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Edonia grabs €2M to turn microalgae into less bitter-tasting ground meat alternative | TechCrunch
As the world’s population continues to grow, the need to be able to feed everyone is something a number of entities are working on. Paris-based Edonia , is one of the startups working on creating protein ingredients using microalgae. Edonia joins companies like Bevel...
Playruo lets you try game demos from your web browser | TechCrunch
It’s still unclear whether cloud gaming will ever become the next big thing. The appeal is clear: The game you’re playing runs in a data center near you, and the video output is directly streamed to your local device. When you interact with the game, everything is...
TikTok pulls feature from Lite app in EU over addiction concerns | TechCrunch
TikTok suspended a gamification feature in the European Union following an intervention by the bloc. With attention on TikTok’s growing pile of US legal woes , the announcement went mostly unnoticed when it occurred late local time Wednesday. TikTok’s move came just...
Meta could face further squeeze on surveillance ads model in EU | TechCrunch
Meta’s tracking ads business could be facing further legal blows in the European Union: An influential advisor to the bloc’s top court affirmed Thursday that the region’s privacy laws limits on how long people’s data can be used for targeted advertising. In the...
Watch it and weep (or smile): Synthesia’s AI video avatars now feature emotions | TechCrunch
Generative AI has captured the public imagination with a leap into creating elaborate, plausibly real text and imagery out of verbal prompts. But the catch — and there is often a catch — is that the results are often far from perfect when you look a little closer....
India’s ICICI Bank exposed thousands of credit cards to ‘wrong’ users | TechCrunch
ICICI Bank, one of India’s top private banks, exposed the sensitive data of thousands of new credit cards to customers who were not their intended recipients. The Mumbai-based bank confirmed to TechCrunch Thursday that its digital channels “erroneously mapped” about...
Ex-NSA hacker and ex-Apple researcher launch startup to protect Apple devices | TechCrunch
Two veteran security experts are launching a startup that aims to help other makers of cybersecurity products to up their game in protecting Apple devices. Their startup is called DoubleYou , the name taken from the initials of its co-founder, Patrick Wardle, who...
Carv raises $10M Series A to help gamers monetize their data | TechCrunch
Carv , a data layer platform that lets web3 gaming and AI companies, as well as gamers, control and monetize their data, has raised a $10 million Series A round led by Tribe Capital and IOSG Ventures. Carv’s new round comes approximately five months after it received...
Petlibro’s new smart refrigerated wet food feeder is what your cat deserves | TechCrunch
Ding, ding, ding! Dinner is served. Fresh out of the cold tin can. Petlibro , a pet tech startup that designs automatic food and water dispensers for cats, launched its first refrigerated smart feeder on Thursday. The company’s new “Polar Wet Food Feeder” aims to...
The impact of TikTok’s ban in other countries could signal what’s ahead for the US | TechCrunch
On April 24, U.S. President Joe Biden signed a bill that would ban TikTok if its owner ByteDance doesn’t sell the app. The bill requires ByteDance to secure a deal within nine months, with a 90-day extension available to close it. After this deadline, the U.S. will...