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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 a Jack of all trades in the AI […] AI’s moral compass with a jack of all trades by Theresa Loconsolo originally published on TechCrunch... →

The past year has been tough for startups and investors, but at least Silicon Valley Bank's downfall isn't likely to make it materially tougher. SVB collapse spared an already muted venture deal market by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch... →

Gathering customer information in a CDP is about understanding your customers better and delivering more tailored experiences, but getting that information where it needs to be to make that happen has proven challenging. Perhaps Twilio Segment, the CDP Twilio bought in 2020 for $3.2 billion, can help with some new features designed to make it […] Twilio Segment introduces new portable customer records with reverse ETL by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch... →

Оказывается, ответ на этот вопрос непрост — в Ливане премьер-мусульманин своим решением перенес переход страны на летнее время на 20 апреля, что позволит мусульманам весь Рамадан на час раньше прекращать пост. Христиане с решением не согласны. Исполняющий обязанности премьер-министра Наджиб Микати объявил, что переход на летнее время откладывается до 20 апреля вместо перевода часов на час вперед в последние выходные марта. Решение Микати было расценено как попытку «задобрить» мусульманское население страны,... →

Gutter Capital closed on a $25 million fund, about $10 million over its initial fundraising goal, but the process took over a year to secure the commitments. Dan Teran shares Gutter Capital’s challenge of closing its first fund by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

The UK isn’t going to be setting hard rules for AI any time soon. Today, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) published a white paper setting out the government’s preference for a light-touch approach to regulating artificial intelligence. It’s kicking off a public consultation process — seeking feedback on its plans up to […] UK to avoid fixed rules for AI – in favor of ‘context-specific guidance’ by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Треть работодателей планирует это сделать по итогам второго квартала... →

Autio, a location-based audio entertainment app co-founded by actor Kevin Costner and formerly known as HearHere, has raised a $5.9 million seed extension led by iHeartMedia. The app uses GPS to tell stories based on a user’s geographic location. Autio narrates stories of landmarks, cities and towns nearby with the aim of fostering deep connections […] Kevin Costner’s location-based audio storytelling app Autio raises $5.6M by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

AlloyDB for PostgreSQL is Google Cloud’s fully managed cloud-based database service. And typically, that’s where the story ends with these born-in-the-cloud services. But Google Cloud is taking a somewhat unusual approach with AlloyDB. Today, the company is launching AlloyDB Omni, a downloadable edition of AlloyDB that its users can install on premises, at the edge […] Google Cloud launches AlloyDB Omni, a downloadable version of its PostgreSQL-compatible database by Frederic Lardinois originally published ... →

Y-Combinator and Foundation Capital-backed mediation app Simple Habit has been acquired by Alpine Investors-backed wellness marketplace company Ingenio. Because of this deal, Simple Habit will rebrand itself to Sleep Reset —eponymous to a sleep-focused app it launched last year. Simple Habit was founded by Yunha Kim in 2016 with the aim to be the “Netflix […] Meditation app Simple Habit sells to wellness marketplace Ingenio, pivots the company to Sleep Reset by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch... →

Deep Render, a startup developing AI-powered tech to compress videos on the web, today announced that it raised $9 million in a Series A funding round led by IP Group and Pentech Ventures. A source familiar with the matter tells TechCrunch that the round values the startup at $30 million, a respectable number for a […] Deep Render lands $9M for its AI-powered video compression tech by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

An important lesson in how not to respond to a breach, courtesy of LastPass and Fortra. Silence gets you nowhere in a data breach by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch... →

Средний чек на их покупку увеличился на 18%... →

Workers are being bombarded with data from a variety of sources. If the point is to make people more productive, as the volume increases, the more difficult it is to find the information you need to do your job. AI thrives in large data environments and can help cut through the noise, move across applications, […] Jigso is building an AI assistant to surface the data employees need automatically by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch... →

Марина Храпенкова рассказала о переходе на российскую платформу из запрещённой социальной сети... →

Возможно, вы слышали, что Google не желает уступать разным там OpenAI в гонке LLMs (Large Language Models) и недавно запустил в виде эксперимента собственный AI под названием Bard. Доступ к нему открывается через инвайты и возможен только в США и Великобритании, но можно пройти через VPN — так я инвайт и получил. И даже немного пообщался.... →

In November 2022, Google revealed the existence of a then-unknown spyware vendor called Variston. Now, Google researchers say they have seen hackers use Variston’s tools in the United Arab Emirates. In a report published on Wednesday, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) said it discovered hackers targeting people in the UAE who used Samsung’s native Android […] Hackers used spyware made in Spain to target users in the UAE, Google says by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch... →

Google is launching a new ad transparency center that will let users search for verified advertisers and their campaigns across all of the company’s platforms including Search, Display, and YouTube. This new transparency center — which is accessible directly via this link and through the My Ad Center page — will let you search for […] Google’s new ad transparency center will keep track of a brand’s previous ads by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch... →

Building a company during the pandemic is hard; raising $71.5 million in the fertility sector, an impressive feat at any time. Today, Oma Fertility co-founder Kiran Joshi and Root Ventures Partner Chrissy Meyer join TechCrunch Live at 12 p.m. PDT to talk us through: building in healthcare during a global pandemic and how they stood […] Hear Oma Fertility and Root Ventures talk male IVF challenges on TechCrunch Live by Neesha A. Tambe originally published on TechCrunch... →