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Shure MV7+: The best USB podcast mic gets better | TechCrunch
I was happy — excited, even — to check out Shure’s latest USB microphone. Its predecessor, the MV7 , has been my default podcasting mic since it was launched toward to end of 2020 . I’ve recorded more than 100 episodes of my show on the thing — not to mention using it...
Metalab goes from quietly building the internet to investing in it | TechCrunch
Nearly 20 years after finding success in helping startups build products, Canadian interface design firm Metalab has launched Metalab Ventures to invest in many of those product-led startups. Serial entrepreneur and investor Andrew Wilkinson started Metalab in 2006, a...
Ransomware gang’s new extortion trick? Calling the front desk | TechCrunch
When a hacker called the company that his gang claimed to breach, he felt the same way that most of us feel when calling the front desk: frustrated. The phone call between the hacker, who claims to represent the ransomware gang DragonForce, and the victim company...
Pan-African VC Verod-Kepple closes its first fund at $60M | TechCrunch
Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) plans to back up to 21 growth-stage companies across the continent after closing its first fund at $60 million. The pan-African VC hit the milestone following fresh backing from Nigeria’s SCM Capital formerly Sterling Capital...
X adds support for passkeys globally on iOS | TechCrunch
X, formerly Twitter, is rolling out support for passkeys , a new and more secure login method compared with traditional passwords, to all iOS users globally. The option had first debuted in January , but only for iOS users in the U.S. In an update to the X @Safety...
WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires multi-service messaging app Beeper for $125M | TechCrunch
WordPress.com owner Automattic is acquiring Beeper , the company behind the iMessage-on-Android solution that was referenced by the Department of Justice in its antitrust lawsuit against Apple. The deal, which was for $125 million according to sources close to the...
Meta confirms that its Llama 3 open source LLM is coming in the next month | TechCrunch
At an event in London on Tuesday, Meta confirmed that it plans an initial release of Llama 3 — the next generation of its large language model used to power generative AI assistants — within the next month. This confirms a report published on Monday by The Information...
As AI accelerates, Europe’s flagship privacy principles are under attack, warns EDPS | TechCrunch
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has warned key planks of the bloc’s data protection and privacy regime are under attack from industry lobbyists and could face a critical reception from lawmakers in the next parliamentary mandate. “We have quite strong...
Ten years later, Facebook’s Oculus acquisition hasn’t changed the world as expected | TechCrunch
Every year, Time Magazine issues a list of the 200 best inventions of the past 12 months. Frankly, I don’t know how the editors do it. The dirty secret of this job is that true, game-changing inventions rarely cross your desk. In fact, you’re extraordinarily lucky if...
US and EU commit to links aimed at boosting AI safety and risk research | TechCrunch
The European Union and United States put out a joint statement Friday affirming a desire to increase cooperation over artificial intelligence. The agreement covers AI safety and governance, but also, more broadly, an intent to collaborate across a number of other tech...