As a dietitian, Vanessa Rissetto’s main goal is to help people stay healthy. She also knew that there were some roadblocks to achieving that. For example, the Black community deals with pressing health concerns, in addition to a disproportionate lack of access to care. More than 80% of registered dietitians in the U.S. are white,…
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Decart adds another $32M at a $500M+ valuation
A young startup that emerged from stealth less than two months ago with big-name backers and bigger ambitions to make a splash in the world of AI is returning to the spotlight. Decart is building what its CEO and co-founder Dean Leitersdorf describes as “a fully vertically integrated AI research lab,” alongside enterprise and consumer…
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Oura closes $200M round, bringing its valuation to $5.2B
Smart ring maker Oura announced on Thursday that it has closed a $200 million Series D funding round, bringing the company’s valuation to $5.2 billion. The round included participation from Fidelity Management and glucose device maker Dexcom. Oura says the new capital will allow it to expand its product offerings and further invest in product, science,…
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Equinix Collaborates with Dell Technologies to Help Enterprises Deploy Flexible and Scalable AI Infrastructure
New Effort Supports Partners to Deploy AI Strategies with Tailored and Integrated Solution Built for the Rapidly Evolving Market
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With Neverless, former Revolut execs want to make meme coins easy to buy
There’s an ocean of meme coins beyond Dogecoin, and a new startup called Neverless wants to make it easier to get started with trading crypto, with a particular focus on providing access to small-cap tokens. This is an interesting new crypto startup, founded by three former executives at Revolut, the London-based fintech juggernaut. Phuc To…
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Commvault and Cybermindz.Org Join Forces to Tackle Mental Health Crisis in ANZ’s Cybersecurity Sector
New research reveals alarming burnout and poor sleep quality among cybersecurity professionals in ANZ, surpassing challenges faced by frontline healthcare workers.
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Privacy has entered the chat
GUEST OPINION: Every click and swipe might feel like fleeting moments online, however, our digital footprints are enduring records that can be analysed, monetised, and sometimes weaponised.
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North Korea-linked hackers accounted for 61% of all crypto stolen in 2024
With the rising adoption and value of crypto assets, the potential for theft is also on the rise. This year, the total value of cryptocurrency stolen surged 21%, reaching a substantial $2.2 billion. And according to a Chainalysis report released on Thursday, more than half of this amount was stolen by North Korea-affiliated hacking groups.…
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The promise and warning of Truth Terminal, the AI bot that secured $50,000 in Bitcoin from Marc Andreessen
“I think the most ironic way the world could end would be if someone makes a memecoin about a man’s stretched anus and it brings about the singularity.” That’s Andy Ayrey, the founder of decentralized AI alignment research lab Upward Spiral, who is also behind the viral AI bot Truth Terminal. You might have heard…
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AI-powered networks and Wi-Fi 7
GUEST OPINION: “Data growth is driving network infrastructure modernisation in Australia, fuelled by AI-powered applications and IoT devices. With increasing demands from businesses and consumers, the network is more crucial than ever. By 2025, Australian networks are expected to be more scalable, agile, AI-ready, flexible, intelligent and secure, with Wi-Fi 7 leading the charge.
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Macquarie Health Selects Newgen to Transform Patient Experience
Implements intelligent patient document processing system, leveraging Newgen workflow, document extraction and AI/ML capabilities.
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Bugs in a major McDonald’s India delivery system exposed sensitive customer data
McDonald’s India exposed the personal information of customers and drivers due to security flaws impacting its APIs. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Check Point Software Recognised as a Leader in Email Security in the Inaugural Gartner Magic Quadrant for Email Security Platforms
COMPANY NEWS: Proven Protection at Scale: Check Point Harmony Email Collaboration Secures Businesses Globally, Exceeding US$100M in ARR
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New Contract Extends Norway’s Nødnett TETRA Radio Network into 2030s
Motorola Solutions will continue to operate and service the country’s nationwide TETRA network that provides first responders with trusted, reliable and secure voice communications
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Balancing security and customer experience: 4 tips for fraud prevention during peak seasons
GUEST OPINION: Consumers spend billions during the end-of-year shopping season, with businesses on Stripe processing over AUD 47 billion globally over the Black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend. Pre-Christmas sales in Australia are expected to grow by 2.7% from last year. With increased activity meaning the potential for more fraud, one important way retailers can make the most…
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After raising $26M, Hyme Energy signs global deal to scale thermal storage
With lithium battery storage too weak for many industries, companies are desperately looking elsewhere for energy storage. Molten-salt batteries offer high energy and power density, and can work for long periods. Now, Denmark’s Hyme Energy — which has raised $26 million to date — has signed a deal which could see its technology scale to…
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BlueQubit raises $10M to take Quantum software into real-world applications
Integrating quantum computing into real-world computer applications is an ongoing problem, as the platforms are architected fundamentally differently. BlueQubit, a San Francisco-based quantum software startup founded by Stanford alumni, thinks it might have the answer. Its Quantum Software as a Service (QSaaS) platform attempts to tackle the above problem by providing end-users with access to…
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Indian startups raised 32% fewer rounds in 2024 as VCs got selective
Indian startups raised 32% fewer funding rounds in 2024 compared to last year, per new numbers from data intelligence platform Tracxn, signaling that investors are being more selective when striking deals. The number of startup funding rounds fell to 1,448 compared to 2,114 last year, but overall funding rose 6% to $11.3 billion — the…
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‘We want to pay it forward’: Funding Societies raises $25M to boost capital for SMEs in Southeast Asia
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for nearly 50% of Southeast Asia’s GDP, contributing to job creation, innovation, and overall economic expansion. Nevertheless, as in other parts of the world, SMEs in Southeast Asia face challenges when it comes to sufficient working capital. In a nutshell, SMEs are typically deemed too risky for traditional banks…
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Exclusive: Google’s Gemini is forcing contractors to rate AI responses outside their expertise
Internal guidelines passed down from Google led to concerns that the AI model could be prone to inaccurate outputs on topics like healthcare. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Video: How To Run Your IT Business With MSP Unplugged
In Part 1 of this two part episode of Channel Insider: Partner POV, host Katie Bavoso is joined by two of the three hosts of what some say is the longest running MSP podcast, MSP Unplugged. Paco Lebron and Corey Kirkendoll are both CEOs of their managed services businesses. Lebron runs ProdigyTeks out of Chicago,…
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Humanforce acquires LiveHire to ‘realise total talent management’ for frontline and flexible workforces
COMPANY NEWS: Australian-born global provider of human capital management (HCM) solutions, Humanforce today announced the acquisition of LiveHire, a best-of-breed Applicant Tracking System (ATS), Recruit CRM, and AI-powered talent pooling platform. The acquisition is Humanforce’s fourth in a two-year period.
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Canoo furloughs workers and idles factory as it scrapes for cash
Struggling EV startup Canoo says it has furloughed 82 employees and is idling its factory in Oklahoma while it grasps for the capital needed to survive. The company claims it is in “advanced discussions with various capital sources” to raise emergency funding. The announcement comes just a few days after board member James Chen resigned,…
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IT sector records ‘positive’ result amidst fallng executive job market trend
Executive job demand in Australia loses its recent gains as the economy crashes. Government demand backs off, exposing the weakness in the business sector Business has lost confidence as investment hits recession levels,
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New Anthropic study shows AI really doesn’t want to be forced to change its views
AI models can deceive, new research from Anthropic shows — pretending to have different views during training when in reality maintaining their original preferences. There’s no reason for panic now, the team behind the study said. Yet they said their work could be critical in understanding potential threats from future, more capable AI systems. “Our…
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Menlo Ventures and Anthropic have picked the first 18 startups for their $100M fund
Just five months after launching a $100 million fund, Menlo Ventures and Anthropic have backed their first 18 startups. And are looking for more. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Amazon Fire TV introduces ‘Dual Audio’ feature for simultaneous listening via hearing aids and TV speakers
Amazon announced on Wednesday new accessibility features for Fire TV, including a notable “Dual Audio” capability for the newly launched Fire TV Omni Mini-LED Series, which was unveiled in November. The new feature allows one user to listen through a hearing aid while others in the same room can enjoy audio through the TV’s built-in…
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Rivian EVs finally get YouTube, Google Cast, and SiriusXM
Rivian has released a new software update to its vehicles that brings some long-awaited apps to its in-vehicle experience. Owners who update their R1S SUV or R1T pickup truck can now use YouTube (while parked) or SiriusXM (with a subscription). The company is also adding Google Cast functionality. That also can only be used while…
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California can ban new gas cars starting in 2035, EPA says
California’s phase out would begin in 2026, when the state will require 35% of automakers’ sales to be zero emissions vehicles. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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With 25M users, Bluesky gets a $1M fund to take on social media and AI
The fund will offer grants to those building on BlueSky’s open source AT Protocol. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Tracker firm Hapn spilling names of thousands of GPS tracking customers
A security researcher found customer names and workplace affiliations spilling directly from Hapn’s servers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Instagram Threads adds ‘Use Media’ feature for resharing photos and videos
Threads is introducing a new way to reshare photos and videos on its social network. Instead of quote posting the original post and then adding commentary, Threads users will instead be able to click a new option, “Use Media,” allowing them to just reshare the photo or video directly to a new post where they…
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Perplexity acquires Carbon to connect AI search to your work files
Perplexity acquired a small Seattle-based startup called Carbon which specializes in connecting AI systems to external data sources, the companies announced on Wednesday. CEO Aravind Srinivasan says this will allow Perplexity to search through your files and work messages in Notion, Google Docs, Slack, and other enterprise applications sometime in early 2025. Carbon specializes in…
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Wing and DoorDash launch drone deliveries in Dallas-Fort Worth
Alphabet’s Wing announced on Wednesday that it’s expanding its partnership with DoorDash to bring drone delivery to customers in the the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Customers in the area will now be able to order food from 50 merchants located in Stonebriar Centre in Frisco and Hulen Mall in Fort Worth. Wing says its drones can…
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Microsoft bought nearly 500,000 Nvidia Hopper chips this year
Microsoft bought more than twice as many Nvidia Hopper chips this year than any of its biggest rivals. The tech giant bought 485,000 Nvidia Hopper chips across 2024 according to reporting from the Financial Times, which cited data from tech consultancy Omdia. To compare, Meta bought 224,000 of the same, flagship Nvidia chip this year.…
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OpenAI brings ChatGPT to your landline
ChatGPT is coming to phones. No, not smartphones — landlines. Call 1-800-242-8478 (1-800-CHATGPT), and OpenAI’s AI-powered assistant will respond as of Wednesday afternoon. “[Our mission at] OpenAI is to make artificial general intelligence beneficial to all of humanity, and part of that is making it as accessible as possible to as many people as we…
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Who wants ‘Her’-like AI that gets stuff wrong?
Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. If you want this in your inbox every Wednesday, smash the link and sign up here. Last week, OpenAI launched Advanced Voice Mode with Vision, which feeds real-time video to ChatGPT, allowing the chatbot to “see” beyond the confines of its app layer. The premise is that…
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GitHub launches a free version of its Copilot
Microsoft-owned GitHub today announced a free version of its popular Copilot code completion/AI pair programming tool, which will also now ship by default with Microsoft’s popular VS Code editor. Until now, most developers had to pay a monthly fee, starting at $10 per month, with only verified students, teachers, and open source maintainers getting free…
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AI startup Oddysee’s new tool can generate photorealistic 3D worlds
Odyssey, a startup founded by self-driving pioneers Oliver Cameron and Jeff Hawke, is developing an AI-powered tool that can transform text or an image into a 3D rendering. The tool, dubbed Explorer, is similar in some ways to the so-called world models recently demoed by DeepMind, World Labs, and Israeli upstart Decart. Given a caption like “A…
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SpaceX gets green light for seventh Starship mission
Regulators have given SpaceX the go-ahead to launch Starship for the seventh time, although the company has not yet announced when that mission may take place. While the exact launch date is unclear, SpaceX engineers have been as busy as ever at the company’s massive launch site near Boca Chica, Texas. In recent days, the…
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Hauler Hero wants to bring waste management software into the 21st century
After nearly four years of working in sales at tradesperson software company ServiceTitan, Mark Hoadley (pictured above) was looking for a change and to potentially start something of his own in a similar industry. Hoadley’s brother-in-law, and now co-founder, Ben Sikma, was working on M&A in the waste management space at the time. Sikma discovered…
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Supreme Court to hear arguments over TikTok sell-or-ban law
The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that it will hear ByteDance and TikTok’s challenge to a law would ban the social network in the U.S. unless the social network divests from Chinese ownership by January 19. On January 10, the Supreme Court justices will hear argue about whether the sell-or-ban law violates the First Amendment.…
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Japan telcos agree to share resources for disaster response
Japan’s largest telecommunications companies – NTT, KDDI, SoftBank and Rakuten – have launched a new cooperative framework which started on 1 December aimed at ensuring the rapid restoration of communication networks after large-scale disasters.
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How the ransomware attack at Change Healthcare went down: A timeline
A hack on UnitedHealth-owned tech giant Change Healthcare likely stands as one of the biggest data breaches of U.S. medical data in history. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Flipboard lauches Surf, a new app for browing the open social web
Social magazine app maker Flipboard is reinventing itself for the new era of the open social web. While the company’s original app allowed users to collect content from blogs, news websites, and traditional social media services like Facebook and Twitter in order to create curated magazines, its new app called Surf, launching into invite-only beta…
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Nebraska sues Change Healthcare over security failings that led to medical data breach of over 100 million Americans
New details emerged about the Change Healthcare ransomware attack in Nebraska’s complaint. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Ram delays electric truck launch to 2026, bets on extended range Ramcharger
Stellantis is tapping the brakes on the all-electric Ram 1500 REV truck and will push its launch into 2026, the company said Wednesday, citing slowing industry demand for half-ton battery electric pickups. The automaker had originally planned to begin selling the electric truck to customers in the first half of 2025. The automaker will instead…
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OpenAI may pay its nonprofit arm ‘billions of dollars’ in conversion to for-profit
OpenAI’s transition away from a for-profit corporation that’s governed by a nonprofit board is well underway — and the nonprofit could be compensated royally for it. That’s according to The New York Times, which reports that OpenAI is in discussions to pay the nonprofit billions of dollars for it to cede control. There’s pressure to…
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Sam Altman-backed nuclear startup Oklo lands massive data center power deal, with caveats
Among the hurdles, Oklo still hasn’t received approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission after having its previous application denied. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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YouTube says it will start cracking down on videos with clickbait titles in India
A lot of YouTube videos have flashy, misleading titles and thumbnails, such as “BREAKING NEWS” or “The president steps down,” to bait the user into watching the video, which has non-related content. YouTube said Wednesday that it is now cracking down on such videos — especially if videos with topics breaking news or current events…
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Access bets people will pay thousands of dollars a year for guaranteed restaurant reservations
Once, not long ago, booking a table at a hot new restaurant didn’t entail a midnight dash to Resy. Truly, we didn’t know how good we had it then. Hours-long lines out the door are now the norm, not the exception, in major cities from New York to Los Angeles. One reason is that restaurants…
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Virtuozzo Welcomes Founders Back to Drive Cloud Efficiency in 2025
Virtuozzo has built a partner network of over 700 solution providers across 85 countries that utilize the company’s variety of infrastructure as a service (IaaS), multi-cloud Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), Kubernetes hosting, object storage, cloud data platform and other solutions. The company, which services an emerging demand for complex cloud computing without full reliance on the traditional…
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YouTube to test a way for creators and celebrities to find AI-generated content using their likeness
YouTube is partnering with the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) to help celebrities, athletes, and creators identify content that uses their AI-generated likeness on the platform. The tool, which YouTube will begin testing early next year, will let these professionals submit requests for the removal of their AI-generated likeness. YouTube will first make the tool available for…
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Drive Mate Launches Game-Changing Car Share Hire Hub on the Doorstep of Sydney Airport
COMPANY NEWS: Located just a 10-minute walk from Sydney Airport’s Domestic terminals Vehicles can be hired for as little as $40 a day, with no wait times to access vehicles Guests can be assured the vehicle they book is the vehicle they get
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Felix Capital’s Julien Codorniou to join 20VC as general partner
Just a few weeks after 20VC announced its third investment vehicle, TechCrunch has learned from multiple sources that the relatively new VC firm based in London is gaining a new general partner. Julien Codorniou is leaving Felix Capital, where he has been a founding advisor since 2015 and a partner since 2021, to join 20VC…
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Aave protocol developer secures $31 million for Lens, a high-performance blockchain for social apps
Avara, the company behind Aave, Lens and Family, is announcing a $31 million funding round led by Lightspeed Faction. With Lens, Avara is building a decentralized protocol that could serve as the infrastructure for social and consumer apps. This funding announcement comes a few weeks after Lens unveiled a completely overhauled version of its protocol,…
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Twilio named a Leader in 2024-2025 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Customer Data Platforms focused on B2C users
Twilio Segment is recognized for its strength in AI innovation, unified profiles and data management COMPANY NEWS: Twilio Inc. (NYSE: TWLO), the customer engagement platform that drives real-time, personalised experiences for today’s leading brands, today announced that it has been positioned in the Leaders Category of the IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Customer Data Platforms focused…
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Vendor Dynamics To Reshape APAC Channel Expectations for 2025
The Australian channel is anticipating a more positive 2025 after a year marked by delayed decisions and extended sales cycles, but the big successes will be found by those channel organisations that can adjust to the changing expectations that major vendors have of their partners. “Most of the folks I’ve spoken to have said business…
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Boomi boosts data management capabilities with acquisition of modern data Integration provider Rivery
COMPANY NEWS: Boomi, the intelligent integration and automation leader, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Rivery, a modern data integration provider that offers cutting-edge Change Data Capture (CDC) for real-time, efficient data movement.
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WeTransfer’s free plan now has a monthly limit of 10 transfers
File transfer service WeTransfer is now limiting users to 10 transfers per month with its free plan. The company is already applying the new limit to users, as per a support page. At the same time, WeTransfer is adding some perks to the free plan, including increasing the overall file transfer limit from 2GB to…
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A Wake-Up Call for Australia’s Telecom Sector: Lessons from the U.S. “Salt Typhoon” Hack
GUEST OPINION: Recent revelations about “Salt Typhoon,” the worst telecom data breach in U.S. history, serve as a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities inherent in modern telecommunications infrastructure. This state-sponsored cyber-attack, attributed to Chinese actors, not only compromised sensitive call metadata but also exposed the fragility of critical infrastructure systems. For Australian business executives, the warning…
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AI is burying company web sites in search results, but Otterly.AI thinks it can help
Many sites saw their organic traffic decline in 2024, in big part due to the rise of AI-generated search results. Many queries no longer lead to click-throughs, and even when users click, it is hard for companies to get more context on searches made within apps like ChatGPT or Perplexity. The answer to this problem…
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AWS’ CIO and head of security gives rare interview
GUEST INTERVIEW: CJ Moses moves out of the shadows to discuss day-to-day issues at one of the world’s most scrutinised companies
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Why AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) will increasingly rely on unstructured data being more visible, organised, and accessible
GUEST OPINION: As the modern organisation enters a new phase of technological evolution with the widespread move towards smarter systems based upon Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs), the volume and accessibility of data with which to feed these systems will become critical.
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Threads is testing a post scheduling feature
Meta’s social network Threads is experimenting with a feature that will let you schedule posts, Instagram head Adam Mosseri said. Users who will get to test this feature won’t be able to schedule replies. “We want to balance giving people more control to plan their Threads posts while still encouraging real-time conversations,” he said. People…
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‘It’s dumb to IPO this year’: Databricks CEO explains why he’s waiting to go public
Databricks just closed one of the largest funding rounds ever, raising a staggering $10 billion in fresh capital. Naturally, technology investors were quick to ask what this means for the company’s highly anticipated IPO. During an event in San Francisco on Tuesday night, Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi explained why he’s waiting until at least 2025…
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India’s MobiKwik surges 82% in market debut
Shares in digital payments firm MobiKwik surged 82% to ₹507.5 ($6) on their first day of trading, as the Indian fintech company made its market debut amid fierce competition from larger rivals. The listing pushed MobiKwik’s market value to $464 million, well above its initial target of $250 million for the public offering. The valuation…
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The DOJ wants a Perplexity executive to testify in its Google antitrust case
The US government is calling on a Perplexity executive to help make its case that Google is a monopolist. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Insight VC describes Databricks’ wild $10B deal and the bad advice the CEO ignored
It’s been a wild week for investors clawing their way into Databricks’ record-breaking $10 billion fund raising, one of the VCs told TechCrunch. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Salesforce plans to hire 2,000 people to sell its AI products
Cloud software giant Salesforce looks to hire thousands of new sales people to sell its AI tools to customers. The company plans to hire 2,000 new sales representatives, according to CNBC, which cited remarks from CEO Marc Benioff at a company event Tuesday. This doubles the hiring plans that Benioff told Bloomberg last month. Benioff…
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OpenAI says it has no plans for a Sora API — yet
OpenAI says it has no plans to release an API for Sora, its AI model that can generate reasonably realistic videos when provided with a text description or reference image. During an AMA with members of OpenAI’s dev team, Romain Huet, head of developer experience at OpenAI, said that a Sora API isn’t in the…
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Grubhub to pay $25M for ‘deceptive’ practices against customers, drivers
Grubhub will pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul over unlawful practices, including misleading customers about delivery costs, deceiving drivers about potential earnings, and listing restaurants on its platform without their permission. The agencies claim that Grubhub hid the true cost of its delivery…
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2025 Cybersecurity predictions
GUEST OPINION: The cybersecurity landscape is poised for transformative shifts in 2025 driven by technological innovation and evolving threats. As cybercriminals become more sophisticated, organisations must stay ahead by proactively adopting strategies that prioritise identity security and business resiliency.
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T‑Mobile invites registrations for Starlink direct‑to‑mobile satellite beta
US mobile network operator T‑Mobile and LEO satellite communications provider Starlink are readying to beta test a direct-to mobile satellite service early in 2025.
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AI boom masks fundraising struggles for non-AI startups
Earlier this year, IVP general partner Tom Loverro, proclaimed that the post-pandemic downturn is over, and companies that made it this far should prioritize growth over cost-cutting. Yet, the companies still struggling to raise their next round of financing at a higher valuation or survive altogether could still be in the thousands, according to Brian…
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Bob Lee verdict: Cash App creator’s killer found guilty of second-degree murder
A San Francisco jury has found Nima Momeni guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing of Bob Lee, the Cash App creator and former CTO of Block, according to NBC News Bay Area on Tuesday. The jury found Momeni not guilty of first-degree murder, meaning jurors decided the murder of Lee was not premeditated. Lee…
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Commonwealth Fusion Systems just picked its first commercial site partly because of its proximity to Washington, D.C.
The fusion startup intends to hook the power plant up to the grid in the early 2030s. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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RLAN and WA WBB to share upper 6 GHz band in Australia
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has determined that Radio Local Are Network (RLAN) and Wide Area Wireless Broadband (WA WBB) services should share the upper 6 GHz wireless spectrum band following publication of two papers by the ACMA this week.
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Bridgy Fed, a project to connect the open social web, is now becoming a nonprofit
Bridgy Fed, which is working to connect the social network Bluesky with the wider fediverse (aka the open social web), which includes sites like Mastodon and others, will be the first app incubated within a new nonprofit called A New Social. The organization, announced Tuesday, aims to bring together developers, researchers, startups, and industry leaders…
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Cash App creator Bob Lee’s killer found guilty of second-degree murder
A San Francisco jury has found Nima Momeni guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Bob Lee, the Cash App creator and former CTO of Block, according to NBC News Bay Area on Tuesday. The jury found Momeni not guilty of first-degree murder, meaning jurors decided the murder of Lee was not premeditated.…
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This fintech processed $1B in payments through word-of-mouth
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re diving into: P.S. We’re taking time off for the holidays! TechCrunch Fintech scribe Mary Ann Azevedo will be back in your inbox on January 7. ❄️ The big story How stablecoin technology can power billions in cross-border transactions Juicyway is an African fintech that’s leveraging stablecoin technology to…
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Grammarly acquires productivity startup Coda, brings on new CEO
Grammarly is acquiring productivity startup Coda, the company announced on Tuesday. As part of the deal, Coda’s CEO and co-founder Shishir Mehrotra will become the new CEO of Grammarly. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition will help turn Grammarly’s AI assistant into an “AI productivity platform” thanks to the addition…
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OpenAI brings its o1 reasoning model to its API — for certain developers
OpenAI is bringing o1, its “reasoning” AI model, to its API — but only for certain developers to start. Starting today, o1 will begin rolling out to devs in OpenAI’s “tier 5” usage category, the company said. To qualify for tier 5, developers have to spend at least $1,000 with OpenAI and have an account…
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Evie Networks announces co-branding and member benefits with RACQ
Fast charging network provider Evie Networks has announced a co-branding and member benefits partnership with automobile driver services company the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ).
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OpenAI 2024 event: How to watch new ChatGPT product reveals and demos
OpenAI is in the holiday spirit, it seems. The ChatGPT series of reveals, called “12 Days of OpenAI,” will be streamed live at 10 a.m. PT each weekday through December 23. So far, we’ve seen the launch of ChatGPT Pro, OpenAI’s $200 per month subscription plan; the full version of its “reasoning” o1 model; the…
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Stephen Curry’s Penny Jar Capital files to raise a Fund II
Penny Jar Capital is the early-stage firm founded by Bryant Barr and Richard Scudellari and where basketball star Stephen Curry serves as a special advisor. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Google joins $90M investment into Cassava to bolster Africa’s digital infrastructure
With cloud spend continuing to surge, tech companies are scrambling to meet demand for the necessary infrastructure, with the growing need for AI compute only adding fuel to the fire. By way of example, Microsoft and BlackRock have created a $30 billion fund to support new data centers and energy infrastructure for the burgeoning AI…
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Google says customers can use its AI in ‘high-risk’ domains, so long as there’s human supervision
Google has changed its terms to clarify that customers can deploy its generative AI tools to make “automated decisions” in “high-risk” domains, like healthcare, so long as there’s a human in the loop. According to the company’s updated Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy, published on Tuesday, customers may use Google’s generative AI to make “automated…
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UK consults on opt-out model for training AIs on copyrighted content
The U.K. government is consulting on an opt-out copyright regime for AI training that would require rights holders to take active steps if they don’t want their intellectual property to become free AI training fodder. The rise of generative AI models that are trained on vast quantities of data has brought intellectual property concerns to…
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Cavelo CEO on Bringing Data & Security Platform Exclusively Through Channel
Data asset discovery and classification vendor Cavelo was founded in 2020 to alleviate budgetary and skill restrictions that keep businesses from securing their organizations. In 2024, the company shifted to focus entirely on operating through the channel with MSP, MSSP, and VAR relationships. Channel Insider spoke with Cavelo CEO James Mignacca to learn more about…
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Video: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of AI With ABM Technology Group
In Part 2 of this interview, Zac Paulson, Director of Product and Strategy at ABM Technology Group, explains to Channel Insider: Partner POV host Katie Bavoso the unfortunate trend of clients accepting a cybersecurity strategy and related solutions only after they’ve had a breach or close call. He says it’s driven his business to not…
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Code Assist, Google’s enterprise-focused coding assistant, gets third-party tools
Google on Tuesday announced support for third-party tools in Gemini Code Assist, its enterprise-focused AI code completion service. Code Assist launched in April as a rebrand of a similar service Google offered under its now-defunct Duet AI branding. Available through plug-ins for popular dev environments like VS Code and JetBrains, Code Assist is powered by Google’s Gemini…
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Blue Connections IT brings holiday cheer with third annual Backpacks 4 VIC Kids toy drive
COMPANY NEWS: Blue Connections IT, a gold and platinum partner for the world’s largest technology vendors, continues to demonstrate its dedication to supporting vulnerable children and families across Victoria through its annual participation in the 2024 Backpacks 4 VIC Kids holiday toy drive.
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Slip Robotics snags $28M for its bots that can load a truck in five minutes
Drop by any given loading dock and a buzz of forklifts — loaded up with goods — can be spotted maneuvering in and out of truck trailers. This logistical dance can take up to an hour to fill a trailer, leaving truck drivers in idle limbo. The founders of Atlanta-based Slip Robotics say they’ve developed…
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ACCC updates immunity policy for cartel conduct
The ACCC has updated its Immunity and cooperation policy for cartel conduct, increasing transparency and certainty about how the immunity program is administered and to clarify the requirements for applicants.
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SoundCloud introduces a cheaper plan for artists
Music streaming platform SoundCloud announced Tuesday that it is introducing a new, cheaper paid plan for artists simply called Artist, while renaming its Next Pro plan to Artist Pro. The new basic tier will cost $39 per year and put some limits on features like track amplification, distribution, monetization, and AI mastering. Artists subscribing to…
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FTC bans hidden junk fees in short-term lodging, live-event ticket prices
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission passed a rule on Tuesday banning hidden “junk fees” for live events, hotels, and vacation rentals. The agency says the new rule prohibits “bait-and-switch pricing,” and other practices that hide total prices and bury junk fees in the live-event ticketing and short-term lodging industries, noting that these “unfair and deceptive”…
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Shein must cede Indians’ data, control of local ops to re-enter India
Shein must surrender all data of Indian customers and control of its local operations to its partner, Reliance Retail, and keep operations fully local to re-enter the Indian market, according to new government disclosures that reveal how the apparel and accessories retailer secured a rare exception to India’s ban on Chinese-linked apps. In a parliamentary…
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Wyebot Partners With Zebra Technologies To Automate WiFi Intelligence
Network automation vendor Wyebot announced recently it has joined the Zebra PartnerConnect program. The partnership will bring Wyebot’s Wireless Intelligence Platform to Zebra customers and give Wyebot access to Zebra’s portfolio, along with training, marketing, sales, and technical benefits. “As a PartnerConnect member, Wyebot now has access to industry-leading solutions, training and tools that will…
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Australia’s first Cyber Security Act sets a standard for new smart devices – but what about the devices already in your network?
GUEST OPINION: Australian parliament recently passed the country’s first standalone Cyber Security Act, which brings in a range of additional legislation and protections around reporting ransomware incidents and sharing of information.