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3 Retail Bargains Buys Under $10

April 19, 2024
With robust consumer spending fueled by a strong labor market, rapid growth of e-commerce, and the adoption of cutting-edge technologies, the retail sector is poised for continued resilience and growth….

Tesla’s newsy week, and is fintech having a moment?

April 19, 2024

It’s been more than a minute since Tesla went public, but the EV company was inescapable on TechCrunch this week. From layoffs to pricing changes and more, it was a week dyed deeply in Tesla colors so we had to chat through the latest. But that was just one element of what we got into […]

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Webflow acquires Intellimize to add AI-powered webpage personalization

April 19, 2024

Webflow, a web design and hosting platform that’s raised over $330 million at a $4 billion valuation, is expanding into a new sector: marketing optimization. Today, Webflow announced that it acquired Intellimize, a startup leveraging AI to personalize websites for unique visitors. The terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. But a source familiar with the […]

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Langdock raises $3M with General Catalyst to help companies avoid vendor lock-in with LLMs

April 19, 2024

Plenty of large corporations want to join the AI revolution, but many feel it’s too early to be locked into one foundational model. That means there’s a market for a layer between companies and Large Language Models (LLMs) — something companies can use to pick LLMs easily without needing to commit for all time to […]

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Meta AI is restricting election-related responses in India

April 19, 2024

Last week, Meta started testing its AI chatbot in India across WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger. But with the Indian general elections beginning today, the company is already blocking specific queries in its chatbot. Meta confirmed that it is restricting certain election-related keywords for AI in the test phase. It also said that it is working […]

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Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China App Store following state order

April 19, 2024

Apple has removed the Meta-owned end-to-end encrypted messaging app WhatsApp from its App Store in China following a government order citing national security concerns, the news agency Reuters reported Friday. Meta’s newer, Twitter-esque text-based social networking app, Threads, has also been pulled from the App Store for the same reason, it said. “The Cyberspace Administration […]

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