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OneCourt’s haptic mini-field lets blind fans follow the game by touch

January 9, 2024

Sports fans most often take in their favorite game by watching it on TV or from the venue itself, but those with blind and low vision generally must rely on the announcer or a radio broadcast. OneCourt aims to augment their experience with a lap-top miniature field that lets someone feel the position of the […]

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Fidelity National Financial says hackers stole data on 1.3 million customers

January 9, 2024

Real estate services giant Fidelity National Financial has confirmed hackers stole data on 1.3 million of its customers during a November cyberattack that knocked the company offline for a week. FNF said in a filing Tuesday with federal regulators: “We determined that an unauthorized third-party accessed certain FNF systems, deployed a type of malware that […]

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SEC’s X account hacked, sharing ‘unauthorized tweet’ regarding spot bitcoin ETF

January 9, 2024

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account has been hacked, a spokesperson confirmed with TechCrunch on Tuesday afternoon. “The SEC’s @SECGov X/Twitter account has been compromised. The unauthorized tweet regarding bitcoin ETFs was not made by the SEC or its staff,” the spokesperson said. A similar statement was shared shortly after on the media […]

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Nike navigates a new course without Tiger

January 9, 2024
Nike’s split with Tiger Woods after 27 years triggered a cautious market reaction and demanded a strategic shift in its golf apparel and endorsements.

Alphabet quantum spin-out Sandbox AQ acquires Good Chemistry

January 9, 2024

Sandbox AQ, the AI and quantum firm spun out of Google parent company Alphabet in 2022, has acquired Good Chemistry, a Vancouver-based quantum and computational chemistry startup, for an undisclosed sum. Good Chemistry, founded by Arman Zaribafiyan in 2021 as a spin-off of quantum computing company 1QBit and backed by investors including Green Sands Equity […]

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EV startup VinFast adds an electric pickup truck to the long list of things it hopes to build

January 9, 2024

Vietnamese EV startup VinFast is trying to get into the electric pickup truck game, as it revealed a new concept called the VF Wild at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. The company announced it also plans to start selling its smallest EV, the VF3, outside of Vietnam as previously hinted. It’s hard to say much […]

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