31 minutes ago The science behind the selfless act of donating a kidney to a stranger

About 300 Americans a year give a kidney to a complete stranger. Research says these people have a larger amygdala -- perhaps making them feel others' pain more than the average person.

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63 minutes ago Early Thanksgiving online sales numbers are up 7% YoY to $15.6B, on par with pre

Thanksgiving weekend has long been seen as the traditional start to the most important sales period for retailers, and so far, the indication is that we’re in for a strong holiday season for e-commerce. Salesforce is tracking activity in real time and has just put out its first figures for the day. It says that […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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4 hours ago Shrinking AI for personal devices: An efficient small language model that could perform better on smartphones

Large language models (LLMs), such as Open AI's renowned conversational platform ChatGPT, have recently become increasingly widespread, with many internet users relying on them to find information quickly and produce texts for various purposes. Yet most of these models perform significantly better on computers, due to the high computational demands associated with their size and data processing capabilities.

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6 hours ago AI agent startup /dev/agents has raised a massive $56M seed round at a $500M valuation

/dev/agents, a new company by the developers of Android, believes a new operating system is needed to fully realize the potential of AI agents. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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6 hours ago Why AI agent startup /dev/agents commanded a massive $56M seed round at a $500M valuation

/dev/agents, a new company by the developers of Android, believes a new operating system is needed to fully realize the potential of AI agents. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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9 hours ago North Korean hackers have stolen billions in crypto by posing as VCs, recruiters and IT workers

Security researchers say North Korean hackers have infiltrated hundreds of organizations with the goal of taking money and stealing data to further the regime's nuclear weapons program. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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10 hours ago Intenty nudges you to provide a reason every time you unlock your phone

Intentional phone usage is a tricky habit to develop. Operating systems like iOS and Android, along with social media networks like Instagram and TikTok, have built timers, nudges, and controls around the usage of the apps or the platform. But at times, you mindlessly unlock your phone as a force of habit to eventually do nothing or scroll timelines. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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11 hours ago From pond scum to premium skincare? Deep Blue Biotech is all in on blue

Decarbonizing our economies in the race to fight climate change demands a wholesale overhauling of all sorts of production processes to make them as sustainable as possible. Greening chemicals, which are used as ingredients in all sorts of products, is where U.K. startup Deep Blue Biotech is putting its energies. The biotech startup founded in […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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17 hours ago HongShan, spun out of Sequoia last year, is reportedly struggling to invest its huge war chest

According to the Financial Times, HongShan, the Chinese investment firm spun off from Sequoia Capital in 2023, is aggressively expanding into Europe and North Asia owing both to “shrinking options” in China and to limited partners that have grown frustrated with how slowly HongShan is deploying the $9 billion in capital commitments it secured two […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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