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Sep 11, 2023 • 4min
Google flips the switch on interest-based ads with ‘Privacy Sandbox’ rollout
Google is now rolling out Privacy Sandbox — its tech to replace third-party cookies — to all Chrome users. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 8, 2023 • 3min
BMW feels the heat, stops charging for warming cheeks
When BMW started charging an $18 per month subscription for heated seats in 2022, the backlash was swift and brutal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 8, 2023 • 2min
Instagram is testing a feature to let you share feed posts just with ‘Close Friends’
Instagram users have been complaining for a while about the impersonal nature of the social network largely due to its algorithmic feed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 7, 2023 • 3min
Gaming browser Opera GX integrates ChatGPT-powered AI feature
Opera GX, a gaming browser, integrates ARIA, an AI feature powered by OpenAI's ChatGPT. Gamers can use ARIA to find gaming news, ask for character ideas, and access real-time information updates. ARIA also introduces a new command line interface and specific requirements for usage.
Sep 7, 2023 • 3min
Arduino nabs $22 million in fresh funding to support expansion into enterprise
Odds are if you know the name Arduino, it’s through its connection to the DIY community. Much like Raspberry Pi, the company built its reputation creating microcontrollers for hobbyists. But the last few years have seen it expanding that horizon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 6, 2023 • 4min
MetaMask now allows crypto cash-out to PayPal and banks, but fees could be high
MetaMask, the world’s biggest self-custodial hot (internet-connected) wallet with over 22 million users, has added the option for users to convert cryptocurrencies into fiats like USD, as a growing list of web3 players strive to make digital assets usable in the real world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 6, 2023 • 4min
Envisics closes $100M to advance AR heads-up display tech in cars
Envisics, a UK-based holographics company building in-car technology that projects navigation, safety alerts and other data onto the inside of a windscreen, has closed a $100 million Series C round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 5, 2023 • 5min
ThetaRay nabs $57M for AI tools to ID and fight money laundering
Money laundering — the process of transferring assets around in order to disguise the illicit origin of the money behind them — has been a huge and growing business for years, used by terrorists to finance their work, criminals to wash their spoils, (some) fat cats to avoid taxes and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 4, 2023 • 4min
Lawsuit alleges no due diligence in Amazon’s Project Kuiper launch contracts to Blue Origin, ULA
An institutional investor is suing Amazon and its board, including founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos, over hefty launch contracts they awarded to Bezos’ space company, Blue Origin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 4, 2023 • 7min
How the FBI took down the notorious Qakbot botnet
FBI takes down the notorious Qakbot botnet, largest U.S.-led financial and technical disruption; Law enforcement operation dismantles botnet infrastructure, confiscates millions in cryptocurrency; Operation Duck Hunt removes malware from infected devices globally
