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For years, startups have tried to bridge the various gaps to help businesses improve their processes on the surface, groan and help managers identify and deal with where their teams are wasting their time. The most recent part in this cohort is Hacker Pulse. This has created a platform that provides more information about what the engineering team is doing to enable enterprises to find productivity bottlenecks and resolve inefficiencies. The San Francisco-based company offers tools such as revenue markers and user analytics, as well as dashboards that integrate with developer tools used by engineers such as GitHub, Gitlab and…
The software supply chain is well known for being porous. 81% of the reported codebases contain high- or critical-risk open-source vulnerabilities. A single vulnerability could have wider impact on the broader software supply chain, as evidenced by something like the log4shell exploit, where millions of applications are seen exposed to potential remote code execution hacks through the log4J logging library. Northern Ireland's startup Cloudsmith is set out to solve this exact problem with its cloud-native “Artifact Management Platform.” It promotes it as a more modern alternative to legacy software supply chain platforms such as JFrog and Sonatype. To drive the…
Browser Company Opera has announced a new AI agent called Browser Operators that can complete tasks across a variety of websites. In a demo video, the company showed AI agents finding the right pair of socks from Walmart. Secure tickets for soccer matches from the club's website. Looking for flights and hotels for your trip on Booking.com. Opera said the feature is readily available to users through its feature drop program. It is not clear whether agents can work on individual websites or whether they can understand and achieve broader queries such as “Find the cheapest ticket from London to…
Uber has begun piloting teenager-focused Uber pilots in India to teenage services. TechCrunch is an exclusive learning experience. Uber for Teens lives in Bengaluru, Delhi NCR and Mumbai. Uber checked with TechCrunch. The company said it will expand its services to 35 cities, including Ahmedabad, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune in the coming weeks. The service allows parents and guardians to set up accounts for teenagers (ages 13 to 17) so they can request travel directly using their devices. It also includes features such as live trip tracking and opt-in audio recording. Guardians can also book rides for teenagers. You…
Privacy-focused messaging app signals flew high in the Dutch app store last month, and often sits on top as the most downloaded free app on iOS and Android in all categories, with data from multiple app tracking platforms such as Sensor Tower. The app has experienced a surge in popularity over the years, in response to policy changes in rivals such as WhatsApp and geopolitical events. This is because Signal created its own name as a more privacy-friendly option. That's because it's run by a nonprofit foundation (though based in the US) rather than a private company focused on data…
According to Mark Garman of Bloomberg, Apple is struggling to rebuild Siri in the age of generator AI. He says that they may not release “a true modernized conversational version of Siri” until IOS 20 is announced in 2027. That doesn't mean there were no major Siri updates before that. The new version of Siri is reportedly going to debut in May. Finally, we've incorporated all of the Apple Intelligence features we announced almost a year ago. Gurman describes this version of Siri as having “two brains.” One is for older commands such as setting timers and making calls, and…
In just a few words, the AI model is asked to create a story, image, or short film. However, according to Weber Wong, all of these models are “not made to make other non-creators feel creative.” In other words, they are not built for real creative professionals. That's what Wong hopes to change along with Flora, a new startup he is founder and CEO. Flora launched this week, declaring that “AI creative tools should be more than just toys for generating AI slops,” describing Wong and his team as “obsessed with building electric tools that deepen the future of creative…
President Donald Trump has cast his support behind the idea of creating a Federal Reserve for crypto assets. He specifically mentioned XRP, Solana and Cardano, but not Bitcoin or Ethereum. In January, Trump issued an executive order calling for the establishment of a working group that researched recommendations on crypto policy, including “the potential creation and maintenance of national digital asset stockpiles.” The working group was supposed to “suggest the criteria for establishing such stockpiles.” This could be “derived from cryptocurrencies legally seized by the federal government through law enforcement efforts.” In this morning's post about the truth about his…
Aviron's home fitness equipment works on simple principles. People hate exercise. But many of those same people love to play video games. Perhaps the only thing standing between them and a more active lifestyle is healthy competition and timing distractions. It's the same gamification concept that made Nintendo's Wii and VR games look like Beat Saber Hits. However, instead of bringing your workout into a video game, Aviron brings video games into your workout. Founded in 2018, the Toronto-based startup has become known for its release of a rowing machine that was gamed in 2022. With gym closures, many people…
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