This Entrepreneur’s Franchise Made More Than $1 Million This Year — And it All Started Because of a Devastating Water Leak
A homeowner saw a disaster, but this entrepreneur saw a gap in the market — and a franchise opportunity.
The Download: how AI is used for military targeting, and the Pentagon’s war on Claude
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Defense official reveals how AI chatbots could be used for targeting decisions The US military might use generative AI systems to rank targets and recommend which to strike first, according to a Defense Department…
Beware the Dark Side of Entrepreneurship — 2 Signs That You Should No Longer Be CEO
Holding on to your role as CEO might only make things worse for all involved — yourself included.
T-minus 4 days left to save on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
The final-sale countdown continues, and we’re here to remind you that the price on every pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 suffers a growth spurt in just four days. Why pay full freight when all it takes is five minutes and a few mouse clicks to save up to $400? Simply buy your pass before Friday, […]
Google’s adtech targeted by Dutch class-action style privacy damages suit
Google is facing class-action style litigation in the Netherlands which accuses the adtech giant of breaching European privacy laws. It’s demanding Google stops tracking and profiling consumers and is also seeking compensation for what it dubs “large-scale privacy violations” of the European Union’s data protection regime. The representative action is being brought by two not-for-profits: […]
Salesforce introduces Einstein Copilot Studio to customers customize their AI
Today at the Dreamforce customer conference in San Francisco, Salesforce announced Einstein Copilot Studio, a tool that lets customers customize the Salesforce base Einstein GPT and Einstein Copilot offerings. Einstein Copilot Studio consists of three elements: prompt builder, skills builder and model builder, according to Clara Shih, CEO of Salesforce AI. “The first piece is […]
An Easy Way to Stay Safer on the Road: This Dash Cam Features Front and Rear Cameras
This rearview mirror-mounted dash cam with dual cameras is just $95.99.
Do This Simple Exercise to Unlock Your Potential, Says the Psychologist Who Coined the Phrase ‘Growth Mindset’
Carol Dweck, who currently teaches a first-year seminar at Stanford University, gives her students an assignment that can change their lives.
SQream calls in $45M to expand its GPU-based big data analytics platform
Back in 2010, Israeli data analytics startup SQream made a bet on the potential of GPUs as a cornerstone of enabling the processing and querying of big data sets, an area that it believed would only grow as data sets became larger and larger. That bet has very much paid off — not just because […]
Druid, a conversational AI platform for enterprises that integrates with ChatGPT, raises $24M
European AI startup Druid today announced it has raised $24 million in a Series B round of funding, as it looks to double down on its U.S. growth which it says now makes up the lion’s share of its revenue. Founded out of Romania in 2018, Druid touts its “conversational business applications” that lean on […]
These TikTokers are making ‘Get Ready With Me’ videos in Spanish to connect with their roots
Kait Montalvan is a lifestyle and beauty TikToker, but her “get ready with me” videos aren’t standard fare. Like other videos in the “get ready with me” (or GRWM) genre, she’s speaking to the camera about her day while showing how she expertly taps bronzer across her cheeks, wielding a perfectly fluffy brush. It’s not […]