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How the Kids Online Safety Act Was Dragged Into a Political War

The Senate was set to pass the Kids Online Safety Act on Tuesday, but the legislation faces an uphill battle in the House because of censorship concerns.

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Microsoft apologises after thousands report new outage

Microsoft said it was looking at a ‘network infrastructure’ issue impacting its services.

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HealthEquity data breach affects 4.3 million people

HealthEquity said the March data breach included personal information and protected health data on millions of people. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Real-time database startup ClickHouse acquires PeerDB to expand its Postgres support

ClickHouse has made a name for itself as a real-time data warehouse for large enterprises. Its customer list includes Deutsche Bank, eBay, Fastly, GitLab, HubSpot, Microsoft, ServiceNow and Spotify. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Russia considers legalizing crypto for global payments as it faces ongoing sanctions

Russia’s parliament will consider a law that permits international payments via cryptocurrencies, Russia’s central bank governor said.

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Poor security let hackers access 40 million voters’ details

The UK data watchdog says weak passwords and unpatched software were responsible for the hack.

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EU calls for help with shaping rules for general purpose AIs

The EU has kicked off a consultation on rules that will apply to providers of general purpose AI models under the bloc’s AI Act. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Siddhi Capital grabs $135M for Fund II to invest in consumer packaged goods startups

Siddhi Capital’s second fund of $135 million is double the size of the venture capital firm’s first fund and will go into CPG and food tech startups. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Why GTA 6 leak reaction surprised ex-Rockstar developer

A former Rockstar Games developer has said that recent leaks about Grand Theft Auto 6 were not a big deal, despite it being one of the biggest data breaches in the history of the games industry. In a recent interview … Continue reading

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New York subway AI scanners met with skepticism from locals and civil liberties advocates

AI-powered scanners in New York have received a mixed response from New Yorkers as a potential lawsuit looms. Launched on Friday, July 26, a pilot program in New York involved using AI-powered scanners to prevent people from taking weapons into … Continue reading

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