PVML combines an AI-centric data access and analysis platform with differential privacy The Tel Aviv-based company recently announced that it has raised an $8 million seed round led by NFX, with participation from FJ Labs and Gefen Capital. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For pe...
A comprehensive list of 2023 & 2024 tech layoffs The tech-wide reckoning that began in 2022 and ran throughout into 2023 has continued into this year. And while 2024’s losses are not at that scale, they’re still significant, driven by big names like...
OpenAI expands to Japan with Tokyo office and GPT-4 model optimized for the Japanese language OpenAI is expanding to Japan, announcing today a new Tokyo hub and plans for a GPT-4 model optimized specifically for the Japanese language. The ChatGPT-maker opened its first international office in ...
WhatsApp trials Meta AI chatbot in India, more markets WhatsApp is testing Meta AI, its large language model-powered chatbot, with users in India and some other markets, signalling its intentions to tap the massive user base to scale its AI offerings. The...
Lyrak to take on X by combining the best of Twitter with fediverse integration Threads. Mastodon. Bluesky. Substack Notes. Post. Nostr. Spoutible. There’s no shortage of X competitors in the months following the acquisition of the text-based social network formerly known as Twit...
Meta confirms that its Llama 3 open-source LLM is coming in the next month Meta's Llama families, built as open-source products, represent a different philosophical approach to how AI should develop as a wider technology. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal...
Meta’s X competitor Threads invites developers to sign up for API access, publishes docs After opening its developer API to select companies for testing in March, Meta’s Twitter/X competitor Threads is now introducing developer documentation and a sign-up sheet for interested parties ahea...
When it comes to building startups in Boston, success begets success Boston has a long history of startups, fueled by the many colleges in the area, helping to feed a successful startup ecosystem. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Tesla slashes Model Y inventory prices by as much as $7,000 Tesla is dropping prices of unsold Model Y SUVs in the U.S. by thousands of dollars in an attempt to clear out an unprecedented backlog of inventory. Many long-range and performance Model Ys are now s...
Indian government’s cloud spilled citizens’ personal data online for years The Indian government has finally resolved a years-long cybersecurity issue that exposed reams of sensitive data about its citizens. A security researcher exclusively told TechCrunch he found at least...