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This Week in AI: AI isn’t world-ending — but it’s still plenty harmful
Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. This week in AI, a new study shows that generative AI really isn’t all that harmful — at least not in the…
Kyle Wiggers
Aug. 14, 2024, 5:33 p.m.
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Databricks reportedly paid $2 billion in Tabular acquisition
Analytics and AI giant Databricks reportedly paid nearly $2 billion when it acquired Tabular in June, a startup that was only doing $1 million in annual recurring revenue, according to…
Maxwell Zeff
Aug. 14, 2024, 5:03 p.m.
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Definity raises $4.5M as it looks to transform data application observability
Definity focuses on the data transformation plane on top of a data lake or warehouse, not the data ingestion part of the pipeline.
Frederic Lardinois
Aug. 14, 2024, 5:03 p.m.
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Camera app Halide’s latest update adds an option for ‘zero-AI’ image processing
Popular iOS pro photography app Halide launched its new version today with a new feature called Process Zero, which does not use AI in image processing. Lux Optics, the company…
Ivan Mehta
Aug. 14, 2024, 5:03 p.m.
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TechCrunch Minute: OpenAI’s latest GPT4-o model gets weird
OpenAI’s newest GPT4-o model can behave pretty strangely, for example by copying your voice, or by shouting or moaning erotically during a conversation. The reason…
Anthony Ha
Aug. 14, 2024, 4:33 p.m.
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Apple opens up NFC transactions to developers, but says there will be ‘associated fees’
Facing increasing pressure from regulators, Apple on Wednesday announced it’s opening up NFC transactions to third-party developers. NFC, or Near Field Communication, is the short-range wireless technology that powers Apple…
Sarah Perez
Aug. 14, 2024, 4:33 p.m.
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Telegram adds new ways for creators to earn money on its platform
Telegram announced on Wednesday that it’s adding new ways for creators to make money on its platform. Most notably, the platform is launching monthly paid subscriptions that users can purchase…
Aisha Malik
Aug. 14, 2024, 4:03 p.m.
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Stoke Space’s initial launch plans at Cape Canaveral take shape
Stoke Space is nothing if not ambitious. The five-year-old launch startup has generated a lot of hype due to its bold plans to develop the first fully reusable rocket, with…
Aria Alamalhodaei
Aug. 14, 2024, 4:03 p.m.
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Texas firm says it lost $60M in a bank wire transfer scam
A Texas company says it lost $60 million to a criminal fraud scheme, which the FBI says makes fraudsters billions of dollars every year.
Zack Whittaker
Aug. 14, 2024, 3:33 p.m.
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Parker Conrad says founders have been building software wrong for the last 20 years
What is the right way to build a software business? Many startup advisers say that B2B software should solve one pain point, gain customers, then add features as their company…
Rebecca Szkutak
Aug. 14, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
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