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Legion’s founder aims to close the gap between what employers and workers need

While taking a long road trip across the U.S. years ago, Sanish Mondkar realized that there were stark, problematic disconnects between employers and the staff they employ. To critics of late-stage ca

Tubi calls on indie filmmakers and their fans to help beef up original content library

Tubi launched a new program called “Stubios” for aspiring filmmakers to submit original content.

Startup neobank Mercury is taking on Brex and Ramp with new bill pay, spend management software

Digital banking startup Mercury is layering software onto its bank accounts, giving its business customers the ability to pay bills, invoice customers and reimburse employees, the company has told Tec

Rad AI, a startup that helps radiologists save time on report generation, raises $50M Series B from Khosla Ventures

In 2017, Vinod Khosla told CNBC that the job “of the radiologist will be obsolete in five years.” While the founder of Khosla Ventures later revised that timeline to as long as 15 years, h

Nintendo finally confirms the Switch 2 is on the way

In the most anticlimactic way possible, Nintendo on Tuesday confirmed years of rumors: the Nintendo Switch 2 console is on the way.

Meta AI is obsessed with turbans when generating images of Indian men

Bias in AI image generators is a well-studied and well-reported phenomenon, but consumer tools continue to exhibit glaring cultural biases. The latest culprit in this area is Meta’s AI chatbot,

Daloopa trains AI to automate financial analysts’ workflows

Daloopa, a startup building AI to extract info from financial reports and investor presentations, has raised cash in a new funding round.

Microsoft and OpenAI launch $2M fund to counter election deepfakes

Microsoft and OpenAI have launched a $2 million fund to combat the growing risks of AI and deepfakes in elections.

Honeycomb Insurance grabs $36M Series B from solo VC-led Zeev Ventures

When Itai Ben-Zaken’s first startup failed in 2018, the former BCG consultant and Wharton MBA spent months trying to understand what he could have done differently during the five years he ran t

Akamai confirms acquisition of Noname for $450M

Akamai will integrate Noname into its API Security business, and expects the acquisition deliver approximately $20 million of revenue in its fiscal year 2024.

Amazon launches a Prime-free marketplace in South Africa, its first on the continent

Two years after announcing plans, Amazon’s highly awaited e-commerce entry into Africa has finally come to pass. On Tuesday, the tech giant launched its marketplace in South Africa. South Afric

Accel leads $4M investment in Egyptian corporate cards platform Swypex

Egyptian fintech Swypex launches all-in-one financial platform for businesses, following $4M seed investment led by Accel.

India urges political parties to avoid using deepfakes in election campaigns

India's Election Commission is urging political parties to refrain from using deepfakes and misinformation amid the country's ongoing general elections.

Electricity Maps calculates the carbon intensity of electricity consumption to optimize usage at scale

If you’re an electricity nerd, chances are you’ve already spent quite a few hours looking at Electricity Maps and its mesmerizing export flow animations. This open-source data visualization projec

This year’s Met Gala theme is AI deepfakes

Whether you love or hate celebrity culture, the Met Gala is an event. Those less jaded among us get to see all of the biggest stars take their boldest fashion risks of the year; unlike an award show,

Boeing Starliner’s first crewed mission scrubbed

Boeing’s Starliner launch tonight has been postponed “out of an abundance of caution” scarcely two hours before the historic liftoff. The scrub is reportedly due to an issue with the

Wayve raises $1B to take its Tesla-like technology for self-driving to many carmakers

Wayve, a U.K.-born startup developing a self-learning rather than rule-based system for autonomous driving, has closed $1.05 billion in Series C funding led by SoftBank Group. This is the U.K.’s lar

The Kendrick-Drake feud shows how technology is changing rap battles

The feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake highlights technology’s increased role in rap beefs, in addition to how and when AI should be used in music.

TechCrunch Space: Launch pad decongestion

This week, we've got some very cool news from Hubble Networks, which became the first company in history to connect a Bluetooth chip to a satellite. The startup has stayed relatively low-profile, but

The Net Gala hosts its first event for the stylish and chronically online

Days before the Met Gala, New York’s young and techish partied at The Net Gala.
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