Monthly Archives: April 2024

India scrambles to curb PhonePe and Google’s dominance in mobile payments

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the governing body overseeing the country’s widely used Unified Payments Interface (UPI) mobile payment system, is set to engage with various fintech startups this month to develop a strategy to address the growing … Continue reading

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Flatpay rings up $47M to target smaller merchants with simple payment solutions

As the world waits for $65 billion payments tech giant Stripe to go public, a wave of smaller startups continues to roll into the market to pick up more payments business. In one of the latest developments, Danish company Flatpay, … Continue reading

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Bitcoin halving is likely this week — here’s what you need to know

The bitcoin halving usually precedes a price rise for the cryptocurrency to a new all-time high. But this time, things are different.

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Cloud Cost Optimisation Tools Not Enough To Rein In ‘Uncontrolled’ Cloud Spending

Cloud cost management and optimisation tools are not enough to help organisations trying to rein in cloud computing costs according to a Forrester Consulting report.

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Former top SpaceX exec Tom Ochinero sets up new VC firm, filings reveal

Former senior SpaceX executive Tom Ochinero is teaming up with SpaceX alum-turned-VC, Achal Upadhyaya, and one of Sequoia’s top finance leaders, Spencer Hemphill, on a new venture called Interlagos Capital, TechCrunch has learned. There is little public information available about … Continue reading

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FLO is improving EV charging infrastructure

Founded by Louis Tremblay, FLO is looking to build robust EV charging infrastructure that will create a reliable web for drivers to get to where they need to go. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Apple update addresses Jerusalem emoji controversy

A new software update stops the Palestinian flag emoji appearing when iPhone users type “Jerusalem”.

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Waymo begins robotaxi testing in Atlanta

Waymo, the self-driving company under Alphabet, began testing its robotaxis in Atlanta on Tuesday, adding another city to its ever-expanding testing and deployment domain. Over the next few months, Waymo will deploy a handful of cars driven manually by humans … Continue reading

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Nintendo Indie World Showcase set for April 17

Nintendo’s next live stream event, the Indie World Showcase, will air at 10 a.m. EDT on April 17 on the console maker’s official YouTube account. Nintendo promises a 20-minute look at new indie games coming to Switch later this year. … Continue reading

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Elon Musk wants to charge new users for posting on X

X owner Elon Musk has plans to make new users of the social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, pay for the privilege of posting. In the days when X was still Twitter — that is, before Musk was forced … Continue reading

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