The Download: flaws in anti-AI protections for art, and an AI regulation vibe shift
Google antitrust complainants call for EU to shutter its Shopping Ads Units
The European Commission is facing fresh calls to make good on its 2017 antitrust decision against Google Shopping by banning Google from displaying its own shopping comparison ads units in search results — boxes which Google populates with revenue-generating ads — as they argue the self-preferencing units constitute an ongoing competition abuse by the adtech […]
Google antitrust complainants call for EU to shutter its Shopping Ads Units by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Technology that lets us speak to our dead relatives has arrived. Are we ready?
Terra’s Do Kwon says South Korea’s charges against him not legitimate and politically motivated
Do Kwon says charges levelled against him by the South Korean prosecutors are not legitimate and politically motivated, sharing a rare update on what has become one of the most high profile events in the crypto industry this year in the aftermath of the $40 billion wipeout of his Terra blockchain. Kwon said he has […]
Terra’s Do Kwon says South Korea’s charges against him not legitimate and politically motivated by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
UK launch startup Orbex closes fresh funding in push to first orbital launch next year
The United Kingdom is known for many things, but rocket launches are not one of them. Spaceflight startup Orbex is part of a slew of U.K.-based companies hoping to change that by bringing vertical launch to U.K. soil for the first time. Orbex is aiming to conduct its first orbital rocket launch as early as […]
UK launch startup Orbex closes fresh funding in push to first orbital launch next year by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
Kenzz, an Egyptian e-commerce platform for the mass market, grabs $3.5M seed funding
Kenzz, an e-commerce platform bringing shopping to the mass market in Egypt and MENA, is announcing that it has raised $3.5 million in seed funding. U.S.-based and MENA-focused venture capital firm Outliers Ventures led the round. Some of the participating investors include HOF Capital, Foundation Ventures, and Samurai Incubate. The company, founded this February by […]
Kenzz, an Egyptian e-commerce platform for the mass market, grabs $3.5M seed funding by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
V3 Ventures launches to put €100M into startups in health, beauty and food
Verlinvest, a family-backed, “evergreen”, growth fund investor, that has previously funded a few well-known consumer brands like Oatly, Vita Coco, Tony’s Chocolonely, Who Gives A Crap, Pedego, Chewy.com, Hint & others, is getting into the venture game. After putting around €50m into VC initiatives globally, it’s now embarking on being the kick-starter LP in a […]
V3 Ventures launches to put €100M into startups in health, beauty and food by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch