Source: TechCrunch

Acquiring AI talent wholesale

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups.  This week we are looking at acquisitions of small startups, two new…
Marina Temkin
Aug. 2, 2024, 6:32 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Adept Materials’ dehumidifying paint was inspired by trees and semiconductors

The startup developed a two-material system that helps homes self-regulate their internal humidity.
Tim De Chant
Aug. 2, 2024, 6:02 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Character.AI CEO Noam Shazeer returns to Google

In a big move, Character.AI co-founder and CEO CEO Noam Shazeer is returning to Google after leaving the company in October 2021 to found the a16z-backed startup. In his previous…
Ivan Mehta
Aug. 2, 2024, 6:02 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Yelp’s lack of transparency around API charges angers developers

When the developers replied to the July 19 email, Yelp sent a deck of pricing tiers with base pricing starting from $229 per month for a limit of 1,000 API…
Ivan Mehta
Aug. 2, 2024, 5:32 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Cloud infrastructure revenue approached $80 billion this quarter

The cloud infrastructure market has put the doldrums of 2023 firmly behind it with another big quarter. Revenue continues to grow at a brisk pace, fueled by interest in AI. Synergy Research reports revenue totaled $79 billion for the quarter, up $14.1 billion or 22% from last year. This marked…
Ron Miller
Aug. 2, 2024, 4:32 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

AI friends, deepfake foes and which Tiger Global partner is leaving now

AI hardware has taken on a new shape with Friend’s $99 necklace — a pendant that gives you an AI friend to talk to and…
Manish Singh
Aug. 2, 2024, 4:02 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

TechCrunch Minute: Why did Wiz walk away from $23 billion?

As widely reported, Wiz recently said no to a $23 billion acquisition offer from Google. At that price, it would have been Google’s biggest acquisition…
Anthony Ha
Aug. 2, 2024, 4:02 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

AI Friends, deepfake foes, and which Tiger Global partner is leaving now

AI hardware has taken on a new shape with Friend’s $99 necklace — a pendant that gives you an AI friend to talk to and…
Manish Singh
Aug. 2, 2024, 3:32 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Rediff, once an internet pioneer in India, sells majority stake for $3M

Payments infrastructure firm Infibeam Avenues has acquired a majority 54% stake in Rediff.com for up to $3 million, a dramatic twist of fate for the 28-year-old business that was the…
Manish Singh
Aug. 2, 2024, 3:02 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Pharma giant Cencora is alerting millions about its data breach

The pharma giant won’t say how many patients were affected by its February data breach. A count by TechCrunch confirms that over a million people are affected.
Zack Whittaker
Aug. 2, 2024, 3:02 p.m.
5 min read
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