineering to drive digital innovation, today released the fifth edition of Looking Glass, a report designed to help companies navigate industry shifts and identify new opportunities for growth. The report features five chapters, which the company calls ‘lenses’; each one is designed to help readers better…
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Thoughtworks Looking Glass Report Highlights the Importance of the Next Phase of AI Adoption in 2025
Thoughtworks, a global technology consultancy integrating strategy, design and engineering to drive digital innovation, today released the fifth edition of Looking Glass, a report designed to help companies navigate industry shifts and identify new opportunities for growth. The report features five chapters, which the company calls ‘lenses’; each one is designed to help readers better…
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Helion raises $425M to help build a fusion reactor for Microsoft
Helion’s unorthodox approach to fusion power and relative secrecy has earned it plenty of fans — and critics. But don’t count its investors among the naysayers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Swimming Australia continues to innovate with AWS taking its world-leading technology to the training pool
Swimming Australia has upped the ante in the technology battle to keep its place as one of the world’s top swimming nations – taking its world-leading technology to the training pool.
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Swimming Australia continues to innovate with AWS taking its world-leading technology to the training pool
Swimming Australia has upped the ante in the technology battle to keep its place as one of the world’s top swimming nations – taking its world-leading technology to the training pool.
Apps, Global IT News, Global Security News, Microsoft, scareware, Security, Windows
Microsoft tests ‘scareware blocker’ for Edge that uses computer vision to detect scams
Microsoft is rolling out a new tool dubbed “scareware blocker,” which uses machine learning and computer vision to identify a very pervasive type of online scam. “Scareware” has blighted the web almost since its inception, often in the form of fake antivirus software that claims to have detected a non-existent threat on a user’s machine.…
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Commvault Partners with CrowdStrike to Accelerate Threat Detection and Safe Recovery
Commvault delivers new integration with the CrowdStrike Falcon platform to help joint customers improve cyber readiness and achieve continuous business.
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Commvault Partners with CrowdStrike to Accelerate Threat Detection and Safe Recovery
Commvault delivers new integration with the CrowdStrike Falcon platform to help joint customers improve cyber readiness and achieve continuous business.
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Infoblox expands New Zealand business as country’s network security focus sharpens
Infoblox Inc., a leader in cloud networking and security services, has announced it is expanding its New Zealand business with two new senior appointments as demand for the company’s services rises with government, financial services, retail and critical infrastructure customers.
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Infoblox expands New Zealand business as country’s network security focus sharpens
Infoblox Inc., a leader in cloud networking and security services, has announced it is expanding its New Zealand business with two new senior appointments as demand for the company’s services rises with government, financial services, retail and critical infrastructure customers.
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Dynatrace Recognised as a Customers’ Choice in the 2024 Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer for Observability Platforms Report
COMPANY NEWS: Dynatrace is committed to helping global enterprise customers observe and understand their complex IT environments to achieve greater resilience and reliability
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Dynatrace Recognised as a Customers’ Choice in the 2024 Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer for Observability Platforms Report
COMPANY NEWS: Dynatrace is committed to helping global enterprise customers observe and understand their complex IT environments to achieve greater resilience and reliability
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New frontier in nursing: A look at AI in emergency care
GUEST OPINION: The healthcare industry is undergoing a transformation driven by technology, with Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the forefront of this revolution. In the high-stakes environment of emergency care, AI has the potential to significantly improve patient outcomes, improve workflow efficiency, and support clinical decision-making.
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New frontier in nursing: A look at AI in emergency care
GUEST OPINION: The healthcare industry is undergoing a transformation driven by technology, with Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the forefront of this revolution. In the high-stakes environment of emergency care, AI has the potential to significantly improve patient outcomes, improve workflow efficiency, and support clinical decision-making.
Fundraising, Global IT News, Global Security News, Startups, TravelPerk
TravelPerk raises $200M as valuation nearly doubles to $2.7B
Barcelona-based business travel management platform TravelPerk has raised $200 million at a hefty $2.7 billion valuation — almost double the $1.4 billion valuation at its previous fundraise last year. Alongside the raise, TravelPerk also announced it has acquired Swiss startup Yokoy to bring native expenses management into the fray. With the travel and tourism industry…
Apps, Global IT News, Global Security News, Google Maps, Government & Policy, Gulf of Mexico, Trump
Google Maps will soon rename Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’
Google will rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Denali mountain in Google Maps once a federal mapping database reflects changes ordered by the Trump Administration, the company announced Monday. Google is complying with an executive order issued last week by President Donald Trump that changed the names of several American landmarks. The executive order…
AI, Biotech & Health, Fundraising, Global IT News, Global Security News, Reid Hoffman, Startups, Xaira
Reid Hoffman’s Manas AI raises $24.6M, a fraction of other AI drug discovery startups
LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and Siddhartha Mukherjee, cancer researcher and author of the book “The Emperor of All Maladies,” have co-founded an AI-powered drug discovery startup, Manas AI. The company, which will initially focus on breast cancer, prostate cancer, and lymphoma, has raised $24.6 million in seed funding from Hoffman, General Catalyst, and Greylock. Manas…
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Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is already using DeepSeek instead of OpenAI at his startup, Gloo
The tech industry’s reaction to AI model DeepSeek R1 has been wild. Pat Gelsinger, for instance, is elated and thinks it will make AI better for everyone. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Toshiba announces new AI engine turning TVs into the ultimate entertainment portal
Japanese multinational electronics company Toshiba has announced its TV REGZA AI-powered engine, which it says will redefine home viewing by turning every screen into a smart, responsive canvas that understands and anticipates your deepest entertainment cravings.
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Toshiba announces new AI engine turning TVs into the ultimate entertainment portal
Japanese multinational electronics company Toshiba has announced its TV REGZA AI-powered engine, which it says will redefine home viewing by turning every screen into a smart, responsive canvas that understands and anticipates your deepest entertainment cravings.
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Quartz has been quietly publishing AI-generated news articles
Quartz, the international business news outlet, has been quietly aggregating reporting from other outlets, including TechCrunch, in order to publish AI-generated articles under the byline “Quartz Intelligence Newsroom.” Quartz started publishing simple AI-generated earnings reports months ago, but beginning last week, the outlet moved on to short articles. One of the 18 AI-generated articles published…
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How to switch off Apple Intelligence on your iPhone, iPad and Mac
Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to turn off and disable Apple Intelligence from your devices. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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DeepSeek claims its ‘reasoning’ model beats OpenAI’s o1 on certain benchmarks
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has released an open version of DeepSeek-R1, its so-called reasoning model, that it claims performs as well as OpenAI’s o1 on certain AI benchmarks. R1 is available from the AI dev platform Hugging Face under an MIT license, meaning it can be used commercially without restrictions. According to DeepSeek, R1 beats…
AI, Artificial Intelligence, chips, deepseek, Enterprise, Global IT News, Global Security News, nvidia
Nvidia drops $600B off its market cap amid the rise of DeepSeek
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, became the talk of the proverbial AI town when it released its R1 model on Friday. R1’s functionality and accuracy compared to its U.S. counterparts, despite using fewer resources and less compute power, seems like a win for the overall AI industry. But it isn’t necessarily good news for everyone.…
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Alibaba’s Qwen team releases AI models that can control PCs and phones
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek might be getting the bulk of the tech industry’s attention this week. But one of its top domestic rivals, Alibaba, isn’t sitting idly by. Alibaba’s Qwen team on Monday released a new family of AI models, Qwen2.5-VL, that can perform a number of text and image analysis tasks. The models can…
Global IT News, Global Security News, Hardware, Jellyfish, robotics, robots
Cornell’s robot jellyfish and worm are powered by a hydraulic fluid battery
Researchers at Cornell University on Monday showcased a pair of bio-inspired robotics running on a hydraulic fluid-powered battery. The redox flow battery (RFB) also mimics biological functions, as it releases electrolytic fluids, which dissolve to create energy through chemical reaction. The first two robots on display are a modular worm and a jellyfish, designed by…
Gadgets, Global IT News, Global Security News, Google, Hardware, Kickstarter, Pebble, smartwatch
Smartwatch pioneer and Kickstarter darling Pebble is returning in a new form
Four years after launching the (then) most lucrative crowdfunding campaign in Kickstarter’s history, Pebble abruptly ended. The hardware startup closed 2016 by filing for insolvency, before being sold off to Fitbit. The fitness-tracking giant built much of the Ionic smartwatch with help from former Pebblers, along with the company’s pioneering software stack. The first Apple…
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PLDT, Smart, and collaborators unveil first Open RAN lab in Philippines
Philippines telco PLDT and its wireless arm Smart, in collaboration with telco industry players and academia, has unveiled the first Open RAN laboratory in the South East Asian nation of islands.
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PLDT, Smart, and collaborators unveil first Open RAN lab in Philippines
Philippines telco PLDT and its wireless arm Smart, in collaboration with telco industry players and academia, has unveiled the first Open RAN laboratory in the South East Asian nation of islands.
AI, ai models, Apps, deepseek, Global IT News, Global Security News, TC
DeepSeek displaces ChatGPT as the App Store’s top app
The mobile app for DeepSeek, a Chinese AI lab, skyrocketed to the number-one spot in app stores around the globe this weekend, topping the U.S.-based AI chatbot, ChatGPT. On iOS, DeepSeek is currently the No. 1 free app in the U.S. App Store and 51 other countries, according to mobile app analytics firm Appfigures. The…
AI, Climate, deepseek, deepseek-r1, energy efficiency, Global IT News, Global Security News, nuclear power, renewable power
How DeepSeek’s efficient AI could stall the nuclear renaissance
The startups and power producers that are betting big on new nuclear are vulnerable to an energy efficient AI model. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Orange Jordan to deploy world first prpl-based broadband solution
Orange Jordan and open source communications software developer SoftAtHome plan to deploy the world’s first fully prpl-based broadband solution simultaneously on a home gateway and Wi-Fi repeater.
AI, Global IT News, Global Security News, humanoids, kind, kind humanoid, openai, robotics, Startups
OpenAI-backed 1X acquires Kind Humanoid
1X has acquired Kind Humanoid, the Norwegian robotics startup told TechCrunch on Monday. The deal marks a small but key consolidation for a humanoid robotics industry on the brink of a major moment in 2025. TechCrunch spoke with Kind Humanoid in October, when the then-three-person startup announced that it had enlisted famed designer Yves Behar…
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Forescout 2024 Threat Roundup Report reveals key security trends for the year
Security Incidents in Critical Infrastructure Grew by 668 Percent Since 2022 COMPANY NEWS: Global cybersecurity company Forescout Technologies, Inc. has announced key findings from its “2024 Threat Roundup” report, providing analysis of the evolving threat landscape.
Apps, Bluesky, Global IT News, Global Security News, Social, social media, TikTok, Video
Bluesky adds video to user profiles
Social network Bluesky is doubling down on video. After it added a new TikTok-like custom video feed last week in the wake of the U.S. ban on the popular video app (now on pause), the company on Monday announced it’s adding a new video tab to Bluesky user profiles. The tab will allow people to…
AI, Anthropic, Artificial Intelligence, Claude, Global IT News, Global Security News, open source, TC
AI startup DeepSeek pauses signups amid cyber incident
DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that made waves in the AI world last week when it released its open-source R1 model, is pausing new user signups. The company has temporarily paused new user registrations this morning, according to CNBC reporting, due to a cyberattack. Existing users can still access their accounts with no issue. TechCrunch…
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Viral AI company DeepSeek releases new image model family
DeepSeek, the viral AI company, has released a new set of multimodal AI models that it claims can outperform OpenAI’s DALL-E 3. The models, which are available for download from the AI dev platform Hugging Face, are a part of a new model family that DeepSeek is calling Janus Pro. They range in size from…
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Full Court dismisses appeal by Ultra Tune over contempt of court
The full Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by Ultra Tune Australia Pty Ltd upholding a decision of the Federal Court in March 2024 to impose $1.5 million in fines for four separate instances of contempt of court.
AI, chatbot, Elon Musk, Global IT News, Global Security News, grok 3, X, xAI
Grok 3 seemingly went live for some users
The next flagship AI model from Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, might be nearing release. Over the weekend, several users on X, including reverse engineer Alexey Shabanov, reported gaining access to Grok 3, the successor to xAI’s current model, Grok 2, via X’s Grok chatbot app. Before their access was revoked, the users say that…
AI, Apps, Global IT News, Global Security News, memories, meta ai, personalization, privacy
Meta AI can now use your Facebook and Instagram data to personalize its responses
Meta says that it is rolling out improvements to Meta AI, its cross-platform chatbot, including the ability have the bot “remember” details from conversations. In a post on Meta’s official blog, the company said that, in chats with Meta AI on Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp for iOS and Android in the U.S. and Canada, users can…
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: 5 Days left to claim your 2 for 1 Passes at the lowest rate of the year
The clock is ticking for one of our Super Early Bird sales! You have just 5 days left to lock in your 2 for 1 Passes at the lowest rates of the year for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. Save up to $1,400 on two of the same individual ticket type. This limited-time offer ends this Friday,…
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How the ransomware attack at Change Healthcare went down: A timeline
The hack at Change Healthcare stands as the biggest breach of U.S. medical data in history, exposing 190 million people’s data. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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How to Choose the Best IT Managed Service Provider
Managed service providers (MSPs) in IT are third-party organizations that remotely manage customers’ IT infrastructure and end-user systems. They deliver a variety of services across technologies including network, application, infrastructure, and security, via ongoing and regular support. These MSPs help organizations by providing expertise and often complex services to supplement gaps that organizations may have…
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Big Four Banks join ConnectID so customers can share less online
Major financial institutions enable ConnectID® to minimise data exposure and enhance privacy COMPANY NEWS: The four major banks in Australia – Commonwealth Bank (CBA), National Australia Bank (NAB), ANZ (through ANZ Plus) and Westpac – are now offering well over 10 million customers the ability to verify themselves and securely share their data via digital…
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Lydian Labs can make aviation fuel wherever there’s CO2 and electricity
Replacing inexpensive fossil fuels is a tall hurdle, but Lydian thinks it has cracked the problem. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Thoughtworks Looking Glass report highlights the ‘importance of the next phase of AI Adoption in 2025’
COMPANY NEWS: Thoughtworks, a global technology consultancy integrating strategy, design and engineering to drive digital innovation, today released the fifth edition of Looking Glass, a report designed to help companies navigate industry shifts and identify new opportunities for growth. The report features five chapters, which the company calls ‘lenses’; each one is designed to help…
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Data Privacy Day
Data Privacy Day today is an international event that occurs every year on this day, designed to raise awareness and promote privacy and data protection best practices.
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Amber Technology to distribute Rycote in Australia and New Zealand
COMPANY NEWS: Amber Technology is thrilled to announce its strategic partnership with Rycote, a globally renowned manufacturer of premium microphone windshields and suspension systems. Effective immediately, Amber Technology will serve as a distributor for Rycote windshields, shock absorption, and audio support products across Australia and New Zealand.
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63% of privacy professionals find their jobs more stressful now than five years ago
GUEST RESEARCH: ISACA’s 2025 State of Privacy states that lack of training or poor training is the top reason for privacy failures.
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TalkTalk investigating data breach after hacker claims theft of customer data
A hacker claims to be selling the data of 18.8 million TalkTalk customers, but the telecoms giant says this figure is ‘significantly overstated’ © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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The Eureka E10S robot vacuum keeps your home clean and tidy so you don’t have to
The Eureka E10S robot vaccum has simultaneous impressed me with its suction power, while also horrifying me by how much hair and dust it sucks out of my carpet. It’s powerful, effortless, and pleasantly affordable.
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Perplexity submits a new bid for TikTok
Perplexity AI has submitted a revised proposal to merge with TikTok, in an arrangement that would give the U.S. government up to 50 percent ownership of the new entity. The Associated Press first reported on the new proposal. A source with knowledge of the bid confirmed to TechCrunch that the AP’s reporting is accurate. The…
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Telstra claims new benchmark with 9.4 Gbps 5G downlink trial
Telstra has partnered with Ericsson and mobile chipset maker MediaTek, to claim a new benchmark peak downlink speed of 9.4 Gbps on its live commercial 5G Standalone (SA) network.
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Airtel, Bajaj Finance partner to create Indian finserv digital platform
Indian telecoms monolith Bharti Airtel has partnered with financial services provider Bajaj Finance to create what they claim will be one of India’s largest digital platforms for financial services.
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DeepSeek gets Silicon Valley talking
Since Chinese AI company DeepSeek released an open version of its reasoning model R1 at the beginning of this week, many in the tech industry have been making grand pronouncements about what the company achieved, and what it means for the state of AI. Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, for example, posted that DeepSeek is “one…
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Why Reid Hoffman feels optimistic about our AI future
In Reid Hoffman’s new book Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right With Our AI Future, the LinkedIn co-founder makes the case that AI can extend human agency — giving us more knowledge, better jobs, and improved lives — rather than reducing it. That doesn’t mean he’s ignoring the technology’s potential downsides. In fact, Hoffman (who…
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Data Privacy Week 2025 (Jan 27-31, 2025) – also Data Protection/ Privacy Day on 28 Jan
GUEST OPINION: “Data Privacy Week presents a great reminder for organisations to reassess their customer privacy policies and prioritise transparent data collection in their marketing strategies.
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Pattern’s 2025 eCommerce Forecast: Growing Competition, Social Commerce, and AI Drive Change in Australia
GUEST OPINION: The eCommerce landscape in Australia is poised for a year of transformation as competition among marketplaces intensifies, social commerce continues to rise, and AI applications take a more customer-facing role. Pattern, the global eCommerce and marketplace accelerator, has identified the key trends that will shape eCommerce in Australia in 2025, presenting brands with new…
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2025 will likely be another brutal year of failed startups, data suggests
More startups shut down in 2024 than the year prior and a high volume of startup failures will continue, data from multiple sources. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.