Fintech fundraising is giving me 2021 flashbacks
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week we’re looking at some big valuation jumps, how Stripe is eyeing another shareholder sale, a colorful conversation with an early-stage VC, and more! To…
Fiverr wants gig workers to offload some of their work to AI
Gig marketplace Fiverr wants to let freelancers train AI on their bodies of work and use it to automate future jobs. At an event on Tuesday, Fiverr announced the launch…
How to use DeepSeek-R1 for enterprise-ready AI
As you may have heard, DeepSeek-R1 is making waves. It’s all over the AI newsfeed, hailed as the first open-source reasoning model of its kind. The buzz? Well-deserved. The model?…
The Next Frontier in AI: Consumer-Centric Applications for Real-World Impact
AI still feels like a cutting-edge breakthrough, even though it’s been around for decades. Machine learning has quietly powered search engines, recommendation algorithms, and speech recognition for years – but…
Beyond Manual Labeling: How ProVision Enhances Multimodal AI with Automated Data Synthesis
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has transformed industries, making processes more intelligent, faster, and efficient. The data quality used to train AI is critical to its success. For this data to be…
Robert Pierce, Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer at DecisionNext – Interview Series
Bob Pierce, PhD is co-founder and Chief Science Officer at DecisionNext. His work has brought advanced mathematical analysis to entirely new markets and industries, improving the way companies engage in…
Facebook now only stores live videos for 30 days, will delete old broadcasts
Facebook announced on Tuesday that live videos will now only be stored on the social network for 30 days, after which they will be deleted. Previously, these videos were stored…
Amazon kills ‘Inspire,’ its TikTok-style feed for discovering products
Amazon is shutting down “Inspire,” its TikTok-like, short-form video and photo feed that was previously available in its mobile app. The feed allowed users to discover products and shop from…
OpenAI may give board special voting rights to ward off takeover attempts
To fend off future hostile takeover attempts, OpenAI is considering giving its non-profit board special voting rights, according to a new report in the Financial Times. The rights would allow…
Hackers planted a Steam game with malware to steal gamers’ passwords
Researchers found that PirateFI was never designed to be a real game, but a vehicle to infect gamers with malware and steal their passwords with an infostealer called Vidar. ©…