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Two students uncover security bug that could let millions do their laundry for free

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Techme101

CSC ServiceWorks provides laundry machines to thousands of residential homes and universities, but the company ignored requests to fix a security bug. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Slack under attack over sneaky AI training policy

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Techme101

Slack is making it difficult for its customers if they want the company to stop using its data for model training. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Healthcare company WebTPA discloses breach affecting 2.5 million people

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Techme101

A Texas-based company that provides health insurances and benefit plans disclosed a data breach affecting almost 2.5 million people, some of whom had their Social Security number stolen. WebTPA said in a data breach notice published earlier this month that … Continue reading →

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Microsoft dodges UK antitrust scrutiny over its Mistral AI stake

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Techme101

Microsoft won’t be facing antitrust scrutiny in the U.K. over its recent investment into French AI startup Mistral AI. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Embedded finance is still trendy as accounting automation startup Ember partners with HSBC UK

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Techme101

Ember has partnered with HSBC in the U.K. so that the bank’s business customers can access Ember’s services from their online accounts. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Kudos lands $10M for an AI smart wallet that picks the best credit card for purchases

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Techme101

Kudos uses AI to figure out consumer spending habits so it can then provide more personalized financial advice, like maximizing rewards and utilizing credit effectively. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Microsoft warned it could be fined billions by EU over missing GenAI risk info

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Techme101

The European Union has warned Microsoft it could be fined up to 1% of its global annual turnover under the bloc’s online governance regime, the Digital Services Act (DSA), after the company failed to respond to a legally binding request … Continue reading →

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A US Trustee wants troubled fintech Synapse to be liquidated via Chapter 7 bankruptcy, cites ‘gross mismanagement’

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Techme101

The prospects for troubled banking-as-a-service startup Synapse have gone from bad to worse this week after a United States Trustee filed an emergency motion on Wednesday.  The trustee is asking to convert the company’s debt reorganization Chapter 11 bankruptcy into … Continue reading →

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Seraphim’s latest space accelerator welcomes nine companies

Posted on May 16, 2024 by Techme101

U.K.-based Seraphim Space is spinning up its 13th accelerator program, with nine participating companies working on a range of tech from propulsion to in-space manufacturing and space situational awareness. The intense 12-week program is designed to get seed and Series … Continue reading →

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OpenAI inks deal to train AI on Reddit data

Posted on May 16, 2024 by Techme101

OpenAI has reached a deal with Reddit to use the social news site’s data for training AI models. In a blog post on OpenAI’s press relations site, the company said that the Reddit partnership will provide it access to “real-time, … Continue reading →

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