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Everything will be open source: French billionaire and Iliad CEO Xavier Niel gave details about his plans for an AI research lab based in Paris. Go inside Kyutai.
Creative spaces: Tap into your inner interior design skills with a new game called Rooms, an interactive 3D space designer and “cozy game.” It’s now on the App Store.
More affordable food: Online grocery startup Pricepally, now backed by $1.3 million in new funding, intends to expand in Nigeria. Read more.
Through the eye of the beholder: Toku’s AI platform predicts heart conditions by scanning inside your eye. Set your sights on CLAiR.
Your playlist in a poster: Instafest now lets you create a music festival poster through a playlist link. Don’t worry, you can hide the artists you don’t want to admit you listen to. Make one for yourself.
Credit conundrum: As the Indian central bank tightens consumer loans, those startups who extend credit are likely to see an impact. Risky business for sure.
X’s step back: The platform formerly known as Twitter will make a change in its terms as it relates to API access for researchers in the European Union. Get the scoop.
Perks: Wattpad Premium subscribers now have access to five free monthly Wattpad Originals. Read more.
If cars get your engine purring . . . : We bring you the technology, electric vehicles and cars that got the TechCrunch team’s attention at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Start your engine.
Into the crystal ball: Will 2024 be a bounce-back year for startups? It depends on who you ask. (TC+)
Holding cash is king: It wasn’t just fintech-focused companies that were helped by rising interest rates. This sector also did well. (TC+)
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