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Finix, a "payments infrastructure" startup that became a payment processor like Stripe in 2023, raised a $75M Series C, bringing its total funding to $208M (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)

Finix, a "payments infrastructure" startup that be...

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How the US and Nigeria wrestled over Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan's detention in February 2024, which US officials said hurt the two allies' relationship (New York Times)

How the US and Nigeria wrestled over Binance execu...

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Apple now lets third-party browsers add web apps to an iPhone's Home Screen using their own custom engine in the EU in iOS 18.2 beta 1 (Filipe Espósito/9to5Mac)

Apple now lets third-party browsers add web apps t...

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The UK CMA opens a formal probe into Google's Anthropic partnership, sets a December 19 deadline; Google planned to invest $2B in 2023 and signed a cloud deal (Katharine Gemmell/Bloomberg)

The UK CMA opens a formal probe into Google's Anth...

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The Biden administration issues the first-ever National Security Memorandum on AI, detailing how the Pentagon and intel agencies should use and protect AI (David E. Sanger/New York Times)

The Biden administration issues the first-ever Nat...

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General Catalyst raised $8B, the most by a US VC since March 2022, and will put $4.5B in its core funds, $1.5B in creating startups, and $2B in other businesses (Financial Times)

General Catalyst raised $8B, the most by a US VC s...

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Sources: in 2005, Intel CEO Paul Otellini proposed buying Nvidia for $20B, but the board resisted due to concerns over the price tag and integrating Nvidia (New York Times)

Sources: in 2005, Intel CEO Paul Otellini proposed...

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A profile of ZachXBT, a twentysomething X user wit...

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Raspberry Pi unveils the Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ in 13 and 26 TOPS versions in partnership with Hailo, after announcing branded SSDs, micro SD cards, and a bumper (Les Pounder/Tom's Hardware)

Raspberry Pi unveils the Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ in 1...

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The Irish Data Protection Commission fines LinkedIn €310M over using personal data for behavioral analysis and targeted ads under GDPR, after a 2018 complaint (Ian Curran/The Irish Times)

The Irish Data Protection Commission fines LinkedI...

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Q&A with Vinod Khosla on Elon Musk, AI, climate tech, Harris and Trump, the US economy, tech regulation, Silicon Valley's Trump supporters, taxation, and more (Bloomberg)

Q&A with Vinod Khosla on Elon Musk, AI, climate te...

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WiseTech Global co-founder Richard White steps down as CEO of Australia's largest listed tech company over allegations about bullying and his personal life (Nic Fildes/Financial Times)

WiseTech Global co-founder Richard White steps dow...

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As Kroger and Walmart roll out electronic shelf labels, US lawmakers worry that the tech could allow for dynamic pricing; both deny plans to add dynamic pricing (Sara Ruberg/New York Times)

As Kroger and Walmart roll out electronic shelf la...

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The EU's Court of Justice sides with Intel over a once-record €1.06B antitrust fine, ruling that regulators failed to prove it gave illegal rebates to PC makers (Samuel Stolton/Bloomberg)

The EU's Court of Justice sides with Intel over a ...

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Both the Harris and Trump campaigns are using TikTok to reach Gen Z; CredoIQ: viral conservative content surpassed progressive content at the start of October (Hannah Murphy/Financial Times)

Both the Harris and Trump campaigns are using TikT...

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At an event in Mumbai, Nvidia announces tie-ups with Indian companies including Reliance Industries, and launches a 4B-parameter small language model for Hindi (Reuters)

At an event in Mumbai, Nvidia announces tie-ups wi...

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A profile of, and interview with, Meta VP of AI Re...

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Insight and Info: China's leading EDA companies for chip design, Empyrean Technology, Primarius, and Semitronix, had less than 2% of global market share in 2023 (Financial Times)

Insight and Info: China's leading EDA companies fo...

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