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Lloyds Faces Scrutiny Over App Glitch Exposing Customer Data
Parliamentary committee demands answers on serious data breach incident.Highlights: Lloyds Banking Group's app glitch exposed sensitive customer data.MPs are demanding answers on the incident and its implications.Concerns raised over...
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PayPal Expands Stablecoin to 70 Markets, Enhancing Accessibility
PayPal's new stablecoin launch facilitates broader global access for users.Highlights: PayPal introduces stablecoin to 70 global markets.This move...
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Finastra appoints Chris McClellen as Global Head of AI
McClellen aims to enhance Finastra's AI capabilities and solutions.Highlights: Finastra names Chris McClellen as Global Head of AI.McClellen...
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Mastercard Strengthens Presence with $1.8 Billion BVNK Acquisition
Acquisition aims to enhance Mastercard's stablecoin capabilities.Highlights: Mastercard acquires BVNK for $1.8 billion.The deal will enhance Mastercard's stablecoin...
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CFIT Strengthens Digital Identity Solutions for Businesses
New regulations aim to streamline company verification processes.Highlights: CFIT has introduced measures for improved digital identities.Changes aim to...
The Equity crew predicts we’ll see fewer VCs in 2024
Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines.
Dang, we’re...
A provocative role for technologists in product innovation
Jarrett Webb is a technology director at argodesign, where he leads a cross-discipline team to design and build digital products and experiences.
Product design is...
VCs are entering 2024 with ‘healthy paranoia’
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Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and...
Propelled by ‘science for humanity,’ this Chinese AI startup sets sight on US
Amid rising geopolitical tensions, many Chinese tech companies find themselves recalibrating their overseas pursuits, often sidestepping any reference to their origin. One bold startup...
Microsoft Copilot gets a music creation feature via Suno integration
Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft’s AI-powered chatbot, can now compose songs thanks to an integration with GenAI music app Suno.
Users can enter prompts into Copilot like...
This week in AI: AI ethics keeps falling by the wayside
Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup...
Against pseudanthropy
“Shall I say thou art a man, that hast all the symptoms of a beast? How shall I know thee to be a man?...
Arkon Energy raises $110M to grow US bitcoin mining capacity, launch AI cloud service in Norway
Arkon Energy, a data center infrastructure company, closed a $110 million private funding round to expand its operations, the company’s CEO Josh Payne shared...
Google makes bid to resolve competition concerns in Germany over its automotive services bundling
Following competition objections raised on Google in Germany this summer over bundling of services including Google Maps via its Android-based in-car infotainment system software,...

