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Илон Маск решил, что, кроме него, за AI постоять некому и предъявил иск Сэму Альтману и всем возможным организациям, составляющим OpenAI. В иске он обвиняет всех в том, что они: нарушили исходное соглашение об основании OpenAI как неприбыльной организации, нарушили обещания, приравненные к контракту относительно развития организации, нарушили обязанности перед инвесторами (fiduciary duty), применяли нечестные деловые методы, что привело к материальному ущербу для Маска и других представителей общественности... →

The tech-wide reckoning that began in 2022 and ran throughout into 2023 has continued into this year. And while 2024’s losses are not at that scale, they’re still significant, driven by big names like Pixar, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla and TikTok. It remains to be seen if this year’s layoff trends follow last year’s, in which […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Stay up-to-date on the latest funding news for Black and women founders. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...... →

The TechCrunch team is in Barcelona this week to bring you all the action going on at Mobile World Congress 2024. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

The current-generation AI technology is the tech equivalent of a toddler, and all the mediocre reviews various GenAI software is getting is tantamount to judging a fish by its ability to climb a tree. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

In May 2019, Ultrahaptics and Leap Motion became Ultraleap (not to be confused with Magic Leap, which operates in the same space). It’s a name change representing the marriage of two different, yet related, tech startups. Ultrahaptics naturally got top billing, as it was the one doing the acquiring – paying around $30 million for […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Venture capitalists were in Los Angeles this week for the Upfront Summit, an invite-only conference with celebrity sightings and plenty of talk on the future of the VC industry. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Meta-owned social network Threads said today that it will make its API broadly available to developers by June. Company’s engineer Jesse Chen posted that the company has been building the API for the past few months. The API currently allows users to authenticate, publish threads, and fetch the content they post through these tools. “Over […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

The collaborative, known as Venx, allows Boston VCs to share offices, pitch meetings, and insights. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Epic Games, Spotify, Proton, 37Signals, and other developers had already signaled their displeasure with how Apple has chosen to adapt its rules to meet the requirements of the new EU regulation, the Digital Markets Act (DMA) called it “extortion” and “bad-faith” compliance, among other things. Now those companies have formalized their complaints in a letter […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

A 2021 study found that if farmers didn’t use pesticides, they would lose 78% of fruit production, 54% of vegetable production, and 32% of cereal production. At the same time, the way pesticides are delivered is not ideal: The only way to guarantee enough pesticide distribution is to spray too much. That isn’t great for […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

MyHeritage announced today that it’s launching OldNews.com, a new website that offers access to thousands of historical newspapers, mainly from the 1800s and 1900s. The website includes articles from major international newspapers to small-town journals and gazettes. Its search engine lets you quickly find information on a person, topic or event. OldNews is a subscription-based […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

When it comes to doing business — not startups, that other kind of business, that you have a whole separate room for in your house — we need to talk about wipes. Wet wipes are great for your tush, but awful for the environment. It turns out not everyone is fond of dry wiping, but […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Groq, a startup developing chips to run GenAI models faster than conventional hardware, has an eye toward the enterprise — and public sector. Today, Groq announced that it’s forming a new division — Groq Systems — focused on greatly expanding its customer and developer ecosystem. Within Groq Systems’ purview is serving organizations, including government agencies, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Given that this week Instagram revealed that it was developing a “Friend Map” feature, it was interesting and timely to run into a startup during Mobile World Congress this week that plans to go beyond even that. Swayy is an iPhone app startup that allows you to share not your current location, but your next […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Apple has reversed its decision about blocking web apps, also known as Progressive Web Apps (PWAs), on iPhones in the EU. The company updated its developer page saying that after receiving many requests to support PWAs, it will reinstate the functionality in the upcoming public release of iOS 17.4 PWAs can act like native apps […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Meta’s controversial pay or be tracked ‘consent’ choice for users the European Union is facing questions from the European Commission. Today the bloc said it’s sent Facebook and Instagram’s owner a formal request for information (RFI) under the Digital Services Act (DSA), asking it to provide more detail on the “Subscription for no Ads options” […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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In the midst of CommandBar's pretty slim pitch deck, there are some innovations that are worth shining a light on. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →