ZeroPoint’s nanosecond-scale memory compression could tame power-hungry AI infrastructure tcrn.ch/4aNkfZn

Finout lands cash to grow its cloud spend management platform tcrn.ch/3yELWpv

Bugcrowd, the crowdsourced white-hat hacker platform, acquires Informer to ramp up its security chops tcrn.ch/3QWebqj

Google to build first subsea fibre optic cable connecting Africa with Australia tcrn.ch/4awwmJR

The new Kia EV3 will have an AI assistant with ChatGPT DNA tcrn.ch/3Vc54Ei

Bing’s API is down, bringing Microsoft Copilot, DuckDuckGo and ChatGPT’s web search feature down tcrn.ch/3wOlOrU

Autonomous shipping startup Orca AI tops up with $23M led by OCV Partners and MizMaa Ventures tcrn.ch/3WWty5J

Meet the Finnish biotech startup bringing a long lost mycoprotein to your plate tcrn.ch/3UU7Qg5

Food supply chain software maker Silo lays off ~30% of staff amid M&A discussions tcrn.ch/4aw2BZF

🚨 According to a job listing, President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign needs someone to manage memes. The job pays up to $85,000 techcrunch.com/2024/05/22/the…

If you read TechCrunch, you know the inside story of TechStars, one of the world's biggest startup accelerators: Dom scoops reveal everything from their financials to their squabbles with partners and employees techcrunch.com/2024/05/22/tec…

In other news, me amanda silberling and Kyle Wiggers wrote our thoughts about the new Meta AI council.

We were not shocked or surprised to see it full of all white men.

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The Biden campaign is looking to hire a seasoned meme lord tcrn.ch/3V9iKQw

How close is too close?

OpenAI has changed the voice of their new assistant, Sky, after Scarlett Johansson claimed misuse of her own voice.

Meta’s new AI council is comprised entirely of white men tcrn.ch/3Vcjd4k

Garry Tan has revealed his ‘secret sauce’ for getting into Y Combinator tcrn.ch/3wSOoIw

India’s BluSmart is testing its ride-hailing service in Dubai tcrn.ch/4bwfOTK

Scoop: India’s BluSmart is testing its ride-hailing service in Dubai techcrunch.com/2024/05/22/ind…

FCC proposes all AI-generated content in political ads must be disclosed tcrn.ch/3URmW66

Scoop: Peter Thiel-founded Valar Ventures raised a $300 million fund, half the size of its last one techcrunch.com/2024/05/22/pet…