50 m. ago Google Play update makes it easier to find Android apps with widgets

Google announced Monday a series of changes to its widgets system on Android that will make it easier for app developers to reach their users. Widgets, which offer at-a-glance views of an app’s most important information — like the day’s weather or upcoming meetings on your calendar — are a key aspect of Android home […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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50 m. ago Ramp has more than doubled its annualized revenue to $700 million

Fintech startup Ramp has crossed $700 million in annualized revenue as of January of this year, according to a source familiar with the company’s internal operations. The company had crossed $100 million in annualized revenue before its third birthday in March 2022, passed $300 million by August 2023, and now effectively more than doubled that […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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54 m. ago US FAA investigating false aircraft alerts at Washington DC airport

US FAA investigating false aircraft alerts at Washington DC airport  Reuters

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92 m. ago Feds to investigate WA district that let trans athlete play basketball game

Feds to investigate WA district that let trans athlete play basketball game  Washington State Standard

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1 hour ago ABC7 investigates: Graffiti towers in downtown Los Angeles not cleaned up yet

ABC7 investigates: Graffiti towers in downtown Los Angeles not cleaned up yet  ABC7 Los Angeles

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1 hour ago Google releases SpeciesNet, an AI model designed to identify wildlife

Google has open-sourced an AI model, SpeciesNet, designed to identify animal species by analyzing photos from camera traps. Researchers around the world use camera traps — digital cameras connected to infrared sensors — to study wildlife populations. But while these traps can provide valuable insights, they generate massive volumes of data that take days to […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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1 hour ago Lee Enterprises ransomware attack hits freelance and contractor payments

The ransomware attack is affecting Lee's ability to pay outside vendors, including freelancers and contractors, TechCrunch has learned. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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2 h. ago Kroger CEO resigns abruptly after 'personal conduct' investigation

The country's largest supermarket chain is shaking up its leadership after Rodney McMullen had led the company since 2014.

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2 h. ago Trump, TSMC CEO to announce new $100 billion US investment plans

Trump, TSMC CEO to announce new $100 billion US investment plans  Reuters

Politics

3 h. ago Gene Hackman's death: Where investigation stands, challenges ahead

Oscar-winner Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead inside their home on Feb. 26. Authorities deemed the deaths "suspicious" and are investigating.

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3 h. ago No part of Amazon is ‘unaffected’ by AI, says its head of AGI

“There’s scarcely a part of the company that is unaffected by AI,” said Vishal Sharma, Amazon’s VP of Artificial General Intelligence, on Monday at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. He also dismissed the idea that open-source models might reduce compute needs and demurred over the question of whether European companies would change their GenAI strategies in […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Technology

3 h. ago Trump admin probing school district for trans athlete scandal even after changing policy to follow exec order

The Department of Education has opened an investigation into a Washington state school district over a trans athlete incident after it banned trans inclusion.

Politics

3 h. ago Investigators reveal riveting details behind Kelly Cochran's murder pact that proved love can be deadly

Former police chief Laura Frizzo Ogden and former detective sergeant Jeremy Ogden shared riveting details about the Kelly Cochran murder investigation with Fox News Digital.

Events

4 h. ago Fintech startup Ramp nearly doubles valuation to $13B in secondary share sale

Expense management startup Ramp has nearly doubled its valuation to $13 billion after a $150 million secondary share sale, the company announced Monday morning. New and existing backers including VC Stripes, GIC, Avenir Growth, Thrive Capital, Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, Lux Capital, 137 Ventures and Definition Capital bought the secondaries from employees and early investors. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Economics

4 h. ago A personalized heart implant wins MIT Sloan health care prize

Spheric Bio’s implants are designed to grow in a channel of the heart to better fit the patient’s anatomy and prevent strokes.

Politics

5 h. ago Illinois July 4 parade shooting suspect agrees to flip to guilty plea on murder and other charges

Robert Crimo III, 24, faces 21 counts of first-degree murder, three counts for each person killed, as well as 48 counts of attempted murder.

Events

5 h. ago New software will help combat deep fake image threats to personal security

Realistic images created by artificial intelligence (AI), including those generated from a text description and those used in video, pose a genuine threat to personal security. From identity theft to misuse of a personal image, spotting what's real and what's fake is getting harder and harder.

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5 h. ago At Least One Killed After Car Rams Into Crowd in Mannheim, Germany

The police in Mannheim, in the country’s southwest, said the driver had been arrested and that they were investigating whether he had acted alone.

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5 h. ago Trans airmen, Space Force personnel have until March 26 to resign under Trump order: Memo

A weekend memorandum issued to the Air Force and Space Force encourages transgender service members "to elect to separate voluntarily no later than 26 March 2025."

Politics

5 h. ago Kroger CEO resigns abruptly after investigation into personal conduct

Kroger CEO resigns abruptly after investigation into personal conduct  The Washington Post

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