Elon Musk’s Grok released a new AI image generation feature on Tuesday night that, just like the AI chatbot, has very few safeguards. That means you can generate fake images of Donald Trump smoking marijuana on the Joe Rogan Show, for example, and upload it […]
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India’s top court clears way for Byju’s insolvency proceedings
India’s top court has put on hold a tribunal ruling that halted Byju’s insolvency proceedings in a win for U.S. creditors that are seeking $1 billion from the edtech startup. The Indian Supreme Court ordered on Wednesday a stay on the National Company Law Appellate […]
Microsoft is enabling BitLocker device encryption by default on Windows 11
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Microsoft is making BitLocker device encryption a default feature in its next major update to Windows 11. If you clean install the 24H2 version that’s rolling out in the coming months, device encryption will be enabled by default […]
xAI releases Grok-2, adds image generation on X
Elon Musk-owned launched Grok-2 and Grok-2 mini in beta today with improved reasoning. The new Grok AI model can now generate images on the X social network, though Grok access is currently limited to Premium and Premium+ users on X. xAI said that both Grok-2 […]
Kiteworks captures $456M at a $1B+ valuation to help secure sensitive data
Mark up another unicorn and large funding round for the cybersecurity industry: Kiteworks, a company that builds tools to secure email communications, file sharing, and other situations where people are working with sensitive or proprietary data outside their firewalls, has raised $456 million from Insight […]
Google faces headwinds as it brings Pixel 9 to India
Google Pixel 9 series India launch coincides with the expansion of its sales channels and after-sales support in the country. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Zepto hits $5B valuation as quick commerce heats up in India
Zepto has finalized a $340 million round that increases its valuation to $5 billion, up from $3.6 billion in June and $1.4 billion last August, as the startup races to win market share in India’s contested quick commerce market. General Catalyst and Mars Growth Capital […]
Made by Google 2024: All of Google’s reveals, from the Pixel 9 lineup to Gemini AI’s addition to everything
Let’s dive right into what the Google Pixel 9 lineup looks like, how Google’s Gemini AI will be incorporated in the devices, and more. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Kiteworks captures $456M at a $1B+ valuation to help secure sensitive data
Mark up another unicorn and large funding round for the cybersecurity industry: Kiteworks, a company that builds tools to secure email communications, file sharing, and other situations where people are working with sensitive or proprietary data outside their firewalls, has raised $456 million from Insight […]