TikTok ban: How Congress could force ByteDance to sell or push the app out of the US
TikTok faces an uncertain fate in the U.S. once again. In a 352 to 65 vote Wednesday, the House voted to pass a bill that could lead to a national TikTok ban. After a surprise flurry of bipartisan activity in the House, the legislation advanced out of the House Energy
Read more‘AI-powered’ ad ignites creator controversy on Instagram
A new ad from Under Armour featuring boxer Anthony Joshua has come under fire from creatives on Instagram after its director claimed it as the “first Ai-powered sports commercial” — but critics in the industry say it blatantly reused others’ work without credit as part of an AI hype cycle
Read moreBitcoin hits new high, Solana price jumps as memecoins mania rises and Worldcoin faces heat in Spain
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Read moreQuick Tip: Creating a Date Picker in React
This guide will walk you through the process of adding a date picker to your React application using the react-datepicker library. Continue reading Quick Tip: Creating a Date Picker in React on SitePoint.
Read moreThe Influence of AI on the World of iGaming
Welcome to the exhilarating world of iGaming, a digital domain where entertainment, strategy, and technology converge to create a gaming experience like no other. iGaming, or interactive gaming, encompasses a diverse range of online activities, including casino games, sports betting, poker, and more. It transcends geographical boundaries, providing players with
Read moreHumanoid robots face continued skepticism at Modex
If your robotics startup is looking to raise, there’s close to a 100% chance you’re going to get two questions from potential investors: 1) How are you incorporating generative AI? and 2) Have you consider building a humanoid? The first is easy enough to answer. If you’re running a robotics
Read moreMicrobiome startups respond as industry is accused of ‘questionable practices’
The biotech sector has embraced the microbiome in recent years, a green field market powered by cheap genome sequencing and venture dollars, promising bespoke treatments for everything from gut troubles to skin problems. But a report in Science alleges that these companies lack scientific rigor and meaningful regulation, offering little
Read moreAfter AWS and Google, Microsoft says it’s removing Azure ‘egress’ data transfer fees — but with caveats
Microsoft has revealed that it too will allow business customers to transfer data out of its Azure cloud infrastructure with no so-called “egress fees” attached, following hot on the heels of similar moves by cloud rivals AWS and Google. While Microsoft positions the announcement as a voluntary pro-customer move, the
Read moreThe SEC is sick of Elon Musk’s attempts to delay its Twitter investigation
The SEC claims that Musk “has done everything he can to delay the completion of this matter.” | Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images The officials assessing whether Elon Musk violated federal securities law during his acquisition of Twitter are growing tired of his alleged attempts to stall
Read moreVCs will get liquidity in 2024 from the secondary market, not IPOs
If you asked a bunch of VCs at the end of 2023 if the IPO market would finally open again in 2024, most of them would have said yes. We know because TechCrunch surveyed more than 40 of them in December and that’s what they said. Yet, there are two
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