Meta's Oversight Board says account bans lack due process, transparency | TechCrunch — Meta's board cites "due process" concerns over account bans. It's also pushing Meta to offer clear information about violations and its use in AI in making its determinations.
Laufen spotlights reinvented identity in Experience Tomorrow installations — <p>Promotion: Swiss bathroom specialist Laufen presented two installations during this year's Milan design week, which showcased its latest material innovation and a refreshed brand image. Both Experienc
Patronus AI lands $50M to build ‘digital worlds’ that stress-test AI agents | TechCrunch — Agent-testing startup Patronus AI, founded by former Meta AI researchers, is experiencing nearly insatiable demand, its investor says.
Spotify to adopt Apple’s new video podcast tech, offering creators easier cross-platform distribution | TechCrunch — Spotify will let creators distribute and monetize video podcasts on Apple Podcasts using Apple’s HLS streaming technology, without changing their existing workflow
Rivian owners file lawsuit alleging false promises on self-driving features | TechCrunch — Plaintiffs in the class action complaint allege Rivian falsely promised for years it would bring hands-free driving to its first-generation R1 vehicles.
OpenAI claims it solved an 80-year-old math problem — for real this time | TechCrunch — OpenAI claims its reasoning model disproved a geometry conjecture unsolved since 1946 — and this time, the mathematicians who exposed its last embarrassing claim are backing it up.
These two founders left Goldman and Meta to build voice AI for markets everyone else overlooked | TechCrunch — The startup's own stack for Africa and Middle East is now handling more than 17,000 calls per day.
GitHub says hackers stole data from thousands of internal repositories | TechCrunch — The code hosting giant GitHub said it was investigating a breach, but said there was no evidence of customer data theft.
The Heist - AVC — On Saturday, September 9th, the Gotham Gal and I arrived at JFK airport after an eight-hour flight from Paris. While waiting for our luggage, I got pushed a notification in my web3 wallet that there was an NFT drop underway that I could participate in. So I clic
OpenAI says hackers stole some data after latest code security issue | TechCrunch — OpenAI said the damage was limited to the employees’ devices, and did not affect user data nor its production systems, and none of its intellectual property was stolen.
Sam Altman makes 'mic drop' offer to every Y Combinator startup | TechCrunch — Altman offered to have OpenAI invest in every single startup in this Y Combinator class: tokens for equity.
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Amazon fulfillment competitor Stord raises $250M at $3B valuation | TechCrunch — Stord was founded in 2015 by then-college students CEO Sean Henry and CTO Jacob Boudreau while they were still at Georgia Tech.