Disrupt 2024 Career Fair: Your gateway to top tech talent
Disrupt 2024 is the premier event where tech careers are launched, connections are forged, and the future of technology talent takes center stage. The Disrupt Career Fair is the perfect opportunity to showcase your company and attract the best candidates. That’s because it has a diverse array of companies, from
Read moreData breach exposes US spyware maker behind Windows, Mac, Android and Chromebook malware
Exclusive: The Minnesota-based spyware maker Spytech snooped on thousands of devices before it was hacked earlier this year. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreSingaporean e-commerce firm Qoo10’s Korean units face probe due to payment delays to merchants
The e-commerce market in South Korea ranks as one of the largest in the world, but it’s also proving to be a precarious one. On Thursday, South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission announced that it had launched an investigation into two major South Korean e-commerce platforms owned by Qoo10—Ticketmonster (TMON) and
Read moreKodiak Robotics is taking self-driving trucks off road to reach profitability faster
Don Burnette, CEO and co-founder of self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics, had an “a-ha” moment when the company started working with the U.S. Department of Defense. Kodiak’s mission has always been to pursue long-haul autonomous trucking, but two years ago, the startup won a $50 million contract from the DoD
Read moreLodestar’s robotic arm will be an orbital ‘first responder’ for satellites in need
Satellites are among our most critical infrastructure, providing everything from GPS to disaster coordination, yet their inherent inaccessibility leaves them vulnerable to relatively simple technical issues or attacks. London-based Lodestar is looking to change that with a “first responder” service in space using advanced robotic sentries. Unlike some of its
Read moreIntron Health gets backing for its speech recognition tool that recognizes African accents
Voice recognition is getting integrated in nearly all facets of modern living, but there remains a big gap: speakers of minority languages, and those with thick accents or speech disorders like stuttering are typically less able to use speech recognition tools that control applications, transcribe or automate tasks, among other
Read moreOversight Board wants Meta to refine its policies around AI-generated explicit images
The Board wants Meta to change the terminology it uses for labeling explicit, AI-generated images from "derogatory" to "non-consensual." © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreGoogle Maps adds a slew of features to entice Indian drivers, commuters and travelers
Google Maps is improving navigation through flyovers and narrow roads in India through new feature updates. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read morebunch raises $15.5M for its platform that simplifies investment management for VCs
Public market investors have a large variety of infrastructure and software that helps them keep track of, analyze and manage their investments, but that’s not the case for investors in private companies — such as venture capitalists. Indeed, a lot of private market investors have to manage and upload information
Read moreJio partners with Taiwan’s MediaTek to tap into two-wheeler EV market
India's Jio has partnered with Taiwanese semiconductor giant MediaTek to launch its 4G smart dashboards for electric two-wheelers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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