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Stripe mulls employee shareholder sale at $85B-plus valuation

Stripe is in talks for another shareholder sale that could value the company at “at least” $85 billion, according to multiple reports and a source familiar with the matter. The Information first reported the news that the payments infrastructure giant … Continue reading

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Shopify takes down Ye website selling swastika shirts after Super Bowl ad

The rapper ran a Super Bowl ad directing viewers to visit Yeezy.com, where it promoted a $20 black t-shirt with a swastika.

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CISA election security officials placed on leave, DHS confirms

A senior DHS official confirmed CISA employees involved in election security were put on leave. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Apple reportedly partners with Alibaba after rejecting DeepSeek for China AI launch

According to a report published Tuesday by The Information, Apple is partnering Alibaba to bring its Apple Intelligence platform to China. The deal is said to arrive after the iPhone maker reportedly explored – but ultimately rejected – a potential … Continue reading

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Chinese Companies Use Legal Threats to Halt Foreign Research

Think tanks and universities have helped expose problematic Chinese business practices. Now, those businesses are accusing them of defamation.

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Silicon Valley is Embracing Christianity (With the Help of Peter Thiel)

When tech luminaries talk about their Christian faith, people listen.

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Vance, in First Foreign Speech, Tells Europe That U.S. Will Dominate A.I.

Speaking in Paris at an artificial intelligence summit, the vice president gave an America First vision of the technology — with the U.S. dominating the chips, the software and the rules.

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5 Notes from the Big Paris A.I. Summit

At times, Kevin Roose writes, it feels like he is watching policymakers on horseback trying to install seatbelts on a passing Lamborghini.

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Her Discovery Wasn’t Alien Life, but Science Has Never Been the Same

The internet erupted in controversy over Felisa Wolfe-Simon and colleagues’ claim of a microbe thriving on arsenic. Nearly 15 years later, she’s pursuing new research on the boundaries of life.

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BYD to offer Tesla-like driver assist, even on its cheapest models 

Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD unveiled “God’s Eye,” an advanced driver assistance system that will be install on its entire model lineup, including its $9,600 Seagull hatchback.  BYD founder Wang Chuanfu said at a live streamed event Monday that “we’re … Continue reading

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