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The AI-powered search engine Perplexity says it is building its own web browser. In X's post on Monday, the company launched a sign-up list for its browser, which is not available yet. It is unknown when it exists or what the browser will look like. But we have a name: Comet. “Like Prplexity's reinventional search, we're reinventing our browsers,” a spokesman for Perplexity told TechCruch via email. “Looking for the update.” Comet: Agent Search Browser by Confusion Coming soon. pic.twitter.com/swvswudgtn – Perplexity (@perplexity_ai) February 24, 2025 Perplexity's browser joins a very busy field and places it gently. Besides current people…

Today marks three years since Russia’s illegal, unprovoked, and brutal invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian people have heroically fought the war with grit and determination, but they have also, against the odds, innovated on and off the battlefield.  In addition to establishing a defense tech initiative called BRAVE1, the country has also hosted tech conferences like IT Arena, even amidst the problems caused by the war.  Ukraine is now the leader in AI-enabled drone technology and become a magnet for Western companies and investors keen to support the country, and Europe. But is it enough? If the recent news is anything…

Tiktok, which includes China's counterpart Douin, became the first non-game app to reach $6 billion in in-app purchase revenue in 2024 in one year. According to a new report from App Intelligence Provider Sensor Tower, Tiktok generated a record high of $1.9 billion in total purchases (IAP) revenue within APP in the fourth quarter of last year. Among the non-games, only YouTube and Google One subscriptions were able to surpass Tiktok's fourth quarter total for the entire calendar year, the report said. IAP revenues were $6 billion, generating more than twice the revenue from other apps and games in 2024.…

Australia is the latest country to ban government officials from using software created by Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky, claiming that the software poses “unacceptable security risks.” Last week, Australia's Department of Home Affairs issued an order banning agencies from installing Kaspersky products or web services in official systems or devices, citing national security risks. Government agencies will need to remove all existing instances of Kaspersky software on government systems and devices until April 1st. “After considering the threat and risk analysis, I have determined that the use of Kaspersky Lab products and web services poses an unacceptable security risk to…

On Friday, hackers stole around $1.4 billion in Ethereum cryptocurrency from Crypto Exchange Bybit. After the hack, several blockchain surveillance companies and well-known crypto investigator ZachxBT pointed to a North Korean government hacking group known as the Lazaro Group, all as the perpetrators. Zachxbt first pointed at the finger of responsibility, just hours after he himself noticed the first signs of hack. Researchers said they were able to track stolen cryptocurrencies from Bibit to wallets they used in previous hacks, as well as wallets for Phemex, Bingx and Poloniex. When TechCrunch asked that North Korea's confident Zachxbt behind the Bibit…

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Security researchers say the default passwords shipped to the widely used door access control system allow anyone to easily and remotely access door locks and elevator controls in dozens of buildings in the US and Canada. It states. Hirsch, a company that currently owns the Enterphone Mesh Door Access system, says that the bugs must be designed to require customers to follow the company's setup instructions and change the default password, and will not fix the vulnerability. . According to Eric Daigle, who found dozens of exposed buildings, the number of North Americans who have not yet changed the default…

For decades, patents have been seen as a skeleton of the tech world and as a way to protect intellectual property, but critics see them as a blunt instrument towards innovation. In the age of AI, they are being revisited again. New York startup Patlytics has developed an AI-enabled patent analytics platform that helps businesses, IP experts and law firms streamline their patent workflows from discovery, analysis, comparison and litigation prosecution. The Google-backed startup said it closed $14 million on Monday in a 47-led Series A round with participation from existing investors, including Google's Gradient, 8VC, Alumni Ventures, Liquid 2…

With a dozen recent photos and video apps targeting young adults on social hooks, what shows traction in 18 2-Can comedy will catch the attention of investors looking for their next Instagram or Tiktok There is a trend. In the latest example, Yope's photo sharing app can be shared with individual groups, and has grown 30 times over the past six months, gaining 2.2 million active users every month and 800,000 active users every day. It states. And, perhaps one of the most important indicators in a very whimsical market, the company currently claims to hold 40% of its 7…

It is often said that the UK and Europe lack a large level of growth capital for late startups that the US has its own. This is the right thing to do. According to the European Investment Fund, there are at least seven times more large European VC funds in the US. Therefore, the emergence of new growth funds in the UK is important. Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC), which invests only in famous universities and its surrounding Cambridge ecosystems, has launched a new £100 million ($126 million) “Challenge Fund,” essentially a growth fund. . CIC has invested $757 million in…