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Arnica raises $7M to improve software supply chain security
Everybody wants to talk about software supply chain risks these days, whether that’s security teams, developers or government officials. It’s no surprise then, that VCs, despite the current economic climate, continue to fund startups in this space, too. One of the newest members in this club is Arnica, a startup that takes a somewhat broader […]
Arnica raises $7M to improve software supply chain security by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch
Elon Musk tells Europe that Twitter will comply with bloc’s illegal speech rules
Surprise! Elon Musk’s tenure at Twitter is already shaping up to be confusing and contradictory. Whether this dynamic ends up being more self-defeating for him and his new company than harmful for the rest of humanity and human civilization remains tbc. On the one hand, a fresh report today suggests Musk is preparing major staff […]
Elon Musk tells Europe that Twitter will comply with bloc’s illegal speech rules by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Elon Musk is revamping Twitter’s verification system — and it might involve a monthly fee
Twitter’s verification program has always been a complicated and controversial affair. The company has paused and resumed the application process many times to make it more streamlined. In the Elon Musk ownership era, the social media company could be looking to flip the script around verification: pay $20 per month and you will get a […]
Elon Musk is revamping Twitter’s verification system — and it might involve a monthly fee by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Money Fellows, an Egyptian fintech digitizing money circles, raises $31M funding
Egyptian fintech Money Fellows has raised $31 million in what it describes as the first close of its Series B investment. The round, which the startup expects to top up in the coming months, was led by CommerzVentures, Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) and Arzan Venture Capital. Other participating investors include Partech, Sawari Ventures, Invenfin, […]
Money Fellows, an Egyptian fintech digitizing money circles, raises $31M funding by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
Elon Musk refutes Twitter layoff timing to affect year-end compensation
Elon Musk, Chief Twit, has refuted claims from a New York Times report this weekend that states he plans to lay off employees before Tuesday, November 1, thus cutting staff off from receiving stock grants as part of their compensation. In response to a tweet from Eric Umansky, deputy managing editor of ProPublica, that said […]
Elon Musk refutes Twitter layoff timing to affect year-end compensation by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
This Week in Apps: Elon buys Twitter, new App Store rules, gambling ads backlash
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. Global app spending reached $65 billion in the first half of 2022, up only slightly from the $64.4 billion during the same period in 2021, as hypergrowth fueled by […]
This Week in Apps: Elon buys Twitter, new App Store rules, gambling ads backlash by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
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Why “generative AI” is suddenly on everyone’s lips: it’s an “open field”
If you’ve been closely following the progress of Open AI, the company run by Sam Altman whose neural nets can now write original text and create original pictures with astonishing ease and speed, you might just skip this piece. If, on the other hand, you’ve only been vaguely paying attention to the company’s progress and […]
Why “generative AI” is suddenly on everyone’s lips: it’s an “open field” by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch