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Salesforce acquires data management firm Own for $1.9B in cash

Salesforce has acquired Own Company, a provider of data management and protection solutions, for $1.9 billion in cash. In a press release, Salesforce GM Steve Fisher said that Own “underscores [Salesforce’s] commitment to providing secure, end-to-end solutions that protect our … Continue reading

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US charges five Russian military hackers with targeting Ukraine’s government with destructive malware

The U.S. government indictment demonstrated deep knowledge of the Russian spies’ activities, including their real-world meetings at a cafe in Moscow. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Thoma Bravo founder vows to ‘never touch’ crypto again after disastrous bet on FTX

Orlando Bravo, the founder of buyout firm Thoma Bravo, said he’s learned plenty from his failed investment on crypto exchange FTX.

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IBM Executive on Future Cybersecurity: Passkeys, Deepfakes & Quantum Computing

IBM’s Chris Hockings predicts a safer internet with advances in passkey tech, digital identity, deepfake defenses, and post-quantum cryptography.

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UK Regulator Deems Microsoft and Inflection AI’s Partnership a Merger, But Clears It Of Competition Concerns

The decision comes after the Competition and Markets Authority’s inquiry into the “interconnected web” of AI companies.

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Lyft restructures its micromobility business and Volkswagen brings ChatGPT to US vehicles 

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Short week, shorter newsletter. For all the U.S.-based readers, I hope you … Continue reading

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Microsoft gives deepfake porn victims a tool to scrub images from Bing search

The advancement of generative AI tools has created a new problem for the internet: the proliferation of synthetic nude images resembling real people. On Thursday, Microsoft took a major step to give revenge porn victims a tool to stop its … Continue reading

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Driverless car-sharing startup Vay steers toward B2B services

The new business-to-business division is a bet on what co-founder and CEO Thomas von der Ohe thinks is the future of mobility. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Drip Capital, a fintech that provides working capital to SMBs, picks up $113M

Drip Capital has raised $113 million in a combination of $23 million in equity and $90 million in debt to provide credit to more small businesses in India and the U.S. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use … Continue reading

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Google’s AI-powered Ask Photos feature begins U.S. rollout

First announced at Google’s I/O developer conference this May, Google Photos’ AI-powered search feature, “Ask Photos,” is rolling out to users starting today. The feature, which allows users to ask the AI to find photos using more complex queries, will … Continue reading

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