Russian government hackers found using exploits made by spyware companies NSO and Intellexa
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Read moreSocial network Butterflies AI adds a feature that turns you into an AI character
Butterflies AI, the new social network where humans and AIs interact with each other, is launching a new Clones feature that turns you into an AI character. This latest addition builds on a feature launched to the public back in June that lets users create AI personas, called Butterflies, that
Read moreA strange take on the harmonic series
It is well known that the harmonic series 1 + ½ + ⅓ + ¼ + … diverges. But if you take the denominators as numbers in base 11 or higher, the series converges [1]. I wonder what inspired this observation. Maybe Brewster was bored, teaching yet another cohort of
Read moreUK’s Wayve secures strategic investment from Uber to further develop self-driving tech
Uber is making a strategic investment into Wayve as an extension of the U.K.-born startup’s previously announced $1.05 billion Series C round. The partnership will also see the two companies work with automakers to integrate Wayve’s AI into consumer vehicles that will one day operate on the ride-hail giant’s platform.
Read moreFrance formally charges Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, over organized crime on messaging app
After spending four days in police custody, the founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, was put under formal investigation in France on Thursday for a wide range of criminal charges. He was also released from custody on the condition that he does not leave French territory during
Read moreAI dominates India’s Reliance annual general meeting
Reliance Industries, India’s largest company by market capitalization, is not sitting out the AI frenzy that has gripped the tech world. At the company’s annual general meeting Thursday, Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani made over 50 mentions of AI, detailing plans to integrate the technology across Reliance’s vast business empire. Reliance
Read moreMTN Group Announce New Board Appointments for Fintech & Bayobab
MTN Group has appointed four new non-executive directors to the boards of MTN Group Fintech and Bayobab. Herman Bosman will serve as independent chairman, while Nicky Newton-King and Nosipho Molope will also join as independent non-executive directors. “Building leading fintech and digital infrastructure platforms in Africa is central to our
Read moreDurex India spilled customers’ private order data
Durex India has exposed customers' personal information, including full names, email and postal addresses, and order details. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreApple introduces AI-powered object removal in photos with the latest iOS update
Apple released the new developer betas for iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS 15.1 Sequoia. With this update, the company is launching new Apple Intelligence features, including the ability to remove objects from photos. The feature, called Clean Up, lets users identify and remove an object from the photo without
Read moreNEA quietly reenters the secondaries market
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is getting back into the secondaries game. The Silicon Valley-based VC raised more than $468 million for NEA Secondary Opportunity Fund, according to an SEC filing. The fundraise closed on July 3, according to a source familiar with the matter, but hasn’t received much attention. The
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