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Alphabet X’s Bellwether harnesses AI to help predict natural disasters Apr 19, 2024

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The world is on fire.

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Ramp raises another $150 million co-led by Khosla, Founders Fund at a $7.65B valuation Apr 19, 2024

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Spend management startup Ramp has raised another $150 million at a valuation of $7.65 billion, the company confirmed to TechCrunch today.

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Kickstarter launches pre-orders for completed campaigns Apr 18, 2024

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Once a Kickstarter campaign is complete, you need to turn to a creator’s own page to pre-order the products — that is, until now.

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Waymo begins robotaxi testing in Atlanta Apr 18, 2024

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Waymo, the self-driving company under Alphabet, began testing its robotaxis in Atlanta on Tuesday, adding another city to its ever-expanding testing and deployment domain.

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Meta’s Oversight Board probes explicit AI-generated images posted on Instagram and Facebook Apr 17, 2024

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The Oversight Board, Meta’s semi-independent policy council, it turning its attention to how the company’s social platforms are handling explicit, AI-generated images.

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Bluesky now allows heads of states to sign up for the social network Apr 16, 2024

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Social networking platform Bluesky lifted its ban on sign-ups for heads of state over the weeken

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Meta’s ‘consent or pay’ tactic must not prevail over privacy, EU rights groups warn Apr 16, 2024

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Ahead of a full meeting of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) this week (April 16 and 17), which is expected to produce guidance on a controversial tactic used by Meta to force Facebook and Instagram users to consent to its tracking, almost two dozen civil society groups and nonprofits have penned an open letter.

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Space Force tees up new ‘responsive space’ mission from Rocket Lab and True Anomaly Apr 15, 2024

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Each company will design and build a satellite capable of rendezvousing with other spacecraft in orbit at close proximity, as well as command and control centers for the mission.

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X is removing ability to hide checkmarks for premium users Apr 15, 2024

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Last year, Elon Musk-owned social network X rolled out a feature for paid users to hide their checkmarks from others.

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Elon Musk accused of profiting from tragedy as study finds X rewards hate targeting Israel-Gaza war Apr 12, 2024

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A few weeks after defeating Elon Musk’s attempt to silence it in court, anti-hate research nonprofit, the Center for Countering Digital Hate, is back with a new piece of research into Musk’s social media platform X.

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