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Lighthouse Analytics Secures $370M Funding, Reaches $1B Valuation in Hospitality Sector...

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Lighthouse Analytics, a data analytics platform for the hospitality industry, has recently closed a significant Series C funding round of $370 million led by...

OpenAI’s Mistake in NY Times Copyright Lawsuit | TechCrunch

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OpenAI, a well-known artificial intelligence research lab, is currently facing a lawsuit from The New York Times and Daily News. The publishers are accusing...

Microsoft and a16z Partner to Oppose AI Regulation | TechCrunch

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Microsoft and a16z have joined forces to oppose AI regulation in a bold move that prioritizes their financial interests over potential government oversight that...

Elon Musk Skips Hearing on Super PAC Payouts in Philadelphia |...

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Elon Musk, the CEO of X, was supposed to attend a hearing in Philadelphia about his super PAC's decision to give $1 million a...

Don’t Miss Out! Disrupt 2024 Starts in 2 Days – Get...

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We are just two days away from the highly anticipated TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 event in San Francisco. The tech community is buzzing with excitement...

Nebius Resumes Nasdaq Trading After Ending Ties with Russia and Yandex

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Nebius, formerly known as Yandex, is making a comeback on the public markets after more than two years of halted trading on the Nasdaq...

Employee Exodus at Automattic Amid CEO Dispute with WP Engine |...

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Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg recently announced that 159 employees, accounting for about 8.4% of the staff, have accepted a severance package offered by the...

Figure CEO Discusses GPT Impact on Mortgage Industry

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Figure, a leading lending startup, has recently announced a groundbreaking development in the mortgage industry. The company is set to introduce an artificial intelligence...

Y Combinator’s Upcoming Demo Day to Feature In-Person Seats for Top...

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Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan is looking to bring back the accelerator's famous Demo Day presentations as in-person events by the end of this...

Hone Capital Faces FBI Investigation in Silicon Valley | TechCrunch

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Title: FBI Investigates Hone Capital Over Alleged Ties with Chinese GovernmentThe FBI is currently investigating Hone Capital, a venture firm based in Silicon Valley,...

Mike Lynch, Acquitted in HP-Autonomy Fraud Case, Missing After Yacht Capsized...

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Mike Lynch, the prominent figure in the U.K. technology sector, has been declared missing after the yacht he was on capsized in a storm...

Tech Titans Ben Horowitz vs. Michael Moritz Showdown: A Battle for...

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Tech Titans Ben Horowitz vs. Michael Moritz Showdown: A Battle for Silicon Valley's FutureThe Silicon Valley tech scene is abuzz with controversy as a...

WeRide IPO Preparations: Inside the Startup Pipeline at CNH and Waymo...

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WeRide, a Chinese autonomous vehicle company, is making preparations for an initial public offering (IPO) with a valuation as high as $5.02 billion. This...

Unveiling the Impact of Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s X Spaces...

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Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s joint X Spaces event experienced technical difficulties on Monday afternoon. The much-anticipated conversation between the X owner and the...

New Title: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Dies at 56 |...

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Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has tragically passed away at the age of 56 after a two-year battle with non-small cell lung cancer. Her...

Microsoft Lists OpenAI as Competitor in AI and Search Industry

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Microsoft has a complicated history with OpenAI, with a significant investment in the ChatGPT maker and a partnership that involves running OpenAI's models across...

Walking Away: Wiz’s Bold Move from Google’s $23B Offer | TechCrunch

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Google had some positive and negative news recently. The good news was that the cloud division made $10 billion in a quarter for the...

Meta AI Chatbot Now Available to All Users in India

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Meta has officially launched its Llama 3-powered AI chatbot for all users in India after conducting tests during the country's general elections. The chatbot...