June 2023

Apple looks to resume talks for Apple Pay launch in India

June 23, 2023

Apple plans to engage with NPCI and other authorities in India in the coming weeks for the launch of its payments service Apple Pay in the South Asian market, according to two people familiar with the matter, eyeing an entrance into a crowded space that is dominated by Walmart’s PhonePe, Google’s GPay and Paytm. The […]

Apple looks to resume talks for Apple Pay launch in India by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

India ordered an investigation into Byju’s days before auditor and board members resigned, report says

June 23, 2023

India’s corporate affairs ministry ordered an investigation into edtech startup Byju’s last week, television news channel CNBC-TV18 reported Friday, further complicating matters at the most Indian valuable startup that lost both its auditor and three board members on Thursday. The ministry has taken cognizance of “various corporate governance lapses” at Byju’s, the television channel reported, […]

India ordered an investigation into Byju’s days before auditor and board members resigned, report says by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Get a clue, says panel about generative AI: it’s being “deployed as surveillance devices”

June 23, 2023

Earlier today at a Bloomberg conference in San Francisco, some of the biggest names in AI turned up, including, briefly, Sam Altman of OpenAI, who just ended his two-month world tour, and Stability AI founder Emad Mostaque. Still, one of the most compelling conversations happened later in the afternoon, in a panel discussion about AI […]

Get a clue, says panel about generative AI: it’s being “deployed as surveillance devices” by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

Lithuania’s capital Vilnius to get ‘Europe’s largest tech campus,’ costing €100M

June 23, 2023

Lithuania is vying to become one of the major European tech hubs, bolstered by a growing number of so-called “unicorn” startups and governmental efforts to attract a high-profile accelerator to the country. At the same time, a new €100 million private initiative announced today is setting out to create what would be Europe’s largest tech […]

Lithuania’s capital Vilnius to get ‘Europe’s largest tech campus,’ costing €100M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Rocket Lab doubles down on marine booster recovery with next Electron launch

June 22, 2023

Rocket Lab’s next Electron mission will include another marine recovery attempt of the rocket’s booster, the latest step by the company to advance its reusability program. The mission, called “Baby Come Back,” will take off from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula. The launch window opens no earlier than July 14. […]

Rocket Lab doubles down on marine booster recovery with next Electron launch by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch