Truecaller brings real-time caller ID to iPhone users
21 January 2025 at 21:01
Truecaller for iOS has been updated with live caller ID support for its premium iPhone users.
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Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht
21 January 2025 at 17:03
President Trump on Tuesday pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the infamous dark web exchange Silk Road, which was best known as a once-thriving online marketplace for illegal drugs. Trump announced the news in a Truth Social post, saying the pardon was in honor of Ulbrichtβs mother and the Libertarian movement. In 2015, a federal [β¦]
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MrBeast is reportedly now among those trying to buy TikTok
21 January 2025 at 16:42
An unlikely group, including Mr Beast and Bench acquirer Employer.com, has submitted a bid to buy TikTok.
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Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg sanctioned by judge for allegedly deleting emails
21 January 2025 at 16:09
A Delaware judge has sanctioned Sheryl Sandberg, Metaβs former COO and board member, for allegedly deleting emails related to the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. The decision arises from a case Meta shareholders brought against Sandberg and another former Meta board member, Jeff Zients, late last year. The plaintiffs alleged that Sandberg and Zients used personal [β¦]
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Microsoft is no longer OpenAIβs exclusive cloud provider
21 January 2025 at 15:18
Microsoft was once the exclusive provider of data center infrastructure for OpenAI to train and run its AI models. No longer. Coinciding with the announcement of Stargate, OpenAIβs massive new AI infrastructure deal with SoftBank, Oracle, and others, Microsoft says it has signed a new agreement with OpenAI that gives it βright of first refusalβ [β¦]
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OpenAI teams up with SoftBank and Oracle on $500B data center project
21 January 2025 at 15:08
OpenAI says that it will team up with Japanese conglomerate SoftBank and with Oracle, among others, to build multiple data centers for AI in the U.S. The joint venture, called the Stargate Project, will begin with a large data center project in Texas and eventually expand to other states.Β The companies expect to commit $100 billion [β¦]
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- Scale AIβs Alexandr Wang has published an open letter lobbying Trump to invest in AI
Scale AIβs Alexandr Wang has published an open letter lobbying Trump to invest in AI
21 January 2025 at 14:12
Scale AI's CEO Alexandr Wang has five recommendations for President Trump to keep the US ahead of China on AI.
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- Amperesand targets data centers as the next big customer for its solid-state transformers
Amperesand targets data centers as the next big customer for its solid-state transformers
21 January 2025 at 14:00
Amperesandβs technology replaces the iron cores that define old transformers with silicon carbide.
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Startup founders flooded inauguration parties hopeful for dealmaking
21 January 2025 at 13:53
All throughout Americaβs capital, founders enjoyed the fruits of their industryβs political jockeying.
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Meta is building Oakley smart glasses for athletes: Report
21 January 2025 at 13:21
Metaβs Reality Labs is expanding its lineup of AI smart glasses with a new pair of Oakley-branded spectacles targeted at athletes, according to Bloombergβs Mark Gurman. Bloomberg reports the new smart glasses, with which Meta seeks to capitalize on the Ray-Ban Metaβs success, will be based on Oakleyβs Sphaera glasses and will shift the camera [β¦]
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Perplexity launches Sonar, an API for AI search
21 January 2025 at 12:39
Perplexity on Tuesday launched an API service called Sonar, allowing enterprises and developers to build the startupβs generative AI search tools into their own applications. βWhile most generative AI features today have answers informed only by training data, this limits their capabilities,β Perplexity wrote in a blog post. βTo optimize for factuality and authority, APIs [β¦]
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Trump targets EV charging funding programs Tesla benefits from
21 January 2025 at 12:15
President Donald Trump is trying to halt the flow of funding for EV charging infrastructure from two programs that have benefited Tesla β the latest example of how Elon Muskβs political interests seem to be at odds with his car companyβs goal of advancing sustainable energy. Itβs not a given that Trumpβs gambit will succeed. [β¦]
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Govtech giant Conduent wonβt rule out cyberattack as outage drags on
21 January 2025 at 12:06
At least four states reported being affected by the outage, which Conduent says is ongoing.
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Spotifyβs educational audio courses could be coming to US
21 January 2025 at 10:39
Spotify is expanding its streaming service to now include educational courses in addition to music, podcasts, and audiobooks. The company on Tuesday referenced one of its newer features called courses, which allow users to learn about topics in areas like business, tech, lifestyle, music, and more. The feature is initially being piloted in the U.K., [β¦]
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Trump moves to sink offshore wind
21 January 2025 at 10:37
President Trump signed an executive order that halted federal leases for offshore wind development on the outer continental shelf.
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Meta lures TikTok creators with $5K bonuses, content deals, free verification
21 January 2025 at 10:36
Meta is luring TikTok creators over to its platforms with the promise of cash bonuses, content deals, and support to grow their communities. The company announced on Tuesday that eligible TikTok creators will be able to earn βup toβ $5,000 in bonuses over three months for posting Reels on Facebook and Instagram. These creators will [β¦]
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Funding to fintechs continues to decline, but at a slower pace
21 January 2025 at 10:06
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech!Β This week, weβre looking at just how much fintech startups raised in 2024, a slew of fundraising deals, Plaidβs reported revenue growth last year, and more! To get a roundup of TechCrunchβs biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your inbox every Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. PT, subscribe here. The [β¦]
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Stripe is laying off 300 people, but says it still plans to hire in 2025
21 January 2025 at 09:25
Fintech giant Stripe is laying off 300 people, according to a leaked memo reported on Tuesday by Business Insider. The affected employees are βlargely in product, engineering, and operations roles,β the memo said. Despite the layoffs, Chief People Officer Rob McIntosh said that Stripe intends to still grow its headcount by 17% βto land at [β¦]
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Forum software NodeBB joins the fediverse
21 January 2025 at 08:57
Before there was social media, there were internet forums. Millions of forum sites continue to operate, which is why itβs notable that one top forum software provider, NodeBB, is now joining the fediverse, also known as the open social web. The fediverse today includes apps like decentralized X rival Mastodon, Instagram alternative Pixelfed, open YouTube [β¦]
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Meta will soon let you link your WhatsApp account with Instagram and Facebook
21 January 2025 at 07:46
Meta announced on Tuesday that users will soon be able to add their WhatsApp account to their Accounts Center, a hub where users can manage connected experiences across their Facebook, Instagram, and Meta Quest accounts. With this integration, users will be able to cross-post their WhatsApp Status as Stories on Instagram and Facebook, getting rid [β¦]
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