Monthly Archives: July 2024

Oversight Board wants Meta to refine its policies around AI-generated explicit images

The Board wants Meta to change the terminology it uses for labeling explicit, AI-generated images from “derogatory” to “non-consensual.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Kamala Harris considers Bitcoin conference: blue crypto shift?

Recent developments suggest a possible realignment in political attitudes towards cryptocurrencies, with both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump at the center of speculation. Bitcoin Magazine CEO David Bailey revealed on social media platform X that discussions … Continue reading

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Mt. Gox Moves Another $2.5B of Bitcoin

Mt. Gox, the defunct cryptocurrency exchange, has transferred 37,477 Bitcoin (BTC), valued at approximately $2.5 billion, to an unidentified wallet address. The transaction follows a similar transaction moving $2.7 billion of Bitcoin. Data from blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence shows … Continue reading

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Revolut clinches UK banking license, ending three-year wait

British fintech startup Revolut on Thursday that it had received a preliminary banking license with restrictions, bringing to an end a three-year wait.

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Britain will soon lay out new plans to regulate ‘buy now, pay later’ firms like Klarna after delays

A U.K. Treasury department spokesperson said the government will set out plans to regulate “buy now, pay later” plans “shortly.”

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Google Maps adds features to improve navigating flyovers and narrow roads in India

Google Maps is improving navigation through flyovers and narrow roads in India through new feature updates. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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bunch raises $15.5M for its platform that simplifies investment management for VCs

Public market investors have a large variety of infrastructure and software that helps them keep track of, analyze and manage their investments, but that’s not the case for investors in private companies, such as venture capitalists. Indeed, a lot of … Continue reading

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Hacker claims theft of Piramal Group’s employee data

A hacker claims to be selling data relating to thousands of current and former employees of India’s Piramal Group. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Shares drop in US and Asia as AI stocks slide

Tech stocks lead declines as investors reconsider rally fuelled by artificial intelligence.

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Nvidia supplier SK Hynix posts highest quarterly profit in 6 years on AI chip leadership

SK Hynix on Thursday said that a continuous rise in overall prices of its memory products led to a 32% increase in revenue compared with the previous quarter.

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