WhatsApp has long relied on phone numbers as the only identity for accounts. Users need a phone number to create an account. Anyone in an individual or a group chat can see your phone number. This might be changing as WhatsApp is working on introducing usernames. The latest beta version of WhatsApp’s app suggests that […]
WhatsApp is working on introducing usernames to the app by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Fresh from telling US lawmakers he’s a fan of regulation and laws are needed to mitigate the risks around artificial intelligence — and, indeed, calling for an international regulatory body for AI — OpenAI CEO’s Sam Altman is on a tour of Europe this week to meet European regulators and warn against, er, too much […]
Sam Altman’s big European tour by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Kapital’s platform gives small and medium-sized businesses across Latin America a way to see their finances in one place.
Kapital gets more of its own capital to help LatAm businesses monitor cash flow by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
The Browser Company, the company behind the web browser Arc, introduced a fun new tool today called Boosts. It lets you customize a website with new colors and fonts. But the best feature of this tool is that you can “Zap” (read: remove) any element from a website like a sidebar or a trending topic […]
Arc browser’s new tool lets you remove some elements from a website by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Generation Prime, a startup that wants to make IVF and other fertility services more accessible to patients in Asia, is launching its first two clinics in Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. The company also announced seed funding led by Recharge Capital, which incubated it, with participation from Thiel Capital, Shamrock Holdings, the Disney family’s investment vehicle […]
Generation Prime launches to make fertility services more accessible in Asia by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
Artificial intelligence captures headlines on an almost a daily basis — and for good reason. The technology will have a profound effect on just about every aspect of life for billions of people around the world. Over the past year, we’ve watched as two giants — Google-owned DeepMind and Microsoft-backed OpenAI — fight for dominance […]
DeepMind’s CEO will discuss research, Google and more on Disrupt’s AI Stage by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch
AI chatbots, like ChatGPT, are all the rage, so it’s no surprise to learn that TikTok is now testing its own AI chatbot, as well. Called “Tako,” the bot is in limited testing in select markets, where it will appear on the right-hand side of the TikTok interface, above the user’s profile and other buttons […]
TikTok is testing an in-app AI chatbot called ‘Tako’ by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch