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Intel spins out a new enterprise-focused gen AI software company
Intel, intent on making bigger moves in the market for AI-powered enterprise software, is spinning out a new platform company with the backing of Boca Raton, Florida-based asset manager and investor DigitalBridge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Telegram’s latest update brings a redesigned call interface that uses less of your phone’s battery
Telegram is rolling out a new update that introduces improved calls with a new design that uses less of your phone’s battery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Moonwalker robotic shoes get lighter and smarter
Next week at CES, Austin-based Shift Robotics will debut a revamped version of their viral hit robotic shoes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
OpenAI moves to shrink regulatory risk in EU around data privacy
While most of Europe was still knuckle deep in the holiday chocolate selection box late last month, ChatGPT maker OpenAI was busy firing out an email with details of an incoming update to its terms that looks intended to shrink its regulatory risk in the European Union. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fidelity marks down X valuation by 71.5%
Mutual fund company Fidelity has marked down its investment in X holdings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Try these apps to reach your New Year’s resolutions in 2024
As the new year approaches, many of us are reminded of all the things we accomplished this year — getting a promotion, being more productive or even showing up to places on time — as well as things we failed to do. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023 showed cybersecurity isn’t immune from brutal layoffs
Despite a rise in cyberattacks and breaches, the cybersecurity industry is by no means exempt from the uncertainty inspired by the current economy. 2023 will likely be remembered as the “year of the layoff.” While many expected the tide to shift after a rough 2022 that saw more than 130,000 tech workers lose their jobs. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
6 great audiobook apps that aren’t Audible
Audiobooks are a great way to bring words on a page to life and fit reading into your schedule throughout the day when you’re doing things like working out, cooking, driving and relaxing. Amazon-owned Audible is arguably the most popular audiobook app out there, but there are several other lesser-known options. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
India government agency seeks to block Binance and Kraken
Financial Intelligence Unit, an Indian government agency which scrutinizes financial transactions, said Thursday nine global crypto exchanges — including Binance, Kraken, Kucoin and Mexc — are operating “illegally” in the country without complying with the local anti-money laundering act and requested the IT Ministry to block their websites. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Meet the cyber-criminals of 2023
Once again we look back at the past year in cybercrime and those who we lost… to the law. This year was no different to last: we saw another round of high-profile busts, arrests, sanctions, and prison time for some of the most prolific cybercriminals in recent years. This is our look back at who […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Xiaomi’s first EV is the freshest take on a ‘smartphone on wheels’
Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi has revealed its first electric car, a sharp-looking sedan called the SU7. Slated to roll out in China next year, it’s another entry into an increasingly-crowded market for EVs. It’s also another attempt in this software-obsessed world to match up the technology people find in their phones to what goes on […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hackers stole $2 billion in crypto in 2023, data shows
For yet another year, hackers stole billions of dollars in crypto. But for the first time since 2020, the trend is downwards, according to crypto security firms. This year, hackers stole around $2 billion dollars in crypto across dozens of cyberattacks and thefts, according to De.FI, the web3 security firm that runs the Rekt leaderboard. […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apple Vision Pro tipped for late Jan/early Feb release
We’ve known about the Vision Pro for more than half-a-year now (not to mention the years of rumors), but Apple’s first “spatial computing” device is one of consumer electronics’ biggest question marks heading into the new year. The $3,499 headset was given an “early-2024” release time frame when it was unveiled at WWDC in June, […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fintech’s biggest hits and misses of 2023
"As 2023 comes to a close, we’re here to look back at the biggest fintech stories of the year. Silicon Valley Bank’s implosion felt like a fintech story in that a number of startups (Brex, Arc and Mercury, for example) in the space leapt to fill the hole left by its collapse. But it truly […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A dual-use ‘Slack+location+payments’ startup raises Seed to serve humanitarian, military scenarios
When Helsing raised a $223 million Series B round, the tech world saw it as continued confirmation that Defence was unquestionably back on the investing agenda. Further confirmation comes today in the form of a $5.5 million Seed round for UK defense tech startup Labrys Technologies, led by Germany’s Project A Ventures. Also participating were […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Cisco to acquire cloud-native networking and security startup Isovalent
Cisco announced this morning that it intends to acquire Isovalent, a cloud-native security and networking startup that should fit well with the company’s core networking and security strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
PaintJet is building big industrial robots for big industrial paint jobs
Construction may well prove to be the next major focus for robotics investment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
AR platform Really launches ‘Fandime’ NFTs to reward users with exclusive movie-related content
Traditionally, being a hardcore movie fan means collecting physical memorabilia like autographed posters to show dedication. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Spill is now in open beta on iOS and Android
It’s been more than a year since Elon Musk purchased Twitter, yet we’re still seeing the reverberations of that deal on other social platforms, including the new ones that have cropped up since. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
OpenAI buffs safety team and gives board veto power on risky AI
OpenAI is expanding its internal safety processes to fend off the threat of harmful AI. A new “safety advisory group” will sit above the technical teams and make recommendations to leadership, and the board has been granted veto power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Google says it will pay $700M as a part of Play Store dispute settlement
Google said today it will pay $700 million — $630 million to U.S. consumers and $70 to a fund used by U.S. states — in a settlement over Play Store reached in September. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Google moves to end geofence warrants, a surveillance problem it largely created
Google will soon allow users to store their location data on their devices rather than on Google’s servers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Meltwater, the media monitoring startup, gets a $65M investment from Verdane
Meltwater, which first made its name around media monitoring and then got active in business intelligence using AI and big data analytics techniques, is picking up a new investor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Waymo launches curbside robotaxi pickup at Phoenix airport
Select Waymo One riders can now get picked up or dropped off by the company’s robotaxis curbside at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Credit Karma co-founder Nichole Mustard stepping down after more than 16 years
Credit Karma co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer Nichole Mustard is leaving the company after 16-and-a-half years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Microsoft disrupts cybercrime operation selling fraudulent accounts to notorious hacking gang
Microsoft says it has successfully dismantled the infrastructure of a cybercrime operation that sold access to fraudulent Outlook accounts to other hackers, including the notorious Scattered Spider gang. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apple will no longer give police users’ push notification data without a warrant
Apple said it will no longer give over records of users’ push notifications to law enforcement unless the company receives a valid judge’s order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
China’s autonomous vehicle regulation requires safety operators, in-car recordings
When it comes to spurring the development of cutting-edge technologies, the Chinese government is rather pragmatic in its policymaking process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Verve Motion raises $20M to grow its exosuit business
Verve Motion, a startup building a robotic “exosuit” designed to help workers complete physically demanding tasks in factories and other like environments, today announced that it raised $20 million in a Series B round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
China’s WeRide tests autonomous buses in Singapore, accelerate global ambition
After years of aggressive expansion at home, China’s autonomous vehicle upstarts are now setting their gaze on overseas markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hasbro to cut 1,100 jobs despite Dungeons & Dragons thriving
Hasbro is laying off 1,100 employees, according to an SEC filing. The company behind franchises like Dungeons & Dragons and Transformers, Hasbro already laid off 800 employees in January. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
US-China tech war escalates over EV battery dominance
Semiconductors have in recent years become a focal point in the U.S.’s efforts to impede China’s technological advancement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
TikTok to invest $1.5B in GoTo’s Indonesia e-commerce business
ByteDance’s TikTok will take a 75.01% controlling stake in a joint venture entity formed in partnership with GoTo’s e-commerce unit Tokopedia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Threads is rolling out its hashtags without the hash symbol globally
Meta’s social network Threads got a major update Thursday as the company started rolling out tags (without the hash symbol) on the platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Google’s best Gemini demo was faked
Google’s new Gemini AI model is getting a mixed reception after its big debut yesterday, but users may have less confidence in the company’s tech or integrity after finding out that the most impressive demo of Gemini was pretty much faked. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
EU ‘final’ talks to fix AI rules to run into second day — but deal on foundational models is on the table
As European Union lawmakers clock up 20+ hours of negotiating time in a marathon attempt to reach agreement on how to regulate artificial intelligence a preliminary accord on how to handle one sticky element. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Meta finally starts rolling out default end-to-end encryption for Messenger
After years of promises and limited tests, Meta has started rolling out default end-to-end encryption protection for Messenger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bing’s new ‘Deep Search’ feature offers more comprehensive answers to complex search queries
Microsoft Bing is getting a new “Deep Search” feature powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
X is now licensed for payment processing in a dozen U.S states
Elon Musk is moving forward with his plans to turn the company formerly known as Twitter, now called X, into an “everything app” that includes its own payments system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Meta set to discontinue cross-messaging between Instagram and Facebook
Meta has silently updated its support pages to indicate that the company won’t let users on Instagram message their Facebook contacts anymore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Cruise faces fines in California for withholding key details in robotaxi accident
Cruise keeps getting kicked while it’s down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
TikTok expands its in-app Ticketmaster ticketing feature to users in 20 countries
TikTok and Ticketmaster are expanding their partnership into 20 new countries after initially launching it in the United States back in August 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Meta faces $600M competition damages claim in Spain as media owners pursue privacy breach lawsuit
Meta is facing a major legal challenge and damages claim in Spain that argues the adtech giant’s years of failing to have a valid legal basis for processing people’s data for ads under European Union data protection rules. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Smartphone sales to rebound on AI gains, Morgan Stanley says
Smartphone sales will mount a comeback starting in 2024, defying growing warnings of a prolonged slump across the mobile sector, according to separate projections by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley reviewed by TechCrunch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Former Blue Origin rocket engine manager alleges wrongful termination for whistleblowing on safety
The former program manager of Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engines has filed a lawsuit against the company alleging whistleblower retaliation after he spoke up about safety issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Immensa, a MENA-based additive manufacturing and digital inventory platform, raises $20 million
The global energy spare parts market is valued at over $90 billion, with the Middle East representing about 35% of this sector. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Here’s your reminder that Google is deleting inactive accounts tomorrow
As Google ramps up its security measures, the company is deleting inactive accounts that haven’t been touched for two years as a way of protecting users from security threats, such as identity theft, unwanted spam and scams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Polestar’s climate-tweeting bot isn’t actually a bot, for good reason
“When is a bot a person?,” my colleague Kirsten asked after I learned that Polestar’s climate bot is more human than machine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
London’s iconic black cabs can soon be hailed on Uber
Uber has secured another win over the struggling taxi industry. Soon, riders in London will be able to hail an iconic black cab in the city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
AWS brings Amazon One palm-scanning authentication to the enterprise
Amazon’s cloud computing subsidiary AWS (Amazon Web Services) has lifted the lid on a new palm-scanning identity service that allows companies to authenticate people when entering physical premises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices