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TechCrunch Minute: When did iPads get as expensive as MacBooks?

Apple’s iPad event had a lot to like. New iPads with new chips and new sizes, a new Apple Pencil, and even some software updates. If you are a big fan of Apple hardware, well, it was probably a
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$450M for Noname, two billion-dollar rounds, and good news for crypto startups

This morning on Equity, we have good news for crypto founders, notes on Akamai’s $450M acquisition of Noname, and billion-dollar deals from Wiz and Wayve.
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Google Deepmind debuts huge AlphaFold update and free proteomics-as-a-service web app

Google Deepmind has taken the wraps off a new version AlphaFold, their transformative machine learning model that predicts the shape and behavior of proteins. AlphaFold 3 is not only more accurate, bu
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Bye-bye bots: Altera’s game-playing AI agents get backing from Eric Schmidt

Autonomous, AI-based players are coming to a gaming experience near you, and a new startup, Altera, is joining the fray to build this new guard of AI agents. The company announced Wednesday that it ra
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Uber promises member exclusives as Uber One passes $1B run-rate

Uber plans to deliver more perks to Uber One members, like member-exclusive events, in a bid to gain more revenue through subscriptions.  “You will see more member-exclusives coming up where member
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Mycocycle uses mushrooms to upcycle old tires and construction waste

The startup’s fungi use their mycelium to consume oil-based rubbers and plastics, creating new bio-based materials in the process.