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Call for Speakers: TechCrunch All Stage 2025

February 14, 2025

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ICON, a pioneer in 3D home printing, raises $56M led by Norwest, Tiger Global

February 14, 2025

ICON, which builds homes using 3D printing, has closed on $56 million in Series C funding co-led by Norwest Venture Partners and Tiger Global, the company has confirmed to TechCrunch exclusively. The raise represents a first close for the Austin-based ICON, according to a spokesperson. Existing backers CAZ Investments, LENX, Moderne Ventures, Oakhouse Partners and […]

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Europe denies dropping AI liability rules under pressure from Trump

February 14, 2025

The European Union has denied that recent moves to row back on some planned tech regulation — principally by ditching the AI Liability Directive, a 2022 draft law which had been aimed at making it easier for consumers to sue over harms caused by AI-enabled products and services — were made in response to pressure […]

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Plain pulls in $15M to agregate B2B customer services chats into one platform

February 14, 2025

Internal customer support platforms are moving from platforms like email ticketing systems and chat to channels like Slack, Microsoft Teams, and even Discord. But with Slack, for instance, able to host hundreds of channels, the whole thing can become quite unwieldy.  Plain, out of the UK, thinks it has the answer. Its API-first platform consolidates […]

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TikTok is back on the App Store and the Play Store in the U.S.

February 14, 2025

After more than 25 days, Apple and Google restored TikTok in the U.S Thrusday evening. Both companies removed the app from the App Store and the Play Store on January 18 in response to a national security law. Other ByteDance apps such as video editor CapCut and social app Lemon8 were also restored on these […]

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Hotstar and JioCinema merge into JioHotstar as Reliance tightens grip on streaming in India

February 14, 2025

Hotstar and JioCinema, two widely used video streaming apps in India, have merged into JioHotstar. JioStar, a joint venture between Reliance-owned Viacom18 and Star India, said Friday it had integrated JioCinema’s vast library of content into a revamped version of Disney’s Hotstar platform. The merged app will feature movies and TV shows from Disney, Warner […]

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