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Amazon to shut down its online learning platform in India

November 24, 2022

Amazon will be shutting down Amazon Academy, an online learning platform it launched in India for high-school students last year, the company said Thursday. The retailer says it will wind down the edtech service in the country in a phased manner starting August 2023. Those who signed up for the current academic batch will receive […]

Amazon to shut down its online learning platform in India by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Google Cloud partners with Indian startup SuperGaming to offer gaming engine to developers

November 24, 2022

Google Cloud has partnered with SuperGaming to offer the Indian gaming startup’s proprietary gaming engine, SuperPlatform, to developers worldwide, the latest in a series of recent steps from the Android-maker to expand focus into the gaming industry. The cloud arm of the search giant said Thursday that as part of its partnership, it will offer […]

Google Cloud partners with Indian startup SuperGaming to offer gaming engine to developers by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Daily Crunch: Vulnerable component in IoT devices poses ‘supply chain risk,’ Microsoft says

November 24, 2022

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Today’s prize (a muted ‘hrmph!’ and a solemn nod) for best headline goes to Devin, and given that we’re sneaking up on Black Friday, we have some of the best tech deals […]

Daily Crunch: Vulnerable component in IoT devices poses ‘supply chain risk,’ Microsoft says by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

Let’s talk about killer robots

November 23, 2022

Looking for a Thanksgiving dinner table conversation that isn’t politics or professional sports? Okay, let’s talk about killer robots. It’s a concept that long ago leapt from the pages of science fiction to reality, depending on how loose a definition you use for “robot.” Military drones abandoned Asimov’s First Law of Robotics — “A robot […]

Let’s talk about killer robots by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

South Korean financial regulator confirms it is reviewing Apple Pay service for launch

November 23, 2022

Apple is poised to launch its Apple Pay service in South Korea, one of the fastest-growing countries in the world for cashless services, yet as of right now untapped by both Apple and the other major smartphone platform player, Google. South Korea’s financial regulator is currently reviewing the Apple Pay service launch clause submitted by […]

South Korean financial regulator confirms it is reviewing Apple Pay service for launch by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch

Electric motorbike maker Zapp Electric Vehicles to go public via SPAC

November 23, 2022

UK-based electric two-wheeler manufacturer Zapp Electric Vehicles is merging with a blank-check company to become publicly traded on the Nasdaq at a post-money valuation of $573 million. Zapp says it will use the proceeds from the merger to bring its long-awaited i300 high performance, seated city scooter to market. The i300 was initially revealed back […]

Electric motorbike maker Zapp Electric Vehicles to go public via SPAC by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

How Blockchain Will Transform Traditional Finance As We Know It

November 23, 2022
Traditional finance has grown to become a multi-trillion dollar industry, predominately by acting as an inefficient intermediary by today’s standards. The advent of blockchain technology presents an alternative to traditional finance that can create a more equitable financial ecosystem.

The Download: Meta’s diplomatic AI, and China’s online comment censorship

November 23, 2022
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Meta’s game-playing AI can make and break alliances like a human Meta has created an AI that can beat humans at an online version of Diplomacy, a popular strategy game in which seven…

Hearing aids may be the surprise holiday gift category nobody saw coming

November 23, 2022

Back in August, the FDA announced it was making a big change in the world of hearing aids: From October onwards, hearing aids would be available without a prescription, over the counter. In a world where getting fitted for a hearing aid could be very expensive, and the hearing aids themselves were wrapped up in […]

Hearing aids may be the surprise holiday gift category nobody saw coming by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch