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UK fintech Sprive closes $7.3M round to facilitate mortgage overpayments

Most mortgage lenders would rather people didn’t pay off their mortgages early. After all, that’s that’s how they make their money. Indeed, overpayment is positively discouraged and sometimes even penalized. What if there were a solution that solved the technology … Continue reading

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Vote for the session you want to see at TechCrunch All Stage on July 15

We’ve been blown away by the overwhelming response to speak at TechCrunch All Stage on July 15 at SoWa Power Station in Boston. After thorough consideration, we’ve selected six standout finalists. The power to choose who will take the stage … Continue reading

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Cloud software vendors Atlassian, Snowflake and Workday are betting on security startup Veza

Veza raised $108 million in a new funding round, with participation from some of the leading cloud software vendors.

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American Children Sent to Honduras, and A.I. on the Battlefield

Plus, teaching student athletes how to go viral.

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Inside The Mad Dash to Turn Division I Athletes Into Influencers

A new effort at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is aimed at turning its student-athletes into well-remunerated social media stars. Other schools are following suit.

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M&S customers in limbo as cyber attack chaos continues

The retail giant’s online business remains suspended with no indication yet when it will be restored.

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Meet the companies racing to build quantum chips

Quantum computing has long been announced as “just around the corner,” but several companies are now determined to make this a commercial reality, with the promise of solving complex problems beyond classical computers’ reach. The problems in question are wide-ranging, … Continue reading

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IBM pledges to spend $150B in the US over the next few years

Enterprise tech giant IBM says that it plans to invest $150 billion in the U.S. over the next five years, which will include a “more than” $30 billion investment in mainframe and quantum computing research. The goal is to fuel the economy and “accelerate [IBM’s] … Continue reading

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IBM pledges $150 billion to boost U.S. tech growth, computer manufacturing

IBM on Monday announced it will invest $150 billion in the U.S. over the next five years

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PayPal kicks off fintech earnings as investors fear impact of Trump tariffs on consumer spending

PayPal reports earnings on Tuesday, followed by Block on Thursday and Affirm next week.

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