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A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs
The tech layoff wave is still going strong in 2024. Following significant workforce reductions in 2022 and 2023,…
Microsoft’s AI-powered Canva-like Designer app lands on iOS and Android
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that its AI-powered Designer app is officially coming out of preview and is now…
Deepfake-detecting firm Pindrop lands $100M loan to grow its offerings
The threat of deepfakes is growing as the AI tools to create them become widely accessible. There was…
On AI, new UK gov’t to work on ‘appropriate’ rules for ‘most powerful’ models and beef up product safety powers
There had been rumors the UK’s shiny new-in-post Labour government would commit to introducing a dedicated artificial intelligence…
The Way app offers a chance to meditate alongside a Zen Master
A new app called The Way is aiming to help people explore the deeper side of meditation through…
Menlo Ventures and Anthropic team up on a $100M AI fund
Silicon Valley VC firm Menlo Ventures, one of the biggest investors in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, on Wednesday…
Matera raises $100M from Warburg Pincus to help the US catch up to Brazil in instant payments
To say that Pix, the instant payment system created by the Central Bank of Brazil, has been a…
Local experience discovery startup, Bigfoot, adds GenAI to fast-track weekend planning
Can generative AI substitute for having a social graph? California-based local experiences discovery startup Bigfoot is hoping the…
Microsoft faces UK antitrust probe after hiring Inflection AI founders and employees
Microsoft is facing a full regulatory probe in the U.K. after the tech giant hired the core team behind…
Korean prosecutors file warrant to arrest Kakao founder for stock manipulation
South Korean prosecutors said on Wednesday that they have filed an arrest warrant for Brian Kim, the founder…
YC-backed CrowdVolt shakes up the secondary ticket market with its bid-ask model
The current secondary ticket exchange system is fraught with several issues, such as tickets being resold at prices…
Instagram now allows users to add multiple audio tracks to Reels
Instagram said Tuesday that it will allow users to add multiple audio tracks to their Reels worldwide. The…
Perplexity’s Aravind Srinivas on everyday AI at Disrupt 2024
As AI competition heats up, Perplexity has proven resilient due to its focus on using the technology strictly…
iOS 18 could ‘sherlock’ $400M in app revenue
Apple’s practice of leveraging ideas from its third-party developer community to become new iOS and Mac features and…
VC David Sacks delivers a fire-and-brimstone speech at the Republican National Convention
On the first night of the Republican National Convention, venture capitalist David Sacks took the stage to warn…