Best Board Game Design Lab Podcasts (2024)

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Ramp raises another $150 million co-led by Khosla, Founders Fund at a $7.65B valuation 5:25

23m ago5:25

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Spend management startup Ramp has raised another $150 million at a valuation of $7.65 billion, the company confirmed to TechCrunch today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Kickstarter launches pre-orders for completed campaigns 4:35

1h ago4:35

4:35

Once a Kickstarter campaign is complete, you need to turn to a creator’s own page to pre-order the products — that is, until now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Waymo begins robotaxi testing in Atlanta 3:54

11h ago3:54

3:54

Waymo, the self-driving company under Alphabet, began testing its robotaxis in Atlanta on Tuesday, adding another city to its ever-expanding testing and deployment domain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Meta’s Oversight Board probes explicit AI-generated images posted on Instagram and Facebook 8:36

1d ago8:36

8:36

The Oversight Board, Meta’s semi-independent policy council, it turning its attention to how the company’s social platforms are handling explicit, AI-generated images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Bluesky now allows heads of states to sign up for the social network 2:03

2d ago2:03

2:03

Social networking platform Bluesky lifted its ban on sign-ups for heads of state over the weeken Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Meta’s ‘consent or pay’ tactic must not prevail over privacy, EU rights groups warn 7:42

2d ago7:42

7:42

Ahead of a full meeting of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) this week (April 16 and 17), which is expected to produce guidance on a controversial tactic used by Meta to force Facebook and Instagram users to consent to its tracking, almost two dozen civil society groups and nonprofits have penned an open letter. Learn more about your ad cho…

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Space Force tees up new ‘responsive space’ mission from Rocket Lab and True Anomaly 3:21

3d ago3:21

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Each company will design and build a satellite capable of rendezvousing with other spacecraft in orbit at close proximity, as well as command and control centers for the mission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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X is removing ability to hide checkmarks for premium users 3:42

3d ago3:42

3:42

Last year, Elon Musk-owned social network X rolled out a feature for paid users to hide their checkmarks from others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Elon Musk accused of profiting from tragedy as study finds X rewards hate targeting Israel-Gaza war 7:45

6d ago7:45

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A few weeks after defeating Elon Musk’s attempt to silence it in court, anti-hate research nonprofit, the Center for Countering Digital Hate, is back with a new piece of research into Musk’s social media platform X. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Apple opens access to used iPhone components for repair 7:56

6d ago7:56

7:56

Apple announced that it has opened its iPhone repair process to include used components. Starting this fall, customers and independent repair shops will be able to fix the handset using compatible components. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Proxima Fusion raises $21M to build on its ‘stellarator’ approach to nuclear fusion 5:26

7d ago5:26

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Munich-based Proxima has raised €20 million ($21.7M) in a seed round to begin building its first generation of fusion power plants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Tesla risks losing its lead without an inexpensive EV 4:33

7d ago4:33

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Given flagging sales of the company’s existing product line, a mass-market electric vehicle would be a welcome shot in the arm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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With Vertex AI Agent Builder, Google Cloud aims to simplify agent creation 3:25

8d ago3:25

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AI agents are the new hot craze in generative AI. Unlike the previous generation of chatbots, these agents can do more than simply answer questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Google announces Axion, its first custom Arm-based data center processor 3:07

8d ago3:07

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Google says its Axion instances offer 30% better performance than other Arm-based instances from competitors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Microsoft AI gets a new London hub fronted by former Inflection and Deepmind scientist Jordan Hoffmann 2:58

9d ago2:58

2:58

Microsoft has announced a new London hub for its recently unveiled consumer AI division. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Spotify launches personalized AI playlists that you can build using prompts 4:46

9d ago4:46

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AI playlists will initially become available to users on Android and iOS devices in the U.K. and Australia and will be iterated on in the months ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Ford delays new EVs once more, showing why legacy automakers need to adopt a startup mentality 5:15

10d ago5:15

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Ford is unusual in that it performs best when thinking like a startup, something it appears to have taken to heart recently, EV delays notwithstanding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Tesla slashes Model Y inventory prices by as much as $7,000 2:36

10d ago2:36

2:36

Tesla is dropping prices of unsold Model Y SUVs in the U.S. by thousands of dollars in an attempt to clear out an unprecedented backlog of inventory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Rooms, a 3D design app and ‘cozy game,’ gets a major update as users jump to 250K 4:50

12d ago4:50

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Five months ago, Rooms, a 3D design platform made by ex-Google employees, launched its beta version on the App Store. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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X is giving blue checks to influential users (which is what blue checks were supposed to be all along) 2:37

13d ago2:37

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So, basically this means that if you are a popular poster, you will get a blue check. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Opera allows users to download and use LLMs locally 2:38

14d ago2:38

2:38

Web browser company Opera announced today it will now allow users to download and use Large Language Models (LLMs) locally on their computer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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AWS unveils new service for cloud-based rendering projects 4:00

14d ago4:00

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Amazon announced Deadline Cloud, a new service that lets customers set up, deploy and scale up graphics and visual effects rendering pipelines on AWS cloud infrastructure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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TikTok is bringing its dedicated STEM feed to Europe 2:58

15d ago2:58

2:58

As TikTok continues to face increased pressure in the U.S. and the U.K., the company is signaling its commitment to fostering educational content on its app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Indeed announces AI-powered work experience writer and support for multiple resumes 3:27

15d ago3:27

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Hiring portal Indeed has redesigned the profile page for users, allowing individuals to use an AI-powered writer to fill up work experience and also added support for multiple resumes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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MIT tool shows climate change could cost Texans a month and a half of outdoor time by 2080 5:26

16d ago5:26

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Finally, something that makes climate change relatable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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TikTok ban could harm Amazon sellers looking for alternatives 8:37

16d ago8:37

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In March, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that could force ByteDance to divest TikTok or face a ban in U.S. app stores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Apple dismisses Microsoft monopoly comparisons 7:13

17d ago7:13

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A week after finding itself at the business end of a landmark lawsuit from the United States Department of Justice, Apple is staunchly denying any parallels between itself and Microsoft in the 1990s. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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X’s Grok chatbot will soon get an upgraded model, Grok-1.5 3:58

17d ago3:58

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X.ai, Elon Musk’s AI startup, has revealed its latest generative AI model, Grok-1.5. Set to power social network X’s Grok chatbot in the not-to-distant future (“in the coming days,” X.ai writes in a blog post), © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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LinkedIn is experimenting with a TikTok-like video feed in its app 2:54

20d ago2:54

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LinkedIn is testing a new TikTok-like short-form video feed, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Wednesday. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Oregon signs right to repair into law 3:29

20d ago3:29

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Oregon Governor Tina Kotek on Tuesday signed Senate Bill 1596 into law, joining California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts and Minnesota in a growing list of states embracing a right to repair for citizens. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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NASA’s snake robot is designed to search out life in the icy oceans of a Saturn moon 3:40

21d ago3:40

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The snake robot form factor has existed for decades. In addition to the diversity it adds to the world of automation, the design has several pragmatic attributes. The first is redundancy, which allows for the system to keep chugging even after a module is damaged. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Learn more about your …

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Facebook snooped on users’ Snapchat traffic in secret project, documents reveal 4:56

21d ago4:56

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In 2016, Facebook launched a secret project designed to intercept and decrypt the network traffic between people using Snapchat’s app and its servers. The goal was to understand users’ behavior and help Facebook compete with Snapchat, according to newly unsealed court documents. Facebook called this “Project Ghostbusters" © 2024 TechCrunch. All rig…

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Profluent, spurred by Salesforce research and backed by Jeff Dean, uses AI to discover medicines 5:47

22d ago5:47

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Last year, Salesforce, the company best known for its cloud sales support software (and Slack), spearheaded a project called ProGen to design proteins using generative AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Spotify tests video courses to teach everything from music production to excel 6:08

22d ago6:08

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In its ongoing efforts to get its 600 million+ users to spend more time and money on its platform, Spotify is spinning up a new line of content: e-learning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Telegram’s peer-to-peer SMS login service is a privacy nightmare 3:05

23d ago3:05

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Telegram has introduced a controversial new feature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Lordstown Motors’ ousted CEO settles with SEC for misleading investors 4:04

23d ago4:04

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Steve Burns, the ousted founder, chairman and CEO of bankrupt EV startup Lordstown Motors, has settled with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over misleading investors about demand for the company’s flagship all-electric Endurance pickup truck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Boeing CEO to leave company by year-end, after a wave of safety incidents 2:25

24d ago2:25

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Boeing’s chief executive Dave Calhoun will leave the plane-maker by the end of 2024, according to the company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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AT&T won’t say how its customers’ data spilled online 3:37

24d ago3:37

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Customers say leaked AT&T customer data — names, addresses, phone numbers and Social Security numbers — is accurate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Why is AI so bad at spelling? 6:35

27d ago6:35

6:35

AIs are easily acing the SAT, defeating chess grandmasters and debugging code like it’s nothing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Pelikan Mobility's software-enabled commercial EV leasing solution; Candela’s electric ferries multiply 6:55

27d ago6:55

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Chances are you may have noticed that many commercial vehicles are now electric vehicles; Electric boat maker Candela is approaching cruising speed with $25 million in new funding and the first commercial deployment of its new P-12 ferry, in New Zealand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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White House proposes up to $8.5B to fund Intel’s domestic chip manufacturing 4:16

28d ago4:16

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Well before President Joe Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law back in August 2022, Intel has been a cornerstone of U.S. efforts to increase domestic chip manufacturing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Nvidia and Qualcomm join Open Source Robotics Alliance to support ROS development 3:20

29d ago3:20

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The Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF) this week announced the launch of the similarly named Open Source Robotics Alliance (OSRA). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Quilt is building AI assistants for solutions teams 5:30

29d ago5:30

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The job of so-called “solutions professionals” — people like sales engineers, solutions architects and consultants — revolves around pitching complex enterprise tech to potential customers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Meta offers lower cost for EU ad-free subscription under privacy review 5:57

30d ago5:57

5:57

Meta has proposed to drop the price of an ad-free subscription in the European Union Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Tech giant Fujitsu says it was hacked, warns of data breach 2:24

1M ago2:24

2:24

Multinational technology giant Fujitsu confirmed a cyberattack in a statement Friday, and warned that hackers may have stolen personal data and customer information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Scrap coercive ‘privacy fee’, MEPs urge Meta’s Nick Clegg in open letter 7:06

1M ago7:06

7:06

Meta is facing a call from lawmakers in the European Union to scrap its controversial “consent or pay” tactic on Facebook and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Mercedes begins piloting Apptronik humanoid robots 2:59

1M ago2:59

2:59

Pilot season has officially begun for the world of humanoid robotics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Apple acquires AI startup specializing in overlooking manufacturing components 2:35

1M ago2:35

2:35

Apple has added another AI startup to its acquisition list with Canada-based DarwinAI, which specializes in vision-based tech to observe components during manufacturing to improve efficiency, Bloomberg reported. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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A bug in an Irish government website took two years to publicly disclose 4:02

1M ago4:02

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The Irish government fixed a vulnerability two years ago in its national COVID-19 vaccination portal that exposed the vaccination records of around a million residents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Amazon now lets sellers create listings through a URL by using AI 2:14

1M ago2:14

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Amazon launched generative AI-powered features last year to help sellers quickly create listings by entering just a few words about the product. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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