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Bosch shuts down its app store for AI-powered, internet-connected cameras

In 2018, appliance conglomerate Bosch created a startup, Security and Safety Things (or “SAST” for short), whose stated mission was…

2 years ago

A data-driven duo just raised roughly $350M to fund seed-stage startups with metrics

Nnamdi Okike and Aaron Holiday trust data over the kind of pattern matching that most VCs swear by. It’s not…

2 years ago

Meta won’t let staff discuss topics like abortion, gun control and vaccines at work

Meta employees were told that they should not discuss sensitive issues like abortion, gun control, pending legislation and vaccine efficacy…

2 years ago

Fintech unicorn valuations have fallen hard in 2022

Fintech was hot in 2021, but looking back on it … maybe too hot? The sector exploded last year, seeing…

2 years ago

Vietnamese luxury EV-maker VinFast files to go public on Nasdaq

Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast has filed for an initial public offering in the United States, the company said Tuesday.…

2 years ago

Prisma Labs, maker of Lensa AI, says it is working to prevent accidental generation of nudes

We recently uncovered that Lensa AI can be tricked into creating NSFW images. When TechCrunch made the Prisma team aware…

2 years ago

FTX and Alameda’s massive investments will take a long time to unwind from crypto industry

Reading the spreadsheet detailing the investment portfolio of Alameda Research, the investment arm of fallen crypto exchange FTX, you wonder…

2 years ago

As Butterfield exits stage left, it’s fair to wonder what’s happening at Salesforce

It’s been a pretty rough week for Salesforce co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff and the folks at his company: Three…

2 years ago

Apple’s first car, delayed until 2026, won’t be self-driving

Apple has talked a big game about its future plans to break into the automotive market. But a report from…

2 years ago

Apple loosens grip on App Store pricing with 700 new price points, support for prices that don’t end in $.99

Apple is loosening its requirements around how developers have to price their apps as legal and regulatory pressure over its…

2 years ago