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Payments infrastructure startup Finix has slowly been taking swipes at Stripe, first becoming a facilitator, and now becoming a processor. Finix said today it now is directly connected to all major U.S. card networks — American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa. Now that Finix no longer relies on a third-party processor, it says it’s able to […]

Finix becomes a payments processor, heating up its competition with Stripe by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

After numerous cases of Bluetooth trackers like Apple’s AirTag being used for stalking or other criminal apps, Apple and Google today released a joint announcement saying they will work together to lead an industry-wide initiative to draft a specification that would alert users in the case of unwanted tracking from Bluetooth devices. The companies said […]

Apple and Google team up on industry spec to make Bluetooth tracking devices, like AirTag, safer by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Based on our experience, these are the important questions we see smart security founders answering in their pitches.

3 questions CISOs expect you to answer during a security pitch by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch

One of the bigger trends in telecoms has been the evolution of cloud computing and how software operating in the cloud is being used by carriers to build out and manage their networks — moves disrupting traditional business models based around the purchasing and deployment of costly telecoms routers, switches and other costly physical equipment. […]

Mavenir raises $100M to build more AI into its cloud-based automated network technology for telecoms services by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

A month after internal, sensitive data from Samsung was accidentally leaked to ChatGPT, Samsung is cracking down on usage of the generative AI service. The electronics giant is planning a temporary block of the use of generative AI tools on company-owned devices, covering computers, tablets, phones, as well as non-company-owned devices running on internal networks. […]

Samsung bans use of generative AI tools like ChatGPT after April internal data leak by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch

In early 2022, you may remember, we called for experts to submit applications to present breakout sessions and roundtable discussions at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, taking place on September 19–21 in San Francisco. After spending dozens of late nights poring over thousands of applications and consuming frightening levels of caffeine, it’s time to reveal the Audience […]

Vote for the breakout sessions you want at Disrupt 2023 by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

Self-driving trucking company Kodiak Robotics plans to introduce an electric autonomous Class 8 truck to its fleet in 2024. The news comes as California, one of the states Kodiak hopes to do business in, recently voted to ban the sale of new diesel heavy duty trucks by 2036 and will require that all trucks be […]

Kodiak Robotics is adding an electric, autonomous semi truck to its fleet next year by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch