The Brutalist Report

TechCrunch

• Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs comes out of stealth with $230M in funding [488d]
• Fintech Bolt is buying out the investor suing over Ryan Breslow’s $30M loan [488d]
• Dave and Varo Bank execs are coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 [489d]
• First impressions of ChatGPT o1: An AI designed to overthink it [489d]
• First impressions of OpenAI o1: An AI designed to overthink it [489d]
• A fight is brewing as TuSimple tries to move $450M to China and pivot from self-driving trucks to AI animation [489d]
• Some startups and investors are more risk-averse than others [489d]
• Y Combinator expanding to four cohorts a year in 2025 [489d]
• TechCrunch Minute: Meta acknowledges it’s scraping all public posts for AI training [489d]
• Telegram CEO Durov’s arrest hasn’t dampened enthusiasm for its TON blockchain [489d]
• A fireside chat with Andreessen Horowitz partner Martin Casado at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 [489d]
• Vanta’s Christina Cacioppo takes the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 [489d]
• Fortinet confirms customer data breach [489d]
• Meta reignites plans to train AI using UK users’ public Facebook and Instagram posts [489d]
• Spotify begins piloting parent-managed accounts for kids on family plans [489d]
• Waymo robotaxis will be on the Uber app in Austin, Atlanta in early 2025 [489d]
• Howbout raises $8M from Goodwater to build a calendar that you can share with your friends [489d]
• SoftBank-backed Delhivery contests metrics in rival Ecom Express’ IPO filing [489d]
• Alternative app stores will be allowed on Apple iPad in the EU from September 16 [489d]
• Three and Vodafone’s $19B merger hits the skids as UK rules the deal would adversely impact customers and MVNOs [489d]
• Oprah just had an AI special with Sam Altman and Bill Gates — here are the highlights [489d]