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Elon Musk ‘accountable to no one,’ Britain’s tech minister says after X owner’s comments on UK riots

Elon Musk can’t be held to account by anyone, the U.K.’s technology minister said, adding to criticisms of the billionaire from government officials.

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Fintech Payoneer is buying 5-year-old global payroll startup Skuad for $61M in cash

New York-based fintech Payoneer has acquired Skuad, a Singapore-based global HR and payroll startup, for $61 million in cash, the company exclusively told TechCrunch.  Payoneer said it could also pay up to another $10 million, contingent on if Skuad meets … Continue reading

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Sony rules out renewing offer for Paramount, says it wouldn’t fit strategy

Hiroki Totoki, Sony’s chief financial officer, said the tech giant has no plans to submit a revised offer for Paramount.

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Elon Musk’s X taken to court in Ireland for grabbing EU user data to train Grok without consent

Elon Musk’s X is being taken to court in Ireland for using Europeans’ data to train AI models without asking for their consent. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Government concerned by immigration lawyer ‘hitlist’

Lawyers have been advised to work from home, board up windows and install fireproof letterboxes.

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Automattic launches AI writing tool that aims to make WordPress blogs more readable and succinct

Automattic, the owner of WordPress.com, has launched a new AI tool designed to help bloggers write more clearly and succinctly. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Online games likely to be hit if strikes continue – union

The union leading the video game performers’ strike says multiplayer games might be first affected.

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Deal Extended: Get Microsoft Office Pro 2021 for Windows at Just $45

Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more — get all the programs you need to level up your productivity and efficiency for life for a one-time $44.97 payment.

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EQT takes a majority stake in cybersecurity firm Acronis at $3.5B+ valuation

Cybersecurity remains a white-hot space for investors. In the latest example of that demand, EQT has bought a majority stake in Acronis, a security company that specializes in data protection, cloud and integrated security solutions for managed service providers (which … Continue reading

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SoftBank swings back to investment gain at Vision Fund, announces up to $3.4 billion share buyback

SoftBank announced it would buy back up to 6.8% of shares available amounting to up to 500 billion yen ($3.4 billion).

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