Meta fined $263M over 2018 security breach that affected ~3M EU users

Meta has been fined €251 million (around $263 million) in the European Union for a Facebook…

Travel is back: Hostaway raises $365M at $925M valuation

The tourism and travel industries are finally back on track, expected to make a “full recovery”…

Remote enables USDC crypto payouts for contractors

Getting paid in cryptocurrencies may sound like a bad idea, but this could be an actually…

Pineapple on pizza is delicious — and if you disagree, you can’t log in to WordPress.org

There are few matters in life that divide a room more than the prudence of putting…

EU to investigate TikTok’s response to election security risks in Romania

TikTok is now subject to not one but two open Digital Services Act (DSA) investigations after…

While some account-to-account payments players falter, Volume raises fresh cash

Online merchants can usually pay up to 8% of every sale on an item to companies…

Tribunal criticises PSNI and Met Police for spying operation to identify journalists’ sources

Two Belfast journalists were unlawfully placed under surveillance by two UK police forces, which spied…

Kakao Mobility hit with $10.5M antitrust fine for limiting rivals’ access

South Korea’s antitrust watchdog has fined Kakao Mobility, the ride-hailing unit of Korean tech firm Kakao,…

Private vs public AI: Which should your business use in 2025?

Imagine a Christmas where your business predicts market trends before they happen, streamlines operations effortlessly,…

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Green IT challenges and opportunities for 2025

As we approach the end of 2024, the question of whether IT sustainability remains a…

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What is Instagram’s Threads app? All your questions answered

Twitter alternatives — new and old — have found audiences willing to try out a newer…

Meta updates its smart glasses with real-time AI video

Meta’s Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are getting several new AI-powered upgrades, including the ability to have…

Agave, the startup behind Find the Cat, finds $18M

A startup out of Turkey that has built a hit casual mobile game where you have…

Alphabet-backed Indian lender files for IPO

Alphabet’s CapitalG-backed Aye Finance, a lender focused on India’s micro, small, and medium enterprises, is seeking…

YouTube will now let creators opt in to third-party AI training

YouTube on Monday announced it will give creators more choice over how third parties can use…

Tesla offers free Supercharging for Model S with a catch

Tesla is trying to boost its Model S sales before the year is out, but it’s…

Google experiments with a new image generator that remixes three images into one creation

Google Labs, Google’s experimental arm, is testing a new image generator called Whisk. This tool allows…

Instagram now lets you schedule DMs

Instagram has quietly rolled out the ability for users to schedule direct messages. The Meta-owned social…

Hexa, the startup studio behind Aircall and Swan, unveils its next batch of startups

Hexa, a Paris-based startup studio that has launched dozens of B2B software companies, is sharing a…

Nubank leads $250M round in African digital bank Tyme at $1.5B valuation

Tyme Group, a South African-born fintech operating in the African country and the Philippines, has secured…

OpenAI brings its AI-powered web search tool to more ChatGPT users

ChatGPT Search, OpenAI’s AI-powered web search experience, is now live for all ChatGPT users — with…