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Gnosis launches Visa card that lets you spend self-custody crypto in Europe, soon US and Hong Kong

July 17, 2023

The world of cryptocurrency has often been criticized for being exclusive, catering primarily to speculators and crypto-savvy individuals. Despite this, many advocates believe that the underlying decentralized technology has the potential to benefit society as a whole. Gnosis, a well-regarded blockchain project in the developer community, is working to demonstrate the broader applicability of web3 […]

Gnosis launches Visa card that lets you spend self-custody crypto in Europe, soon US and Hong Kong by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

This company plans to transplant pig hearts into babies next year

July 17, 2023
The baby baboon is wearing a mesh gown and appears to be sitting upright. “This little lady … looks pretty philosophical, I would say,” says Eli Katz, who is showing me the image over a Zoom call. This baboon is the first to receive a heart transplant from a young gene-edited pig as part of…

Lee Fixel’s Addition leads $6M seed round in Egyptian fintech Flash 

July 17, 2023

Driving financial inclusion through digital payment methods is among the top priorities for the governments of Africa’s biggest tech ecosystems where cash is still king. Several initiatives launched by these governments have increased the number of banked citizens in their respective countries. In Egypt, for instance, platforms like Fawry and InstaPay — tapped into the […]

Lee Fixel’s Addition leads $6M seed round in Egyptian fintech Flash  by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

VanMoof skids off track, another mobility startup goes SPAC and e-bike batteries catch fire

July 16, 2023

Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. Your usual host Kirsten Korosec is off having a glorious vacation, so I will be doing the roundup this week. As the EV revolution takes hold, one problem keeps plaguing automakers: […]

VanMoof skids off track, another mobility startup goes SPAC and e-bike batteries catch fire by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

First Amendment org challenges restrictions on TikTok at Texas universities

July 14, 2023

Through a new lawsuit, a free speech group and research coalition that studies technology’s effect on society are pushing back against a ban on TikTok affecting government devices in the state of Texas. In the lawsuit, filed by Columbia University’s Knight First Amendment Institute on behalf of the Coalition for Independent Technology Research, the allied […]

First Amendment org challenges restrictions on TikTok at Texas universities by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

Transforming business begins with IT

July 14, 2023
From securing a hybrid workforce to building pipelines for ever-increasing data streams and keeping multiple mission-critical systems up and running, the modern IT department faces numerous pressures. As director of IT for the packaged food company Conagra, Amit Khot is optimistic about the ways modern technology solutions and infrastructure can enable businesses to thrive and…

Workers that made ChatGPT less harmful ask lawmakers to stem alleged exploitation by Big Tech

July 14, 2023

Kenyan workers who helped remove harmful content on ChatGPT, OpenAI’s smart search engine that generates content based on user prompts, have filed a petition before the country’s legislators calling them to launch investigations on big tech outsourcing content moderation and AI work in Kenya. The petitioners want investigations into the “nature of work, the conditions […]

Workers that made ChatGPT less harmful ask lawmakers to stem alleged exploitation by Big Tech by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch

Passes acquired Fanhouse, but some creators are apprehensive

July 14, 2023

The creator monetization platform Fanhouse announced yesterday that it was acquired by Passes, a similar startup that only launched in beta in December. “We only hopped on a call maybe 36 hours ago, and then we closed the deal 24 hours ago,” Lucy Guo, the founder of Passes, told TechCrunch. Guo declined to disclose the […]

Passes acquired Fanhouse, but some creators are apprehensive by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

On-prem data centers are hanging in, but cloud capacity is growing much faster

July 14, 2023

In 2017, on-prem data centers accounted for nearly 60% of capacity. By 2027, Synergy Research is projecting that number will be cut in half, but that data doesn’t tell the whole story. New research from Synergy finds that on-prem data center growth is actually hanging in, but over the next five years, growth will remain […]

On-prem data centers are hanging in, but cloud capacity is growing much faster by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch