Monthly Archives: July 2024

Amazon Prime Day 2024: Best Deals on Tech for Work

From calling in to meetings from your home office to capturing professional-quality video on the go, these Prime Day deals offer discounts on devices for business.

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Microsoft faces UK antitrust probe after hiring Inflection AI founders and employees

U.K. authorities have until early September to decide whether the hiring is tantamount to a merger. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Kaspersky to shut down US operations, lay off employees after US government ban

The Russia-based security software maker said its U.S. business is “no longer viable” following a U.S. Commerce Department sales ban. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Apple, Nvidia, Anthropic Used Thousands of Swiped YouTube Videos to Train AI

Creators claim their videos were used without their knowledge.

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A Tiny Texas Village Is About To Annex a Gigantic Bitcoin Mine

In a roundabout bid to win public opinion (and a juicy tax abatement,) Riot Platforms is preparing for its prized bitcoin mine to be annexed by a miniscule village in rural Texas.

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Man who claimed to be inventor of bitcoin referred to UK prosecutors for alleged perjury

A U.K. judge on Tuesday referred a case against Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright’s claim to be the inventor of bitcoin to the Crown Prosecution Service.

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Female-founded startups have raised $15.5 billion so far this year but that’s not really good news

The reality of the situation is that startups with all women founders will still probably raise 2% of venture capital funding this year. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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The Architect of Russia’s Google Is Back

Yandex co-founder Arkady Volozh fought off sanctions and kicked anti-war squatters out of his Amsterdam townhouse. Now he is ready to reveal his new AI company in the Netherlands. But can Europe forget his past?

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Microsoft’s hiring of staff from AI startup Inflection referred for UK merger probe

Microsoft’s hiring of employees from artificial intelligence startup Inflection has been referred for an initial merger investigation in the U.K.

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PureVPN vs NordVPN (2024): Which VPN Should You Choose?

While PureVPN’s more affordable starting plan may be enticing, NordVPN’s stronger security and broader server fleet makes the higher price tag worth the money.

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