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NASA cancels $450M Viper moon mission, dashing ice prospecting dreams

The now-scrapped moon mission would have been the U.S. space agency’s first resource-mapping mission off planet Earth. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Hackers could create traffic jams thanks to flaw in traffic light controller, researcher says

A security researcher found that some traffic lights controllers are exposed on the internet and could be manipulated. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Fintech startup Coast lands $40M just 4 months after its last $25M raise

Coast, a startup that describes itself as “a financial services platform for the future of transportation,” has raised $40 million in Series B funding — just four months after announcing a $25 million round, the startup has told TechCrunch exclusively. … Continue reading

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Google accused of misleading consumers to grab more data for ads

Italy’s competition watchdog is investigating how Google gets user consent in order to link their activity across different services for ad profiling. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Proton launches ‘privacy-first’ AI writing assistant for email that runs on-device

Proton has launched a new AI-enabled writing assistant that helps users compose emails based on simple prompts. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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India’s WazirX confirms security breach following a $230M ‘suspicious transfer’

The Mumbai-based firm said one of its multisig wallets had suffered a security breach, and it was temporarily pausing all withdrawals from the platform. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Samsung to acquire UK-based knowledge graph startup Oxford Semantic Technologies

The Korean tech giant is acquiring Oxford Semantic Technologies, a U.K.-based knowledge graph startup that has built an AI reasoning engine. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Israel’s startup scene shows reslience despite nine months of war

When the war between Israel and Hamas broke out last October, we examined its potential impact on the tech ecosystems in Israel and Palestine. Nine months later, the prevailing sentiment in Israel, based on my conversation with founders and investors, … Continue reading

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Deel acquires Hofy to build its own IT device management service

Both of Hofy’s co-founders, Sami Bouremoum and Michael Ginzo, along with the rest of the startup’s leadership team and 120 employees, are joining Deel to build Deel IT. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Dyson’s new OnTrac headphones don’t purify air

Given the years and money invested in the Zone’s creation, there’s logic in Dyson’s decision to turn its R&D work into a more standard set of headphones with the OnTrac. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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