Meta puts a halt to training its generative AI tools in Brazil
Meta has suspended the use of its AI assistant after Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) banned the company from training its AI models on personal data from Brazilians. The move puts a dent in Facebook’s attempt to build out its AI products in Brazil, a market with more than
Read moreTechCrunch Minute: Over 100k YouTube videos have been scraped to train AI for Apple, Nvidia
What do MrBeast, John Oliver and the Wall Street Journal have in common? The transcripts of their YouTube videos have been scraped to train the AI used by companies like Anthropic, Nvidia, Apple and Salesforce. An investigation from Wired and Proof News found that this dataset, which is called YouTube
Read moreTikTok fast-tracks artist account creation for DistroKid members
TikTok is partnering with the music distribution service DistroKit to fast-track the creation of artist accounts for members. The ByteDance-owned short video platform introduced an Artist Account feature last year to let musicians showcase their new music along with their music catalog on the platform and behind-the-scenes footage. Typically, it
Read moreFord’s EV plans are in flux once again as it invests $3B into its biggest trucks
Ford is still pushing forward on electrification, notably by increasing hybrid options. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreOpenAI unveils GPT-4o mini, a small AI model powering ChatGPT
OpenAI introduced GPT-4o mini on Thursday, its latest small AI model. The company says GPT-4o mini, which is cheaper and faster than OpenAI’s current cutting edge AI models, is being released for developers, as well as through the ChatGPT web and mobile app for consumers starting today. Enterprise users will
Read moreUSPS shared customer postal addresses with Meta, LinkedIn and Snap
The U.S. Postal Service confirmed it took action to "remediate" the data sharing following a TechCrunch investigation. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreWHAM! Nuclear fusion experiment hits new record for magnet strength
Strong magnets are essential for the type of fusion power being pursued by Commonwealth Fusion Systems and a number of other startups. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreFintech startup Coast lands $40M just 4 months after its last $25M raise
Coast, a startup that describes itself as “a financial services platform for the future of transportation,” has raised $40 million in Series B funding — just four months after announcing a $25 million round, the startup has told TechCrunch exclusively. Back-to-back fundraises were common prior to and during the wild
Read moreGoogle accused of misleading consumers to grab more data for ads
Italy's competition watchdog is investigating how Google gets user consent in order to link their activity across different services for ad profiling. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreProton launches ‘privacy-first’ AI writing assistant for email that runs on-device
Proton has launched a new AI-enabled writing assistant that helps users compose emails based on simple prompts. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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