Republican Congressman Jim Jordan asks Big Tech if Biden tried to censor AI
On Thursday, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to 16 American technology firms, including Google and OpenAI, asking for past communications with the Biden Administration that might suggest the former President “coerced or colluded” with companies to “censor lawful speech” in AI products. The Trump Administration’s top technology advisers previously signaled it would pick […]
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TechCrunch Minute: All about Microsoft’s mega AI push after it hired Inflection AI’s co-founders
Microsoft’s latest gambit to snag much of the human talent from Inflection AI is causing waves this week. Redmond has previously invested in the company, but is now absorbing much of its staff into a new division it created for just that purpose. The subtext is clear enough: Microsoft doesn’t want to run into regulatory […]
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Copilot gets its own key on Microsoft’s new Surface devices
We’re still a month or so out from Build, but Microsoft is doing a bit of a trial run this week in the form of an online-only event. What’s been billed as a Windows event is, predictably, focused on AI efforts, with Copilot taking the wheel. A pair of refreshes to the Surface line announced […]
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Microsoft really wants to talk about Copilot
Microsoft announced two new Surface devices and a slew of new accessories at a virtual event today, but the first part of the presentation focused squarely on how its AI Copilot is getting integrated ever deeper into Windows. For the most part, however, this was a hardware event with some enterprise software dressing. But that’s […]
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Microsoft’s new Adaptive accessibility accessories include an Atari-style joystick
Microsoft has long garnered plaudits for its focus on accessibility. It’s a large segment of the population that is too often disregarded as an afterthought when it comes to product design. The company has offered accessibility-focused Xbox peripheral for some time and has introduced the Adaptive line of computing peripherals roughly this time last year. […]
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Former Grindr exec and a married couple launch Rails with $6.2M round, for its decentralized FTX alternative
Rails, a decentralized crypto exchange, has raised $6.2 million in attempts to fill the void FTX left behind after crashing in 2022, the startup’s co-founder and CEO Satraj Bambra exclusively told TechCrunch. It is currently in the early stages of launching an offshore service in select crypto-friendly countries, which does not include the US. The […]
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Reddit Debuts on New York Stock Exchange, First Major Tech IPO Since Pinterest in 2019
Apple sued by DOJ over iPhone monopoly claims
The United States Department of Justice this morning filed a lawsuit accusing Apple of monopolistic smartphone practices. Seventeen state attorneys general joined the federal department in the massive suit. We have reached out to Apple for comment. Breaking….
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VCs double down on fintech Coast, which aims to be the Brex for ‘real-world’ industries
The expense management arena is a crowded one, with well-funded players such as Brex, Ramp and Navan all clamoring for market share. Those companies are generally focused on tech startups and large corporations. But a four-year-old contender, Coast, is pursuing a different type of customer — businesses with so-called “real-world” field personnel and fleets to […]
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