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Nala to use $40M Series A to build B2B payments platform, scale remittance services

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Techme101

Nala, a remittance startup that is now widening its portfolio through a new B2B payments platform, has raised $40 million equity in a rare deal that becomes one of the largest Series A transactions in Africa.  The oversubscribed round was led … Continue reading →

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Byway is using AI to help travelers slow down and take the scenic route

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Techme101

Solo founder Cat Jones took the plunge on setting up a travel business right around the time the pandemic was hitting Europe in March 2020. Fast forward to summer 2024 and her curated package tour business, Byway, is announcing close … Continue reading →

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Stolen crypto doubled to $1.38 billion in the first half of 2024, research firm says

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Techme101

$1.38 billion of crypto was stolen by hackers from January 1 to June 24, as compared to $657 million stolen in the same period a year ago, TRM Labs data showed.

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Microsoft-owned adtech Xandr accused of EU privacy breaches

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Techme101

An adtech business owned by Microsoft is the target of a complaint backed by European privacy advocacy group, noyb — a nonprofit that punches far above its weight when it comes to chalking up strikes against data protection-infringing tech giants. … Continue reading →

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Quora’s Poe now lets users create and share web apps

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Techme101

Poe, Quora’s subscription-based, cross-platform aggregator for AI-powered chatbots like Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI’s GPT-4o, has launched a feature called Previews that lets users create interactive apps directly in chats with chatbots. Previews allows Poe users to build data visualizations, games … Continue reading →

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China Tesla rival BYD signs $1bn Turkey plant deal

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Techme101

The electric vehicle giant has been rapidly expanding manufacturing capacity outside its home country.

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Indian game firms want to distance themselves from fantasy sports

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Techme101

For over a decade, real-money gaming companies and fantasy sports startups have marketed themselves as video game companies. But as these businesses face increasing regulatory scrutiny, a coalition of more than 70 video game companies in India is urging the … Continue reading →

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OpenAI Startup Fund backs AI healthcare venture with Arianna Huffington

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Techme101

Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are throwing their weight behind a new venture, Thrive AI Health, that aims to build AI-powered assistant tech to promote healthier lifestyles. Backed by Huffington’s mental wellness firm Thrive Global … Continue reading →

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OpenAI Secrets Stolen in 2023 After Internal Forum Was Hacked

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Techme101

Last year, hackers breached an online forum used by OpenAI employees and stole confidential information about the firm’s AI systems.

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Data workers detail exploitation by tech industry in DAIR report

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Techme101

The essential labor of data work, like moderation and annotation, is systematically hidden from those who benefit from the fruits of that labor. A new project puts the lived experiences of data workers around the world in the spotlight, showing … Continue reading →

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