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Palantir jumps 9% to a record after announcing move to Nasdaq

Palantir’s stock has been on a tear since the company’s better-than-expected earnings report last week, which was a day before the election.

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EU Fines Meta Nearly €800 Million for Facebook Marketplace Practices and Advertising Data Violations

The European Commission accuses Meta of giving Marketplace an unfair advantage over competing digital storefronts.

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NSO Group admits cutting off 10 customers because they abused its Pegasus spyware, say unsealed court documents

Newly unsealed documents brought by a WhatsApp lawsuit shows NSO Group’s spyware, Pegasus, was used to hack as many as “tens of thousands” of devices. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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OpenAI at one point considered acquiring AI chip startup Cerebras

OpenAI was at one point considering acquiring Cerabras, an AI chipmaking company that’s in the process of going public, according to new legal filings. Elon Musk’s ongoing lawsuit against OpenAI has new exhibits that describe how OpenAI was contemplating snatching … Continue reading

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Australian Businesses Urged to Invest More in Tech Adoption

A new report by the Tech Council of Australia revealed that businesses of all sizes could help lift tech adoption in several ways.

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‘I went to Greenland to try to buy it’: Meet the founder who wants to recreate Mars on Earth

Praxis co-founder Dryden Brown wants to build a city in Greenland that emulates what a community on Mars could be like. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Think you need a VPN? Start here.

Not everyone actually needs to use a VPN. This simple guide will help you decide if you need a VPN for your situation. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Fedora vs Ubuntu: Are You Considering a New Distro?

Fedora and Ubuntu are both outstanding Linux distributions, each taking a different path to the same goal. But what are their differences and similarities, and which is right for you?

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‘AI granny’ scambaiter wastes telephone fraudsters’ time with boring chat

Telephone scams are nothing new, but with the advent of AI, it has become harder than ever for people to know whether the person they’re speaking to is in fact who they say they are. But U.K. mobile network O2 … Continue reading

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Drone manufacturer Skydio raises $170 million extension round 

American drone manufacturer Skydio has raised an extension round of $170 million, adding onto the $230 million Series E it closed early last year. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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