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Weeks after raising $100M, investors pump another $180M into hot Indian startup MoEngage

Tech Crunch Enterprise

The deal valued MoEngage at "well over" $900 million post-money.

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Monzo board reportedly pushed out CEO Anil over IPO timing

Tech Crunch Fintech

A key issue, reportedly, was IPO timing.

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Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing for Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, judge rules

Tech Crunch Transportation

The judge ruled Tesla should have to suspend manufacturing and sales in California for 30 days, but the DMV stayed those rulings for 90 days to allow Tesla to comply.

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How Luminar’s doomed Volvo deal helped drag the company into bankruptcy

Tech Crunch Transportation

Luminar says trouble with Volvo started as early as 2022, and that the Swedish automaker made -- but then backed away from -- large orders of its lidar sensors.

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WikiFlix shows us what Netflix would have been like 100 years ago

Tech Crunch Media & Entertainment

On WikiFlix, a Netflix-inspired archive of public domain films, you can watch movies like "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Nosferatu" for free.

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From: today

X updates its terms, files countersuit to lay claim to the ‘Twitter’ trademark after newcomer’s challenge

Tech Crunch Apps

X's new terms of service say that no one can use the Twitter name, trademarks, logos, and more without written consent.

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Study shows Instacart may be charging some shoppers 20% more for the same product

Tech Crunch Commerce

The delivery app has claimed that price testing is part of a longstanding practice in retail sales.

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Slate crosses 150,000 reservations despite waning EV truck enthusiasm

Tech Crunch Startups

It took Slate Auto about seven months to grow its customer list by 50%, but new reservations appear to be outpacing any cancelations.

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DoorDash rolls out Zesty, an AI social app for discovering new restaurants

Tech Crunch AI

Users can view and share photos and comments about restaurants they’ve visited, discover content from others, and follow people just like on any social network.

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From: today

Meta’s AI glasses can now help you hear conversations better

Tech Crunch AI

Conversation focus uses the AI glasses' open-ear speakers to amplify the voice of the person you're talking to, says Meta.

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From: yesterday

OpenAI continues on its ‘code red’ warpath with new image generation model

Tech Crunch AI

OpenAI rolls out GPT Image 1.5 for ChatGPT, promising 4x faster generation, better instruction-following, and precise edits. The launch escalates its rivalry with Google Gemini.

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From: yesterday

Uber Eats alum lands $14M seed from a16z to fix WhatsApp chaos for LatAm’s doctors

Tech Crunch AI

Leona Health built an AI co-pilot to manage the flood of patient messages Latin American doctors receive on WhatsApp.

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From: yesterday

Google tests an email-based productivity assistant

Tech Crunch AI

Google's new email-based assistant will be available to AI Pro and Ultra plan users over the age of 18 in North America.

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OpenAI Rolls Back ChatGPT’s Model Router System for Most Users

Ai News Business

As OpenAI scrambles to improve ChatGPT, it's ditching a feature in its free tier that contributed to last summer's user revolt.

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From: yesterday

Whole Foods to install smart food waste bins from Mill starting in 2027

Tech Crunch Startups

The food waste startup founded by Nest alumnus Matt Rogers also received an investment from Amazon's Climate Pledge Fund.

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From: yesterday

Netflix doubles down on video podcasts with iHeartMedia deal

Tech Crunch Media & Entertainment

Netflix's has its second big foray into video podcasts with its new partnership with iHeartMedia.

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Canadian peer-to-peer clothing rental company Rax is expanding to the US

Tech Crunch Startups

Rax is a peer-to-peer clothing rental company that won top consumer pitch at Disrupt this year.

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From: yesterday

Instagram brings Reels to the big screen, starting with Amazon Fire TV

Tech Crunch Apps

By bringing Reels to TVs, Instagram can better compete with YouTube, which largely dominates the TV space.

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From: yesterday

Apple TV adds support for Google Cast even as Netflix ditches the feature

Tech Crunch Apps

The tech giant's adoption of Google Cast signals its interest in making Apple TV a more competitive streaming service at a time when the market is seeing increased consolidation.

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From: yesterday

Hacking group says it’s extorting Pornhub after stealing users’ viewing data

Tech Crunch Security

The Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters hacking collective stole Pornhub premium users’ data, including email addresses and viewing history.

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India’s Digantara raises $50M for space-based missile defense tech

Tech Crunch Space

With this funding, Digantara has raised $64.5 million in total.

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Databricks raises $4B at $134B valuation as its AI business heats up

Tech Crunch AI

The data intelligence company has just raised more than $4 billion in a Series L funding round at a $134 billion valuation — up 34% from the $100 billion valuation that it achieved just three months...

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Adobe Firefly now supports prompt-based video editing, adds more third-party models

Tech Crunch AI

Adobe is updating its AI video-generation app, Firefly, with a new video editor that supports precise prompt-based edits, as well as adding new third-party models for image and video generation, inclu...

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Nuclear startup Last Energy raises $100M for its steel-encased micro reactor

Tech Crunch Climate

Last Energy will use the funds to build its 5 megawatt pilot reactor in Texas, which it hopes to turn on next year.

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