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The Download: AI’s impact on the economy, and DeepSeek strikes again
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. The State of AI: Welcome to the economic singularity —David Rotman and Richard Waters Any far-reaching new technology is always uneven in its adoption, but few have been more uneven than generative AI.…
Hackers stole passwords of Worldcoin Orb operators
Hackers have installed password-stealing malware on the devices of multiple Worldcoin Orb operators, TechCrunch has learned, giving them full access to the Worldcoin operator dashboard. Worldcoin, founded by Sam Altman, says it is creating a “collectively owned global currency that will be distributed fairly to as many people as possible,” according to the company’s website. […]
Hackers stole passwords of Worldcoin Orb operators by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
Major decision on the legality of Facebook’s EU-US data transfers is due to be adopted today
Reminder: Today is the deadline for the Meta’s lead privacy regulator in Europe to adopt a final decision on a nearly decade-long complaint against Facebook’s transfers of personal data from the EU to the US that could see the company ordered to stop the flow of data. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) confirmed to […]
Major decision on the legality of Facebook’s EU-US data transfers is due to be adopted today by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Alex Rodriguez Is Reportedly Starting a Professional Sports Investment Fund With Assets ‘in the Billions’
The retired MLB star is currently chairman and CEO of his investment company, A-Rod Corp.
Elon Musk appoints new Twitter CEO, NBCU’s Linda Yaccarino
The rumors are true: Elon Musk has chosen NBCU leader Linda Yaccarino as the next CEO of Twitter. Musk confirmed Yaccarino’s new role in a tweet this morning, a day after he announced that he had completed his search for a new CEO. “Looking forward to working with Linda to transform this platform into X, […]
Elon Musk appoints new Twitter CEO, NBCU’s Linda Yaccarino by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
Alex Rodriguez Is Reportedly Starting a Professional Sports Investment Fund With Assets ‘in the Billions’
The retired MLB star is currently chairman and CEO of his investment company, A-Rod Corp.
Pale Blue Dot continues investing in its climate vision, with a second, $100M fund
Sweden-based VC fund Pale Blue Dot bounced onto the scene in 2020 with a €53 million fund to help climate-focused startups. This fund grew again by €34 million in April 2021, and after deploying investments into 28 climate-forward companies, the investor this week announced it has officially closed its second fund. This one is valued […]
Pale Blue Dot continues investing in its climate vision, with a second, $100M fund by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
AWS announces new version of Aurora database that strips out I/O costs
AWS announced the general availability of a new version of its Aurora database this week called Amazon Aurora I/O-Optimized. The big news from this version is that it gets rid of all I/O charges for database use, a move that should reduce overall database costs for customers with large workloads, and bring more predictability to […]
AWS announces new version of Aurora database that strips out I/O costs by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
Are Proxies Worth The Investment?
Proxies take some time to master, but once you do, you will improve several key business operations.
An Arby’s Employee’s Frozen Body Was Found in a Walk-In Freezer
The incident, which occurred at a Louisiana location, is being investigated by police.