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Why it’s time to take warnings about using public Wi-Fi, in places like airports, seriously

Internet ‘evil twins’ are stalking airport Wi-Fi connections and the cybercriminals behind the rising attacks are rarely caught.

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How I Podcast: Hyperfixed’s Alex Goldman

This week, Alex Goldman shares his setup. A former producer for WYNC’s On the Media, Goldman co-founded Reply-All with Emmanuel Dzotsi in 2014. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold: Bigger, mostly better

The Pixel 9 Pro Fold is back, bigger and better than before, with a thinner design and excellent tri-camera system. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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In war-torn Sudan, a displaced startup incubator returns to fuel innovation

Businesses need stability to thrive. Unfortunately for anyone in Sudan, stability has been hard to come by for the past year and a half as the country quakes amidst a raging civil war. More than 20,000 people have been killed, … Continue reading

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X faces additional $1.9M fine to end ban in Brazil

X (formerly Twitter) could soon resume service in Brazil — if it’s willing to pay an additional fine. Reuters and other publications have reported on an order from the country’s Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes stating that the Elon … Continue reading

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Meta rethinks smart glasses with Orion

Meta Connect 2024 was this week, showcasing new hardware and software to support two of the company’s big ambitions: AI and the metaverse. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced new Quest headsets, updates to Meta’s Llama AI model, and real-time video capabilities … Continue reading

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Brian Williams might host a live election night special for Amazon

Amazon Prime Video could be getting into the live news business, if only for one night. Variety reports that the company is in talks with longtime NBC and MSNBC news anchor Brian Williams to host a live Election Night special, … Continue reading

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Judge is unimpressed by Apple’s deadline extension request in Epic Games dispute

Apple faces a looming deadline to produce what it says are more than 1 million documents related to recent App Store changes. On Friday, Judge Thomas S. Hixson denied the company’s attempt to extend that deadline, describing the request as … Continue reading

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Meta offers a glimpse through its supposed iPhone killer: Orion

For years, Silicon Valley and Wall Street have questioned Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to invest tens of billions of dollars into Reality Labs. This week, Meta’s wearables division unveiled a prototype of its Orion smart glasses, a form factor the company … Continue reading

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VCs expect a surge in startups offering lower rate mortgages, other loans now that the Feds cut rates

When the U.S. Feds cut interest rates by half a percentage point last week, it was a dash of good news for venture capitalists backing one particularly beleaguered class of startups: fintechs, especially those that rely on loans for cash … Continue reading

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