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OpenAI connects ChatGPT to the internet

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OpenAI’s viral AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT , can now browse the internet — in certain cases. Previously, ChatGPT’s knowledge was limited to dates, events and people prior to around September 2021.) OpenAI connects ChatGPT to the internet by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

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Remembering the startups we lost in 2021

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When we penned the intro for this piece last year , little did we know that — in many ways — we’d still be deep in it by the time 2021’s feature rolled around. 2021 also largely lacked the kind of blockbuster crashes we saw last year, courtesy of names like Quibi and Essential. Abundant Robotics (2016-2021).

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African tech took center stage in 2021

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Entering 2021, the bullishness of African tech stakeholders returned — and why not? Stephen Deng, the co-founder and partner of DFS Lab, a firm that invests in digital commerce startups, serially compared the 2016 Southeast Asia funding landscape to where Africa might be in 2021, at $3 billion. It wasn’t a bad year, though.

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EchoVC’s Eghosa Omoigui to talk about how founders can avoid blind spots at Early Stage 2021

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Luckily, Eghosa Omoigui, the founder and managing general partner of EchoVC Partners , a seed and early-stage technology venture capital firm serving underrepresented founders and underserved markets, is coming to Early Stage 2021 to give early-stage founders the tools they need to develop their own All-22 tape.

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Recovering from a Cyber Attack

Speaker: Mike Cramer, Director of HIPAA & Data Security at The Word & Brown Companies

If your organization stores data and is connected to the Internet, it is not a matter of “if” a cyber-security incident will happen, but “when.” IBM reported that the total damage from data breaches in 2021 was 4.24M USD (up from 3.86M USD in 2020), easily the highest aggregated amount on record.

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How VCs and founders see 2021 differently

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tapped the equity crowdfunding market, a noodle or two on the a16z media game, Talkspace’s SPAC, VC and founder predictions for 2021, and where’s the right place to found a company. How VCs and founders see 2021 differently. Today we’re talking Coinbase’s growth, how Juked.gg Sound good? Let’s get into it!

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Only one week until TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 opens a world of opportunity

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Just seven days until more than 10,000 people around the world storm the internet to attend TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. Admit one: Buy your TC Disrupt 2021 pass — for less than $100 — and go find or create the opportunities that can help you move your business forward. Michael McCarthy, CEO, Repositax.

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Open Source & Open Standards: Navigating the Intricacies of a Symbiotic Partnership

Speaker: Guy Martin, Executive Director of OASIS Open

Our worldwide society has continued to operate and thrive due to foundational technologies like the Internet. March 16, 2021 at 11:00 am PDT, 2:00 pm EDT, 7:00 pm GMT The COVID-19 global pandemic has raised the already bright visibility of technology to an even higher level. This is an exclusive session you don't want to miss!