Monthly Archives: August 2024

Care.com to pay customers $8.5M in FTC settlement for deceiving caregivers, families

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is requiring Care.com, a platform for gig workers in the elder care and child care space, to pay $8.5 million in refunds for deceiving caregivers who were looking for jobs and making it difficult … Continue reading

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Arrest of Pavel Durov, Telegram Founder, Part of Broad Investigation in France

A case was opened last month to investigate child pornography, drug sales, fraud and other criminal activities on the platform. The app’s founder, Pavel Durov, was detained over the weekend near Paris.

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Arrest of Telegram’s Pavel Durov Becomes Free Speech Flashpoint

Pavel Durov, the founder of the app, which has more than 900 million users, was taken into custody by the French authorities.

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Will A.I. Ruin the Planet or Save the Planet?

It’s a notorious energy hog. But artificial intelligence can also foster innovation and discovery, and it could speed the global transition to cleaner power.

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Palico is now the first FINRA-approved company to facilitate online LP-led secondaries deals

Limited partners selling their investment stakes in venture capital funds to other LPs on the secondary market is nothing new. But traditionally these transactions happen offline through an opaque network of brokers that could charge costly fees and prove prohibitive … Continue reading

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Niantic aims to build a richer 3D map of the world with a new version of Scanniverse app

Niantic is releasing a new version of its Scanniverse app to let users capture objects around them with more details. Scanniverse 4 will allow users to capture places and objects in 3D through a Gaussian Splitting technique, which captures more … Continue reading

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Apple announces iPhone event for Sept. 9

The launch event will be streamed on Apple’s website and YouTube.

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Apple iPhone 16 event set for September 9 with ‘Glowtime’ invite 

Apple will unveil its iPhone 16 lineup on September 9, as the company has started sending out press invites on Monday for the upcoming event. The official announcement comes as previous reports had claimed that the event would take place … Continue reading

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Beam Mobility secretly deployed ‘phantom’ e-scooters in Australia and NZ to dodge fees and boost profits

Shared e-scooter startup Beam Mobility has placed hundreds of extra “phantom” scooters on city streets in Australia and New Zealand to avoid paying vehicle registration fees to local governments, according to a two-part report from The Australian. Cities place caps … Continue reading

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In Russia, questions swirl over arrest of Telegram boss

Since Pavel Durov was detained in France, Russian media has been awash with speculation and conspiracies.

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