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December 11, 2024news

Swedish startup Mynt, which offers smart expense cards for SMEs, raised €22M led by Vor Capital, a source says at a ~€200M valuation, and claims 12K SME clients (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Existing investor Vor Capital is leading the round, which also saw other previous backers CNI and Incore participating. Read More »

December 10, 2024news

The US sanctions Chinese cybersecurity government contractor Sichuan Silence and one of its staff over Ragnarok ransomware ties and creating and using zero

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Chinese cybersecurity company Sichuan Silence and one of its employees for their involvement in a series […]

December 10, 2024news

The US sanctions Chinese cybersecurity government contractor Sichuan Silence and one of its staff over Ragnarok ransomware ties and creating and using zero

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Chinese cybersecurity company Sichuan Silence and one of its employees for their involvement in a series […]

December 10, 2024news

Solos debuts the AirGo Vision, a camera-equipped pair of smart glasses featuring visual recognition powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o, available now starting from $299 (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

Both competing products are notably the same price. Read More »

December 10, 2024news

TSMC reports $8.5B in consolidated November revenue, up 34% YoY but down 12% from October’s record, when it projected Q4 revenue up 11%-14% QoQ to $26.1B-$26.9B (Kunal Khullar/Tom’s Hardware)

The company’s stock has surged nearly 80% year-to-date, reflecting its robust business growth. Read More »

December 10, 2024news

TSMC reports $8.5B in consolidated November revenue, up 34% YoY but down 12% from October’s record, when it projected Q4 revenue up 11%-14% QoQ to $26.1B-$26.9B (Kunal Khullar/Tom’s Hardware)

The company’s stock has surged nearly 80% year-to-date, reflecting its robust business growth. Read More »

December 10, 2024news

Amazon launches Amazon Autos, letting US shoppers buy Hyundai cars, and plans to add dealerships and manufacturers in 2025, after announcing it in November 2023 (Boone Ashworth/Wired)

Amazon’s partnership with Hyundai means you can use the e-retailer to purchase a brand-new car online. More manufacturers will be joining the […]

December 10, 2024news

The US Commerce Department finalizes $6.1B+ for memory chipmaker Micron to fund its New York and Idaho factory projects, one of the largest CHIPS Act subsidies (Deborah Sophia/Reuters)

The US Commerce Department finalizes $6.1B+ for memory chipmaker Micron to fund its New York and Idaho factory projects, one of the […]

December 10, 2024news

TikTok launches TikTok Shop in Spain, letting creators sell products from beauty to home appliances, from €3 to €60, the first step of its European rollout (Bloomberg)

TikTok launches TikTok Shop in Spain, letting creators sell products from beauty to home appliances, from €3 to €60, the first step […]

December 9, 2024news

OpenAI says the depiction of minors is limited with Sora, and only a “subset” of users can create videos of a real person using uploaded footage of that person (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

OpenAI says it’ll only let a ‘subset’ of Sora users generate videos of real people, owing to the risks associated with the […]