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Why investors just bet $85M on this Indian company’s generic drug strategy | TechCrunch
With over 400 million chronic patients, India is one of the world’s largest medicine markets. But while most e-pharmacies chase speed, affordability remains the real challenge. Truemeds took a different route: helping patients switch to lower-cost substitutes, a bet now paying off with new funding at about four times its previous valuation. The six-year-old startup…
Inside OpenAI’s quest to make AI do anything for you | TechCrunch
Shortly after Hunter Lightman joined OpenAI as a researcher in 2022, he watched his colleagues launch ChatGPT, one of the fastest-growing products ever. Meanwhile, Lightman quietly worked on a team teaching OpenAI’s models to solve high school math competitions. Today that team, known as MathGen, is considered instrumental to OpenAI’s industry-leading effort to create AI…
Rivian restarting work on its Georgia factory, emails show | TechCrunch
Rivian will resume prep work on its planned Georgia factory in August and is still looking to break ground early next year, according to emails TechCrunch obtained through a public records request. The restarted effort comes months after the Biden administration’s Department of Energy approved a $6.6 billion loan meant to fund construction. Rivian has…
Exclusive: Hackers Leak 86 Million AT&T Records with Decrypted SSNs
Hackers have leaked what they claim is AT&T’s database which was reportedly stolen by the ShinyHunters group in April 2024 after they exploited major security flaws in the Snowflake cloud data platform. But is this really the Snowflake-linked data? We took a closer look. As seen by the Hackread.com research team, the data was first…
Every Nintendo Switch 2 Exclusive (So Far)
The launch of a new console is always exciting, because new hardware means new software to play on it. For the Switch 2, Nintendo is changing tactics with the release cadence of new games, as the console will launch with just a single first-party exclusive instead of several all at once. The launch lineup will…
The wild story of how gut health AI toilet startup Throne raised $4M led by Moxxie | TechCrunch
The tale of how smart toilet startup Throne landed its seed round is so full of serendipities, one could almost believe it was orchestrated by the hand of Fortuna, Roman goddess of providence. Throne is an Austin-based company working on an AI-powered toilet device for consumers. It uses computer vision (cameras pointing in the bowl…
How Riot Games is fighting the war against video game hackers | TechCrunch
For as long as there have been video games, there have been people willing to find ways to cheat. Hobbyists have long dedicated themselves to finding vulnerabilities in games, often with the goal of developing cheats that they could share or sell. But ever since online competitive gaming became a legitimate profession, that hobby-hacking has…
As the trade war escalates, Hence launches an AI ‘advisor’ to help companies manage risk | TechCrunch
President Donald Trump’s tariffs have underscored the increasing geopolitical risk that almost all businesses now face. As the situation continues to shift with Trump’s unpredictable deal-making, it’s also becoming clear how challenging it is for companies, nonprofits, consultants, and lawyers to keep up with the rapid day-to-day changes. “We are drowning in trade updates every…
Star Wars Day – Lego Unveils A Bunch Of New Building Sets & Exclusive Freebies
May the 4th be with your wallet if you’re a fan of Star Wars Lego sets. Ahead of the punny holiday, Lego has unveiled its new Star Wars building kits and promotions launching on May 1 for Star Wars Day. The exciting lineup of new releases includes the latest highly detailed Ultimate Collector Series model…
Exclusive: Inside the EV startup secretly backed by Jeff Bezos | TechCrunch
Jeff Bezos is funding a secretive EV startup based in Michigan called Slate Auto that could start production as soon as next year, according to multiple sources and documents that link the billionaire’s family office to the startup. Slate, which took root in another Bezos-connected company called Re:Build Manufacturing, has been operating quietly since its…
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