Replika, a ‘virtual friendship’ AI chatbot, hit with data ban in Italy over child safety

San Francisco-based AI chatbot maker, Replika — which operates a freemium ‘virtual friendship’ service based on customizable digital avatars whose “personalized” responses are powered by artificial intelligence (and designed,... Read more »

The UK rolls back controversial plans to open up text and data mining regulations

The U.K. Government is seemingly backtracking on plans that would have allowed text and data mining “for any purpose,” plans designed to position the U.K. as a “global AI... Read more »

The impact investor and climate correspondent walk into a bar

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This week Natasha Mascarenhas and Becca Szkutak... Read more »

‘Nothing, Forever,’ an AI ‘Seinfeld’ spoof, is the next ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’

“So, I was at the store the other day, and as I’m checking out, the cashier asks me if I have any coupons, and I say, ‘No coupon problem!’”... Read more »

India orders Vodafone Idea to convert government dues into $2 billion equity

The Indian government has ordered the telecom operator Vodafone Idea to convert all the interest it owes to the government into equity in the firm. Vodafone said it has... Read more »

Grocery deliverer JOKR doubles down on Brazil as it secures $50M on $1.3B valuation

After a challenging few months that included closing markets, instant grocery delivery company JOKR told TechCrunch it raised $50 million in a Series C investment on a $1.3 billion... Read more »

Is your startup heading to MWC? TechCrunch wants to hear from you

Nature is healing, the tech show is returning to in-person events. I’m not sure I’m entirely over CES less than a month after returning from Vegas, but we’re already... Read more »

Watch Cambly CEO and Benchmark partner explain startup fundraising tactics

TechCrunch Live is back, and we’re thrilled to have hosted this conversation with Sameer Shariff, CEO and co-founder of Cambly, and Sarah Tavel, partner at Benchmark. During this hour-long... Read more »

Binance to terminate tech offerings to estranged India partner WazirX

Binance will stop offerings its wallet and other tech services it provided to WazirX, escalating tension with the Indian crypto exchange that it once sought to acquire. The world’s... Read more »

Why invest in Ukrainian startups today?

Dmytro Bilash Contributor Share on Twitter Dmytro Bilash is a managing partner at Digital Future. The EU will invest €13.5 billion in research and innovation for 2023-2024 as part... Read more »
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