VC Mike Ghaffary is looking for the job-creating AI startup that doesn’t yet exist
Ghaffary is looking to fund startups using AI to create high-paying jobs, rather than replace them. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreGerman court orders X to give data access to democracy researchers ahead of federal elections
Under European Union law, X is one of a handful of major social media platforms that has a duty to facilitate public interest researchers’ access to support the study of systemic risks — such as to elections and other democratic processes. But the Elon Musk-owned company formerly known as Twitter
Read moreStandard Bank Connect Relaunches Device Financing Service
Standard Bank’s Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), Standard Bank Connect, has announced the relaunch of its device offering, bringing customers a range of highly sought-after tech brands and unique financing terms. Customers can now purchase devices from leading brands such as Apple, Samsung, Huawei, Honor, Vivo, Lenovo, HP, and Mecer,
Read moreHiveclass, a platform for virtual PE classes for kids, raises $1.5M
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020 and schools transitioned to online learning, both Joe Titus and Paul Suhr were concerned about how to maintain their children’s activity levels in the absence of mandatory physical education classes and sports. The two friends’ solution was Hiveclass, a New York-based edtech platform
Read moreApple ordered to open encrypted user accounts globally to UK spying
Apple has reportedly been ordered by the UK government to create a backdoor that would give security officials access to users’ encrypted iCloud backups. If implemented, British security services would have access to the backups of any user worldwide, not just Brits, and Apple would not be permitted to alert
Read moreHow to enable end-to-end encryption for your iCloud backups
Your iCloud data is about to get a lot more secure. | Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Apple has advanced security features that you can enable to protect more of your data. Among other things, it includes highly secure end-to-end encryption for iCloud backups under the name Advanced
Read moreCoalition of US states to file lawsuit after Musk’s DOGE gains access to Americans’ personal data
The states plan to file the lawsuit in defense of Americans' "right to privacy." © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreUK government demands Apple backdoor to encrypted cloud data: report
Apple is likely to stop providing its encrypted cloud service to U.K. users © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreComposo helps enterprises monitor how well AI apps work
AI and the large language models (LLMs) that power them have a ton of useful applications, but for all their promise, they’re not very reliable. No one knows when this problem will be solved, so it makes sense that we’re seeing startups finding an opportunity in helping enterprises make sure
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