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  • Substack is rolling out a TikTok-like video feed in its app
    by Aisha Malik on March 31, 2025 at 4:00 pm

    Substack continues to double down on video amid TikTok’s uncertain future in the U.S. The company announced on Monday that it’s rolling out a scrollable video feed in its app, making it the latest platform to introduce a TikTok-like feed. Given the timing of the launch, Substack is likely aiming to capitalize on the potential […]

  • EV truck maker Harbinger accuses Canoo of hiding assets in bankruptcy sale
    by Sean O'Kane on March 31, 2025 at 3:58 pm

    Electric trucking company Harbinger has filed an objection to the sale of Canoo’s assets to its CEO, potentially throwing a wrench into the two-month-old bankruptcy case. Harbinger’s objection, filed late Friday, accuses Canoo of hiding certain assets from the sale process, including what the startup purchased from another bankrupt EV company, Arrival. It also accuses […]

  • Runway releases an impressive new video-generating AI model
    by Kyle Wiggers on March 31, 2025 at 3:24 pm

    AI startup Runway on Monday released what it claims is one of the highest-fidelity AI-powered video generators yet. Called Gen-4, the model is rolling out to the company’s individual and enterprise customers. Runway claims that it can generate consistent characters, locations, and objects across scenes, maintain “coherent world environments,” and regenerate elements from different perspectives […]

  • Trump says TikTok deal will come before April 5 deadline
    by Aisha Malik on March 31, 2025 at 3:17 pm

    President Donald Trump has said that a deal with TikTok’s parent company ByteDance to sell the app will be finalized before the April 5 deadline, Reuters reports. “We have a lot of potential buyers,” Trump told reporters. “There’s tremendous interest in TikTok. He added, “I’d like to see TikTok remain alive.” Trump extended the deadline […]

  • ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot
    by Kyle Wiggers, Cody Corrall, Alyssa Stringer, Kate Park on March 31, 2025 at 3:01 pm

    ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to supercharge productivity through writing essays and code with short text prompts has evolved into a behemoth with 300 million weekly active users. 2024 was a big year for OpenAI, from its partnership […]

  • Streaming service Plex rolls out a revamped mobile app
    by Sarah Perez on March 31, 2025 at 2:28 pm

    Media software maker and streaming app Plex on Monday released an updated version of its mobile app. The redesign features a new user experience, reorganized navigation that includes giving its Watchlist a dedicated spot, and other changes that aim to make it easier to access power-user features for Plex customers who use the company’s personal […]

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    by TechCrunch Events on March 31, 2025 at 2:00 pm

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  • Manus launches paid subscription plans and a mobile app
    by Ivan Mehta on March 31, 2025 at 1:32 pm

    Manus AI, the viral AI agent platform out of China, on Monday morning launched two subscription plans starting at $39 per month. Manus, which is still in beta, is an AI-powered agentic tool that can be used to complete tasks ranging from creating a web page for a wedding invitation to crafting a scoring sheet […]

  • Temporal lands $146 million at a flat valuation, eyes agentic AI expansion
    by Anna Heim, Ingrid Lunden on March 31, 2025 at 1:02 pm

    Seattle-based Temporal has made its name over the last several years in the world of microservices — specifically providing a platform to orchestrate the messy business of building and operating integrations and updates across disparate services and apps in the cloud. But the AI boom has come at the company fast. Now, Temporal has raised […]

  • Amazon unveils Nova Act, an AI agent that can control a web browser
    by Maxwell Zeff on March 31, 2025 at 1:00 pm

    Amazon on Monday unveiled Nova Act, a general-purpose AI agent that can take control of a web browser and independently perform some simple actions. Alongside the new agentic AI model, Amazon is releasing the Nova Act SDK, a toolkit that allows developers to build agent prototypes with Nova Act. Nova Act, developed by Amazon’s recently […]

  • The 5 hottest scaleups in Benelux enter TECH5’s ‘Champions League of Tech’
    by Thomas Macaulay on March 28, 2025 at 7:00 am

    Five high-flying scaleups from the Benelux region have made it into TECH5 — the “Champions League of Technology.” The classy quintet joins an exclusive group of Europe’s fastest-growing tech companies. Over the next two months, they will join six other regions — the Nordics, Southern Europe, France, the Baltic States, DACH, and the UK & Ireland — in a competition for the crown of hottest scaleup on the continent.  The contest will conclude on June 19-20, when the TECH5 champion will be announced on the main stage of TNW Conference. But first, the contenders have to win their regional title. The…This story continues at The Next Web […]

  • Landmark digital declaration from EU ministers ignites calls to cut startup regulation
    by Thomas Macaulay on March 27, 2025 at 9:40 pm

    A coalition of European startups has urged swift action to slash burdensome EU regulations after a landmark declaration from the D9+ group of digitally advanced nations. The declaration stressed the need for “removing barriers” and “simplifying EU rules and procedures.” Ministers from all 13 countries in the D9+ — Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden — signed the statement. They emphasised the need for a “reviewed digital rulebook” that is “deregulated where possible” and “avoids unnecessary red tape.” A startup group has called for the ministers to back up their…This story continues at The Next Web […]

  • Tesla’s sales slump opens ‘rare window’ for European EV makers
    by Siôn Geschwindt on March 27, 2025 at 2:49 pm

    Tesla’s sales in Europe have plummeted by 42% this year, according to the latest figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association. Tesla’s slip came despite total EV sales on the continent rising 28% over the same period. Analysts have linked the slump to Tesla’s aging model lineup and growing backlash against CEO Elon Musk’s increasingly polarising behaviour.   Whatever the reason, Andrew Fellows, an automotive and mobility expert at global tech consultancy Star, told TNW he thinks the recent sales slide has opened “a rare window of opportunity” for rival European carmakers to regain lost ground from Musk’s firm. Tesla’s Model…This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: Tesla […]

  • This wildfire simulator can predict risks to individual homes anywhere on Earth
    by Siôn Geschwindt on March 27, 2025 at 10:14 am

    In the summer of 2018, a devastating fire tore through Greece’s Attica region. In its aftermath, four scientists from the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London — including two Greeks — set out to answer a simple yet crucial question: why did some houses burn while others were left untouched? That question set off years of research into computer simulations for predicting wildfire risk and behaviour. In December 2023, the scientists founded Pinepeak to bring their idea out of the lab and into the market. Pinepeak’s wildfire prediction technology combines machine learning algorithms trained on satellite data with cutting-edge…This story continues at The Next Web […]

  • Quantum simulations are still slow. A startup says it just made them 10x more efficient
    by Siôn Geschwindt on March 26, 2025 at 11:04 am

    A new algorithm has improved the ability of quantum computers to model new materials and chemicals by a factor of 10. That’s according to its developer, UK startup Phasecraft.  The Bristol- and London-based company describes the breakthrough as the largest single leap in quantum simulations to date — moving us a step closer to real-world quantum applications. Quantum computers improve on classical simulations by accurately modelling complex quantum behaviours — like the ever-changing interactions between molecules or the evolution of materials over time — that are too difficult for classical computers to simulate efficiently. This could lead to technological leaps…This story continues at The Next Web […]

  • BlackRock’s first European Bitcoin product hailed as ‘landmark development’ for crypto
    by Siôn Geschwindt on March 25, 2025 at 5:24 pm

    BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has launched its first Bitcoin product in Europe, a move that industry experts say will help legitimise cryptocurrencies in mainstream finance.  “This is a landmark development for crypto, displaying confidence in Bitcoin for mainstream investments,” Meryem Habibi, chief revenue officer at London-based crypto payment gateway Bitpace, told TNW.  “Through this first in Europe, BlackRock is not only legitimising the asset class but also paving the way for increased institutional and retail participation,” she said. BlackRock’s product is called an “iShares Bitcoin ETP” (exchange-traded products). ETPs let investors buy and sell Bitcoin without directly owning the cryptocurrency.…This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: Bitcoin […]

  • 23andMe bankruptcy: Can EU and UK laws protect DNA data? Here’s what you need to know
    by Siôn Geschwindt on March 25, 2025 at 4:09 pm

    San Francisco-based 23andMe, which sells at-home DNA testing kits, has filed for bankruptcy in the US and is looking for a new buyer — heightening concerns about the personal data of millions of people.     23andMe experienced a major data breach in 2023, which exposed personal information like family trees, birth years, and geographic locations of approximately half of the company’s 15 million users.    Now, with the company sinking, 23andMe customers are considering deleting their accounts amid fears of another hack or changes to the company’s privacy controls under a new owner.  In the EU and the UK, 23andMe users are…This story continues at The Next Web […]

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