Monthly Archives: July 2024

Trump raises more than $4 million in bitcoin, other digital coins as crypto support pays off

As he heads to Nashville to keynote a major bitcoin conference, Donald Trump is reeling in millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies.

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Cryptocurrencies suffer alongside tech stock rout, ether slides 6%

Cryptocurrencies fell one day after a tech stock reversal pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite to their worst day since 2022.

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How US Chips Continue to End Up in Russian Missiles

Defying sanctions, Russia has obtained nearly $4 billion in restricted chips since the war began in Ukraine. Many were shipped through a cluster of shell companies in Hong Kong.

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X Uses Community Notes on Election Posts, but Misinformation Spreads

The social media company will use its Community Notes program to moderate lies about the election, but cracks are already appearing.

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Endeavor CEO says long-term capital needs to be prioritized in emerging ecosystems

Venture capital has become a more global industry as the tech sector slowly decentralizes. In 2022, more than 50% of VC deployed globally was invested in startups outside the U.S., according to data available from the National Science Foundation (NSF) … Continue reading

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Data breach exposes US spyware maker behind Windows, Mac, Android and Chromebook malware

Exclusive: The Minnesota-based spyware maker Spytech snooped on thousands of devices before it was hacked earlier this year. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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GE HealthCare taps Amazon Web Services to build generative AI for medical use

GE HealthCare and AWS team up to build generative AI applications for medical use

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Tech’s splurge on AI chips has companies in ‘arms race’ that’s forcing more spending

Even Mark Zuckerberg admits that Meta and its rivals might be spending too much money on AI chips.

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Can You Accept Credit Card Payments Online for Free?

Here’s the long and short of it: No, there is absolutely no way you can accept credit card payments online for free. There are, however, ways to keep fees low.

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Singaporean e-commerce firm Qoo10’s Korean units face probe due to payment delays to merchants

The e-commerce market in South Korea ranks as one of the largest in the world, but it’s also proving to be a precarious one. On Thursday, South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission announced that it had launched an investigation into two … Continue reading

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