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Threat actor says he scraped 49M Dell customer addresses before the company found out

The person who claims to have 49 million Dell customer records — Menelik — told TechCrunch that he brute-forced an online company portal and scraped customer data, including physical addresses, directly from Dell’s servers.  TechCrunch verified that some of the … Continue reading

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Bluesky now lets you personalize its main Discover feed using new controls

The social network has announced an updated version of its app that lets you offer feedback about its algorithmic feed so you can better customize it. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Microsoft is launching its mobile game store in July

Microsoft will launch its own mobile game store in July, the company announced at the Bloomberg Technology Summit on Thursday. Xbox president Sarah Bond shared that the company plans to bring its first-party portfolio, which includes titles like Candy Crush … Continue reading

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Oura launches two new heart health features

Smart ring maker Oura is launching two new features focused on heart health, the company announced on Friday. The first claims to help users get an idea of their cardiovascular age, while the second feature aims to estimate their cardio … Continue reading

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This Week in AI: OpenAI considers allowing AI porn

Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we … Continue reading

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Garena is quietly making India-themed games even as Free Fire’s relaunch remains doubtful

Garena is quietly developing new India-themed games even though Free Fire, its biggest title, has still not made a comeback to the country. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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CoreWeave, a $19B AI compute provider, opens European HQ in London with plans for 2 UK data centers

CoreWeave has formally opened an office in London that will serve as its European headquarters and home to two new data centers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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AI chip startup DEEPX secures $80M Series C at a $529M valuation 

The Series C funding, which brings its total raise to around $95 million, will go toward mass production of the startup’s inaugural products © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Infighting among fintech players has caused TabaPay to ‘pull out’ from buying bankrupt Synapse

A dust-up between Evolve Bank & Trust, Mercury and Synapse has led TabaPay to abandon its acquisition plans of troubled banking-as-a-service startup Synapse. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Google built some of the first social apps for Android, including Twitter and others

The Twitter for Android client was “a demo app that Google had created and gave to us,” says Particle co-founder and ex-Twitter employee Sara Beykpour. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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