Paytm secures license it needed to survive
India’s Paytm has secured a vital license it needed to survive and maintain continuity of several core features of its eponymous payments app, a day before the firm’s banking unit is scheduled to cease operations because of regulatory clampdown. The National Payments Corporation of India, the firm that built the
Read MorePornhub disables access in Texas due to age verification law
Texas residents can no longer access Pornhub — without a VPN. As of Thursday, when people in Texas try to access any of the porn sites owned by Aylo, formerly MindGeek, they’ll instead see a long message in opposition to age verification laws. Laws requiring age verification on adult entertainment
Read MoreZscaler buys Avalor to bring more AI into its security tools
Zscaler, a cloud security company with headquarters in San Jose, California, has acquired cybersecurity startup Avalor 26 months after its founding, reportedly for $310 million in cash and equity. In a press release announcing the news, Zscaler founder and CEO Jay Chaudhry said that the deal would expand Zscaler’s platform with
Read MoreGoogle I/O set for May 14, 15
The sun is peaking out behind the clouds and the birds are singing. That can only mean one thing: developer season is nearly upon us. While the rest of you are out there touching the proverbial and literal grass, the world’s developers are jamming into conference halls to find out
Read MoreTikTok 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
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