Now in preview, Google's BigQuery Studio brings generative AI to unstructured enterprise data

TechCrunch Newsletter [TechCrunch logo]( [The Daily Crunch logo]( By [Christine Hall]( Tuesday, August 29, 2023 Today’s top story is from our coverage of this week’s [Google Cloud Next 2023]( conference. It just started, but our team has been busy. The news that got you all clicking involves the launch of [BigQuery Studio](, which is Google’s new way to work with data. Here’s a taste of what else debuted: - [Google’s new A3 GPU supercomputer with Nvidia H100 GPUs will be generally available next month]( - [Google is bringing generative AI to its security tooling]( - [Google’s Duet AI becomes a meeting assistant, doc summarizer and chat companion]( - [Google Photos now lets you sync your ‘Locked Folder’ private photos across devices]( [ image] Image Credits: Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch More top reads Always be closing: Apollo.io, a full-stack sales tech platform, is now valued at $1.6 billion after taking in $100 million in new funding. [Read more](. The line forms here: Ring, ring, the debut of iPhone 15 is coming. [Will you answer](? Under new management: There’s change happening at the helm of TechCrunch. [Get the scoop](. Your domain could outlive you: WordPress is now selling domains with 100-year registration periods. [There is a one-time payment, of course](. Meanwhile, when we last left Byju’s . . . : Three senior executives are leaving the edtech giant as part of the company’s restructuring. [Learn more](. On the line: Amazon acquires Fig, a startup building autocomplete for the command line. [See how Amazon plans to use this technology](. Taking calls on the big screen: It’s been in test mode and now it’s official: WhatsApp launched its native macOS app. [Time to turn your video on](. To the moon and back: MoonPay launches a venture arm to invest in web3 infra, gaming and fintech. [Find out its investment plans](. How may I help you?: Intuition Robotics, the maker of the eldercare robot ElliQ, nabs another $25 million in funding. [Learn more](. Made in the USA: Redwood Materials, founded by a former Tesla co-founder, raises $1 billion to expand the U.S. battery supply chain. [Get plugged in](. Fantastical: Whether you’d like to imagine yourself a mermaid, a warrior or a mermaid warrior, Snapchat’s new AI selfie feature can help with that. [Your wildest Dreams just came true](. A win for bitcoin: An appeals court rules in favor of Grayscale, which means a bitcoin spot ETF could be on the horizon. [Read more](. (TC+) Is 13 still unlucky?: Just how bad has the IPO drought been? [It was worse than you thought](. (TC+) More for your Tuesday: [Rockset lands $44M to power real-time search and analytics apps]( [Flojoy is bringing no-code Python testing to industrial instrumentation]( [Twitch just made it a little easier to qualify for the Partner Plus program]( [FBI operation tricked thousands of computers infected by Qakbot into uninstalling the malware]( [More top reads image] Image Credits: Kinsei-TGS / Getty Images [From today’s “pod” files]( Today’s episode of [Found]( dives into the mind of Ida Josefiina, the co-founder and CEO of Sane, a social knowledge sharing platform. Josefiina talked about how her foray into existentialist ideas and the power of collective intelligence put her on a journey to start this company. She revealed how she thinks about hiring for the mission-driven company and how it could scale. Plus, she talked about why she doesn’t consider Sane to be a social media platform. [Read More]( [From today’s “pod” files image] Image Credits: Bryce Durbin [7 founders explain what fusion power needs to go mainstream]( Previously, climate reporter Tim De Chant interviewed several CEOs and founders of fusion startups to learn more about the challenges facing an industry that could literally transform human civilization. For part two, he asked seven entrepreneurs about what it will take to make this tech commercially viable: - Kieran Furlong, co-founder and CEO, Realta Fusion - Robin Langtry, co-founder and CEO, Avalanche Energy - Christofer Mowry, CEO, Type One Energy - Benj Conway, co-founder and president, Zap Energy - Taka Nagao, co-founder and CEO, Kyoto Fusioneering - Greg Twinney, CEO, General Fusion - Thomas Forner, co-founder and CEO, Focused Energy [TechCrunch+]( is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack.[You can sign up here](. Use code “DC” for a 15% discount on an annual subscription. 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