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Qualcomm backs SpotDraft to scale on-device contract AI with valuation doubling toward $400M | TechCrunch
As demand grows for privacy-first enterprise AI that can run without sending sensitive data to the cloud, SpotDraft has raised $8 million from Qualcomm Ventures in a strategic Series B extension to scale its on-device contract review tech for...
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YouTubers sue Snap for alleged copyright infringement in training its AI models | TechCrunch
A group of YouTubers suing tech giants for scraping their videos without permission to train AI models has now added Snap to their list of defendants. The plaintiffs, internet content creators behind a trio of YouTube channels with roughly...
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Embracing sauna culture can lower dementia risk and boost brain health
I’m already a devoted cold-water swimmer, and last year I wrote about its benefits for the brain. But I’ve...
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Is Google Prioritizing YouTube and X Over News Publishers on Discover? – Slashdot
Earlier this month, the media site Press Gazette reported that now Google "is increasingly prioritising AI summaries, X posts and Youtube videos" on its "Discover" feed (which appears on the leftmost homescreen page of many Android phones and...
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Caribbean cannabis growers eye budding domestic sales and exports
Gemma HandyBusiness reporter, St John’s, AntiguaGemma HandyBut for High Priest Selah, of Antigua's Nyabinghi denomination of Rastafarians, memories of the harassment he and others once suffered still linger."The police were always coming and locking us up, destroying our plants,...
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This founder cracked firefighting — now he’s creating an AI gold mine | TechCrunch
Sunny Sethi, founder of HEN Technologies, doesn’t sound like someone who’s disrupted an industry that has remained largely unchanged since the 1960s. His company builds fire nozzles — specifically, nozzles that it says increase suppression rates by up to...
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TechCrunch Mobility: RIP, Tesla Autopilot, and the NTSB investigates Waymo | TechCrunch
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility!A quick bit of breaking news...
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Your WhatsApp voice notes could help screen for early signs of depression
It is becoming increasingly clear that the mundane habits of our daily lives – like sending a quick voice note to a friend – might soon hold the key to understanding our mental health. According to fascinating new research...
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No One Is Quite Sure Why Ice Is Slippery
They intuited that molecules near the surface behave differently from those deep within the ice. Ice is a crystal, which means each water molecule is locked into a periodic lattice. However, at the surface, the water molecules have fewer...
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2 Minutes Is Fine for Cold Plunging, the Experts Say
Depending on your disposition, a minute in an ice bath can feel like agony or ecstasy. Perhaps you wince at the thought of stepping foot in an ice bath, or maybe you’re an experienced cold plunger who can’t get...
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Who was Alex Pretti, the intensive care nurse shot dead in Minneapolis?
Family handoutNeighbours described Pretti as quiet and warmhearted."He's a wonderful person," Sue Gitar told AP, who lived downstairs from...