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Anduril reaches milestone with major defense hardware contract

Anduril and Palantir delivered the first Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) — the first major milestone in its $178 million contract. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Apple says Patreon must switch to its billing system or risk removal from App Store

Apple has threatened to remove crowdfunding app Patreon from the App Store if creators continue to use unsupported third-party billing options or disable transactions on iOS, instead of using Apple’s own in-app purchasing system. In a blog post and email … Continue reading

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Enhance your brand: Host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

Elevate your brand’s presence at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 in San Francisco by hosting a custom Side Event during “Disrupt Week,” taking place October 26 through November 1. Engage face-to-face with over 10,000 Disrupt 2024 attendees, your network, and the Bay … Continue reading

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Meta, Universal Music Group addresses AI music in new licensing agreement

Meta and Universal Music Group (UMG) announced on Monday the expansion of their multi-year music licensing agreement, which enables users to share songs from UMG’s music library across Meta’s platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Horizon, Threads, and WhatsApp) without violating copyright.  What’s … Continue reading

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China’s autonomous vehicle startup WeRide seeks US IPO at $5B valuation

WeRide, a Chinese autonomous vehicle company, is officially gearing up for a U.S. public debut, over a year after China started easing its effective ban of foreign IPOs. The company is seeking a valuation as high as $5.02 billion in its … Continue reading

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Prediction marketplace Polymarket partners with Perplexity to show news summaries

When users click on an event on Polymarket, they will now see a summary of news related to the event based on search results from Perplexity. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Synopsys’s plans to buy Ansys for $35B falls on UK regulatory radar

The U.K. antitrust regulator has confirmed that it’s carrying out an early-stage inquiry into Synopsys‘s plans to buy Ansys. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an “invitation to comment,” meaning any stakeholders or interested parties can file their … Continue reading

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The best hacks and security research from Black Hat and Def Con 2024

Here is a look back at the top security research from the annual hacker conferences, Black Hat and Def Con 2024. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Conduit’s cross-border payments expand from LatAm into Africa with $6M round

Cross-border payments for businesses in emerging markets remain significantly untapped, despite small to large businesses using banks and legacy fintechs to transact trillions of dollars in transaction volume annually.  A report by Airwallex forecasts that the value of cross-border payments … Continue reading

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Bharti will become BT’s biggest shareholder after buying a 25%, $4B stake from Altice

BT, the U.K.’s former incumbent telecoms carrier, is picking up a major new investor today as telecoms companies look for stronger footing in the rapidly-shifting technology and communications market. Bharti, the Indian tech and telecoms giant that owns Airtel among … Continue reading

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