The Brutalist Report - tech
- xAI, Elon Musk’s OpenAI rival, is closing on $6B in funding and X, his social network, is already one of its shareholders [5h]
- Zomato’s quick commerce unit Blinkit eclipses core food business in value, says Goldman Sachs [8h]
- The FTC’s ban on noncompete clauses could be good for startups. But it also might be struck down. [8h]
- Norwest Venture Partners raises $3B for 17th vehicle, maintaining fund size despite market downturn [10h]
- Defense startup True Anomaly lays off around 25%, cancels summer internship [10h]
- Boeing’s Starliner set to fly astronauts for the first time on May 6 [11h]
- Snap says total watch time on its TikTok competitor increased more than 125% [12h]
- It’s a sunny day for Google Cloud [12h]
- Why Meta is looking to the fediverse as the future for social media [13h]
- Health insurance giant Kaiser notifies millions of a data breach [14h]
- Sanctuary’s new humanoid robot learns faster and costs less [14h]
- Gravitics to develop ‘tactically responsive’ orbital platforms for the Space Force [14h]
- Is TikTok getting banned? Not yet, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t explore alternatives [14h]
- Is TikTok getting banned? Not yet, but you should explore alternatives [14h]
- Speaker applications close tomorrow for TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 [14h]
- Breaking down TikTok’s legal arguments around free speech, national security claims [15h]
- Gen Z is losing its political voice on social media [15h]
- FCC officially votes to reinstate net neutrality [16h]
- FCC officially votes to reinstate net neutrality [16h]
- Rubrik’s shares climb 20% in its public debut [16h]
- Bluesky backs a project that would let Mastodon apps, like Ivory, work with its network [16h]
- Threads launches custom mute filters, teases controls for quote posts [16h]
- After 6-year hiatus, Stripe to start taking crypto payments, starting with USDC stablecoin [16h]
- Chilean instant payments API startup Fintoc raises $7 million to turn Mexico into its main market [17h]
- TechCrunch Minute: FTC bans noncompetes, court challenge incoming [17h]
- RevenueCat raises $12M Series C as it expands its subscription management to the web [18h]
- Paystand acquires Teampay to be DeFi version of ‘Venmo for B2B payments’ [20h]
- The impact of TikTok’s ban in other countries could signal what’s ahead for the U.S. [20h]
- Petlibro’s new smart refrigerated wet food feeder is what your cat deserves [20h]
- Carv raises $10M Series A to help gamers monetize their data [20h]
- Ex-NSA hacker and ex-Apple researcher launch startup to protect Apple devices [21h]
- India’s ICICI Bank exposed thousands of credit cards to ‘wrong’ users [21h]
- Watch it and weep (or smile): Synthesia’s AI video avatars now feature emotions [21h]
- Meta could face further squeeze on surveillance ads model in EU [21h]
- No new articles in the last 24 hours.
- Businesses are spending more and more on AI, but keep hitting the same roadblocks [22m]
- The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 and a host of other devices could land on July 10 [23m]
- Researchers produce thinnest sheet of metal ever using a 100-year old Japanese technique — Goldene could pave way for super catalysts, ultra high density optical storage and much more [5h]
- A mystery Wear OS watch has just surfaced as the Pixel Watch 3 gets closer [5h]
- Quordle today – hints and answers for Friday, April 26 (game #823) [10h]
- NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Friday, April 26 (game #54) [10h]
- NVIDIA’s AI takes gaming to new heights with DLSS 3.5 and Ray Reconstruction [13h]
- Qualcomm claims its Snapdragon X Plus is an M3 beater, but is it really? [14h]
- Fujifilm's next budget camera may house surprisingly powerful hardware [14h]
- Developing countries are being used by hackers to try out new ransomware strains [14h]
- Apple is forging a path towards more ethical generative AI - something sorely needed in today's AI-powered world [14h]
- Samsung unleashes new computer memory technology that promises to accelerate AI to new heights — 10.7Gbps LPDDR5X RAM could be last one before expected game-changing LPDDR6 release later this year [15h]
- Phone tracking app with millions of users has a major security flaw that can expose precise locations [16h]
- iOS 18 could be loaded with AI, as Apple reveals 8 new artificial intelligence models that run on-device [17h]
- Disney Plus and Hulu are getting two new shows about creative legends in puppets and fashion: here's when you can stream them [17h]
- Top network performance tool Flowmon has a serious security flaw, so patch now [17h]
- No Rest for the Wicked director defends early access release - 'It's one way to allow developers to truly perfect a product over time' [17h]
- Walmart just launched a huge flash sale: shop the 11 best deals before they're gone [17h]
- Spotify just launched a quiz to reveal your K-Pop persona – which band member are you? [18h]
- Assassin's Creed Mirage won't be getting any DLC, but the director has ideas on how to extend the story of protagonist Basim [18h]
- These are the Meta Quest alternatives we could get soon with Horizon OS, according to Mark Zuckerberg [18h]
- IBM acquires HashiCorp in multi-billion dollar deal to boost cloud reach [19h]
- What it takes to make AI responsible in an era of advanced models [19h]
- Google is improving the way OneDrive and Microsoft 365 are integrated into Chromebooks - which is great news for students [19h]
- One of Fallout season 1's most heart-breaking finale scenes was reshot because 'it didn't feel right', star says [19h]
- The cyber landscape in 2024: AI, cyber attacks and disinformation [19h]
- Stripe unbundles and opens up its payment processing tools to anyone [19h]
- Modern Warfare 3 Season 3 Reloaded release date, maps, and everything we know [20h]
- CMA launches multiple investigations into Microsoft and Amazon concerning AI startup investments [20h]
- Paramount Plus just got safer and better for kids – here’s what’s changed [20h]
- Cisco reveals zero-day attacks used by hackers to attack government networks in major threat campaign [20h]
- Stellar Blade graffiti that appeared to reference a racial slur by coincidence was 'unintentional' says Sony and will be removed with the day one patch [20h]
- Apple’s most useful AI tricks could be keeping your Mac more secure – here’s how [21h]
- Google may ditch the dock and re-release the Pixel Tablet at a lower price alongside an official stylus and keyboard [21h]
- Mini unveils the fully-electric Aceman and it comes complete with a virtual furry friend [21h]
- Independent auditors confirm top VPN doesn't log your data [21h]
- Dropbox boosts security with end-to-end encryption, adds Microsoft Teams and Copilot integrations [21h]
- Amazon's My Lady Jane is Prime Video's royally fun twist on Netflix's Bridgerton – and it's coming in June [22h]
- Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Season 3 Reloaded details have been revealed - including a release date [22h]
- DJI Mini 4K release date confirmed: here's what to expect from DJI's cheapest-ever 4K drone [22h]
- Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro leak gives us a clue about battery capacity – don't expect any surprises [22h]
- Samsung may have delayed the next Galaxy S24 Ultra camera upgrades [22h]
- Fitbit users hate the recent Sleep page update, but a change could be coming [22h]
- Google Meet may finally have trumped Microsoft Teams and Zoom with its super-useful new call switching feature [22h]
- Asus ROG Ally gets its most important update yet: a free boost to make games run much faster [23h]
- DDoS, data theft, hack and leaks aplenty— why the 2024 elections could be the most targeted yet [23h]
- PS5's latest update brings a handy community-driven option to the Game Help feature [23h]
- Apple might start developing its own AI chips - here’s what that means for Mac lovers [23h]
- Snowflake has a new LLM targeted at ticking off boring business tasks [23h]
- Fallout 4 current-gen update drops today with a performance and quality mode [23h]
- Logitech has built an AI sidekick tool that it hopes will help you work smarter, not harder, with ChatGPT [23h]
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