Monthly Archives: August 2024

Private Internet Access (PIA) vs ExpressVPN (2024): Which VPN Is Better?

ExpressVPN’s overall polish, fast performance and wider server network give it a slight edge over PIA VPN’s feature-rich and affordable package.

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This Code Breaker Is Using AI to Decode the Heart’s Secret Rhythms

Inspired by his expertise in breaking ancient codes, Roeland Decorte built a smartphone app that continuously listens for signs of disease hidden in our pulse.

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Binance restarts services in India after seven-month regulatory halt

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has resumed operations for users in India after a seven-month hiatus imposed by a local authority for operating “illegally” in the country. The exchange said Thursday it has registered as a reporting entity with … Continue reading

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Tencent-backed Airwallex hits $500 million annualized sales, aims to get IPO-ready by 2026

Payments startup Airwallex has reached an annual revenue run rate of $500 million and will be ready for an IPO by 2026, CEO Jack Zhang told CNBC.

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Video of Eric Schmidt blaming remote work for Google’s woes mysteriously vanishes

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who has since moved on to greener and perhaps more dangerous pastures, told an audience of Stanford students recently that “Google decided that work-life balance and going home early and working from home was more … Continue reading

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Meet Black Forest Labs, the startup powering Elon Musk’s unhinged AI image generator

Elon Musk’s Grok released a new AI image generation feature on Tuesday night that, just like the AI chatbot, has very few safeguards. That means you can generate fake images of Donald Trump smoking marijuana on the Joe Rogan Show, … Continue reading

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Filmmakers say AI will change the art — perhaps beyond recognition

One of the first topics tackled was the impractical nature of today’s video generators. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Biden tells creators they have something traditional media does not: ‘You’re trusted’

At the first ever White House Creator Economy Conference, the most popular man to drop by was not a TikTok superstar or a YouTube sensation. It was President Joe Biden, who emphasized social media creators’ role in shaping public opinion. … Continue reading

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NEA led a $100M round into Fei-Fei Li’s new AI startup, now valued at over $1B

World Labs, a stealthy startup founded by renowned Stanford University AI professor Fei Fei Li, has raised two rounds of financing  two months apart, according to multiple reports. The latest financing was led by NEA and valued the company at … Continue reading

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Cisco cutting 7% of workforce, reports earnings and revenue beat for quarter

Cisco reported its third straight quarter of declining revenue and announced a large restructuring plan that will result in $1 billion in pre-tax charges.

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