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Technology Threads is rolling out trending topics to all users in the US

Threads is rolling out trending topics t...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  52

Threads, the Twitter-like app from Instagram, is rolling out its “trending now” feature widely to all users in the U.S. The offici...

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Technology Nvidia CEO wants enterprise to think ‘AI factory,’ not data center

Nvidia CEO wants enterprise to think ‘AI...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  60

Nvidia benefits tremendously if it can persuade companies to think of data centers and AI tools in a different way. © 2024 TechCru...

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Latest A Glowing Petunia Could Radicalize Your View of Plants

A Glowing Petunia Could Radicalize Your ...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  58

A bioluminescent petunia could help people recognize plants for the complex creatures they are.

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Technology After raising $1.3B, Inflection got eaten alive by its biggest investor, Microsoft

After raising $1.3B, Inflection got eate...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  54

In June 2023, Inflection announced it had raised $1.3 billion to build what it called “more personal AI.” The lead investor was Mi...

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Technology Nvidia and Qualcomm join Open Source Robotics Alliance to support ROS development

Nvidia and Qualcomm join Open Source Rob...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  53

The Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF) this week announced the launch of the similarly named Open Source Robotics Alliance (OS...

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Latest Universities Have a Computer-Science Problem

Universities Have a Computer-Science Pro...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  79

The case for teaching coders to speak French.

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Latest Wargaming for Democracy

Wargaming for Democracy

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  74

I went to an exercise imagining the first day of a second Trump presidency—and left with some unsettling questions.

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Technology Microsoft hires Inflection founders to run new consumer AI division

Microsoft hires Inflection founders to r...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  62

Microsoft has hired Mustafa Suleyman and Karen Simonyan, co-founders of high-profile AI startup Inflection AI, and several of thei...

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Technology Gitai’s autonomous robot installs panel outside the ISS, showing orbital repairs in action

Gitai’s autonomous robot installs panel ...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  55

Los Angeles-based Gitai said Tuesday that its autonomous robotic arm has nailed a tech demonstration outside the International Spa...

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Technology How crypto exchange Backpack climbed its way to success after its major investor FTX died

How crypto exchange Backpack climbed its...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  51

Backpack’s founders, who are building a crypto exchange and wallet, have experienced strong growth since launching in 2022. But th...

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Technology TechCrunch Minute: EV makers are struggling, and Fisker’s in a particularly precarious position

TechCrunch Minute: EV makers are struggl...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  64

Fisker’s finances are back in the news after the company warned back in February that it didn’t have enough cash to make it throug...

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Technology Ramp CEO says the fintech startup is just scratching the surface

Ramp CEO says the fintech startup is jus...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  49

Fintech exploded over the last five years. Startups in the category raised more than $350 million in VC funding from 2019 through ...

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Latest The Dead-Enders of the Reagan-Era GOP

The Dead-Enders of the Reagan-Era GOP

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  65

Mike Pence’s non-endorsement of Donald Trump only underlines how irrevocably the Republican Party has left traditional conservatis...

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Latest Does a Houseplant Need to Glow for You to See It as Alive?

Does a Houseplant Need to Glow for You t...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  70

A bioluminescent petunia could help people recognize plants for the complex creatures they are.

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Technology Facebook is trying to make ‘poking’ cool again

Facebook is trying to make ‘poking’ cool...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  61

Remember when you would “poke” your friends on Facebook to get their attention, annoy them or just start a poke war? Well, Faceboo...

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Technology Honda’s hydrogen fuel cell powered CR-V isn’t as dumb as you think

Honda’s hydrogen fuel cell powered CR-V ...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  55

Just like battery-electric cars 20 years ago, hydrogen fuel cell cars suffer from the old chicken and the egg problem. Nobody want...

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Technology Nala set out to offer remittance services, it’s building a B2B payment platform too

Nala set out to offer remittance service...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  49

Payments company Nala pivoted to offer remittance service in 2021, tapping the growing money transfer market in Africa, and demand...

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Latest The Mothers Who Aren’t Waiting to Give Their Children Cystic-Fibrosis Drugs

The Mothers Who Aren’t Waiting to Give T...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  64

A new treatment can change a person’s life, but is not officially approved for anyone under 2.

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Latest It’s Not Ronald Reagan’s Party Anymore

It’s Not Ronald Reagan’s Party Anymore...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  55

And Mike Pence just endorsed that fact.

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Latest The Mothers Who Aren't Waiting to Give Their Children Cystic-Fibrosis Drugs

The Mothers Who Aren't Waiting to Give T...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  64

A new treatment can change a person’s life, but is not officially approved for anyone under 2.

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Technology Who needs free shipping? Delivery startup Ingrid banks $23M to provide a viable alternative

Who needs free shipping? Delivery startu...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  49

Ingrid — a startup out of Stockholm, Sweden, not this writer (unfortunately) — has raised €21 million, or just under $23 million, ...

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Technology Ethos Fund closes first fund to invest in founders bridging U.S. and Vietnamese tech ecosystems

Ethos Fund closes first fund to invest i...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  52

The five-person firm is one of the few, if not the only, funds focused exclusively on strengthening opportunities between these tw...

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Technology How Honda hedged its bet on the hydrogen fuel cell-powered CR-V e:FCEV

How Honda hedged its bet on the hydrogen...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  78

Just like battery-electric cars 20 years ago, hydrogen fuel cell cars suffer from the old chicken and the egg problem. Nobody want...

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Technology Linktree is now allowing users to highlight links better with featured layout function

Linktree is now allowing users to highli...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  50

Link-in-bio startup Linktree introduced new features today including a featured layout to highlight links better, the ability to f...

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Technology TigerEye founders build on prior startup experience to create business simulation tool

TigerEye founders build on prior startup...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  57

TigerEye CEO Tracy Young and her husband and CTO Ralph Gootee helped build their previous startup, PlanGrid, into a $100 million A...

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Latest Don’t Tell America the Babysitter’s Dead

Don’t Tell America the Babysitter’s Dead...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  74

For decades, sitting was a both a job and a rite of passage.  Now it feels more like a symbol of a bygone American era.

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Latest The Pregnant Moms Trying to Get a Miracle Drug for Their Babies

The Pregnant Moms Trying to Get a Miracl...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  58

A new treatment for cystic fibrosis can change a person’s life, but is not officially approved for anyone under 2.

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Latest The Ego Has Crash-Landed

The Ego Has Crash-Landed

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  63

If Donald Trump loses November’s election, it will be for one reason: He can’t help making it all about himself.

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Technology Final chance to host your own Side Event at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024

Final chance to host your own Side Event...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  55

Time is running out to be a part of the action at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024! Want to make a splash in Boston’s tech scene? Don’t...

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Technology Meta offers lower cost for EU ad-free subscription under privacy review

Meta offers lower cost for EU ad-free su...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  49

Meta has proposed to drop the price of an ad-free subscription in the European Union — currently the only way regional users of it...

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Latest Whatever Happened to Teen Babysitters?

Whatever Happened to Teen Babysitters?

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  74

As both child care and adolescence have changed, the sitter has started to disappear.

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Latest Caitlin Clark Is Just the Beginning

Caitlin Clark Is Just the Beginning

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  62

After decades of treatment as second-class citizens, female college athletes are surpassing men in popularity, interest, and finan...

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Latest The Worst Argument for Youth Transition

The Worst Argument for Youth Transition

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  76

Andrea Long Chu says the unpopular part out loud.

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Latest Christine Blasey Ford Testifies Again

Christine Blasey Ford Testifies Again

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  53

Her new memoir doubles as a modern-day horror story.

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Technology Ingrid receives $23M to expand an e-commerce delivery platform that snubs ‘free shipping’

Ingrid receives $23M to expand an e-comm...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  64

Ingrid — a startup out of Stockholm, Sweden, not this writer (unfortunately) — has raised €21 million, or just under $23 million, ...

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Technology Uber leads $100M investment in African mobility fintech Moove as valuation hits $750M

Uber leads $100M investment in African m...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  64

Moove, an African mobility fintech that offers vehicle financing to ride-hailing and delivery app drivers, has raised $100 million...

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Technology Truecaller adds a new AI feature to detect and block more spam calls

Truecaller adds a new AI feature to dete...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  50

Caller ID app Truecaller today blocks between 38 and 40 billion spam calls annually for its 374 million+ users. Now, in hopes of g...

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Technology Nvidia’s keynote at GTC held some surprises

Nvidia’s keynote at GTC held some surpri...

Vidcon   Mar 19, 2024  0  55

Monday's keynote was, in a way, a return to the company's original mission. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal u...

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Technology Nvidia launches NIM to make it smoother to deploy AI models into production

Nvidia launches NIM to make it smoother ...

Vidcon   Mar 18, 2024  0  53

At its GTC conference, Nvidia today announced Nvidia NIM, a new software platform designed to streamline the deployment of custom ...

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Technology LACERA decreases venture capital allocation range, but experts say it doesn’t signal a trend

LACERA decreases venture capital allocat...

Vidcon   Mar 18, 2024  0  50

The Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) voted to decrease its allocation range to venture capital at a Ma...

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Latest Putin’s Nuclear Theatrics

Putin’s Nuclear Theatrics

Vidcon   Mar 18, 2024  0  58

The Kremlin continues its clumsy nuclear games with threats to send Russian weapons to Belarus.

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Technology Mintlify says customer GitHub tokens exposed in data breach

Mintlify says customer GitHub tokens exp...

Vidcon   Mar 18, 2024  0  55

Documentation startup Mintlify says dozens of customers had GitHub tokens exposed in a data breach at the start of the month and p...

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Technology TechCrunch Space: $paceX

TechCrunch Space: $paceX

Vidcon   Mar 18, 2024  0  63

Welcome back to TechCrunch Space. This is an uncommonly SpaceX-heavy issue. Apologies (or you're welcome). © 2024 TechCrunch. All ...

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Technology Nvidia enlists humanoid robotics’ biggest names for new AI platform, GR00T

Nvidia enlists humanoid robotics’ bigges...

Vidcon   Mar 18, 2024  0  51

It’s tough to argue with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang when he notes, “Building foundation models for general humanoid robots is one of ...

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Technology Nvidia launches a set of microservices for optimized inferencing

Nvidia launches a set of microservices f...

Vidcon   Mar 18, 2024  0  50

At its GTC conference, Nvidia today announced Nvidia NIM, a new software platform designed to streamline the deployment of custom ...

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