A drone punched a hole into an LA firefighting plane
10 January 2025 at 14:13
A drone collided with a 'Super Scooper' firefighting plane.
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Scale AI hit by its second employee wage lawsuit in less than a month
9 January 2025 at 11:46
Scale AI just got hit by another lawsuit alleging widespread wage violations and misclassification of its workers.
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Flock Safety quietly hired a sitting California mayor. Now heβs suing Flock.
8 January 2025 at 12:39
Last year, police surveillance startup Flock Safety hired the mayor of a California city with over 200,000 residents to promote its products. But the mayor, Ulises Cabrera of Moreno Valley, now claims Flock wrongfully terminated him, partly because he refused to use his position as mayor to benefit Flock, according to a lawsuit Cabrera filed [β¦]
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Chinese VCs are hounding failed founders to claw back their investments
7 January 2025 at 12:23
In the U.S., itβs accepted that most startups fail β and when that happens, VCs (generally) accept their losses and move on. But thatβs not the case in China, where VCs are trying to claw back their investments in failed startups by pursuing the personal assets of their founders in court, The Financial Times reports. [β¦]
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- The US just added Tencent β which backs US startups β to its list of βChinese militaryβ companies
The US just added Tencent β which backs US startups β to its list of βChinese militaryβ companies
6 January 2025 at 14:30
While the Chinese internet giant Tencent is best known for its super app WeChat, itβs also a major investor in U.S. tech companies and startups. Some of its most notable and still active investments include Reddit, Snap, and Fortnite creator Epic Games. Things might get a little awkward, though, because Tencent was designated a βChinese [β¦]
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- Inside the wild fall and last-minute revival of Bench, the VC-backed accounting startup that imploded over the holidays
Inside the wild fall and last-minute revival of Bench, the VC-backed accounting startup that imploded over the holidays
3 January 2025 at 13:41
Friday, December 27, was supposed to be the start of a relaxing holiday weekend. But it was chaos for thousands of small business owners who use Bench, an accounting and tax startup based in Canada that raised $113 million from investors like Bain Capital Ventures and Shopify. That morning, they found themselves unable to log [β¦]
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Peter Thiel-backed venture debt firm Tacora raises $268.7M for new fund
2 January 2025 at 14:42
Tacora Capital has raised its second fund, after Peter Thiel backed its first fund with $250 million.
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Elon Muskβs pro-Trump critics claim theyβre being censored on X
31 December 2024 at 14:28
Conservative activists claim X is censoring them for being critical of its owner, Elon Musk.
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Bench to be acquired after abruptly shutting down
30 December 2024 at 08:55
Bench, the VC-backed accounting startup that left thousands of customers locked out of their accounts after it suddenly shut down last week, will be acquired by Employer.com for an undisclosed price in a last-minute deal, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. The San Francisco-based HR tech company Employer.com focuses on payroll and onboarding, in contrast to Bench, [β¦]
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- Bench shuts down, leaving thousands of businesses without access to accounting and tax docs
Bench shuts down, leaving thousands of businesses without access to accounting and tax docs
27 December 2024 at 13:52
Bench, a Canada-based accounting startup that offered software-as-a-service for small and medium-sized businesses, has abruptly shut down, according to a notice posted on its website.Β Β βWe regret to inform you that as of December 27, 2024, the Bench platform will no longer be accessible,β the notice reads. βWe know this news is abrupt and may [β¦]
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ChatGPT Search can be tricked into misleading users, new research reveals
26 December 2024 at 13:31
ChatGPT's new search feature can be told to generate entirely positive product summaries thanks to hidden code, new research finds.
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Google is using Anthropicβs Claude to improve its Gemini AI
24 December 2024 at 08:20
Contractors working on Google Gemini are comparing its responses to Claude's, according to internal correspondence seen by TechCrunch.
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- Sam Altman disputes Marc Andreessenβs description of AI meetings with Biden administration
Sam Altman disputes Marc Andreessenβs description of AI meetings with Biden administration
20 December 2024 at 16:04
Sam Altman dismissed what he called a "conspiracy theory" from a16z co-founder Marc Andreessen.
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- Backed by a16z and NEA, Backflip raises $30M Series A to turn text into AI-generated designs
Backed by a16z and NEA, Backflip raises $30M Series A to turn text into AI-generated designs
19 December 2024 at 11:06
Led by Markforged veterans and backed by a16z, Backlip has raised $30M to democratize product design thanks to AI.
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- Googleβs Gemini is forcing contractors to rate AI responses outside their expertise
Googleβs Gemini is forcing contractors to rate AI responses outside their expertise
18 December 2024 at 16:05
Internal guidelines passed down from Google led to concerns that the AI model could be prone to inaccurate outputs on topics like healthcare.
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The DOJ wants a Perplexity executive to testify in its Google antitrust case
17 December 2024 at 14:34
The US government is calling on a Perplexity executive to help make its case that Google is a monopolist.
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Cohere is quietly working with Palantir to deploy its AI models
16 December 2024 at 15:27
The Canadian AI startup has quietly partnered with Palantir to put Cohere's models in use with unnamed Palantir customers.
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AI helps Telegram remove 15 million suspect groups and channels in 2024
13 December 2024 at 15:51
Telegram launched a new page touting its moderation efforts, which have spiked since its founder's arrest.
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Carta is making it too difficult to cancel subscriptions, some founders say
12 December 2024 at 13:57
Cap table management firm Carta is under fire from some founders who say cancelling their subscriptions is too hard.
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Trumpβs proposed university endowment tax could hurt funding, VC warns
11 December 2024 at 15:34
University endowments could be taxed much higher under Trump. That may harm VCs, an investor warns.
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