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Kevin Hartz’s A* raises its second oversubscribed fund in three years

Venture firms raised $9.3 billion in Q1 according to PitchBook data, which means this year likely won’t match or surpass 2023’s $81.8 billion total. While emerging managers are feeling the fundraising market’s frost the most, some emerging VCs like A* … Continue reading

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How to Study Ethical Hacking as a Beginner

Immersing yourself in best practices for ethical hacking, pen-testing and information security can set you up for a career or better-protected business.

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SoftBank CEO says AI that is 10,000 times smarter than humans will come out in 10 years

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son laid out his vision for artifical super intelligence, or ASI, that he said would be 10,000 times smarter than humans.

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Google is making your movie and TV reviews visible under a new profile page

Google is making all your movie, TV shows, books, albums and game reviews visible under one profile page starting June 24, according to an email sent to users last month. These profiles are also searchable through Google searches, which can … Continue reading

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Zepto, a 10-minute delivery app, raises $665 million at $3.6 billion valuation

Zepto has more than doubled its valuation to $3.6 billion from $1.4 billion in less than a year in a new funding round of $665 million as the Mumbai-based startup intensifies the quick commerce competition in the world’s second largest … Continue reading

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Language learning app Speak nets $20M, doubles valuation

Speak, the AI-powered language learning app, has raised new money from investors at double its previous valuation. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Instagram introduces Live broadcasts for ‘Close Friends’

Meta’s Instagram is introducing a way to livestream to smaller, hand-picked private audiences. Going live on Instagram has been a feature for a long while now but a new feature is being gradually rolled out to allow users to stream … Continue reading

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EU prepares to vote on proposed regulation to scan messaging apps

The European Union (EU) will vote on a proposal that could require messaging apps to scan their users’ private texts. Thursday will see the EU vote on the new proposed regulation, following in the footsteps of previous attempts from the … Continue reading

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Microsoft email users warned of new, convincing phishing email scam

A security expert has issued a warning to Microsoft email users about a surprisingly convincing phishing scam. According to Vsevolod Kokorin, whose online handle is Slonser, there is a bug that allows cybercriminals to make phishing scams look a lot … Continue reading

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2 Crypto Presale Gems Experts Bet on for Massive Success – $SEAL and $99BTC

Today’s market offers investors a chance to get in on the ground floor of two intriguing presales: Sealana, a meme coin nearing its launch, and 99Bitcoins, with a comprehensive Learn-to-Earn program. These tokens cater to both seasoned veterans and crypto … Continue reading

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