[ad_1] Sam Altman’s crypto startup Worldcoin yesterday faced its first major hurdle in Africa when authorities in Kenya suspended its iris-scanning activities (“proof of personhood verification”) over security, privacy and data protection concerns. Worldcoin now says it is working with relevant authorities to resume iris scans in Kenya soon. Meanwhile, Worldcoin said in a statement … Read more
[ad_1] Surveyed builders show most interest in smart contract security and account abstraction Jacquelyn Melinek 7 hours The crypto world is shaky right now. Fewer checks are being written, and regulatory pressure in the U.S. as well as economic uncertainty globally are casting a shadow on the sector as a whole. But the developer space … Read more
[ad_1] Ben Boissevain Contributor Ben Boissevain is the founder of Ascento Capital, a boutique investment bank that provides advisory services for M&A, capital raises and valuations to technology companies in the U.S. and internationally. More posts by this contributor Mark-to-market to arrive at a realistic valuation and improve your fundraising odds How to prepare for … Read more
[ad_1] Long before people were talking about ChatGPT and generative AI, companies like Datasaur were dealing with the nuts and bolts of building machine learning models, helping label things to train the model. As AI has taken off, this kind of capability has become even more important. In order to bring model building to more … Read more
[ad_1] Fresh off a $153 million funding round in March 2023, South Korean digital lender and neobank Toss Bank is close to raising another $154 million (200 billion won) in equity at a valuation of $2.1 billion (2.7 trillion won), and it is already planning a further $150 million round for the end of the … Read more
[ad_1] Warner Bros. Discovery reported its second-quarter earnings results Thursday, revealing that it dropped in 1.8 million streaming subscribers across HBO, Discovery+ and its new combined streaming service Max. The company now has a total of 95.8 million users, compared to 97.6 million in the first quarter. “The migration to Max has gone exceedingly well … Read more
[ad_1] MrBeast takes a photo with a fan at the opening of MrBeast Burger at the American Dream Mall in New Jersey.Image: Dave Kotinsky (Getty Images) The feud between YouTuber James Donaldson, more commonly known as MrBeast, and ghost kitchen company Virtual Dining Concepts continues to rage on. After MrBeast filed a lawsuit against the … Read more
[ad_1] Ashwini Vaishnaw, the IT minister of India, resubmitted an updated data privacy bill in lower house of the Indian parliament on Thursday, months after introducing its last draft and the abrupt withdrawal of a previous proposal last year following pushback from tech giants, even as many members protested the new bill, alleging it violated … Read more
[ad_1] Waymo plans to launch a robotaxi service in Austin — putting the company once again in direct competition with rival Cruise. Austin will be the company’s fourth commercial market following Phoenix, San Francisco and Los Angeles. The company will kick off the initial phase of its operations in the city this fall; the ride-hailing … Read more
[ad_1] Xiaomi has silently pulled its music player and streaming app Mi Music from the Play Store in India, continuing its shutdown of various services in the country where it is under regulatory pressure. The China-based phone maker launched the Mi Music app in partnership with the Indian entertainment company Hungama in 2018 to provide … Read more