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Web Summit names ex-Wikimedia CEO, Katherine Maher, to take over in wake of Cosgrave controversy

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Techme101

Web Summit has named a new CEO: Katherine Maher — previously CEO and executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation (between 2019 and 2021). Maher is also chair of the board of the foundation behind the private messaging app, Signal; and holds … Continue reading →

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Cruise hits the brakes on driverless, UAW makes progress and more EV backpedaling

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Techme101

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free.  Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, … Continue reading →

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Biden unveils U.S. government’s first-ever AI executive order

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Techme101

The executive order builds on voluntary commitments the White House previously secured from leading AI companies.

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Standard Chartered-owned crypto firm Zodia launches in Hong Kong

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Techme101

Zodia Custody, the crypto security firm owned by British bank Standard Chartered, is launching its services in Hong Kong, the company told CNBC exclusively.

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Korean Investment Partners is the latest Korean VC firm to launch a Southeast Asia fund

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Techme101

More South Korean investors are putting money into Southeast Korea startups, creating an “investment corridor” between the two regions. The latest one is KIPSEA. Short for Korean Investment Partners Southeast Asia, KIPSEA has a Singapore-based team and just announced its … Continue reading →

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Layoffs at VW’s Cariad further delay software launch in Porsche, Audi models

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Techme101

Volkswagen’s software unit Cariad will delay the launch of its new software architecture yet again as it deals with a large round of layoffs. Just three years after VW created Cariad, and only six months after an executive shakeup, the … Continue reading →

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Posts with misinformation on X become ‘ineligible for revenue share’ says Musk

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Techme101

X posts that are corrected by Community Notes, the platform’s crowd-sourced fact-checking system, will become “ineligible for revenue share,” Elon Musk said Sunday. “The idea is to maximize the incentive for accuracy over sensationalism,” he wrote. The billionaire executive also … Continue reading →

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US automakers need to make up their minds already

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Techme101

Ford and GM are hedging their bets on EVs. In times of transition, that can be a terrible way to run a business. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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More than a year later, the $20B Adobe-Figma deal is still stuck in regulatory limbo

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Techme101

More than a year after Adobe announced it was acquiring Figma for $20 billion, the deal remains stuck in regulatory limbo. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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A look at how one fintech CEO’s PR decision backfired

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Techme101

Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. If you want to receive The Interchange directly in your inbox every Sunday, head here to sign up! Last week, we chronicled one … Continue reading →

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