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Protecting a billionaire CEO costs millions. Here’s how the world’s biggest companies measure up

Protecting a billionaire CEO costs millions. Here’s how...

Tech companies pay huge security costs to protect their leaders against attacks...

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Meta reignites plans to train AI using UK users’ public Facebook and Instagram posts

Meta reignites plans to train AI using UK users’ public...

Meta has confirmed that it’s restarting efforts to train its AI systems using public...

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Spotify begins piloting parent-managed accounts for kids on family plans

Spotify begins piloting parent-managed accounts for kids...

Following the moves of other tech giants, Spotify announced on Friday it’s introducing...

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Vanta’s Christina Cacioppo takes the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

Vanta’s Christina Cacioppo takes the stage at TechCrunch...

Christina Cacioppo, CEO and co-founder of Vanta, will be on the SaaS Stage at TechCrunch...

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Fortinet confirms customer data breach

Fortinet confirms customer data breach

On Thursday, cybersecurity giant Fortinet disclosed a breach involving customer...

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Telegram CEO Durov’s arrest hasn’t dampened enthusiasm for its TON blockchain

Telegram CEO Durov’s arrest hasn’t dampened enthusiasm...

Telegram has had a tough few weeks. The messaging app’s founder, Pavel Durov, was...

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A fireside chat with Andreessen Horowitz partner Martin Casado at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

A fireside chat with Andreessen Horowitz partner Martin...

Martin Casado, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, will tackle one of the...

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Y Combinator expanding to four cohorts a year in 2025

Y Combinator expanding to four cohorts a year in 2025

Silicon Valley startup accelerator Y Combinator will expand the number of cohorts...

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TechCrunch Minute: Meta acknowledges it’s scraping all public posts for AI training

TechCrunch Minute: Meta acknowledges it’s scraping all...

If you’re wondering if your Facebook and Instagram posts have been used to train...

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Investors rebel as TuSimple pivots from self-driving trucks to AI gaming

Investors rebel as TuSimple pivots from self-driving trucks...

TuSimple, once a buzzy startup considered a leader in self-driving trucks, is trying...

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Shrinking teams, warped views, and risk aversion in this week’s startup news

Shrinking teams, warped views, and risk aversion in this...

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from...

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Dave and Varo Bank execs are coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

Dave and Varo Bank execs are coming to TechCrunch Disrupt...

The rise of neobanks has been fascinating to witness, as a number of companies in...

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First impressions of OpenAI o1: An AI designed to overthink it

First impressions of OpenAI o1: An AI designed to overthink...

OpenAI released its new o1 models on Thursday, giving ChatGPT users their first...

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Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs comes out of stealth with $230M in funding

Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs comes out of stealth with $230M...

Fei-Fei Li, the Stanford professor many deem the “Godmother of AI,” has raised $230...

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Fintech Bolt is buying out the investor suing over Ryan Breslow’s $30M loan

Fintech Bolt is buying out the investor suing over Ryan...

Bolt says it has settled its long-standing lawsuit with its investor Activant Capital....

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Intel reaches deal to make chips for US military

Intel reaches deal to make chips for US military

The secretive program, called Secure Enclave, seeks to establish production for...

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Ex-Jefferies fund manager faces criminal investigation over alleged Ponzi-like scam

Ex-Jefferies fund manager faces criminal investigation...

The government probe marks an escalation in scrutiny of Chirico’s management of...

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Investors’ bets on the outlook for oil prices has never been this bearish

Investors’ bets on the outlook for oil prices has never...

Hedge funds turned net bearish on Brent crude for the first time on record as concerns...