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This Swedish startup wants to pay the flight tracking community using blockchain

One of the most popular pastimes you may or may not have heard about is flight tracking.  For instance, in September 2022, the Royal Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III carrying Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin from Edinburgh to an RAF base outside of London was followed by close to 5 million people.  It is also a goldmine for data. Popular flight tracking websites display the trajectories of tens of thousands of flights per day across their digitised maps. But what you also may not know, is that

Adam Neumann’s crypto comeback company is reportedly refunding investors

<div><p>In a development that will surprise few, former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann’s climate/crypto/carbon-credit startup Flowcarbon appears to be in the process of curling up to die, Forbes reported today. Buyers of the outfit’s “Goddess Nature Token,” pitched as the first step in putting carbon credits on the blockchain, have reportedly been contacted about receiving refunds […]</p> <p>© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.</p></div>

Adobe previews Firefly Video AI model offering high-quality generations

Adobe is positioning Firefly Video as an essential part of the modern editor’s toolkit—empowering creators to elevate their projects.Read More

Riot Games and Opera GX partner for League of Legends World Championship

Riot Games announced it's partnering with Opera GX for League of Legends esports, with several features launching in time for Worlds 2024.Read More

Amazon starts testing ads in its Rufus chatbot

<div><p>Rufus, Amazon’s recently launched, shopping-focused chatbot, is getting ads soon. That’s according to a changelog published by Amazon this week (first spotted by AdWeek), which states that sponsored ads could soon start appearing in placements for Rufus users in the U.S. Ads will be shown based on Amazon search and conversational context, Amazon says, and […]</p> <p>© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.</p></div>

LineLeap lets users pay to skip the line at bars

<div><p>No one likes standing in line. I was reminded of just how awful the experience can be last Saturday, while being herded like cattle through a two-hour queue for a nightclub in unseasonably cold weather. I’d not soon repeat the experience. Fortunately, there’s a startup for that. LineLeap, backed by Y Combinator, lets people pay […]</p> <p>© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.</p></div>

She Turned Her Airy Side Hustle Into a $255 Million Business and 'Captured Lightning in a Bottle' — Here's How

<div>The first Drybar opened in 2010.</div>

A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs

<div><p>A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024.</p> <p>© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.</p></div>

5 Key Personal Branding Lessons From the Harris-Trump Debate

<div>The Harris-Trump presidential debate offers us all unexpected lessons in personal branding. As entrepreneurs and leaders of our organizations, learning how to build and manage our perception is key.</div>

OpenAI reportedly in talks to raise at $150B valuation

<div><p>OpenAI is reportedly in talks with investors to raise $6.5 billion at a $150 billion pre-money valuation, according to Bloomberg. The new valuation is significantly higher than OpenAI’s previously reported valuation from earlier this year, $86 billion, and far higher than any other AI startup today. The funding round will reportedly be led by Thrive […]</p> <p>© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.</p></div>

Datricks gets $15M from SAP and others for AI-powered risk and compliance platform

Datricks provides continuous, real-time monitoring of 100% of an organization’s financial data, ensuring greater accuracy.Read More

How to take advantage of a generative tool fueling Glean’s $260M raise: GraphRAG

While the initial investment can be significant, the long-term benefits in data integration, gen AI performance, and operational efficiency are substantialRead More

Destination Athlete is a Low Cost and Home Based Franchise

<div>Destination Athlete franchises provide owners the flexibility to run their business from the home with the freedom to make their own hours and grow at their own pace.</div>

These sub-1mm robots morph and crawl with an electric zap

<div><p>Along with biological organisms, the robots were inspired kirigami, a variation of origami wherein objects are cut in addition to folded.</p> <p>© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.</p></div>

LLaMA-Omni: The open-source AI that’s giving Siri and Alexa a run for their money

LLaMA-Omni, a breakthrough AI model from Chinese researchers, enables lightning-fast speech interaction with large language models, potentially revolutionizing digital assistants and disrupting the voice AI market.Read More

Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin Is Back at the Company 'Pretty Much Every Day.' Here's What He's Working On.

<div>Brin publicly confirmed for the first time that he's back at Google and working on AI.</div>

9 Strategies to Sustain and Scale Your Business in Uncertain Times

<div>With the right perspective and focus, you can scale successfully in any economy.</div>

YouTube Shorts’ collaborative Add Yours sticker is now available to all users

<div><p>YouTube confirmed on Wednesday that its collaborative “Add Yours” sticker for YouTube Shorts is now fully rolled out. The Google-owned company first announced the feature back in July. The sticker works just like Instagram’s feature of the same name, as it prompts users to share their own take on a creator’s video. Both platforms’ “Add […]</p> <p>© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.</p></div>

Bluesky catches up to X with native support for video

<div><p>With native video support, Bluesky will be able to better compete with other X rivals, including Instagram Threads and the decentralized service Mastodon, among others.</p> <p>© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.</p></div>

Mother Games launches with $5M for mobile game Le Zoo

Mother Games, an arts and media company based in Brooklyn, today announced its launch from stealth. In addition, it also announced it has raised $5 million in pre-seed funding for its first title, mobile game Le Zoo. The title is an RPG that fits with Mother’s self-described directive to create “transformative experiences designed to aw…Read More