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Apple kills Pay Later feature ahead of Affirm integration

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Techme101

Apple announced at last week’s WWDC 2024 that users would be able to access loans through third-party app Affirm through Apple Pay. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Astroscale’s space junk inspection satellite snaps a close-up photo of a discarded rocket stage

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Techme101

Astroscale’s space junk observation satellite has moved within striking distance to a discarded rocket upper stage that’s been floating around Earth for nearly 20 years, taking close-up pictures — preliminary to actually deorbiting the object in a future mission. The … Continue reading →

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DeepMind’s new AI generates soundtracks and dialogue for videos

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Techme101

DeepMind says that it sees the tech, V2A (short for “video-to-audio”), as an essential piece of the AI-generated media puzzle. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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US sues Adobe for hiding termination fees and making it difficult to cancel subscriptions

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Techme101

In the complaint filed on Monday, the DOJ wrote that “Adobe has harmed consumers by enrolling them in its default, most lucrative subscription plan without clearly disclosing important plan terms.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Perplexity now displays results for temperature, currency conversion and simple math, so you don’t have to use Google

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Techme101

Perplexity could already fetch this data from the web and display results in a descriptive way, but the company is adding some visual flair to these results to make them more prominent and quick. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. … Continue reading →

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From sperm freezing to accounting tools: Finaloop’s founder scores $35M to solve e-commerce retailers’ bookkeeping headaches

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Techme101

Finaloop’s solution is a platform that uses automation in the background to track transactions covering three different functions in one. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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YouTube is experimenting with Notes, a crowdsourced feature that lets users add context to videos

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Techme101

YouTube is introducing a new experimental feature that will allow viewers to add “Notes” to provide more context and information under videos, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. If the feature sounds similar, it’s because it follows the same concept as … Continue reading →

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Plant-based ‘meat’ startup Tender has already nabbed a fast-food chain contract, and another $11M

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Techme101

Its technology involves spinning plant protein fibers, including soy proteins, similar to the way cotton candy is made, to create structured cuts of meat. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Stop playing games with online security, Signal president warns EU lawmakers

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Techme101

A controversial European Union legislative proposal to scan the private messages of citizens in a bid to detect child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is a risk to the future of web security, Meredith Whittaker warned in a public blog post … Continue reading →

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Perplexity AI searches for users in Japan, via SoftBank deal

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Techme101

After announcing a strategic partnership with SoftBank in April, Perplexity — the AI search engine that has ambitions to take on Google — is now using the deal to expand its user base, and data touchpoints, in SoftBank’s home market … Continue reading →

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