Google Wallet appears in India, with local integrations, but Pay will stay
Google Wallet will finally launch in India — nearly two years after its relaunch as a digital wallet platform in the U.S. — according to a preview of the app that the company accidentally posted on th...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/16/google-wallet-india-launch/
Microsoft’s $1.5B check for G42 shows growing US-China rift
As the Gulf region gains growing strategic importance for the tech war between the U.S. and China, Microsoft makes a big move into one of its richest oil countries. On Monday evening, Microsoft announ...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/16/microsofts-1-5b-check-for-g42-shows-growing-us-china-rift/
Finmid raises $24.7M to help SMBs access loans through platforms like Wolt
finmid is building an embedded finance product that targets that relationship between marketplaces and sellers, and raised a Series A round to further build out its product and enter new markets.
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Big Tech’s ad transparency tools are still woeful, Mozilla research report finds
"We feel there are major gaps between the spirit of the EU regulation and these repositories in practice," the report authors write.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/15/mozilla-checkfirst-ads-transparency-report/
Threads is finally testing a recent filter for search results
Meta-owned social network Threads is finally testing a “Recent” filter to sort search results by the latest. Instagram head Adam Mosseri noted Monday that this is a limited test, and the feature is av...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/15/threads-is-finally-testing-a-recent-filter-for-search-results/
TechCrunch Space: True Anomaly and Rocket Lab will make big moves on orbit (literally)
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. I hope everyone had a great time at Space Symposium! Hopefully I’ll see you there next year.
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Tesla layoffs hit high performers, some departments slashed, sources say
Tesla management told employees Monday that the recent layoffs — which gutted some departments by 20% and even hit high performers — were largely due to poor financial performance, a source familiar w...
Change Healthcare stolen patient data leaked by ransomware gang
This is the second group to demand a ransom payment from Change Healthcare to prevent the release of stolen patient data in as many months.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/15/change-healthcare-stolen-patient-data-ransomhub-leak/
Open-source Substack rival Ghost may join the fediverse
While the launch of a survey isn't necessarily a commitment to federating Ghost, it is another signal pointing to the broader reshaping of the web that's now underway.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/15/open-source-substack-rival-ghost-may-join-the-fediverse/
A ransomware gang is leaking Change Healthcare’s stolen patient data
This is the second group to demand a ransom payment from Change Healthcare to prevent the release of stolen patient data in as many months.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/15/ransomhub-change-healthcare-stolen-patient-data/
Meta thinks it’s a good idea for students to wear Quest headsets in class
Meta continues to field criticism over how it handles younger consumers using its platforms, but the company is also planning new products that will cater to them. On Monday, the company announced tha...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/15/meta-quest-educational-product-for-schools-students/
Elon Musk plans to charge new X users to enable posting
Elon Musk is planning to charge new X users a small fee to enable posting on the social network and to curb the bot problem. In reply to an X account that posted about changes on X’s website, Musk sai...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/15/elon-musk-plans-to-charge-new-x-users-to-enable-posting/
PVML combines an AI-centric data access and analysis platform with differential privacy
The Tel Aviv-based company recently announced that it has raised an $8 million seed round led by NFX, with participation from FJ Labs and Gefen Capital.
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A comprehensive list of 2023 & 2024 tech layoffs
The tech-wide reckoning that began in 2022 and ran throughout into 2023 has continued into this year. And while 2024’s losses are not at that scale, they’re still significant, driven by big names like...
Apple pulls a Game Boy emulator for App Store violations, but says game emulators are allowed
Apple has removed a Game Boy emulator app for iPhone, iGBA, after earlier approving its launch over the weekend. The app was among the first to capitalize on Apple’s newly relaxed rules around retro g...
TechCrunch Minute: Where the Apple Vision Pro stands now the launch day hype has dropped off
A few months after its launch, how is Apple’s Vision Pro faring? The company’s ambitious bet on computers that nestle on your face instead of sit on your desk made a huge splash when it was announced ...
Investors are growing increasingly wary of AI
A new report from Stanford's Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) found that global investment in AI fell for the second year in a row in 2023.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/15/investors-are-growing-increasingly-wary-of-ai/
Kode Labs makes a bid to become the Salesforce of commercial building automation
Kode's platform allows customers to do everything from control HVAC and lighting, monitor energy use, track carbon emissions, and keep an eye on water consumption.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/15/kode-labs-series-b-exclusive/
Jio Financial, BlackRock form JV for wealth management and broking in India
Jio Financial Services, part of the Indian conglomerate Reliance, is forming a joint venture with U.S. asset manager BlackRock to set up a wealth management and stock broking business in India, the tw...
OpenAI plans new Tokyo office, Tesla lays offs thousands
Today on Equity, Tesla cuts staff, and OpenAI has plans for an office in Tokyo along with a new GPT-4 model for the Japanese language.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/15/openai-plans-new-tokyo-office-tesla-lays-offs-thousands/