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Russian government hackers found using exploits made by spyware companies NSO and Intellexa

Google said the findings were an example of how exploits developed by spyware makers can end up in the hands of “dangerous threat actors.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Social network Butterflies AI adds a feature that turns you into an AI character

Butterflies AI, the new social network where humans and AIs interact with each other, is launching a new Clones feature that turns you into an AI character. This latest addition builds on a feature launched to the public back in … Continue reading

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UK’s Wayve secures strategic investment from Uber to further develop self-driving tech

Uber is making a strategic investment into Wayve as an extension of the U.K.-born startup’s previously announced $1.05 billion Series C round. The partnership will also see the two companies work with automakers to integrate Wayve’s AI into consumer vehicles … Continue reading

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France formally charges Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, over organized crime on messaging app

After spending four days in police custody, the founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, was put under formal investigation in France on Thursday for a wide range of criminal charges. He was also released from custody on … Continue reading

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AI dominates India’s Reliance annual general meeting

Reliance Industries, India’s largest company by market capitalization, is not sitting out the AI frenzy that has gripped the tech world. At the company’s annual general meeting Thursday, Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani made over 50 mentions of AI, detailing plans … Continue reading

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Durex India spilled customers’ private order data

Durex India has exposed customers’ personal information, including full names, email and postal addresses, and order details. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Apple introduces AI-powered object removal in photos with the latest iOS update

Apple released the new developer betas for iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS 15.1 Sequoia. With this update, the company is launching new Apple Intelligence features including the ability to remove objects from photos. The feature, called Clean Up, lets … Continue reading

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NEA quietly reenters the secondaries market

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is getting back into the secondaries game.  The Silicon Valley-based VC raised more than $468 million for NEA Secondary Opportunity Fund, according to an SEC filing. The fundraise closed on July 3, according to a source … Continue reading

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One of Bolt’s proposed new backers, The London Fund, has been scrubbing its web page

One-click checkout tech company Bolt is still waiting to find out if shareholders will sign off on a proposed funding round with stipulations that founder Ryan Breslow would return as CEO. In the meantime, Axios’ Dan Primack did some digging around on The London … Continue reading

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OpenAI reportedly in talks to close a new funding round at $100B+ valuation

Whatever size the tranche ends up being it’ll be OpenAI’s biggest outside infusion of capital since January 2023. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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