Monthly Archives: January 2025

Top EU official denies softer approach to Big Tech, cites ‘very clear legal basis’ for regulation

There are growing questions about how the EU is going to enforce tech regulation, particularly as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.

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Xiaohongshu Scrambles to Hire English-Speaking Content Moderators

Job listings posted in China this week indicate that Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, is struggling to handle an influx of new users joining the platform from TikTok.

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Apple brings Store app to Indian market

Apple launched its dedicated Apple Store app in India on Friday, deepening its retail presence in the world’s most populous country as the iPhone-maker seeks to capitalize on growing consumer demand. The app, available for download on India’s App Store, … Continue reading

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FAA had to divert flights because of SpaceX Starship explosion

The Federal Aviation Administration has told TechCrunch that it had to “briefly” slow and divert a number of aircraft near the area where debris was seen falling after SpaceX’s Starship exploded during a test flight Thursday. Multiple flights could be … Continue reading

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They Went After the Hawk Tuah Crypto Promoters. Now They’re Suing Pump.Fun

The same lawyers handling a lawsuit over the infamous Hawk Tuah crypto coin are bringing a new class action against memecoin platform Pump.Fun for allegedly putting investors in high financial risk.

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Mira Murati’s AI Startup Makes First Hires, Including Former OpenAI Executive

It’s a major get for Murati’s mysterious startup, which has also poached engineers and researchers from a number of other prominent AI firms.

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Apple disables AI notifications for news in its beta iPhone software

An Apple spokesperson told CNBC that Apple was working on improvements to the software that are coming in a future update.

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Duolingo shares climb 7% as users swarm to app to learn Mandarin

Duolingo says it’s seen a 216% increase in Mandarin learners using the app compared to a year earlier.

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Apple halts AI news alerts after errors

The tech giant was facing pressure to pull the feature after it made repeated mistakes.

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SpaceX catches Starship booster a second time, loses ship to an ‘anomaly’ in space

SpaceX caught the Starship rocket’s Super Heavy booster for a second time, after it launched the upper stage into space on Thursday during a seventh test flight of the system. Soon after the successful catch, SpaceX representatives reported the ship … Continue reading

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