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TikTok ‘French Scar’ challenge triggers safety probe in Italy
TikTok has another problem to add to its growing pile: Italy’s consumer watchdog has opened an investigation over user safety concerns — stepping in after a so-called “French scar” challenge went viral on the video sharing platform in which users have been seen apparently pinching their faces in order to create and show off red […]
TikTok ‘French Scar’ challenge triggers safety probe in Italy by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Two is bringing a consumer-like experience to B2B payments
When individuals make purchases online, they place items in the digital shopping cart and use a credit or debit card to complete the transaction instantly. Businesses operate differently, typically looking to pay later at some agreed upon time frame between one week and 90 days. Most of these types of net transactions continue to be […]
Two is bringing a consumer-like experience to B2B payments by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
Ford unveils the all-new €45,000 Explorer EV for the European market
Ford today took the wraps off the Explorer EV. The €45,000 model, which is headed to the European market, shares little with the internal combustion vehicle that carries the same name. The Explorer EV is smaller, features an entirely new design in and out, and has a starting price nearly €10,000 higher. The car company […]
Ford unveils the all-new €45,000 Explorer EV for the European market by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch
Notorious hacking forum shuts down after administrator gets arrested
Last week, the FBI arrested a man alleged to be “Pompompurin,” the administrator of the infamous and popular Breach Forums. Days after the arrest, the cybercrime website’s new administrator announced that they are shutting down the forum for good. “Please consider this the final update for Breached,” the new admin, known as “Baphomet,” wrote in […]
Notorious hacking forum shuts down after administrator gets arrested by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch
Pilot AI taps algorithms to extract info from sales calls
Maxwell Lu, formerly a product engineer at Salesforce and the head of revenue operations at a previous startup, found himself frustrated by the task of re-listening to sales calls to write up notes and fill out entries in customer relationship management (CRM) software. Searching for a better way, he decided to build tech that could […]
Pilot AI taps algorithms to extract info from sales calls by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch