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Joelle Pineau Joins Cohere as Chief AI Officer After Leaving Meta
AI startup Cohere just hired Joelle Pineau — the former co-director of Facebook’s now-defunct AI lab — as its new Chief AI Officer. As one of the world’s leading AI scientists and a McGill University…
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Set to Showcase Emerging Startups in San Francisco
The conference, known for its unique format of featuring early stage startups, will take place in San Francisco. So save the date for October 27-29, 2025! This year’s event promises to be particularly exciting as…
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Elad Gil Set to Share Insights on Startup Growth at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Elad Gil, a prominent figure in the tech industry, will take to the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 for a fireside chat that promises to provide invaluable insights into startup growth and market dynamics.…
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Germ Launches Encrypted Messaging Service for Bluesky Users
Germ, a new end-to-end encrypted messaging platform, has emerged as a promising alternative to existing solutions such as iMessage, Signal, and WhatsApp. Tessa Brown, a communications scholar formerly at Stanford, co-founded Germ. Alongside her is…
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Insights into TechCrunch’s Reporting Team and AI Industry Developments
Maxwell Zeff and Theresa Loconsolo are now showing their talents on TechCrunch, one of the biggest technology and startup news platforms in the world. Like this story? Senior reporter Julie Zeff is working AI specialties…
