Meet ZachXBT, the Masked Vigilante Tracking Down Billions in Crypto Scams and Thefts

He just untangled a $243 million bitcoin theft, what may be the biggest-ever crypto heist to target a single victim. And he has never shown his face.

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Perplexity launches a native Mac app

AI-focused search startup Perplexity launched its native Mac app today to compete with other AI apps like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Quora’s Poe app — the latter aggregates different large language models. Perplexity had teased the app earlier this month and asked users to sign up for pre-orders so they get a notification when the app […]
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Intel’s $1.45 billion EU antitrust fine is officially history

A €1.06 billion EU antitrust penalty on chipmaker Intel for abuse of dominance dating back to 2009 (when it was equivalent to $1.45 billion) has been consigned to the history books after the bloc’s top court rejected the Commission’s appeal against a 2022 lower court ruling that annulled the sanction. “The Court of Justice dismisses […]
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Spotify adds auto-moderation tool to help podcasters manage comments

Spotify in July started letting listeners comment on podcast episodes on the app, and the company is now rolling out a new set of controls to help podcasters manage and moderate comments. When comments were first launched, podcasters initially had to review comments and publish them. Now, the platform has added a configurable auto-moderation tool […]
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Raspberry Pi releases more AI-focused add-ons

The Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ comes in 13 and 26 tera-operations per second (TOPS) variants, retailing at $70 and $110 respectively.
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Nvidia signs a slew of AI-related deals in India

Nvidia is embarking on a series of partnerships with Indian firms to deploy its AI chips and technology, deepening its push into a key growth market. The U.S. chip designer’s CEO, Jensen Huang, said that Tech Mahindra would use its technology to develop Indus 2.0, an AI model in Hindi. Infrastructure providers Tata Communications and […]
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Cash collection startup Upflow also wants to handle B2B payments

Upflow, a French startup we’ve been covering for quite a while, originally focused on managing outstanding invoices. The company is now announcing a shift in its strategy to become a B2B payment platform with its own payment gateway to complement its accounts receivable automation solution. Like many software-as-a-service products, Upflow started by building a central […]
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Tim Cook is likely visiting China to bolster support for Apple Intelligence, analysts say

The CEO met with China’s Minister of Industry and Information Technology as well as the heads of some local companies, including China Mobile and Weibo.

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Pinterest faces EU privacy complaint over tracking ads

When it comes to privacy nightmares, Pinterest is unlikely to be the first social app that springs to mind. But the visual discovery engine’s use of tracking ads is the target of the latest complaint from European privacy rights non-profit noyb, which accuses it of breaching the bloc’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by failing […]
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 full Breakout Session agenda

With TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 just days away, we’re gearing up for an incredible three-day event packed with interactive sessions! From October 28-30 at Moscone West in San Francisco, dive into Q&A conversations with a panel of industry experts around the most pressing issues and cutting-edge tech trends to help empower your growth. Don’t miss your […]
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