Startups Weekly: Ups, downs, and silver linings
Welcome to Startups Weekly — Haje’s weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Anna will be covering for him this week....
Microsoft Says You Don’t Have to Use Recall On Copilot+ If You Don’t Want To
Microsoft finally addressed customers’ and researchers’ concerns about its auto-screenshotting, AI-enabled Recall feature. The company promises the screencaps will have more encryption, and you’ll need to...
BlackRock has slashed the value of stake in Byju’s, once worth $22 billion, to zero
HSBC and BlackRock estimate that the Indian edtech giant Byju’s, once valued at $22 billion, is now worth nothing. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For...
The Acolyte Is Already a Hit for Disney+
Even though it’s Star Wars, The Acolyte was a gamble. A new show, set in a new time period, featuring all-new characters played by actors you...
Meta Uses Your Instagram and Facebook Photos to Train Its AIHeres How to Stop It
Meta and controversy go hand in hand. It wasn’t long ago that they were under fire for not limiting violent content and allowing fake news. They’re...
Everyone Hated Recall on Windows, so Microsoft Is Changing It
Microsoft revealed a new Recall feature for Windows 11 back in May, promising a searchable timeline for your entire PC history using generative AI. Microsoft is...
Doctor Who’s Anniversary Anthology Is Returning for a Mystery New Episode
Last year, one of the best aspects of celebrating Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary—aside from the pretty great specials themselves—was Tales of the TARDIS, the special anthology-format...
Publishers Sue Google over Pirate Sites
Here is our daily round-up of what’s going on in the world of books: Publishers Sue Google over Pirate Sites I was just having a conversation...
Apple’s generative AI offering might not work with the standard iPhone 15
Apple is set to board the runaway locomotive that is generative AI at next week’s World Wide Developer Conference. Reports thus far have pointed to a...
I Tried Out an AI-Powered Linux Terminal, Heres How It Went
As a Linux enthusiast, I’m always looking for new and cool terminal apps. Out of the many apps I’ve tried in the past, the Warp terminal...
