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A startup founded by ex-Apple design and engineering team Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno, Humane, today raised another $100 million to build what it calls an “integrated device and cloud services platform” for AI. Humane’s work is shrouded in mystery. But its latest round of funding, a Series C, attracted a laundry list of notable […] Humane, a secretive AI startup founded by ex-Apple employees, raises another $100M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Google is expanding VPN access to all Google One members on all plans and rolling out a new dark web report feature for all subscribers. VPN by Google One was previously only available to members on the Premium 2TB plan, but will now be available to all Google One members, including those on the Basic […] Google expands VPN access to all Google One members, rolls out new ‘dark web report’ feature by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Vantage, a startup that helps businesses better understand their cloud infrastructure spend (and automate their savings), today announced that it has raised a $21 million Series A funding round led by Scale Venture Partners, with participation from by Andreessen Horowitz, which led its seed round, as well as Harpoon Ventures, CloudFlare CEO and co-founder Matthew […] Vantage raises $21M Series A to help bring down cloud costs by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

How many people are employers going to register in the H-1B lottery this year? Will there be fewer because of all of the layoffs? Dear Sophie: Last-minute H-1Bs, O-1A & EB-1A extraordinary credential prep by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch... →

Federal safety regulators are looking into Tesla again — this time over concerns of steering wheels falling off 2023 Model Y vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday it received two complaints from owners of the 2023 Model Y that the steering wheel came off while the vehicles were being driven. The investigation […] Tesla under investigation after steering wheels fall off two Model Y vehicles by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

Downshift into get ’er done gear, and you can save a hefty $1,000. How? Simply take decisive action and buy your pass to TechCrunch Disrupt before Friday, March 10 at 11:59 p.m. PST. We can think of a lot of great ways to use an extra grand, and we bet you can, too. Come September […] Yikes! 72 hours left to save $1K on passes to Disrupt by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch... →

Two separate lawsuits have been filed against Blue Origin alleging discriminatory hiring practices based on age, TechCrunch has learned. The first suit was filed last summer by a former Blue Origin engineer who participated on company interview panels, and who claims that he was instructed by his supervisor to seek out younger candidates. The second […] Two separate lawsuits allege ageist hiring practices at Blue Origin by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →

At its core level, Coinbase's goal is to get more apps built and get more users into the ecosystem. Coinbase is ‘laser-focused’ on growing dev world and onboarding crypto-curious by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a single person, think about their work and unpack the rest. This week, Natasha interviewed Lizzie Matusov, the co-founder and CEO of Quotient, […] Dear startups, your developers and engineers are on island by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Elon Musk has apologized after publicly mocking a Twitter employee with a disability who was uncertain if he had been laid off by the social media company. Musk questioned the work performance of the former employee, Haraldur Thorleifsson, and said that he had “done almost no work for the past four months.” Thorleifsson, who goes […] Elon Musk apologizes after publicly mocking Twitter employee with disability by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

TikTok is doubling down on its European charm offensive today as it looks to counter a rising tide of political discontent with the popular short-form video-hosting platform. A new program called Project Clover will serve to create “a secure enclave for European TikTok user data,” wrote Theo Bertram, TikTok’s European VP of government relations and […] With Project Clover, TikTok touts new EU data privacy and security efforts by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Its equity, growth and existing relationships with banks and financial institutions, gave Socure firm footing to kick off credit facility discussions. Why this unicorn chose to take a credit facility by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Forethought has been building chatbots since 2017 with increasing levels of sophistication, intelligence and automation. Today, the startup announced the next phase in their development. It’s bringing generative AI to the platform with a beta release of a new tool called SupportGPT. The product is designed to deliver auto-generated customer service responses without the need […] Forethought aims to build more accurate chatbots with constrained generative AI models by Ron Miller originally published on TechC... →

Hailo, the well-funded Tel Aviv-based AI chipmaker, today announced the launch of its latest processor family: the Hailo-15H, M and L SoCs. Like its predecessor, the Hailo-8, the company designed these new processors to bring AI models to the edge and specifically, to power intelligent cameras. “Hailo-15 represents a significant step forward in making AI […] Hailo’s new AI chips bring more image processing power to the edge by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

Coinbase, the second largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has launched a new product to help onboard developers into web3, the company shared with TechCrunch on Wednesday. It should be easier to go to a website or engage with a brand without having to leave their platform, Will Robinson, VP of engineering at Coinbase, said […] Coinbase launches wallet API to help integrate Web 2.0 devs into web3 world by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Ring just launched its first doorbell in two years. The $180 Battery Doorbell Plus brings head-to-toe video and improved resolution to the Amazon brand’s lineup. The smart home accessory features a 150×150-degree view that allows you see a visitor’s entire body. The company says the Doorbell Plus has the highest resolution of any of its models […] Ring launches a higher-res, battery-powered doorbell by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch... →

Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo has followed Microsoft and Google to become the latest veteran search player to dip its beak in the generative AI trend — announcing the launch today in beta of an AI-powered summarization feature, called DuckAssist, which can directly answer straightforward search queries for users. DDG says it’s drawing on natural language […] DuckDuckGo dabbles with AI search by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch... →

A group of U.S. senators unveiled new bipartisan legislation that would give the administration new powers when it comes to restricting or even banning foreign-based technologies. In particular, the bill could be used to ban TikTok in the U.S. if the administration considers that it causes national security threats. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and Senator […] Proposed US bipartisan bill could lead to TikTok ban by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch... →

The Google February 2023 product reviews update finished rolling out yesterday afternoon on March 7, 2023. It took 14 days to rollout this expanded language version of the product reviews update that kicked off on February 21, 2023.... →

A few weeks ago, I reported that Google has updated its help documentation to specify that Google Discover visibility can be impacted not just by the core updates but also specifically by the helpful content update. I asked Google when this changed and after flip-flopping a bit on the answer, Danny Sullivan of Google said this changed around October 2022.... →