Telegram’s peer-to-peer SMS login service is a privacy nightmare
Telegram has introduced a controversial new feature that grants users a free premium membership in exchange for allowing the instant messaging app to utilize their phone number as a relay for sending one-time SMS passwords to other users attempting to log into the platform, raising concerns about potential privacy risks
Read MoreTop 5 Emerging Technologies Revolutionizing Business in Africa
In an age where innovation is paramount for maintaining competitiveness, Africa finds itself on the brink of a technological revolution poised to reshape its business landscape. Key technologies are propelling this transformation, offering inventive solutions to enduring challenges while uncovering fresh opportunities. This article explores the top 5 emerging technologies
Read MoreMeet Uzbekistan’s first unicorn: e-commerce startup Uzum
Uzum, an e-commerce startup offering online shopping, fintech and food deliveries to millions of customers in Uzbekistan, has raised $114 million in funding, becoming the country’s first unicorn with a valuation of $1.16 billion. Uzbekistan is fertile ground for startups, given the fact that people aged below 30 constitute about
Read More900.care sells waterless personal care products and lets you add tap water at home
Here’s the harsh truth behind personal care products: you’re mostly buying water and plastics. The main ingredient in a bottle of shampoo or shower gel is water, and by far. It is mixed with a bunch of active ingredients. And because it’s a “pre-mixed” product, companies spend a lot of
Read MoreHow to Use jQuery’s ajax() Function for Asynchronous HTTP Requests
Discover how to master AJAX in jQuery for powerful asynchronous HTTP requests. Learn to control AJAX calls with detailed examples and tips. Continue reading How to Use jQuery’s ajax() Function for Asynchronous HTTP Requests on SitePoint.
Read MoreBankrupt EV startup Arrival sold its assets to Canoo
Bankrupt commercial EV startup Arrival has sold some of its assets, including advanced manufacturing equipment to Canoo, another struggling startup trying to build and sell electric vehicles. The acquisition, which was touted as a cost-saving measure that will reduce capital expenditures by 20%, comes as Canoo struggles to move beyond
Read MoreProfluent, spurred by Salesforce research and backed by Jeff Dean, uses AI to discover medicines
Last year, Salesforce, the company best known for its cloud sales support software (and Slack), spearheaded a project called ProGen to design proteins using generative AI. A research moonshot, ProGen could — if brought to market — help uncover medical treatments more cost effectively than traditional methods, the researchers behind
Read MoreCIOs complain of “application sprawl” – Hashtag Trending, Monday March 25th, 2024
Apple may get an unexpected penalty from the US Governments new lawsuit, survey of CIOs complains of application sprawl but proposes that the way to get out of it is “more applications”, 1% of employees cause 89% of data loss events and information surfaces about some potentially enormous developments in
Read MoreTechCrunch Space: Returning to the moon
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Mark your calendars, everyone: Boeing and NASA are planning to conduct the first crewed Starliner mission as soon as May 1. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreMaju Kuruvilla is out as CEO of one-click checkout company Bolt
Maju Kuruvilla is no longer CEO of one-click checkout company Bolt. He is replaced by Justin Grooms, Bolt’s global head of sales, who is now interim CEO, according to Grooms’ LinkedIn profile. Kuruvilla didn’t have much to say about the change but did confirm it both on LinkedIn and X,
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