AI agents will transform AI usage in the coming months: Hashtag Trending for Monday February 12, 2024
Forget about Artificial General Intelligence, AI agents are going to rock your world in the coming weeks and months, if fewer companies are paying ransoms, why has the total amount paid almost doubled over last year, a testing device called Flipper is banned in Canada and a viral story about
Read moreGoogle’s and Microsoft’s chatbots are making up Super Bowl stats
If you needed more evidence that GenAI is prone to making stuff up, Google’s Gemini chatbot, formerly Bard, thinks that the 2024 Super Bowl already happened. It even has the (fictional) statistics to back it up. Per a Reddit thread, Gemini, powered by Google’s GenAI models of the same name,
Read moreUber hits a profit milestone, Ford builds an EV skunksworks and Fisker fumbles
TechCrunch Mobility is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click TechCrunch Mobility — to receive the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free. Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility – your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. This week
Read moreSeed funding: Everything founders should know about fundraising, seed rounds and more for 2024
To understand what’s happening with seed rounds in 2024, TechCrunch+ spoke with three seasoned investors who offered advice for founders looking to raise. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreMaybe we’ll finally see a fintech IPO in 2024
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech (formerly The Interchange)! We’re back after a brief hiatus, and I can tell you that judging by the volume of pitches I received last week, venture investing in the fintech space is definitely picking up. This week, we’re looking at Plaid’s latest step toward an IPO,
Read moreKey technological trends to watch out for in 2024
As we move into 2024, the technological landscape is evolving rapidly, introducing innovations and trends that reshape industries and redefine business-customer interactions and operations management. This evolution is characterized by sophisticated digital solutions, including AI-powered systems, cloud integration, and advanced data management strategies. The Rise of AI and Context-Aware Solutions
Read moreBluesky opens to everyone, Rivian reveals its new SUV, and governments exploit iPhones
Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that recaps the last few days in tech. This week, social network Bluesky opened for anyone to join — which feels appropriate here in NYC, given the sunshine and unseasonably warm temperatures we’ve been enjoying. For those more inclined
Read moreAI in cybersecurity from a hands on tech pro: Hashtag Trending, the Weekend Edition features Greg Statton from Cohesity
AI in cybersecurity is not a new concept. Almost every security vendor has been working on it for years. In fact, AI was a godsend for cybersecurity. In the olden days, like 5 years ago, you pretty much needed to know what a threat was, what it did – what
Read moreSafety by design
Tech's ability to reinvent the wheel can mean ignoring truths that others have learned. But new founders are sometimes figuring it out for themselves faster than predecessors. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreDeal Dive: VCs are no longer gunshy about firearm startups
Kai Kloepfer started biometric “smart” gun startup Biofire as a science fair project after the Aurora, Colorado, mass shooting in 2012 brought the U.S.’s gun violence problem close to home. Kloepfer began thinking of ways to solve the problem using what he knows: technology. Twelve years later, that project has
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