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Meta confirms it will keep fact-checkers outside the U.S. ‘for now’

January 20, 2025

Meta says it plans to keep its fact-checking program in place outside the U.S. for the time being, though it could eventually expand it elsewhere. “We’ll see how that goes as we move it out over the years,” Meta’s head of global business Nicola Mendelsohn told Bloomberg in a report from Davos on Monday. “So […]

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Here are the types of AI companies enterprise VCs want to back in 2025

January 20, 2025

The AI startup market is sprawling, from companies looking to develop new chips, to those using AI to build robots, to others looking to use AI to create niche solutions for industry-specific workflows. There are a lot of potential areas for venture capitalists to invest in, but there are clearly a few subsectors they are […]

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Sources: AI vision startup Metropolis is buying Oosto (formerly known as AnyVision) for just $125M

January 20, 2025

The general hype around all things AI is not lifting all boats: certain startups continue to struggle and are looking for exits. In one of the latest developments, TechCrunch has heard from a reliable source that Metropolis, an AI-powered parking platform, is buying Oosto, the controversial computer vision company that used to be known as […]

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Blinkit signals costly battle ahead in Indian quick commerce market

January 20, 2025

Quick commerce leader Blinkit is accelerating its expansion and expects continued losses as competition intensifies in India’s instant delivery market. The Zomato-owned company now aims to reach 2,000 dark stores – small warehouses in residential areas that exclusively service online orders – by December 2025, a year ahead of its previous guidance, after exceeding 1,000 […]

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X is rolling out a dedicated vertical video feed for US users

January 20, 2025

Social network X is trying to capitalize on the removal of ByteDance apps like TikTok and Lemon8 from U.S. app stores by launching a dedicated vertical video feed. The company is adding a video tab in the app’s bottom bar for users in the U.S. to let them quickly access video content on the platform. […]

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