The Brutalist Report

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• Lineaje raises $20M to help organizations combat software supply chain threats [536d]
• The SEC has charged an a16z and Sequoia-backed crypto startup founder with fraud [536d]
• It took some serious nerve for Wiz to walk away from Google’s $23B offer [536d]
• OpenAI releases ChatGPT’s hyper-realistic voice to some paying users [537d]
• Spain’s antitrust watchdog fines Booking.com nearly $450M for unfair terms and restricting rivals [537d]
• Controversial internet bill KOSA passed by Senate [537d]
• Spotify expands lyrics access for free users [537d]
• Fintech giant Stripe keeps on buying [537d]
• Meta will pay Texas $1.4B in settlement over facial recognition software [537d]
• Airtable acquihires onboarding startup Dopt for AI talent [537d]
• Friend’s $99 necklace uses AI to help combat loneliness [537d]
• TechCrunch Minute: Will AI get dumber? [537d]
• Hey, there ARE Growth funds in Europe — Kennet raises $287M for its largest fund to date [537d]
• Intelmatix raises $20M Series A to enable MENA businesses to tap AI for decision-making [537d]
• Disinformation may ‘go nuclear’ rather than ‘go viral,’ researchers say [537d]
• Amplify your brand by hosting a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 [537d]
• FranShares has a new approach to passive income, letting people invest in franchises for as little as $500 [537d]
• Moxxie Ventures, led by ex-Twitter media head, raises $95M third fund [537d]
• HealthEquity data breach affects 4.3 million people [537d]
• Real-time database startup ClickHouse acquires PeerDB to expand its Postgres support [537d]
• EU calls for help with shaping rules for general purpose AIs [537d]
• Siddhi Capital grabs $135M for Fund II to invest in consumer packaged goods startups [537d]
• Perplexity details plan to share ad revenue with outlets cited by its AI chatbot [537d]
• Fertility tracking app Flo Health raises $200M at a $1B+ valuation [537d]
• Meta is rolling out its AI Studio in the U.S. for creators to build AI chatbots [537d]
• Bill Gates-backed Type One Energy lands massive seed extension to commercialize fusion power [537d]
• UK antitrust body probes Google’s ties with AI rival Anthropic [537d]
• Packing travel insurance products into an app helped FAYE to a $31M Series B [537d]
• Sennder buys CH Robinson’s European business [537d]
• Egypt’s Cartona raises $8.1M even as investors pull back from B2B e-commerce in Africa [537d]
• Qoo10’s CEO pledges personal assets worth $58M to compensate Korean merchants affected by its liquidity crisis [537d]
• Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon chip aims to bring 5G to sub-$100 devices [537d]
• Zoe, a microbiome-focused nutrition company, raises $15 million to expand in the U.S. [537d]
• Apple brings Apple Intelligence with iOS 18.1 dev beta, but there are a lot of limitations [537d]
• Canva acquires Leonardo.ai to boost its generative AI efforts [537d]
• U.S. Commerce Department report endorses ‘open’ AI models [537d]
• Lime is piloting two new e-bikes to attract more women and older riders [537d]
• Apple says it took a ‘responsible’ approach to training its Apple Intelligence models [537d]
• Huang and Zuckerberg swapped jackets at SIGGRAPH 2024 and things got weird [537d]