Microsoft Azure Features iiDENTIFii for Better Biometrics
iiDENTIFii, a pioneer in remote biometric identity authentication, announced that its remote face verification and authentication technology is now available on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online shop for Azure apps and services. Users may now benefit from the productive and trusted Azure cloud platform, which has reduced deployment and
Read moreMike Lynch, recently acquitted in HP-Autonomy fraud case, is missing after yacht capsized off Sicily (updated)
Update: Authorities have yet to access the inside of the sunken yacht, and Mike Lynch is still classified as missing. Other details have emerged in the interim. The accident appears to have been caused by a major storm and a resulting tornado-like water column that ensnared and damaged the yacht.
Read moreUS tech giants fight Indian telcos’ bid to regulate internet services, pay for network usage
Global technology giants are pushing back against attempts by India’s telecom networks to bring internet services under stricter regulation, rejecting arguments that such measures are necessary to create a “level playing field” and address national security concerns. The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC), a powerful industry body that represents Amazon, Apple,
Read morePakistan’s PostEx to enter new markets, starting with Saudi Arabia
Pakistani startup PostEx is entering Saudi Arabia as first global market after hitting $21 million ARR in the South Asian nation. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreRyan Dahl explains why Deno had to evolve with version 2.0
On today’s episode, we chat with Ryan Dahl, creator of Node.js and Deno. He explains why he feels the first version of Deno has reached certain limits and what he and his team are doing with Deno 2.0 to scale up the module system and ensure it's a great tool
Read moreDemand for AI is driving data center water consumption sky high
The AI boom is fueling the demand for data centers and, in turn, driving up water consumption. (Water is used to cool the computing equipment inside data centers.) According to FT, in Virginia — home to the world’s largest concentration of data centers — water usage jumped by almost two-thirds
Read moreThe Waymo robotaxi honking problem has been resolved for real this time
The group honking was an unintended consequence of Waymo's tech. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreWhat margins? AI’s business model is changing fast, says Cohere founder
OpenAI and Anthropic spend billions of dollars a year training models like GPT-4 and Claude, but competitive price dumping is making the business around these platforms rather precarious. Aidan Gomez, CEO of competing AI provider Cohere, says that selling access to models is quickly becoming a “zero margin business” in
Read moreTechCrunch Space: Spending less
Hello, and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Did you hear? Bridgit Mendler will be joining me onstage at this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt to talk all things ground stations. She’s just one of the incredible space industry entrepreneurs who will be coming this year. Find out more information here. October 28-30
Read morePlain text passwords may have struck again
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge National Public Data (NPD) confirmed last week that it suffered a security breach dating back to December last year. An alleged stolen NPD database containing 2.9 billion lines of data, including Social Security numbers, was advertised on the dark web in April
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