Sources: Mistral AI raising at a $6B valuation, SoftBank ‘not in’ but DST is

May 9, 2024

Paris-based Mistral AI, a startup working on open source Large Language Models — the building block for generative AI services — has been raising money at a $6 billion valuation, three times its valuation in December, to compete more keenly against the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic, TechCrunch has learned from multiple sources. We understand […]

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Google I/O 2024: What to expect

May 9, 2024

You can expect plenty of AI, but probably not a lot of hardware.

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Bumble says it’s looking to M&A to drive growth

May 9, 2024

Dating apps and other social friend-finders are being put on notice: Dating app giant Bumble is looking to make more acquisitions.

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Blackboard founder transforms Zoom add-on designed for teachers into business tool

May 9, 2024

When Class founder Michael Chasen was in college, he and a buddy came up with the idea for Blackboard, an online classroom organizational tool. His original company was acquired for $1.64 billion in 2011. Chasen later developed Class, a Zoom add-on, during the pandemic to help teachers make better use of the Zoom in a […]

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Dell discloses data breach of customers’ physical addresses

May 9, 2024

Technology giant Dell notified customers on Thursday that it experienced a data breach involving customers’ names and physical addresses. In an email seen by TechCrunch and shared by several people on social media, the computer maker wrote that it was investigating “an incident involving a Dell portal, which contains a database with limited types of […]

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Rowing startup Hydrow acquires a majority stake in Speede Fitness as their CEO steps down

May 9, 2024

Hydrow, the at-home rowing machine, announced Thursday that it has acquired a majority stake in Speede Fitness, the company behind the AI-enabled strength training machine. The rowing startup also announced that CEO and founder Bruce Smith will step down, and President and CFO John Stellato will take over day-to-day operations, per CNBC. Smith is now […]

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