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Descrito como uma infraestrutura de deteção ultra-precoce de incêndios florestais, o SEIVA foi desenvolvido por uma equipa de estudantes universitários portugueses e esteve em destaque entre os melhores projetos de startup da European Innovation Academy.

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NextSlide says its team members are now working on ChatGPT.

Starting today, you can take an additional $100 off your founder, investor, or attendee TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, which is a nice bonus on top of our current discounted pricing. 

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Flock posted videos on its YouTube channel highlighting at least four police departments whose officers have faced allegations of misusing the company’s tech.

Everyone knows that great gimmicks are the key to hiring top developers for your startup.

That's why small AI startup LemonLime—which "optimizes your existing data to work with AI"—has so many of them. Want a job interview? Score a perfect 7/7 on the company's own "Is it a Lemon or a Lime?" game. Or—hear me out—get something permanently tattooed on your flesh.

LemonLime has tried both tactics in the past few weeks. The tattoo stunt generated the most publicity, of course, much of it negative. According to a writeup in Inc., seven people took the deal and got tattooed with the LemonLime logo during a party.

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