Coinbase to discontinue services in India later this month
Coinbase plans to cease all exchange services for users in India, it has warned some customers in email, over a year after the company’s debut in the South Asian market faced regulatory challenges. The global crypto exchange is warning customers that it will be discontinuing services for them after September
Read moreSoftBank bets on ex-Argo AI founders, Flexport’s founder cleans house and Cruise digs in
Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. This week was packed with news, including in the world of startups — our favorite arena. Before we jump in, let me direct your
Read moreA program so nice, these founders did YC twice
Parker Conrad may be best known as the founder of both Zenefits and Rippling, but he is also arguably the best-known founder to have gone through Y Combinator’s accelerator program twice. Of course, he’s not the only one to go through the program twice; some founders have even gone through
Read moreLexisNexis is embracing generative AI to ease legal writing and research
LexisNexis has always been a go-to source for lawyers, but the company is adding AI to make it easier to draft briefs and do research
Read moreFinding business opportunity in startup failure
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! SimpleClosure While we would love for all startups to succeed, the reality is that the vast
Read moreUnpacking Cyber Risk Governance Practices Deployed by SA Companies
Aon South Africa, released its 2023 Cyber Risk Survey for South Africa earlier this week providing insights on current trends in cyber risk governance practices being deployed by South African companies in various market segments. “The survey offers commentary on the future direction of cybersecurity, given the rapidly evolving manner of
Read moreHow you define center matters a lot
Earlier I wrote a post showing what happens when you start with an equilateral triangle, then repeatedly subdivide it into smaller and smaller triangles by drawing lines from the centroid (barycenter) to each of the vertices. I mentioned in that post that I moved the code for finding the center
Read moreBelt around an elliptical waist
I just saw a tweet from Dave Richeson saying I remember as a kid calculating the size difference (diameter) of a belt between each hole. Now I think about it every time I wear a belt. Holes 1 inch apart change the diameter by about one-third of an inch (1/π).
Read moreElon Musk’s X is suing California over its online moderation reporting bill
Illustration: The Verge Elon Musk’s X Corp. is suing the state of California over AB 587, a state bill requiring social media platforms to report to the state attorney general, semiannually, how they’re tackling moderation of certain categories of speech. The complaint alleges that the bill violates federal and state
Read moreY Combinator Demo Day, smart chastity cage hacked, and the feds investigate Tesla
Hey, lovely people — it’s that time of week again: Week in Review (WiR) time. For those unfamiliar, WiR is TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that recaps the major events in tech over the past few days. If you’ve been too busy to keep tabs on recent happenings, don’t panic. WiR is
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