The Brutalist Report

TechCrunch

• Justice Department reportedly pushing Google to spin off Chrome [409d]
• TechCrunch Space: A big pivot [409d]
• ServiceTitan names LLMs from Microsoft, OpenAI as risk factors [409d]
• In 2023 VCs returned the lowest level of capital to their investors since 2011 [409d]
• Trump’s FCC pick has said he wants to ban TikTok, challenge Section 230 [409d]
• DoorDash’s app can now import your grocery list for faster shopping [409d]
• Marlon Nichols talks relationship building in the African markets [409d]
• Venture capitalists continue to play musical chairs [409d]
• OpenAI investor Josh Kushner praises Musk, despite Musk’s OpenAI lawsuit [409d]
• Trump’s pro-fracking energy secretary pick has also invested in geothermal and nuclear startups [409d]
• Former TuSimple co-founder urges courts to block asset transfer to China [409d]
• Mastodon sees a boost from the ‘X exodus,’ too, founder says [409d]
• Healthcare VC firm Initiate has a new $45M and has already founded five startups internally [409d]
• Gadget lover Marc Benioff says his favorite gadget these days is his cars and trucks [409d]
• Hail Mary! AI in the confessional [409d]
• Partiful is Google’s ‘best app’ of 2024 [409d]
• ElevenLabs now offers ability to build conversational AI agents [409d]
• Sam Altman will co-chair San Francisco mayor-elect Daniel Lurie’s transition team [409d]
• Perplexity introduces a shopping feature for Pro users in the US [409d]
• Google.org commits $20M to researchers using AI for scientific breakthroughs [409d]
• Ex-Duolingo execs raise $13M for a startup that’s making it easier to access a college education [409d]
• CISA Director Jen Easterly to depart agency on January 20 [409d]
• Mistral unveils new AI models and chat features [409d]
• India orders Meta to curb WhatsApp data sharing, levies $25M fine [409d]
• Twenty is building an open source alternative to Salesforce [409d]
• AI training software firm iLearningEngines says it lost $250,000 in recent cyberattack [409d]
• Beyoncé to perform live on Netflix during NFL Christmas Gameday stream [409d]
• Meta brings certain AI features to Ray-Ban Meta glasses in Europe [409d]
• SuperAnnotate helps companies manage their AI datasets [409d]
• Space tech giant Maxar confirms hacker accessed employees’ personal data [409d]
• Oyo founder seeks new investment at $3.8 billion valuation [410d]