Category: Gaming
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XP Health grabs $32M to bring employees more affordable vision care
Antonio Moraes, the grandson of a late prominent Brazilian billionaire, was never interested in joining the family-owned conglomerate of construction companies and a bank. Shortly after graduating from college, he founded one of Brazil’s first impact funds, which invested primarily in companies that made healthcare more accessible and affordable. But while attending Stanford University, where…
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Google’s GenAI facing privacy risk assessment scrutiny in Europe
Google’s lead privacy regulator in the European Union has opened an investigation into whether or not it has complied with the bloc’s data protection laws in relation to use of people’s information for training generative AI. Specifically it’s looking into whether the tech giant needed to carry out a data protection impact assessment (DPIA) in…
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OffDeal wants to help small businesses find big exits with AI agents
Small businesses are the unsung heroes of the American economy, employing nearly half of America’s workforce and making up 44% of the country’s GDP. But when it’s time for small business owners to sell their companies, their options are limited. Some go to small business brokers or pass the business on to their children, while…
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Novatus nabs $40M to help financial institutions quell their regtech nightmares
Novatus helps financial companies manage their data for risk and compliance data, and it has now raised $40M to expand into new markets. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Banks, investment firms and financial services providers are not known to be bastions of transparency. At least, not to the general…
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Irish Big Tech watchdog digs into platforms’ content reporting mechanisms after DSA complaints
Ireland’s media regulator said it is reviewing how major platforms let users report illegal content, following a high number of complaints. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Ireland’s media regulator, which oversees the compliance of a raft of tech giants with the EU’s Digital Services Act’s (DSA) general rules, said…
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Humanz brings its influencer marketing platform to the U.S.
Humanz, a marketing platform for content creators and brands, has entered the U.S. market, the company announced on Thursday. Having launched in Israel in 2017, Humanz has gained strong traction in global markets, including Europe, Latin America, South Africa, and the Middle East. Currently, Humanz works with over 300,000 content creators and has facilitated more…
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iFixit marks iPhone 16 arrival with battery-powered soldering iron launch
iFixit, everyone’s favorite gadget repair gadfly, is launching a portable soldering iron. The gadget is designed to make component repair more accessible for home users. The timing of the announcement isn’t lost on anyone, dropping the same week as Apple’s “It’s Glowtime” event. While Apple has been more open to user repairs in recent years,…
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After using a business coach to shift careers, AceUp founder wants to drive coaching based on data
Is a business coach really worth the investment? Execs often seek coaches to bolster aspects of their work, like communication skills and their productivity. At least anecdotally, these skills do appear to get better with coaching — a survey from the nonprofit International Coach Federation found that 80% of execs who hired a coach saw…
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Face to face with Figure’s new humanoid robot
Figure is testing Figure 02’s efficacy for helping out in the kitchen and picking up around the house. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Much has changed in the 16 months since I last set foot in Figure’s Sunnyvale headquarters. For one thing, there’s signage on the outside of what…
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X is working on a new way for people to block DMs
Elon Musk’s social network X is exploring a new feature that would allow users to block others from direct messaging them, but a way that’s separate from the account blocking feature. Currently, when you block an account, they can’t engage with you through public posts or direct messages (DMs). With the new feature, the company…