Monthly Archives: April 2024

Drone startup Zipline hits 1 million deliveries, looks to restaurants as it continues to grow

The company said its zero-emission drones have now flown more than 70 million autonomous commercial miles across four continents.

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Wall Street doesn’t seem too keen on a potential Salesforce-Informatica pairing

Amid rumors that Salesforce is interested in buying Informatica, investors aren’t taking kindly to the potential pairing. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Equities platform Midas raises $45M Series A as fintech retains its sparkle in Turkey

Midas, a fintech startup that allows people in Turkey to invest in U.S. and Turkish equities, says it has raised $45 million in a funding round led by Portage Ventures of Canada. The startup is aimed at Turkey’s retail investor … Continue reading

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Super Micro plunges as investors rotate out of red-hot AI stock ahead of earnings later this month

Super Micro Computer shares plunged on Friday as investors peeled back their holdings of one of the stock market’s hottest names.

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Dutch government says it may stop using Facebook over privacy concerns

The Netherlands’ digital mininster said the government will be forced to stop using Facebook pages if it doesn’t get clarity on its concerns from Meta.

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TechCrunch Minute: Meta’s new Llama 3 models give open-source AI a boost

New AI models from Meta are making waves in technology circles. The two new models, part of the Facebook parent company’s Llama line of artificial intelligence tools, are both open-source, helping them stand apart from competing offerings from OpenAI and … Continue reading

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World’s biggest chipmaker TSMC set to increase prices

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has indicated it will increase the cost of chips made outside of Taiwan as the company reacts to pressures on its profitability. The world’s largest maker of advanced chips for customers like Apple Inc. and Nvidia … Continue reading

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Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from China’s app store

Apple has, on orders from China’s government, removed the social networking apps WhatsApp and Threads from the App Store serving that country. Both applications are owned and administered by Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. The two applications … Continue reading

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TikTok could still be banned in the US

TikTok is still on the brink of being banned in the United States after House Republicans included the proposed legislation in a package of bills which would secure foreign aid for Israel and Ukraine. The threat from US lawmakers to … Continue reading

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Gamblers in North Carolina stake $659 million in first month of betting

Gamblers in North Carolina staked a total bet value of $659.3 million (£528.7m) during the first month of legal sports betting in the state. As of 11 March, the regulated sports betting market was opened in the Tar Heel State … Continue reading

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