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Bench to be acquired after abruptly shutting down

Bench, the VC-backed accounting startup that left thousands of customers locked out of their accounts after it suddenly shut down last week, will be acquired by Employer.com for an undisclosed price in a last-minute deal, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. The … Continue reading

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Nvidia completes acquisition of AI infrastructure startup Run:ai

Nvidia has completed its acquisition of Run:ai, an Israeli startup that helps manage and optimize AI hardware infrastructure. As part of the merger, Run:ai said its software, which currently only works with Nvidia products, will be open sourced, meaning Nvidia … Continue reading

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UK antitrust watchdog launches review of IBM’s HashiCorp takeover

The Competition and Markets Authority, the U.K.’s antitrust watchdog, has opened an investigation into whether IBM’s planned acquisition of cloud software vendor HashiCorp would affect competition. The CMA said Monday it was inviting comment on the merger from interested parties … Continue reading

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Social Media Companies Face Global Tug-of-War Over Free Speech

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s picks for the F.C.C. and F.T.C. have vowed to remove censorship online. That conflicts with European regulators who are pushing for stricter moderation.

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Trump Backers, Including Elon Musk, Clash With Far Right Over Immigrant Workers and H-1B Visas

A fierce dispute erupted in the president-elect’s camp between immigration hard-liners and tech industry leaders including Elon Musk.

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OpenAI Details Plans for Becoming a For-Profit Company

OpenAI said it would be restructured as a public benefit corporation, and that the nonprofit that controls the organization would receive shares in the new company.

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How A.I. Could Reshape the Economic Geography of America

As the technology is widely adopted, some once-struggling midsize cities in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and South may benefit, new research predicts.

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The Men Who Use Instagram to Groom Child Influencers

Photographers and other men offer to build online followings for young girls, but some are pedophiles who work with parents to sexualize them.

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Mercedes-backed Volocopter files for bankruptcy

German electric air taxi company Volocopter has filed for bankruptcy protection, the latest in a string of similar startups to hit financial turbulence. The company plans to keep operating while it searches for new investors. “We are ahead of our … Continue reading

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‘Christmas ruined’ after Morrisons missed festive deliveries

After ‘systems issues’ delayed deliveries, some customers were left without food on Christmas Day.

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