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Fintech Execs from Synctera, Unit, and Treasury Prime discuss the future of BaaS at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

The serious, long-term negative impact of the bankruptcy of banking-as-a-service (BaaS) fintech Synapse will be significant “on all of fintech, especially consumer-facing services,” one observer has said. In the wake…
TechCrunch Events
July 31, 2024, 11:02 p.m.
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Google releases new ‘open’ AI models with a focus on safety

Google has released a trio of new, “open” generative AI models that it’s calling “safer,” “smaller” and “more transparent” than most — a bold claim, to be sure. They’re additions…
Kyle Wiggers
July 31, 2024, 10:32 p.m.
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Google Maps announces new features and somehow none of them are ‘pause navigation’

Look, we’ve all been there. You’re on a road trip and you pull off the highway for some food or fuel. And then Google Maps starts (rudely) yelling at you…
Sean O'Kane
July 31, 2024, 10:02 p.m.
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AI startups ramp up federal lobbying efforts

AI lobbying at the U.S. federal level is intensifying in the midst of a continued generative AI boom and an election year that could influence future AI regulation. New data…
Kyle Wiggers
July 31, 2024, 8:32 p.m.
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Copyright Office tells Congress: ‘Urgent need’ to outlaw AI-powered impersonation

The U.S. Copyright Office has issued the first part of a report on how AI may affect its domain, and its first recommendation out of the gate is: we need…
Devin Coldewey
July 31, 2024, 8:02 p.m.
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Bungie employees say they were caught off-guard by 17% staff reduction

Bungie, the gaming company that created sci-fi hits such as Halo, Destiny, and Marathon, has laid off 220 employees, roughly a 17% reduction to its workforce, the company announced Wednesday.…
Maxwell Zeff
July 31, 2024, 8:02 p.m.
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This Week in AI: Companies are growing skeptical of AI’s ROI

Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. This week in AI, Gartner released a report suggesting that around a third of generative AI projects in the enterprise will be…
Kyle Wiggers
July 31, 2024, 5:32 p.m.
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How to enable Apple Intelligence on your iPhone

If you are on the developer beta, you can only use Apple Intelligence features if your language is set to U.S. English and region is set to U.S.
Ivan Mehta
July 31, 2024, 5:32 p.m.
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Over 100 VCs pledge support for Kamala Harris

More than 100 VCs, including Reid Hoffman, Vinod Khosla and Mark Cuban have pledged to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming U.S. presidential election. Mobilizing under the…
Kyle Wiggers
July 31, 2024, 5:02 p.m.
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Match Group cuts 6% of staff as it shuts down livestreaming in dating apps

Match Group announced Tuesday that it has discontinued livestreaming services in its dating apps, resulting in a 6% reduction in workforce. The news was delivered during the dating app giant’s second…
Lauren Forristal
July 31, 2024, 4:32 p.m.
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