Source: TechCrunch

Bill requiring AM radio in new cars gets closer to law

A House committee overwhelmingly voted to approve a bill that would require new cars to be built with AM radio at no additional cost to the owner. The AM for…
Rebecca Bellan
Sept. 18, 2024, 8:21 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch

Fal.ai, which hosts media-generating AI models, raises $23M from a16z and others

Fal.ai, a dev-focused platform for AI-generated audio, video, and images, today revealed that it’s raised $23 million in funding from investors including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Black Forest Labs co-founder Robin…
Kyle Wiggers
Sept. 18, 2024, 8:21 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch

US government ‘took control’ of a botnet run by Chinese government hackers, says FBI director

The FBI, NSA and other U.S. government agencies detailed a Chinese-government operation that used 260,000 of internet-connected devices to launch cyberattacks.
Devin Coldewey
Sept. 18, 2024, 6:51 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Fisker reverses course on making Ocean owners pay for recall repairs

The reversal comes as EV startup Fisker prepares to enter the fourth month of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process.
Sean O'Kane
Sept. 18, 2024, 6:51 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch

HTC takes on Apple’s Vision Pro and PC Gaming with $1,000 Vive Focus Vision

The Vive Focus Vision has enough firepower under the hood to appeal to PC gamers tethered via the DisplayPort.
Brian Heater
Sept. 18, 2024, 6:51 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch

Three new ways to personalize your iPhone’s Home Screen in iOS 18

iOS 18 offers the most control over the look and feel of your iPhone’s user interface than any other version of Apple’s mobile operating system to date.
Sarah Perez
Sept. 18, 2024, 6:21 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

This Week in AI: Why OpenAI’s o1 changes the AI regulation game

Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. If you want this in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. It’s been just a few days since OpenAI revealed its latest…
Kyle Wiggers
Sept. 18, 2024, 5:21 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch

LinkedIn scraped user data for training before updating its terms of service

LinkedIn may have trained AI models on user data without updating its terms. LinkedIn users in the US — but not the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, likely due to those…
Kyle Wiggers
Sept. 18, 2024, 5:21 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

U.S. government ‘took control’ of a botnet run by Chinese government hackers, says FBI director

The FBI, NSA and other U.S. government agencies detailed a Chinese-government operation that used 260,000 of internet-connected devices to launch cyberattacks.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Sept. 18, 2024, 4:51 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Era Ventures raises $88M first fund for transforming the ‘built’ environment

The real estate market and many real estate-focused startups were hit hard when mortgage rates skyrocketed in 2022, but that didn’t stop industry veteran Clelia Warburg Peters from leaving her…
Marina Temkin
Sept. 18, 2024, 4:21 p.m.
5 min read
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