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Flying through Sea-Tac’s hacked airport

Several days after the Port of Seattle announced a “possible” cyberattack on its systems, Sea-Tac Airport is still largely offline, causing chaos among travelers and acting as a standing warning against taking security lightly. Ask me how I know. The … Continue reading

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The guy who sued NAR over real estate fees has co-founded a startup

One of the people who successfully sued the National Association of Realtors (NAR) to change real estate commissions has co-founded a new real estate startup. It all began in 2017 when Josh Sitzer and his wife listed their home for … Continue reading

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Uber takes stake in SoftBank-backed self-driving tech startup Wayve

Uber and British artificial intelligence startup Wayve announced a partnership Thursday that will see the two collaborate on autonomous driving technology.

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Meta now allows preteens to explore Horizon Worlds with parent’s permission

Meta is now letting preteens with parent-managed accounts explore different experiences in its online virtual reality (VR) platform, Horizon Worlds, with certain restrictions in place. The company announced that parents will soon be able to approve age-appropriate worlds they’d like … Continue reading

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IBM Cloud to offer Intel’s Gaudi 3 AI chips next year

Intel has found its first — and perhaps only — cloud customer for its Gaudi 3 AI accelerator chips: IBM Cloud. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Shohei Ohtani signs trading card deal with Fanatics-backed Topps

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani has signed an exclusive trading card deal with Topps, which will offer unique, autographed baseball cards.

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Russian government hackers found using exploits made by spyware companies NSO and Intellexa

Google said the findings were an example of how exploits developed by spyware makers can end up in the hands of “dangerous threat actors.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Social network Butterflies AI adds a feature that turns you into an AI character

Butterflies AI, the new social network where humans and AIs interact with each other, is launching a new Clones feature that turns you into an AI character. This latest addition builds on a feature launched to the public back in … Continue reading

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UK’s Wayve secures strategic investment from Uber to further develop self-driving tech

Uber is making a strategic investment into Wayve as an extension of the U.K.-born startup’s previously announced $1.05 billion Series C round. The partnership will also see the two companies work with automakers to integrate Wayve’s AI into consumer vehicles … Continue reading

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Delivery Hero shares pop 10% as European food delivery giant plans IPO of Middle East unit

Delivery Hero CEO Niklas Ostberg said the IPO of its Middle East business was about bringing in local investors in the region to co-invest and support the unit.

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