TikTok has another problem to add to its growing pile: Italy’s consumer watchdog has opened an investigation over user safety concerns — stepping in after a so-called “French scar” challenge went viral on the video sharing platform in which users have been seen apparently pinching their faces in order to create and show off red […]
TikTok ‘French Scar’ challenge triggers safety probe in Italy by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Maxwell Lu, formerly a product engineer at Salesforce and the head of revenue operations at a previous startup, found himself frustrated by the task of re-listening to sales calls to write up notes and fill out entries in customer relationship management (CRM) software. Searching for a better way, he decided to build tech that could […]
Pilot AI taps algorithms to extract info from sales calls by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
IPRally, a Finnish startup building a knowledge graph-based patent search engine, has raised €10 million ($10.8 million) in a Series A round of funding. Founded in 2018, IPRally is one of a number of emerging players looking to infiltrate a billion-dollar intellectual property (IP) management market dominated by incumbents such as Clarivate, Anaqua, and Questel. The […]
IPRally, a patent search engine powered by explainable AI, raises $10.8M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
TikTok is announcing updates to its community guidelines that are designed to make the app a more secure environment for users. The company has overhauled the guidelines to make them easier to understand, and added new policies on AI and climate misinformation. TikTok has also added more detail about its existing policies regarding civil and […]
TikTok overhauls its community guidelines, adds new policies on AI and climate misinformation by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
Mecanizou provides auto parts and the price following input of a car’s basic information. Mechanics can purchase the parts in one click and receive the parts in one hour.
Mecanizou, now with $14.5M, plans to expand auto parts marketplace in São Paulo by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Wingtra’s drones are used to perform surveying missions by organizations around the world, including NASA and the Army Corps of Engineers. Now the startup is mapping out a new expansion strategy after landing $22 million in Series B funding, which it will use to improve its current tech and add new features. “Our product roadmap […]
Mapping drone startup Wingtra is charting a new future after landing $22M by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
Web3 gaming firm Immutable and layer-2 blockchain Polygon partnered to accelerate development and adoption in the crypto gaming space.
Polygon and Immutable partner to help onboard more gamers and developers into web3 by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch