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AI founder Kai-Fu Lee aims to give China its ChatGPT moment

The startup founder Kai-Fu Lee hopes his first artificial intelligence application for consumers will see China have its own ChatGPT moment as he aims to give Silicon Valley a run for its money. His company, 01.AI, is soon to be … Continue reading

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ProtonMail under fire for ‘sharing user data’ with Spanish police

Encrypted email company ProtonMail has faced criticism again after handing over user details to the authorities. The Swiss firm markets itself based on its privacy features, allowing users to “take control” of their personal data. According to Proton, its “end-to-end … Continue reading

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Chinese authorities shut down illegal crypto service

Chinese authorities have shut down an underground bank that facilitated illegal currency exchange between the Chinese yuan and South Korean won, using cryptocurrency as a medium. Police announced on local social media QQ that the operation — which involved transactions … Continue reading

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Microsoft and Amazon to invest $5.6 billion into France as Macron courts tech giants

Microsoft and Amazon are ploughing billions of dollars into France.

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Aplazo is using buy-now-pay-later as a stepping stone to financial ubiquity in Mexico

Four-year-old Mexican BNPL startup Aplazo facilitates fractionated payments to offline and online merchants even when the buyer doesn’t have a credit card. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Vote for your Disrupt 2024 Audience Choice favs

We received countless submissions to speak at this year’s Disrupt 2024. After carefully sifting through all the applications, we’ve narrowed it down to 19 session finalists. Now we need your help to choose who will actually speak at the conference! … Continue reading

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Squarespace to go private in $7 billion private-equity deal

Permira agreed to take Squarespace private less than three years after it first went public in 2021.

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Google’s Demis Hassabis is the man tasked with turning bleeding-edge AI research into profits

Google has long counted on Demis Hassabis for his genius in artificial intelligence. But whether he can create products that customers love is a big question.

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Booking latest to fall under EU market power rules

Booking.com has been designated a gatekeeper under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), meaning the online travel agency will face regulation under the bloc’s market fairness and contestability framework — with the risk of major fines (of up to 10% … Continue reading

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‘Got that boomer!’: How cyber-criminals steal one-time passcodes for SIM swap attacks and raiding bank accounts

Estate is an invite-only website that has helped hundreds of attackers make thousands of phone calls aimed at stealing account passcodes, according to its leaked database. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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