TikTok will restrict some beauty filters for under-18s

TikTok is now the go-to social network for more than a billion users, bringing it to the attention of 14 U.S. attorneys general, who recently announced they were suing the company over its negative impact on minors’ mental health, as well as for harvesting their data. A subsequent report indicated that the company’s own research […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published: 2024-11-27 13:11:55

Scaling startups top priority as EU reboots its top team

Europe must get much better at scaling startups. That’s the prognosis of the European Union’s president, Ursula von der Leyen, who’s on the cusp of taking up her second five-year term steering the bloc of some 449 million people — with a December 1 start date now locked in. Giving a speech to the European […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published: 2024-11-27 12:34:06

Bluesky’s open API means anyone can scrape your data for AI training

Bluesky might not be training AI systems on user content as other social networks are doing, but there’s little stopping third-parties from doing so. Per a report by 404 Media, a machine learning librarian at AI firm Hugging Face pulled 1 million public posts from Bluesky via its Firehose API for machine learning research, pushing […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published: 2024-11-27 11:06:03

Audio platform Pocket FM taps into AI tools to help it expand its content catalog

India-based audio platform Pocket FM has more than 200,000 hours of content on the service. However, the company’s CEO, Rohan Nayak, believes that the platform still has room to grow in terms of creating original content and expanding its library to multiple genres and sub-genres. The fastest way to do that is to tap into […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published: 2024-11-27 10:01:00

Raspberry Pi launches Compute Module 5 for embedded apps

Raspberry Pi is better known for its single-board computer with a ton of ports sticking out. The most recent of which is the Raspberry Pi 5, which was introduced in September 2023. These small computers are perfect for the education market and for tech enthusiasts looking for a cheap computing device to power an interactive […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published: 2024-11-27 08:00:00

Eyewa now has 150 stores selling eyeglasses in the Mideast, and just raised $100M to add 100 more

Helping consumers find the perfect glasses is a booming global business, spawning giants like Warby Parker in the U.S. and Lenskart in India. In the Middle East, this market is producing its own rising powerhouse: Eyewa. Eyewa, based in Dubai and Riyadh, sells a wide range of eyewear products, including prescription glasses, sunglasses, blue light […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published: 2024-11-27 06:00:00

Ai2 releases new language models competitive with Meta’s Llama

There’s a new AI model family on the block, and it’s one of the few that can be reproduced from scratch. On Tuesday, Ai2, the nonprofit AI research organization founded by the late Paul Allen, released OLMo 2, the second family of models in its OLMo series. (OLMo’s short for “Open Language Model.”) While there’s […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published: 2024-11-27 05:55:25

Roblox will now give users 25% more of its in-game currency if you buy Robux on its website

As scrutiny around Apple and Google’s app store fees ramps up around the world, Roblox is now offering users who buy its game currency, Robux, on the web and via gift cards 25% more than they would get if they purchased from an app store instead. In essence, the company is encouraging users to purchase […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published: 2024-11-27 04:11:07

Figure 02 performing tasks autonomously

Robotics startup Figure released a video update showcasing their Figure 02 humanoid robot autonomously performing tasks at HQ for a BMW use case. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published: 2024-11-26 23:50:53

Trump considers naming an ‘AI czar’

Incoming president Donald Trump is considering naming an “AI czar” in the White House, Axios reports. Should Trump appoint such a policy person, they’d be charged with helping to coordinate federal regulation and governmental use of AI. Importantly, an AI czar wouldn’t require Senate confirmation, Axios notes — allowing them to get to work on […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published: 2024-11-26 23:10:28

Elon Musk wants to block the transfer of InfoWars’ X accounts to The Onion

The Onion, a satirical publication, won a bankruptcy auction earlier this month to purchase conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ website, InfoWars, and other related assets. However, that sale is now in limbo after a federal judge temporarily halted the deal. On Monday, Elon Musk threw yet another wrench in the works, objecting to the transfer of […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published: 2024-11-26 22:30:02

SpaceX gets FCC green light for Starlink direct-to-phone deal with T-Mobile

The FCC has granted SpaceX permission to go forward with plans to offer a direct-to-phone version of its Starlink satellite internet service, with T-Mobile as its provider and a few provisos in place. The proposal dates to summer 2022, when SpaceX and T-Mobile first announced that they were pursuing the ability for the mobile provider’s […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published: 2024-11-26 22:24:30

AWS re:Invent 2024: What to expect and how to watch Amazon’s biggest event of the year

Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) biggest conference of the year is around the corner, and all signs point to it being an eventful one. AWS re:Invent 2024 kicks off in Las Vegas on Sunday, with sessions scheduled to run through December 6. A keynote address featuring AWS CEO Matt Garman will take place December 3, starting […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published: 2024-11-26 21:36:03

ServiceTitan could be the first of many ‘dirty’ term-sheet IPOs, VCs believe

Published: 2024-11-26 21:31:21

Uber is building a fleet of gig workers to label data for AI models

Uber is expanding its fleet of gig workers and creating a new category: AI annotation and data labeling. The ride-hailing company has started hiring contractors for a new AI and data labeling division called Scaled Solutions. These workers complete projects for Uber’s internal business units but are also serving outside customers including self-driving vehicle company […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published: 2024-11-26 19:52:43

FTC finds that smart device makers fail to make clear how long their products will be supported

A new paper from the Federal Trade Commission found that many smart device makers fail to disclose to consumers how long they will provide software updates for their products. The agency looked at 184 different smart devices, ranging from hearing aids to security cameras, and found that nearly 89% of them don’t provide buyers with […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published: 2024-11-26 19:48:49

Russia-linked hackers exploited Firefox and Windows bugs in ‘widespread’ hacking campaign

Published: 2024-11-26 19:33:26

This Mexican fintech isn’t too worried about Trump’s tariff threats

Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re taking a look at: If you’d like to receive the Fintech newsletter in your inbox every Tuesday, sign up here! The big story Trump’s tariff threats don’t scare this Mexican fintech Mexico’s economic development has made it a fertile ground for startups. But the trend is under threat […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published: 2024-11-26 19:05:00

Bluesky verification could look a lot different from X’s blue checks

The rapidly growing social networking startup Bluesky, a Twitter/X alternative built on open web principles, revealed in a livestream on Monday how its approach to user account verification will differ from existing services, like Meta and X. While traditional social media has shifted to a pay-for-verification model, where users pay for the privilege of the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published: 2024-11-26 18:38:48

YC-backed Circleback is out to become the best meeting notetaker

As the number of startups offering speech-to-text services is increasing, meeting transcripts are becoming a common offering. There are plenty of tools that offer AI assistants that either join the meeting or capture your system’s audio to transcribe and summarize your meetings. Y Combinator-backed Circleback wants to differentiate itself by providing detailed notes and action […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published: 2024-11-26 18:00:00

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