Reddit begins testing a new audio and video experience, similar to popular TikTok videos | TechCrunch
Reddit recently said it would bring most viral stories to life through a new “video Reddit” experience, allowing users to
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Sound-powered fire protection startup gets $15M to snuff out fires before they turn catastrophic | TechCrunch
For over a century, fire protection has been limited to water and chemicals. And while they can prevent catastrophic fires,
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YouTube will now count a view as soon as a video starts playing | TechCrunch
YouTube announced on Monday that it’s changing how views are counted on its platform, with a view now counting as
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Feedly attributes weeklong slowdown to bug, not its AI pivot | TechCrunch
Bad news for those who get their updates through RSS feeds: Feedly, the largest stand-alone RSS reader worldwide, has experienced
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Amazon, once an online bookseller, is destroying rare books to train AI models | TechCrunch
Amazon is buying tons of rare books, cutting off their spines, and scanning them for AI training, according to 404
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Groq raises $350M to fuel its pivot from AI chips to neocloud | TechCrunch
Startup Groq has raised $350 million as it continues to pivot from an AI chipmaker to a neocloud company that
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Nvidia investing $1.5B in SoftBank data center developer behind OpenAI project | TechCrunch
Nvidia said on Monday that it will invest $1.5 billion in SB Energy, a data center linked to SoftBank and
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Terra Industries closes $52M seed round to build defense infrastructure for the Global South | TechCrunch
African defense tech company Terra Industries on Monday announced an additional $18 million in funding, bringing its seed round to
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WordPress.com targets the next generation of web creators with a free student plan | TechCrunch
WordPress.com maker Automattic is expanding into education with a new, free product designed for teachers and their classes called WordPress.com
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Uber adds Zipline drones to its Eats delivery network | TechCrunch
Uber is investing in, and partnering with, drone delivery company Zipline with the goal of making one million deliveries per
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