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TechCrunch+ roundup: Minimizing M&A mayhem, cybersecurity PM checklist, open source AI

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“Some are hiring talent to jump headfirst, others are happy to back the ‘ChatGPT for X’ spin-outs, and many are sitting in awe, watching their existing investments spark an AI debate of their own, no due diligence needed,” she wrote. It is essential to approach the decision and process with diligence and forethought.”

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TechCrunch+ roundup: No-code MVP strategy, hiring under scrutiny, A/B growth testing

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Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Since most startups are not AI businesses, his post also evaluates “middle ground approaches” like prompt engineering, closed source approximation and building on top of open source solutions. Proper scoping and decomposition.

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Daily Crunch: PSG, Battery Ventures invest $100M in open source password manager Bitwarden 

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The EU — those guys who ensured we ended up with cookie banners on every damn website you’ve ever visited — are back at it with a new initiative that could have some major-league unintended consequences on open source software, Kyle reports. Image Credits: Hill Street Studios (opens in a new window) / Getty Images.

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Radar Trends to Watch: November 2024

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Google is open-sourcing SynthID, a system for watermarking text so AI-generated documents can be traced to the LLM that generated them. Unlike many of Mistral’s previous small models, these are not open source. This model is based on the open source Llama, and it’s relatively small (70B parameters).

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TechCrunch+ roundup: eVTOL takes off, pivoting with agility, when to hire a lawyer

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Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Don’t buy a breach or a bad reputation: A more effective approach to M&A due diligence. Image Credits: mohd izzuan (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. Image Credits: vchal (opens in a new window) / Getty Images.

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‘Memsad’ software rot threatens to leak your digital secrets

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VANCOUVER—If coding and updating software is like building and maintaining a house, one might say software that leaks passcodes is like a home with a rotting foundation—but you don’t know it. “ [Memsad] is literally everywhere. If we can’t get it right, what hope is there for mere mortals?”—Ilja

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Data wants to disrupt your deal flow (again)

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No further due diligence? As history often reminds us , due diligence matters from a human perspective — and vetting a founder beyond their ability to attract talent can save firms from headaches or legal woes. “Our approach? This is our data set, let’s see if we can put money into them,” he said. No problem.