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After 6-year hiatus, Stripe to start taking crypto payments, starting with USDC stablecoin

The company announced that it would start to let customers accept cryptocurrency payments, starting with USDC stablecoins, initially only on Solana, Ethereum and Polygon © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Chilean instant payments API startup Fintoc raises $7 million to turn Mexico into its main market

Fintoc’s API lets online businesses accept instant payments coming directly from the customer’s bank account. This method, known as A2A, offers an alternative to credit card transactions. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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RevenueCat raises $12M Series C as it expands its subscription management to the web

With RevenueCat Billing, essentially a web SDK, developers can accept subscription payments from any website. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Google accused of making it harder to search for rival

In a complaint to the EU, email firm Tuta says it suddenly became much less visible in Google search.

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Meta tumbles 15% on weak revenue forecast and Zuckerberg’s comments on spending

Meta shares tumbled 15% during premarket trading on Thursday after the company issued weak revenue guidance that overshadowed its first-quarter earnings beat.

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Nvidia-backed startup Synthesia unveils AI avatars that can convey human emotions

AI startup Synthesia on Thursday announced the launch of its “Expressive Avatars,” AI-generated digital avatars that can convey human emotions.

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Meta loses $200 billion in value as Zuckerberg focuses earnings call on all the ways company bleeds cash

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg spooked investors on the company’s quarterly earnings call Wednesday.

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Nvidia supplier SK Hynix reverses losses in first quarter on explosive AI demand

This comes after SK Hynix posted net losses for five consecutive quarters from a slump in the memory chip market.

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‘To the Future’: Saudi Arabia Spends Big to Become an A.I. Superpower

The oil-rich kingdom is plowing money into glitzy events, computing power and artificial intelligence research, putting it in the middle of an escalating U.S.-China struggle for technological influence.

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TikTok Broke the Tech Law Logjam. Can That Success Be Repeated?

For years, federal lawmakers have tried to pass legislation to rein in the tech giants. The TikTok law was their first success.

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