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The guy who sued NAR over real estate fees has co-founded a startup

One of the people who successfully sued the National Association of Realtors (NAR) to change real estate commissions has co-founded a new real estate startup. It all began in 2017 when Josh Sitzer and his wife listed their home for … Continue reading

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Meta now allows preteens to explore Horizon Worlds with parent’s permission

Meta is now letting preteens with parent-managed accounts explore different experiences in its online virtual reality (VR) platform, Horizon Worlds, with certain restrictions in place. The company announced that parents will soon be able to approve age-appropriate worlds they’d like … Continue reading

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IBM Cloud to offer Intel’s Gaudi 3 AI chips next year

Intel has found its first — and perhaps only — cloud customer for its Gaudi 3 AI accelerator chips: IBM Cloud. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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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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