EU’s ChatGPT taskforce offers first look at detangling the AI chatbot’s privacy compliance
A data protection taskforce that’s spent over a year considering how the European Union’s data protection rulebook applies to OpenAI’s viral chatbot, ChatGPT, reported preliminary conclusions Friday. The top-line takeaway is that the working group of privacy enforcers remains undecided on crux legal issues, such as the lawfulness and fairness
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The countdown to early-bird savings for TechCrunch Disrupt, taking place October 28–30 in San Francisco, continues. You have just five days left to save up to $800 on the price of admission. The window closes on Friday, May 31 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Grab your tickets today. Find the best
Read moreSpanish startups reached €100 billion in aggregated value in 2023, consolidating the country’s position as a midsize European tech ecosystem
Venture investment into Spanish startups also held up quite well, with €2.2 billion raised across some 850 funding rounds. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreOnyx Motorbikes was in trouble — and then its 37-year-old owner died
James Khatiblou, the owner and CEO of Onyx Motorbikes, was watching his e-bike startup fall apart. Onyx was being evicted from its warehouse in El Segundo, Los Angeles. The company’s unpaid bills were stacking up. His chief operating officer had abruptly resigned. A shipment of around 100 CTY2 dirt bikes
Read moreTop 5 Smartphone Brands Worldwide by Shipments: 2024
Samsung. Image sourced from CoinDesk. According to the latest data from DooFinder, Apple holds the top position as the world’s No. 1 smartphone brand by shipments in 2024. It is followed by Samsung in second place despite experiencing a 15.5% annual decrease. DooFinder is a company that provides technology solutions
Read moreCLG’s New Managing Director in Congo: Yves Ollivier
CLG Global has appointed Yves Ollivier as the Managing Director of its Republic of Congo branch. CLG is a pan-African legal and commercial advisory organization. To strengthen its position in Africa and provide greater support for hydrocarbon projects, the company recently established a new office in Pointe Noire, the nation’s
Read more‘Focus on People, Culture to Reduce Risks and Expansion of AI’
With the advent of accessible generative artificial intelligence- gen AI tools such as ChatGPT, more and more organisations are experimenting with the technology and weaving it into their day-to-day processes. As gen AI advances in leaps and strides, it is sure to become as much a part of our working
Read moreDoly lets you generate 3D product videos from your iPhone
AniML, the French startup behind a new 3D capture app called Doly, wants to create the PhotoRoom of product videos, sort of. If you’re selling sneakers on an online marketplace or need to create Instagram ads for your direct-to-consumer wares, Doly helps you generate 3D models with your phone and
Read moreJSE Investment Challenge: April Winners Revealed
The 51st annual JSE Investment Challenge, a premier financial literacy program that encourages investment skills among South Africa’s youth, has its April round winners announced. An interactive online trading game called the JSE Investment Challenge was created to introduce university and high school students in South Africa to investing in
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