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Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions six Iranian officials

The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Iranian officials linked to cyber activities against critical infrastructure in the United States and other countries. The six individuals in question were part of the Iranian Islamic … Continue reading

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EV startup Arrival looks to sell off assets, intellectual property of UK division

Commercial EV startup Arrival’s business continues to unravel. Arrival announced Monday in a regulatory filing that its U.K. division is entering administration, the country’s version of bankruptcy. The troubled company, which went public in 2021 via a merger with a … Continue reading

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Meta cuts off third-party access to Facebook Groups, leaving developers and customers in disarray

The recent surprise announcement that Meta will soon be shutting down its Facebook Groups API is throwing some businesses and social media marketers into disarray. On January 23, Meta announced the release of its Facebook Graph API v19.0, which included … Continue reading

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Cloud native container management platform Weaveworks shuts its doors

Weaveworks, a startup focusing on cloud native development tooling, announced today on LinkedIn that it would be shutting down, a sad day for any startup. “I am very sad to announce – officially – that Weaveworks will be closing its … Continue reading

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Jio Financial says not in talks to acquire Paytm’s wallet business

Reliance Industries-spin off Jio Financial Services said Monday evening that it is not negotiating with Paytm to acquire its wallet business, quashing “speculative” media reports as the Noida-headquartered firm scrambles to put out a fire from the central bank’s clampdown … Continue reading

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Yandex takes a big hit to get rid of Russian assets

Today, we take a look at the costs Yandex’s parent had to endure to exit from Russia, easing price movements in crypto, and some juicy venture fundraising. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Deepfake video call scam cons company out of $25 million

A multinational company’s Hong Kong office was the victim of an elaborate scam using deepfake video technology to impersonate executives and scam the company out of HK$200 million ($25.6 million), local police reported on Sunday (Jan 4). In what police … Continue reading

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AI Dungeon: Artificial intelligence turns Gamemaster, creating infinite worlds to adventure in

Let’s get this out of the way first, AI Dungeon is not a new game, but it is updating almost daily, and with the keenness of everything around AI in the world right now, more and more people are searching … Continue reading

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India eyes $1.7 billion online gambling tax after controversial levy

India is aiming to collect around 140 billion rupees ($1.7 billion) in tax over the next financial year from online gambling operations. As reported by Reuters, Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra set out the proposed return on tax in the 2025 … Continue reading

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Samsung hopes Biadu AI partnership will regain foothold in China

Samsung has partnered with Baidu, one of the major artificial intelligence (AI) players in China, in a bid to win over Chinese consumers. Baidu AI’s Ernie large language model (LLM) is seen as a straight swap for global partner Google … Continue reading

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