From: today

Bandcamp takes a stand against AI music, banning it from the platform

Tech Crunch Media & Entertainment

"We want musicians to keep making music, and for fans to have confidence that the music they find on Bandcamp was created by humans," the company said.

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Bill Gates-backed Type One Energy raises $87M ahead of $250M Series B

Tech Crunch Climate

Type One Energy has raised more than $160 million from investors to date. The new funding will help the company further refine its stellarator technology.

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Robotics software maker Skild AI hits $14B valuation

Tech Crunch AI

Skild AI, which is building general-purpose robotic software, just raised a $1.4 billion funding round led by SoftBank.

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Gemini’s new beta feature provides proactive responses based on your photos, emails, and more

Tech Crunch AI

Personal Intelligence is off by default, as users have the option to choose if and when they want to connect their Google apps to Gemini.

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AI security firm, depthfirst, announces $40 million Series A

Tech Crunch AI

The company used an AI-native platform to help companies fight threats.

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US cargo tech company publicly exposed its shipping systems and customer data to the web

Tech Crunch Security

Shipping tech company Bluspark left internal plaintext passwords, including those of executives, exposed to the internet, at a time when hacks in the shipping industry are on the rise.

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YouTube now has a way for parents to block kids from watching Shorts

Tech Crunch Social

Parents will be able to toggle the Shorts time limit on connected children's accounts.

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Tesla will only offer subscriptions for Full Self-Driving (Supervised) going forward

Tech Crunch Transportation

It's a huge change to Tesla's approach with FSD, and it could impact Musk's $1T pay package and the company's myriad legal troubles.

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VoiceRun nabs $5.5M to build a voice agent factory

Tech Crunch AI

VoiceRun, a startup that creates voice agents, raised $5.5 million in a round led by Flybridge.

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Meta to reportedly lay off 10% of Reality Labs staff

Tech Crunch Hardware

The publication noted that Reality Labs had roughly 15,000 employees, and the job cuts could impact over 1,000 people.

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How AI Companies Got Caught Up in US Military Efforts

Ai News The Big Story

Two years ago, companies like Meta and OpenAI were united against military use of their tools. Now all of that has changed.

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SkyFi raises $12.7M to turn satellite images into insights

Tech Crunch Startups

The Austin-based marketplace offers imagery from more than 50 space-based imagery providers.

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From: yesterday

New York governor clears path for robotaxis everywhere, with one notable exception

Tech Crunch Transportation

New York City will be a notable exclusion from proposed legislation to legalize commercial robotaxis across the state.

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Microsoft announces glut of new data centers but says it won’t let your electricity bill go up

Tech Crunch AI

The tech giant has pledged to be a "good neighbor" as it continues to invest in AI infrastructure throughout the country.

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A consumer watchdog issued a warning about Google’s AI agent shopping protocol — Google says she’s wrong

Tech Crunch AI

A consumer economics watchdog says Google's new Universal Commerce Protocol is ripe for misuse where consumers could pay more for items. Google denies this.

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From: yesterday

Ammobia says it has reinvented a century-old technology

Tech Crunch Climate

The startup has a new take on the Haber-Bosch process used to make ammonia. If Ammobia can deliver, it could change industries, from power generation to maritime shipping.

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Ring founder details the camera company’s ‘intelligent assistant’ era

Tech Crunch AI

AI is ushering in Ring’s next chapter, as the Amazon-owned video doorbell maker shifts toward becoming an “intelligent assistant.”

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Man to plead guilty to hacking US Supreme Court filing system

Tech Crunch Security

A 24-year-old from Tennessee is expected to admit to accessing the Supreme Court’s electronic filing system without authorization dozens of times throughout 2023.

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Roblox’s AI-Powered Age Verification Is a Complete Mess

Ai News Culture

Kids are being identified as adults—and vice versa—on Roblox, while age-verified accounts are already being sold online.

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Doctors think AI has a place in healthcare — but maybe not as a chatbot

Tech Crunch AI

OpenAI and Anthropic have each launched healthcare-focused products over the last week.

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Neo humanoid maker 1X releases world model to help bots learn what they see

Tech Crunch AI

1X released a new world model that it says is a solid step toward its robots being able to teach themselves new tasks.

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Google’s update for Veo 3.1 lets users create vertical videos through reference images

Tech Crunch Apps

Google is now allowing users to create vertical videos using references image.

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India reportedly tells quick-commerce firms to drop 10-minute delivery promise

Tech Crunch Apps

India's labor ministry is pushing the country's booming quick-commerce sector to prioritize the wellness and safety of its gig workers.

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ElevenLabs CEO says the voice AI startup crossed $330 million ARR last year

Tech Crunch AI

The company said it took only five months to go from $200 million to $330 million in annual recurring revenue.

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