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a Flock license plate surveillance camera on a street pole in San Francisco.
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More Americans oppose police license plate cameras than support them: survey | TechCrunch

The growing backlash against surveillance companies like Flock may have reached a tipping point. A new survey has...

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Ahead of US IPO, British AI neocloud Nscale secures $3.36B in convertible financing | TechCrunch

Nscale, a British neocloud, has secured $3.36 billion in financing ahead of its IPO later this year, the...

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Do EA buyout talks hint at bigger industry troubles? | TechCrunch

Why is Electronic Arts, one of the biggest names in the video game business, reportedly in talks to...

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Electronic Arts will reportedly be acquired for $50B | TechCrunch

The video game company Electronic Arts is nearing a $50 billion sale to a group of investors including...

Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic
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Anthropic’s founders seek voting control ahead of IPO | TechCrunch

Anthropic’s founders want to stay in charge after the company goes public. According to The Information, the company...

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Pulley, a Carta rival, is shutting down | TechCrunch

Cap table management platform Pulley announced this week on its website that it was shutting down, and its...

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AI infrastructure company Cornelis raises $205M to chip away at Nvidia’s dominance | TechCrunch

Cornelis, a company creating networking technology to help AI chips communicate more effectively, announced Monday that it has...

Nicolas Kopp, founder and CEO of Rillet
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Rillet raises $100M Series C at $1B valuation — 2 years after emerging from stealth | TechCrunch

AI accounting startup Rillet announced a $100 million Series C at a $1 billion valuation on Tuesday, led...

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Comcast adds motion sensing to millions of its newer routers, with a privacy catch | TechCrunch

Comcast has rolled out a new motion-sensing technology to its latest home routers, allowing homeowners to receive notifications...

Palmer Luckey, founder of Anduril Industries, during an interview on "The Circuit with Emily Chang" at Anduril's headquarters in Costa Mesa, California, US, on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. Anduril recently beat several legacy defense players in a contest for a major contract to develop an unmanned fighter jet for the US Air Force and is now valued at $8.5 billion. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Palmer Luckey’s retro gaming startup ModRetro reportedly seeks funding at $1B valuation | TechCrunch

ModRetro, the vintage gaming startup by Palmer Luckey, is in talks to raise funding at a $1 billion...