Hashtag Trending Oct.30-G7 countries introduce AI code of conduct; Google has new tools to authenticate pictures; How much data is your smart speaker gathering on you?
The G7 countries initiate a roadmap for responsible AI they call the Hiroshima AI Process. Google has new tools to help authenticate pictures. And how much data is your smart speaker really gathering on you – hint – more than than they earlier admitted. These and more top tech
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Read MoreToronto Public Library hit by cyber attack
Toronto Public Library’s services have been impacted following a cyber attack. The library’s 100 branches are open and material can be loaned. The free Wi-Fi service at the branches continues. So are services such as Kanopy, which offers online movies; the digital archive, which allows viewers to see manuscripts and
Read MoreKorean Investment Partners is the latest Korean VC firm to launch a Southeast Asia fund
More South Korean investors are putting money into Southeast Korea startups, creating an “investment corridor” between the two regions. The latest one is KIPSEA. Short for Korean Investment Partners Southeast Asia, KIPSEA has a Singapore-based team and just announced its first fund close of $60 million. Limited partners come from
Read MoreLayoffs at VW’s Cariad further delay software launch in Porsche, Audi models
Volkswagen’s software unit Cariad will delay the launch of its new software architecture yet again as it deals with a large round of layoffs. Just three years after VW created Cariad, and only six months after an executive shakeup, the unit has planned to cut 2,000 jobs, German publication Manager
Read MorePosts with misinformation on X become ‘ineligible for revenue share’ says Musk
X posts that are corrected by Community Notes, the platform’s crowd-sourced fact-checking system, will become “ineligible for revenue share,” Elon Musk said Sunday. “The idea is to maximize the incentive for accuracy over sensationalism,” he wrote. The billionaire executive also noted that any attempts to “weaponize Community Notes to demonetize
Read MoreUS automakers need to make up their minds already
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Read MoreMore than a year later, the $20B Adobe-Figma deal is still stuck in regulatory limbo
More than a year after Adobe announced it was acquiring Figma for $20 billion, the deal remains stuck in regulatory limbo. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreA look at how one fintech CEO’s PR decision backfired
Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. If you want to receive The Interchange directly in your inbox every Sunday, head here to sign up! Last week, we chronicled one CEO’s big PR flub, one firm’s new infusion of capital
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Cash remains one of the preferred ways to pay in South Africa, accounting for nine out of ten transactions, according to BankservAfrica. Even with the growing selection of digital payment options, many people turn to cash because it’s convenient, trusted and easy to use. Yet counting and managing currency is
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