Friday, September 13, 2024

Welcome to TC PM! Hopefully Friday the 13th has been treating you, and your luck, well so far. Today we are diving into Meta's decision to start training its AI models off of posts in the U.K. again; we dive into a recent data breach at a cybersecurity company and look at why some shareholders are angry with TuSimple. Have a great weekend!

TechCrunch Top 3

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💻 Meta unpauses: Today Meta announced that it will resume using public Instagram and Facebook posts in the U.K. to train its AI models. The company had paused doing so a few months ago due to regulatory pressure in the country. Read more

📂 Data breach: Even cybersecurity companies get hit with data breaches. Yesterday, cybersecurity giant Fortinet disclosed that an individual had accessed a limited number of files containing data that would affect 0.3% of its customers. Read more

🚗 Not so simple: Once buzzy self-driving truck startup TuSimple is now embroiled in drama with its shareholders. The company is looking to move assets to China to launch an AI animation and gaming studio. Some investors are not happy. Read more

Afternoon must-reads

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🌸 Spring startups: Just a few months after announcing a fall cohort, Y Combinator confirmed it will offer a spring cohort for its startup accelerator, too, starting next year. YC plans to accept the same amount of startups each year. Read more

🍓 A review: OpenAI just released its new o1 models, known as Strawberry. The company made big claims about how much better these models will be because they "think" before they answer. Maxwell Zeff tested it out and gives us his review. Read more

🎶 More monitoring: Parental control features continue to be the soup du jour for consumer tech giants. Spotify is the latest to announce a parental control feature. The company is launching a pilot program in Denmark, New Zealand, and Sweden. Read more

📱 Blockchain boost: The arrest of Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov caused the company's cryptocurrency, Toncoin, to lose a third of its value. But it's not all bad news. The arrest prompted a spike in downloads and a lot of excitement around Telegram's blockchain. Read more

🎙️ Equity: The Equity crew dove into a piece Devin Coldewey wrote about how Apple punted on AI. The hosts also talked about Oura's acquisition and Nuro's big pivot. Plus, they talk about a startup in Mexico using AI in a very fun way. And more! Listen here

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Around the web

🛜 High-flying Wi-Fi: Today, United announced it inked a deal with Elon Musk's Starlink to offer the satellite company's Wi-Fi on its flights. United becomes the first major carrier to work with the satellite company. Fortune gives us the skinny on the news. Read more

🍗 Hot ones: Netflix has been bolstering its livestreaming offers all year. Now it's looking to add live episodes of "Hot Ones," the interview show that takes place as guests eat increasingly hot wings. This isn't a done deal but is one worth watching. Read more