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Blackbird gobbles up $50M for its blockchain-based payment-loyalty app for restaurants

Amazon unveils a new AI voice model, Nova Sonic

Snapchat rolls out Sponsored AI Lenses for brands

XL Batteries is using petrochemical infrastructure to store solar and wind power

Indian ride-hailing giant Ola cuts 180 jobs in profitability push

Ola has let go its chief executive Hemant Bakshi, merely four months after making the appointment, and is cutting about...

Apple’s iPadOS will have to comply with EU’s Digital Markets Act too

The European Union will apply its flagship market fairness and contestability rules to Apple’s iPadOS, the Commission announced today —...

Ford’s BlueCruise hands-free system under investigation after fatal crashes

Federal safety regulators have opened an investigation into Ford’s hands-free driver assistance system, BlueCruise, after it was active during two...

OpenAI inks strategic tie-up with UK’s Financial Times, including content use

OpenAI, maker of the viral AI chatbot ChatGPT, has netted another news licensing deal in Europe, adding London’s Financial Times...

Ethiopian plastic upcycling startup Kubik gets fresh funding, plans to license out its tech

Kubik, a plastic upcycling startup, has raised a $1.9 million seed extension, months after announcing initial equity investment. The startup’s...

ChatGPT’s ‘hallucination’ problem hit with another privacy complaint in EU

OpenAI is facing another privacy complaint in the European Union. This one, which has been filed by privacy rights nonprofit...

Humanoid robots are learning to fall well

The savvy marketers at Boston Dynamics produced two major robotics news cycles last week. The larger of the two was,...

Tesla profits tumble, Fisker flatlines, and California cities battle for control of AVs

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Stripe’s big changes, Brazil’s newest fintech unicorn and the tale of a startup shutdown

Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at Stripe’s big product announcements, a bump in valuation for a Brazilian fintech...

MongoDB CEO Dev Ittycheria talks AI hype and the database evolution as he crosses 10-year mark