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Dec 19, 2023 • 6min
Google moves to end geofence warrants, a surveillance problem it largely created
Google will soon allow users to store their location data on their devices rather than on Google’s servers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 18, 2023 • 6min
Meltwater, the media monitoring startup, gets a $65M investment from Verdane
Meltwater, which first made its name around media monitoring and then got active in business intelligence using AI and big data analytics techniques, is picking up a new investor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 18, 2023 • 3min
Waymo launches curbside robotaxi pickup at Phoenix airport
Select Waymo One riders can now get picked up or dropped off by the company’s robotaxis curbside at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 16, 2023 • 3min
Credit Karma co-founder Nichole Mustard stepping down after more than 16 years
Credit Karma co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer Nichole Mustard is leaving the company after 16-and-a-half years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 15, 2023 • 5min
Microsoft disrupts cybercrime operation selling fraudulent accounts to notorious hacking gang
Microsoft says it has successfully dismantled the infrastructure of a cybercrime operation that sold access to fraudulent Outlook accounts to other hackers, including the notorious Scattered Spider gang. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 15, 2023 • 3min
Apple will no longer give police users’ push notification data without a warrant
Apple said it will no longer give over records of users’ push notifications to law enforcement unless the company receives a valid judge’s order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 14, 2023 • 5min
China’s autonomous vehicle regulation requires safety operators, in-car recordings
When it comes to spurring the development of cutting-edge technologies, the Chinese government is rather pragmatic in its policymaking process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 13, 2023 • 5min
Verve Motion raises $20M to grow its exosuit business
Verve Motion, a startup building a robotic “exosuit” designed to help workers complete physically demanding tasks in factories and other like environments, today announced that it raised $20 million in a Series B round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 13, 2023 • 4min
China’s WeRide tests autonomous buses in Singapore, accelerate global ambition
After years of aggressive expansion at home, China’s autonomous vehicle upstarts are now setting their gaze on overseas markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 12, 2023 • 4min
Hasbro to cut 1,100 jobs despite Dungeons & Dragons thriving
Hasbro is laying off 1,100 employees, according to an SEC filing. The company behind franchises like Dungeons & Dragons and Transformers, Hasbro already laid off 800 employees in January. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
