PSA: Don’t upload your medical images to AI chatbots

Plus: OpenAI wants teachers to use ChatGPT in classes

View this email online in your browser By Rebecca Bellan Wednesday, November 20, 2024 Welcome to TechCrunch AM! This morning, we have stories on the UK considering barring kids under 16 from social media, fresh millions for a hot seed-stage VC firm, and why you shouldn't give medical data to random AI chatbots. We've also got notes on OpenAI wanting teachers to use ChatGPT in classrooms, an important Mac security update, Google's culture of concealment, and more. Let's jump in! — Rebecca TechCrunch Top 3 Image Credits: The Good Brigade / Getty Images 1. The kids are not alright: The UK is mulling whether to follow Australia's lead and ban social media for kids under 16, as it targets online harms ranging from cyberbullying and hate speech, to intimate image abuse, scam ads and animal cruelty. Read More 2. Bling bling: Bling Capital has snagged another $270 million for its fourth fund. Half of the money is being set aside for follow-on investments into winners. And you should be paying attention to where that money goes, given the track record of the firm's founder, Ben Ling. Read More 3. PSA: X users have been uploading their medical scans to Grok to interpret their results, but TC's security editor Zack Whittaker says please don't do that. Not only is sharing medical data with chatbots not guaranteed, or even likely, to give you an accurate result, it also puts you at risk of exposing your private and sensitive information down the line. Read More   A Message from Silicon Valley Bank Series A: 4 Ways to Build a Strong Relationship with Your Lead Investor Get practical advice on how to get the most out of your Series A investor and venture capital firm to drive your startup's success. Read More   Morning must-reads Image Credits: Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch 🧑‍🏫 A teacher's guide to ChatGPT: OpenAI has released a free online course to help K-12 teachers learn how to bring ChatGPT into their classrooms. But some critics are wary that the use of AI bots in classrooms will normalize AI among educators who don't understand the tech's ethical or safety implications. Read More 🍎 This Apple has worms: The iPhone maker has recommended a new security update for all users after fixing a pair of bugs used in active cyberattacks targeting Mac users. It's not yet clear who the targets of the attack were, but the fact that Google's Threat Analysis Group reported it suggests a foreign government actor may be involved. Read More 🥳 Stepping up: Clara Shih, formerly Salesforce's CEO of AI, is joining Meta to head up a new organization building AI tools for businesses that want to use Meta's apps to reach customers. Get ready for AI-generated ads, y'all. Read More 🔋 Going nuclear: Small modular reactor startups have been taking advantage of the AI-fueled push for nuclear energy, but none have built a commercial-scale reactor yet due to the associated difficulty and costs. Now, with energy incumbent Enel entering the ring, startups in the space will have to contend with the giants. Read More 🪰 UAVs abound: Portuguese drone startup Tekever has raised around $74 million to expand into new markets like the U.S. The round and expansion could be a bellwether of a trend of tech startups embracing markets they typically avoided, like defense. Read More   A Message from Asahi Group Holdings Partner with Asahi ($20B FMCG) on its journey to Net Zero Join "The Challenge" by Asahi Group Holdings and collaborate on seven sustainability themes, from sustainable packaging to renewable energy. Successful scaleups and startups will gain access to Asahi's network, insights, and tools, with potential to form long-term commercial relationships. Apply on F6S by Nov. 29 to help shape a sustainable future. Apply Now   Around the web 👀 Data brokers need regulation: There's no federal law that regulates data brokers, but maybe this Wired article will convince lawmakers that there should be. The publication carried out an investigation that revealed that U.S. companies legally collecting digital ad data are also providing a cheap and reliable way to track American soldiers abroad. Read More 🥷 A culture of concealment: The New York Times details a 15-year campaign by Google to make deletion the default in its internal communications in an effort to avoid antitrust lawsuits. Due to the exhibits presented in three recent antitrust cases, the pieces of this picture are starting to come together. Read More 💙 Choose your own adventure: Bluesky now has more than 20 million users, and while many of them joined to get away from X, they're staying for the fine control over what they see and who they interact with. The New Scientist reckons that will be the future of social media. Read More Before you go Image Credits: Chroma 😵‍💫 A new way to experience music: AI music startup Bronze has acquired Chroma, a startup that is building a new type of audio-visual entertainment for mobile. The two companies have collaborated before on an app that offers audiovisual experience designed for exploring the music of Venezuelan artist Arca in a "meditative digital space." Read More Featured jobs from Crunchboard Senior Data Warehouse SQL Developer, Washington Dept. of Natural Resources (Olympia, WA) Pharmacy Epic Application Analyst, OFFSITE (Toppenish, WA) Chief Technology Officer, Mary McDowell Friends School (Brooklyn, NY) Senior Software Engineer, Dyna Robotics (San Francisco, CA) IT Technology Analyst, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (Middletown, PA) See more jobs on CrunchBoard Post your tech jobs and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $349 per month.   Check out some of our other newsletters: Startups Weekly TechCrunch AI TechCrunch Mobility Got a tip? 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Bluesky hits 20M users

Plus: GitHub has a new fund

View this email online in your browser By Rebecca Szkutak Tuesday, November 19, 2024 Welcome to TC PM! Today we have the latest numbers on Bluesky and where it stands compared to Threads; we learn that Gemini can now remember you; and we get the details on GitHub's new fund for open source projects. It's go time! TechCrunch Top 3 Image Credits: Bluesky ☁️ Bluesky blossoms: Bluesky continues to see increased interest as people look for social media alternatives to X after the election. While Bluesky only has a fraction of the users that Meta's Threads has, there is reason to believe Bluesky might be able to close that gap. Read more 🧠 AI model memory: A new Gemini feature is rolling out for select users that allows the AI to remember things about them. While this feels like a slippery slope in some ways, Gemini remembering your favorite foods will help it give you better restaurant recommendations. Pros and cons! Read more 🎁 GitHub gives back: Open source projects often struggle to secure financing. GitHub wants to help. The Microsoft-owned platform launched a $1.25 million fund to back open source projects that includes investors such as American Express, Shopify, and Stripe. Read more   A Message from HSBC Innovation Banking Empowering innovation Unlock new growth opportunities with HSBC Innovation Banking. Our deep sector expertise and international reach provide the stability and agility needed for seamless onboarding. Learn More   Afternoon must-reads Image Credits: BrightAI 🔧 BrightAI's bootstrapping journey: BrightAI helps companies monitor infrastructure, like water pipes or industrial pest traps, through sensors and AI. The company bootstrapped its way to $80 million in revenue and just raised VC funding for the first time. Read more 🎙️ Data governance: When Collibra was founded in 2008, no one was paying attention to data governance. But now that's changed, especially with the rise of AI. Collibra CEO Felix Van de Maele came on the Found podcast to talk about the company's journey. Listen here 👮‍♀️ La16z Vegas Police: TechCrunch has been examining the ties between Ben Horowitz and the Las Vegas Police Department for a few weeks. Today we've got the latest: a16z has no plans to scale back this relationship, and the LVPD wants AI tools to blur sensitive info in body camera footage. Read more 🧩 Well OK, then: Netflix is releasing a daily word game for some reason. The new game is tied to Netflix's partnership with TED and is aptly called TED Tumblewords. Considering I almost exclusively access Netflix on my TV, I personally don't see the appeal. Read more 🗣️ Computer talk time: OpenAI's ChaptGPT Advanced Voice Mode is heading to the web. This will allow users to talk to the chatbot directly through their computers. What could go wrong??? Read more   A Message from FoodTech Challenge Transform the future of food with the FoodTech Challenge The FoodTech Challenge is a global competition that identifies and supports leading early-stage, tech-driven solutions poised to transform food systems. A $2 million cash prize will help four winners launch their startups in the UAE and deploy their technologies to underserved markets in the Global South. Apply by December 12, 2024, for a chance to win! Learn More   Around the web 🇨🇳 Chummy with China: Rest of World reports that multiple Silicon Valley startups that work with the Chinese police have been supported by Microsoft's and Google's respective incubator programs. Documents suggest these companies were already working with China when they entered these U.S. programs. Read more 📺 Can streamers make live events work? By now I'm sure you've read many takes on the Jake Paul versus Mike Tyson fight. If you're like me, anything you've read has been against your will. The Verge looks at how the stream wasn't very good, and if streaming giant Netflix can't make live events work, can anybody? Read more Before you go Image Credits: Google 🗺️ An IRL Minecraft world: Minecraft has plans to start opening theme parks based on the game. I love this idea and think it is a smart play to keep the game's younger-leaning userbase engaged. Read more  Featured jobs from Crunchboard Senior Data Warehouse SQL Developer, Washington Dept. of Natural Resources (Olympia, WA) Pharmacy Epic Application Analyst, OFFSITE (Toppenish, WA) Chief Technology Officer, Mary McDowell Friends School (Brooklyn, NY) Senior Software Engineer, Dyna Robotics (San Francisco, CA) IT Technology Analyst, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (Middletown, PA) See more jobs on CrunchBoard Post your tech jobs and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $349 per month.   Check out some of our other newsletters: Startups Weekly TechCrunch AI TechCrunch Mobility Got a tip? Get in touch securely. 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