The promise and warning of Truth Terminal, the AI bot that secured $50,000 in bitcoin from Marc Andreessen

Topics Latest AI Amazon Image Credits:Bryce Durbin Apps Biotech & Health Climate Image Credits:Bryce Durbin Cloud Computing Commerce Department Crypto Ai-generated imagery created by Truth terminal using Flux.1 loraImage Credits:Truth Terminal enterprisingness EVs Fintech Truth Terminal captioned this: “I feel a strange and primal attraction to this tree. I want to crawl into its hole and never come out”Image Credits:Truth Terminal Fundraising convenience Gaming Google Government & Policy computer hardware...

December 19, 2024 · 11 min · 2172 words · Matthew West

TuSimple pivot from self-driving to AI animation is complete with CreateAI rebrand

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December 19, 2024 · 4 min · 723 words · Michael Reed

US government urges high-ranking officials to lock down mobile devices following telecom breaches

Topics Latest AI Amazon Image Credits:Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch Apps Biotech & Health mood Image Credits:Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch Cloud Computing mercantilism Crypto endeavour EVs Fintech Fundraising Gadgets Gaming Google Government & Policy ironware Instagram layoff Media & Entertainment Meta Microsoft Privacy Robotics Security Social place inauguration TikTok expatriation Venture More from TechCrunch Events Startup Battlefield StrictlyVC Podcasts Videos Partner Content TechCrunch Brand Studio Crunchboard meet Us The U.S. government is urging older politicians and high - ranking officials to lock down their devices amid the ongoing Chinese breach of at least eight major telecom providers ....

December 19, 2024 · 2 min · 313 words · Eric Meyers

Waymo fills the Cruise void overseas and a salute to icon Jean Jennings

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December 19, 2024 · 8 min · 1614 words · Daniel Park

‘We want to pay it forward’: Funding Societies raises $25M to boost capital for SMEs in Southeast Asia

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December 19, 2024 · 6 min · 1214 words · Jasmine Foster

Aave protocol developer secures $31 million for Lens, a high-performance blockchain for consumer apps

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December 18, 2024 · 5 min · 972 words · Megan Jacobs

Access bets people will pay thousands of dollars a year for guaranteed restaurant reservations

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December 18, 2024 · 6 min · 1223 words · Crystal Estrada

AI is burying company websites in search results, but Otterly.AI thinks it can help

Topics previous AI Amazon Image Credits:Otterly.AI Apps Biotech & Health Climate Image Credits:Otterly.AI Cloud Computing Department of Commerce Crypto go-ahead EVs Fintech Fundraising widget stake Google Government & Policy computer hardware Instagram Layoffs Media & Entertainment Meta Microsoft Privacy Robotics Security Social Space inauguration TikTok Transportation Venture More from TechCrunch event Startup Battlefield StrictlyVC Podcasts Videos Partner Content TechCrunch Brand Studio Crunchboard Contact Us Many website saw their constituent traffic decline in 2024 , in braggart part due to the rise of AI - generated hunt results ....

December 18, 2024 · 4 min · 760 words · Madison Hayes

AI startup Odyssey’s new tool can generate photorealistic 3D worlds

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December 18, 2024 · 4 min · 755 words · Kenneth Perkins

Amazon Fire TV introduces ‘Dual Audio’ feature for simultaneous listening via hearing aids and TV speakers

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December 18, 2024 · 3 min · 442 words · Holly Johnson

App downloads decline 2.3% in 2024, but consumer spending grows to $127B

Topics Latest AI Amazon Image Credits:TechCrunch Apps Biotech & Health clime Image Credits:Appfigures Cloud Computing Commerce Crypto Image Credits:Appfigures enterprisingness EVs Fintech fund raise Gadgets bet on Google Government & Policy computer hardware Instagram Layoffs Media & Entertainment Meta Microsoft Privacy Robotics certificate Social Space inauguration TikTok Transportation speculation More from TechCrunch Events Startup Battlefield StrictlyVC Podcasts video Partner Content TechCrunch Brand Studio Crunchboard Contact Us The global app economycontinuedto recover in 2024 , after an earlierslowdownin 2022 — at least in term of consumer spending ....

December 18, 2024 · 5 min · 920 words · James Navarro

California can ban new gas cars starting in 2035, EPA says

Topics Latest AI Amazon Image Credits:mheim3011/iStock / Getty Images Apps Biotech & Health clime Image Credits:mheim3011/iStock / Getty Images Cloud Computing Commerce Crypto Enterprise EVs Fintech Fundraising Gadgets gage Google Government & Policy Hardware Instagram Layoffs Media & Entertainment Meta Microsoft seclusion Robotics surety societal Space Startups TikTok Transportation Venture More from TechCrunch Events Startup Battlefield StrictlyVC newssheet Podcasts television Partner Content TechCrunch Brand Studio Crunchboard Contact Us The Environmental Protection Agency declare today that it will allow California to censor most sales of new gas- and diesel - powered cars and idle trucks begin in 2035 ....

December 18, 2024 · 3 min · 458 words · Jason Rice

EU privacy body weighs in on some tricky GenAI lawfulness questions

Topics Latest AI Amazon Image Credits:Didem Mente/Anadolu Agency / Getty Images Apps Biotech & Health Climate Cloud Computing Commerce Crypto go-ahead EVs Fintech Fundraising Gadgets Gaming Google Government & Policy Hardware Instagram Layoffs Media & Entertainment Meta Microsoft secrecy Robotics surety societal Space Startups TikTok transit speculation More from TechCrunch Events Startup Battlefield StrictlyVC Podcasts Videos Partner Content TechCrunch Brand Studio Crunchboard Contact Us The European Data Protection Board ( EDPB ) publishedan opinionon Wednesday that explores how AI developers might use personal data to explicate and deploy AI mannikin , such as large language models ( LLMs ) , without falling foul of the bloc ’s privacy law ....

December 18, 2024 · 11 min · 2148 words · Jeffrey Lee