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TikTok, RedNote and the Crushed Promise of the Chinese Internet

China’s internet companies and their hard-working, resourceful professionals make world-class products, in spite of censorship and malign neglect by Beijing.

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How to Clean the DNF and APT Caches in Linux

Jack Wallen shows you how to clean the caches for both the DNF and APT package managers, so you can solve package installation problems that arise from corrupt installation metadata.

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Anthropic plans to release a ‘two-way’ voice mode for Claude

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says that the company plans to release a “two-way” voice mode for its chatbot, Claude, as well as a memory feature that lets Claude remember more about users and past conversations. Speaking to The Wall Street … Continue reading

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UK plans ‘digital wallet’ for driver’s licenses and other ID, plus a chatbot powered by OpenAI

Alongside its big public push for AI investments, the U.K. government is also playing a virtual card to catapult itself into the 21st century. Today it announced plans to launch a secure digital wallet to manage government-issued credentials, alongside a … Continue reading

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Why U.S. tech companies struggle to replicate China’s WeChat ‘super app’ model

While ‘super apps’ have flourished in Asia, their adoption in Western markets has been slower. But more tech companies seek to bring the same model to the U.S.

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5 Best Endpoint Detection & Response Solutions for 2025

Endpoint detection and response (EDR) software is the best way to detect, investigate, and respond to advanced attacks. Endpoint detection and response software is a security solution that protects against malware and other threats.

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Qomodo raises $13.9M to expand BNPL for Italy’s main-street retailers

Payments and financial solutions are two-a-penny at this point, but mostly for online e-commerce. What about physical stores? In 2023 Qomodo, a Milan-based “all-in-one” payment methods aggregator for physical merchants, came out with a €34.5 million ($36.9 million) pre-seed round … Continue reading

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Instagram hides search results for ‘Democrats’

Meta says it is working quickly to resolve the problem, which has prompted accusations of bias on social media.

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HPE investigating security breach after hacker claims theft of sensitive data

A well-known hacker claims to have stolen source code and user data from the enterprise IT giant © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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MoneyHash, which provides single access to payment services in MENA, banks $5.2M

When merchants or companies launch online, they typically start by partnering with one or two payment processors. But as they grow and expand into new regions, they often need to onboard additional payment partners to meet different customer (and sometimes … Continue reading

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