Zeekill: From teenage cyber-thug to Europe’s most wanted

Zeekill: From teenage cyber-thug to Europe’s most wanted

Kivimaki rose through teen cyber gangs to become a Most Wanted criminal responsible for one of the most shocking hacks in history.
Human composting and timber marketplaces: talking “industrial” VC with investor Dayna Grayson

Human composting and timber marketplaces: talking “industrial” VC with investor Dayna Grayson

While the venture world is abuzz over generative AI, Dayna Grayson, a longtime venture capitalist who five years ago co-founded her own firm, ...
Women in AI: Tara Chklovski is teaching the next generation of AI innovators

Women in AI: Tara Chklovski is teaching the next generation of AI innovators

Tara Chklovski is the CEO and founder of Technovation, a nonprofit that helps teach young girls about technology and entrepreneurship.

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Deal Dive: Amae Health is building an in-person approach to mental healthcare in an increasingly digital space

Deal Dive: Amae Health is building an in-person approach to mental healthcare in an increasingly digital space

While many recent mental health-focused startups are digital first, Amae Health focuses on the importance of in-person care.

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Google prohibits ads promoting websites and apps that generate deepfake porn

Google prohibits ads promoting websites and apps that generate deepfake porn

Google has updated its Inappropriate Content Policy to include language that expressly prohibits advertisers from promoting websites and services ...
X is using Grok to publish AI-generated news summaries

X is using Grok to publish AI-generated news summaries

X is using Grok to publish AI-generated summaries of news and other topics that trend on the platform. The feature, which is currently only ...
Instagram courts TikTok users with algorithm revamp

Instagram courts TikTok users with algorithm revamp

With TikTok's future uncertain, Instagram is trying to get more viral content on its Reels feature.
Microsoft ties executive pay to security following multiple failures and breaches

Microsoft ties executive pay to security following multiple failures and breaches

Microsoft has been criticized for "preventable" failures and poor communication.
Match-owned Archer hits over half a million installs amid dating app slump

Match-owned Archer hits over half a million installs amid dating app slump

It’s been almost one year since Match Group announced the launch of Archer, the online dating giant’s first app for gay, bi, and queer men. Since ...
AI in space: Karpathy suggests AI chatbots as interstellar messengers to alien civilizations

AI in space: Karpathy suggests AI chatbots as interstellar messengers to alien civilizations

Andrej Karpathy muses about sending a LLM binary that could "wake up" and answer questions.
From likes to votes: How influencers are changing Indian politics

From likes to votes: How influencers are changing Indian politics

Politicians are roping in influencers to woo voters like never before. But is this a good thing?
How to prepare your workforce to think like AI pros

How to prepare your workforce to think like AI pros

The more you give your workforce the chance to safely interact with gen AI tools, the more they will build the right intuition for success.
Parrots in captivity seem to enjoy video-chatting with their friends on Messenger

Parrots in captivity seem to enjoy video-chatting with their friends on Messenger

Parrots are innately social creatures. In captivity, where they typically don’t have a flock to interact with, that can present some real ...
Why RAG won’t solve generative AI’s hallucination problem

Why RAG won’t solve generative AI’s hallucination problem

RAG is being pitched as a solution of sorts to generative AI hallucinations. But there's limits to what the technique can do.

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Brazil’s president signs into law legal framework for digital games industry in Brazil

Brazil’s president signs into law legal framework for digital games industry in Brazil

Brazilian President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva signed into law the legal framework for the electronic games industry in Brazil.
Iconiq raises $5.15B toward seventh flagship fund

Iconiq raises $5.15B toward seventh flagship fund

Iconiq Capital has raised $5.15 billion across two funds associated with the seventh growth fund family, according to SEC filings. The firm, which ...
Have the wheels come off for Tesla?

Have the wheels come off for Tesla?

As the electric carmaker sees sales fall and cuts jobs, we take a closer look at its problems.
X launches Stories on X delivering news summarized by Grok AI

X launches Stories on X delivering news summarized by Grok AI

X's Premium subscribers will be able to read a summary of posts on X associated with each trending story featured on the "For You" tab in ...
Nvidia streamlines GeForce Now install process on Steam Deck

Nvidia streamlines GeForce Now install process on Steam Deck

Nvidia launches a new installation process to make it easier to access GeForce Now's streaming platform on Steam Deck.
A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs

A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs

The tech layoff wave is still going strong in 2024. Following significant workforce reductions in 2022 and 2023, this year has already seen 60,000 ...
Google lays off workers, Tesla cans its Supercharger team and UnitedHealthcare reveals security lapses

Google lays off workers, Tesla cans its Supercharger team and UnitedHealthcare reveals security lapses

Welcome, folks, to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that recaps the week that was in tech. This edition’s a tad ...
Threads now lets you control who can quote your posts

Threads now lets you control who can quote your posts

Threads is giving users more control over who can quote their posts (as in, reposting with commentary). If you don’t want just anyone to be able ...
Farewell, dunks? Threads launches quote controls for all users

Farewell, dunks? Threads launches quote controls for all users

Threads users can now exert more control over who can quote their posts. This builds on a feature that already allows Threads users to limit who ...
This Week in AI: Generative AI and the problem of compensating creators

This Week in AI: Generative AI and the problem of compensating creators

Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in ...
The indie gaming scene looks extra fun in 2024 | Kaser Focus

The indie gaming scene looks extra fun in 2024 | Kaser Focus

We got to see a glimpse of upcoming indie games at this week's Xbox Showcase, and Rachel Kaser likes what she's seen so far.
Luminar cuts 20% of staff and outsources lidar production

Luminar cuts 20% of staff and outsources lidar production

Lidar company Luminar is slashing its workforce by 20% and will lean harder on its contract manufacturing partner as part of a restructuring that ...
What to expect from Apple’s May 7 “Let loose” event
Nintendo blitzes GitHub with over 8,000 emulator-related DMCA takedowns

Nintendo blitzes GitHub with over 8,000 emulator-related DMCA takedowns

Nintendo sent a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notice for over 8,000 GitHub repositories hosting code from the Yuzu Switch emulator, ...
Musk raises $6B for AI startup. Also, is TikTok dodging Apple’s commissions?

Musk raises $6B for AI startup. Also, is TikTok dodging Apple’s commissions?

Welcome to Startups Weekly — Haje’s weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox ...
Three things we learned about Apple’s AI plans from its earnings

Three things we learned about Apple’s AI plans from its earnings

Despite spending more than $100 billion on R&D over the last five years, Apple isn't planning to spin up too many new data centers to run or ...