Monthly Archives: July 2024

Cyber-security firm rejects $23bn Google takeover

In an internal memo to staff, the firm’s founder and chief executive said he was ‘flattered’.

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Cyabra, a startup helping companies and governments detect disinformation, plans to go public via SPAC

The transaction values Cyabra at $70 million, and the company expects the merger to close by the end of the year. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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There’s a lot more to the Kamala Harris memes than you think

“You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?” says Vice President Kamala Harris in a now infamous clip. An overlay of the lime green album art for Charli XCX’s “Brat” flashes on the screen, while a remix of … Continue reading

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Artificial Intelligence Has a Math Problem

A.I.’s math problem reflects how much the new technology is a break with computing’s past.

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Google’s Plan to Buy Wiz for $23 Billion Falls Apart

Wiz’s chief executive said the company walked away from a “humbling offer” and would pursue an initial public offering instead.

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Congress Calls for Tech Outage Hearing to Grill CrowdStrike C.E.O.

The House Homeland Security Committee called on the chief executive of the cybersecurity firm to testify on the disruption.

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Meta given weeks to tell EU consumer protection authorities how it’ll fix ‘pay or consent’

Meta has been given until September 1 to respond to consumer protection concerns in the European Union. The Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network, a network of authorities responsible for the enforcement of EU consumer protection laws, is concerned about a … Continue reading

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Google’s latest Privacy Sandbox gambit could pit user choice against tracking

Google is no longer proposing to deprecate third-party tracking cookies in Chrome, instead suggesting that users be given an option to deny tracking. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Telegram surpasses 950M users and announces app store plans

The cloud-based messaging software Telegram will launch its own app store by the end of July, as the company sees record users. According to the founder Pavel Durov, Telegram has reached the 950 million active users mark and it aims … Continue reading

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Farmblox puts the control into farmers’ hands with its AI-powered sensor-reading platform

Nathan Rosenberg, the founder of farm automation platform Farmblox, said if there is one thing to know about trying to sell technology to farmers, it’s that you can’t tell them what to do. “[Farmers] are multigenerational,” Rosenberg told TechCrunch. “It … Continue reading

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