WhatsApp Has Been Banned on U.S. House of Representatives Devices: ‘Security Risks Involved With Its Use’
Staff members must also remove WhatsApp from their devices if it was previously downloaded.
Meta is adding AI-powered summaries to WhatsApp
Meta announced on Wednesday that it’s adding an AI-powered summaries feature to WhatsApp. The optional new feature uses Meta AI to summarize unread messages in a chat. This summary would only be visible to you, not others in your chat, the company notes. The feature builds on the AI technology that Meta released in April, […]
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Job Search Pioneers CareerBuilder and Monster File for Bankruptcy Less than a Year After Merger: ‘Challenging and Uncertain Macroeconomic Environment’
The company is also restructuring and reducing its workforce to cut costs.
Wispr Flow raises $30M from Menlo Ventures for its AI-powered dictation app
Startups developing voice AI technology and applications are having their moment. Model builders like ElevenLabs and Cartesia have raised millions of dollars in the last few months. Applications such as AI-powered notetaker Granola, and meeting tools Read AI and Fireflies AI have also received investor attention and backing. Continuing the trend, dictation app Wispr Flow […]
Medha Agarwal, Jyoti Bansal, and Jennifer Neundorfer on what makes a pitch land at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Perfect your pitch for maximum impact. Investors hear hundreds of pitches, but only a few stand out. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, hear directly from Medha Agarwal, general partner, defy.vc; Jyoti Bansal, CEO and co-founder, Harness; Jennifer Neundorfer, co-founder and managing partner, January Ventures as they share what grabs their attention, what turns them off, and […]
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Why Storytelling Beats Bullet Points and Facts Every Time
Bullet points fade. Stories stick. If you want your message to land, not just get heard, use these five proven storytelling frameworks to turn dry content into something people actually remember.
A federal judge sides with Anthropic in lawsuit over training AI on books without authors’ permission
The ruling isn’t a guarantee for how similar cases will proceed, but it lays the foundations for a precedent that would side with tech companies over creatives.
Bill Gates Told These Authors That AI Is More Important Than The PC: ‘This Time, the Computer Understands Us.’
Digital strategists Adam Brotman and Andy Sack discuss their new book on AI and the impact of tech on today’s restaurants.
Amazon to spend over $4B to expand Prime delivery to rural communities in the US
Amazon expands its Same-Day and Next-Day delivery services to 4K small cities and towns in the U.S.
UK may require Google to give users alternative search options and rank its results ‘more fairly’
The UK’s competition regulator may require Google to offer users alternative search engines; change how it ranks searches; and improve data portability.