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Startups

The DeepMind trio who built a poker AI are now making money for quant hedge funds | TechCrunch

Three former DeepMind researchers who created an AI that beat humans at poker have now applied the same...

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AI

Hark previews its browser use agent for completing tasks | TechCrunch

Hark, a startup that raised $700 million in Series A funding in May, today launched its agent Hark...

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Apps

Spotify launches ‘User Notes’ to let users add memories to songs | TechCrunch

Spotify is giving users a new way to personalize their playlists with “User Notes,” a feature that lets...

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Hardware

Apple to pay $250M to settle lawsuit over Siri’s delayed AI features | TechCrunch

Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class action lawsuit over how it marketed its...

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Security

US cybersecurity agency CISA had to build its incident playbook during the incident, agency reveals | TechCrunch

U.S. federal cybersecurity agency CISA said it did not have a prepared response plan for how it should...

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Social

Meta now lets AI agents handle the boring parts of WhatsApp Business setup | TechCrunch

Alongside news of its new AI-focused subscription plans, Meta announced on Tuesday that it will now allow AI...

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Gaming

Grand Games, the Turkish startup behind Magic Sort, drinks up $30M | TechCrunch

Gaming startups, specifically those building casual mobile games, are very hot in Turkey right now, and today, another...

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In Brief

Novak Djokovic has a new job — advisor to private equity firm General Atlantic | TechCrunch

General Atlantic has tapped tennis legend Novak Djokovic to serve as a global strategic advisor, where, according to...

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Climate

Saudi Aramco backs India’s Mitti Labs to make Asia’s rice farming more water-resilient | TechCrunch

As rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns put Asia’s water-intensive rice farming under pressure, Mitti Labs, a New...

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Meta Platforms Inc. debuted its first pair of augmented reality glasses, devices that show a combined view of the digital and physical worlds, a key step in Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg's goal of one day offering a hands-free alternative to the smartphone. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Apps

Meta says AI is making it easier to build new apps — and more are coming | TechCrunch

Meta is using AI to quickly launch apps, and more are on the way. During this week’s second-quarter...