3 Handy Google Features for Last – Minute Holiday Shopping
The frenzy of Black Friday has passed, but if you still find yourself in need of last-minute holiday gifts, fret not. Embracing the procrastinator spirit, one in three shoppers admits to leaving holiday shopping until the eleventh hour. The demand for “overnight shipping” and “next-day shipping” peaks every December, with
Read moreRite Aid banned from using facial recognition software after falsely identifying shoplifters
Rite Aid has been banned from using facial recognition software for five years, after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found that the U.S. drugstore giant’s “reckless use of facial surveillance systems” left customers humiliated and put their “sensitive information at risk.” The FTC’s Order, which is subject to approval from
Read moreTop Tech Gifts for this Holiday Season
As the holiday season approaches, find inspiration in our Lifestyle Tech gift guide, blending style and function for the perfect presents. Explore the latest trends, from fashionable tech wearables to health-focused smartwatches like the HUAWEI WATCH GT 4. Embrace a new era of health and wellness, where fitness meets fashion,
Read moreAl Mada Ventures, the $110M fund for Africans by Africans
Al Mada Holding Group is one of Africa’s largest private investment funds. The Casablanca-headquartered private holding operates in different fields, such as banking, telecommunications, renewable energy and the food industry. Over the years, Al Mada’s approach has centered on acquiring majority shareholdings in some of Morocco’s largest private companies, with
Read moreLenovo’s Next Wave in AI-Ready Hybrid Cloud
Lenovo has expanded its hybrid cloud platform for AI, introducing ThinkAgile hyper-converged solutions and ThinkSystem servers powered by the next generation of Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors. The AI-ready platform enhances cloud deployment, hybrid connectivity, and AI capabilities, enabling a dynamic hybrid AI approach across public, private, and foundational models. “Lenovo
Read moreElectric scooter company Bird files for bankruptcy
Bird has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, capping off a turbulent year for the electric scooter company. In a press release today, Bird confirmed that it had entered into a “financial restructuring process aimed at strengthening its balance sheet,” with the company continuing to operate as normal in pursuit of
Read moreShareChat faces large valuation cut in new funding
ShareChat is in final stages of deliberations to secure about $50 million in new funding that trims the startup’s valuation to below $1.5 billion, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Existing backers including Temasek and Tencent are among the investors in advanced stages of talks to invest in
Read moreEpic won’t ban blockchain games over adults-only ratings
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Blockchain games are returning to Epic Games’ marketplace. The Epic Games Store has a strict ban on games classified as “Adults Only” by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) — normally games with excessive nudity or violence. But the marketplace announced today that
Read moreRansomware gang ‘unseizes’ its site and issues new threats after FBI takedown
Illustration: Beatrice Sala The US Justice Department (DOJ) says the FBI has created a decryption tool that helped it return the data of over 500 ransomware victims as part of a multinational law enforcement push. It also wrote that the bureau had seized “several websites” operated by the ALPHV /
Read moreMicromobility.com gets delisted from the Nasdaq
Micromobility.com, formerly Helbiz, was delisted from the Nasdaq on Monday as a result of the company’s noncompliance with the stock exchange’s listing rules, according to a regulatory filing. Competitor Bird — the only other shared micromobility company to brave the public markets — was also delisted from the stock exchange in
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