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San Francisco rethinks policy on police using killer robots
San Francisco has hit pause on a policy that would allow police officers to use “killer robots” in certain situations that pose a threat to human life. The controversial plans were initially greenlighted last week by San Francisco’s board of supervisors in a 8-3 vote, sparking a backlash from local residents and activist groups alike. … Read more
OneCoin Co-Conspirator Frank Schneider Faces Money Laundering Charges in Unsealed Indictment
OneCoin was a $4 billion ponzi scheme.
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Maergo raises $20M to provide Amazon-style fast and cheap air and ‘middle mile’ services to online retailers
With the holiday shopping season well underway and showing signs that it might not be as sluggish as some predicted, a startup out of Austin, Texas, is announcing funding to build out a new approach to shipping, to help retailers compete against the consumer pull of fast and free Amazon Prime delivery. Maergo — which … Read more
Was the fall of FTX really crypto’s ‘Lehman moment?’
Lehman Brothers’ 2008 collapse nearly brought the world financial system to its knees. Does FTX really compare? Are such analogies even useful?
Hunt Club injects AI and a network of experts into the recruitment process
Hunt Club, a senior talent recruiting platform powered by AI, today announced that it raised $40 million in a Series B round co-led by WestCap and Sator Grove. In an interview with TechCrunch, CEO Nick Cromydas said that the new capital will be put toward further developing the platform while growing Hunt Club’s national footprint. … Read more
Vaultree raises $12.8M to let companies more easily work with encrypted data
Several years ago, on a dairy farm in the small Irish village of Dundrum, four technologists — Maxim Dressler, Ryan Lasmaili, Shaun Mc Brearty and Tilo Weigandt — brainstormed solutions for what they saw as a fundamental problem in data security: unencrypted text files. According to a 2016 survey commissioned by CyberArk, 40% of organizations … Read more
Snapchat’s big new augmented reality feature is letting creators make money
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Augmented reality isn’t really a thing yet. But you know what is? Face lenses. Millions of users across Snapchat, Instagram, Zoom, TikTok, and countless other apps are already used to tapping a button and having dog ears suddenly attached to their skull, rainbows fired out of their mouth, … Read more
Microsoft Teams adds free communities feature to take on Facebook and Discord
Communities inside Microsoft Teams. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft is launching a new communities feature for Microsoft Teams today, designed for consumers to use the best parts of Teams free of charge to create and organize groups. The new community feature will allow groups to use the calendar, meeting, and chat features of Teams. Features like … Read more
Companion robot ElliQ can ask users about their childhood to create a digital ‘memoir’
An upgraded version of ElliQ — a robot designed to act as a companion for older adults — is now available for anyone to buy. The bot has been under development by Israeli startup Intuition Robotics for years, but a first version (launched in March) was only built in limited capacity. The new ElliQ 2.0 … Read more
Crypto Exchange Binance.US Eliminates Trading Fees for Ether
The exchange will also offer additional trading fee discounts to customers who pay their trading fees with BNB tokens.
Argentine Government Creates National Blockchain Committee
The initiative seeks to promote the development of public policies and technological solutions based on blockchain.
Proactive sanctions can help spare the ecosystem: Chainalysis exec
Andrew Fierman highlighted the nuances of sanctions depending on who is involved, what is at stake and where they’re coming from.
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Telegram is auctioning phone numbers to let users sign up to the service without any SIM
After putting unique usernames on the auction on the TON blockchain, Telegram is now putting anonymous numbers up for bidding. These numbers could be used to sign up for Telegram without needing any SIM card. Just like the username auction, you can buy these virtual numbers on Fragment, which is a site specially created for … Read more
LineVision and GE team up to fortify the electrical grid to handle more renewables
One of the biggest hurdles to decarbonizing the grid is getting electricity from point A to point B. But that’s often easier said than done. Today, nearly a terawatt of zero-carbon generating capacity is waiting to be hooked up to the grid. That’s enough to decarbonize 80% of U.S. electricity by the end of the … Read more
First Mover Americas: Grayscale in Investor’s Crosshairs
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Dec. 7, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
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Security compliance and automation platform Drata nabs $200M at $2B valuation
Drata, a security compliance and automation platform that helps companies adhere to frameworks such as SOC 2 and GDPR, has raised $200 million in a Series C round of funding co-led by Iconiq Growth and GGV Capital, valuing the company at $2 billion. The raise comes just a year after the San Diego-based company hit … Read more
Attacker Targets Wealthy Crypto Funds Using Telegram Chats
Exchange owners cautioned against downloads of malicious as attackers zeroed in on gullible users with a very relevant and specific narrative.
3 methods for investors assessing AI-readiness in portfolio companies
Richard Potter Contributor Share on Twitter Richard Potter is the co-founding CEO of Peak, which provides the platform, applications and services to help businesses harness the potential of AI to grow revenues, increase profits and boost efficiency. We are in the grips of a fourth industrial revolution: the Intelligence Era. The next decade will be … Read more
General Motors is helping its dealers install Level 2 EV chargers with ‘triple the power’
Image: GM General Motors is working with its dealers to install Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations that have “triple the power” of typical L2 stations, the company said today. Last year, the automaker announced a new program to help fund the installation of Level 2 chargers in collaboration with Chevy, Cadillac, and GMC dealers. … Read more
BMW thinks it can turn speed bumps into energy for its EVs
Photo by Robert Nickelsberg / Getty Images A new patent from BMW may unlock the energy-generating potential of one of America’s most defining modern features: a woefully inadequate and underfunded road infrastructure. Car enthusiast news site CarBuzz unearthed a document from the German national patent office that reveals a new suspension design, which, if developed … Read more