Others

Figma sweetens FigJam whiteboard tool with new AI features

November 7, 2023

While Figma waits to hear whether regulators will allow Adobe to complete its $20 billion acquisition, the startup is not sitting idly by. Today, Figma announced it was adding three generative AI features to its FigJam whiteboard tool. FigJam is Figma’s online collaborative whiteboard that teams can use to plan design or other projects, and […]

© 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

TikTok is shutting down its Creator Fund to focus on its newer Creativity Program

November 7, 2023

TikTok has announced that it’s shutting down its original $1 billion Creator Fund and shifting the focus to its newer Creativity Program. Starting December 16, the Creator Fund will be discontinued in the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Germany. Creators who are currently enrolled in the Creator Fund can switch to the Creativity Program. […]

© 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

May Mobility rides the AV wave while Cruise and Waymo feel the heat

November 7, 2023

May Mobility has raised hundreds of millions from some of the biggest names in the auto industry, but if you haven’t heard of the autonomous vehicle startup yet, that’s apparently by design. The Toyota- and BMW-backed company builds autonomous vehicle systems like Cruise and Waymo. Yet, it’s dodging the fire those companies are under by […]

© 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Summer, which helps customers buy — and rent out — vacation homes, raises $18M

November 7, 2023

Multiple studies show that younger generations aren’t buying homes as quickly as their generational predecessors. Yet a relatively new startup, Summer, thinks it can convince this cohort to snatch up a second property to rent out on marketplaces such as Airbnb. Founded by team of former Airbnb employees, Summer claims to use “data and analytics” […]

© 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Microsoft partners with VCs to give startups free AI chip access

November 7, 2023

In the midst of an AI chip shortage, Microsoft wants to give a privileged few startups free access to “supercomputing” resources from its Azure cloud for developing AI models. Microsoft today announced it’s updating its startup program, Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub, to include a no-cost Azure AI infrastructure option for “high-end,” Nvidia-based GPU virtual […]

© 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

WhatsApp head Will Cathcart says the chat app could introduce ads in Status

November 7, 2023

WhatsApp’s cat-and-mouse game with ads continues. While the company is not planning to show ads in the main inbox, it could still show ads in Status — the app’s Stories-like feature — and channels. In an interview with Brazilian media, WhatsApp’s head, Will Cathcart said that the company is not planning to show any ads […]

© 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.