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The UK government is reportedly retreating from previous demands that Apple build a secret backdoor that allows access to customer data around the world, following the harsh responsibilities from the US government. But one US senator wants to know if other tech giants like Google have received secret backdoor requests from the UK government. Google refused to answer the lawmaker's questions, but later told Techrunch that the tech giant wasn't receiving backdoor demand. Earlier this year, the Washington Post reported that the UK's Department of Home Affairs is seeking a secret court order in the UK's surveillance court to allow…

Humanity is approaching $3 billion to $5 billion in funding, with large language model developers valued at $170 billion, Bloomberg reported. Iconiq Capital is leading this funding, but there is a possibility that a second lead investor will take part in the transaction. The company is also in talks with the Qatar Investment Bureau, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, and GIC. If confirmed, the deal will almost triple the artificial valuation, which received a $3.5 billion valuation of $3.5 billion, after a $3.5 billion funding round announced in March, followed by a $3.5 billion funding round. Other participants in the final…

Cash App launched a new peer-to-peer payments feature called “Pools” on Tuesday. This allows users to pool money with friends and family to pay for grocery bills, restaurant checks, holidays, group gifts and more. We will expand more widely in the coming months as we can select users first. Users set target amounts and invite contributors via $CashTag or text links to non-users to make payments via Apple Pay or Google Pay.[支払い]You can create a pool through tabs. Organizers can close the pool at any time and transfer funds to their cash balances. The ability of non-users to contribute through…

Google announced Tuesday that it was deploying a video overview to Notebooklm, an AI-based note-taking and research assistant. A video overview, first introduced in May, can help users turn dense multimedia, such as Raw Notes, PDFs, and images, into digestible visual presentations. Previously, we adopted an audio approach to help users understand the material in an audio overview. This is a feature that gives users the ability to generate podcasts using AI virtual hosts based on documents shared with notebook bulk, such as course measurements and legal briefs. With this new feature, NoteBookLM takes a more visual approach to help…

The UK government is reportedly retreating from previous demands that Apple build a secret backdoor that allows access to customer data around the world, following the harsh responsibilities from the US government. But one US senator wants to know if other tech giants like Google have received secret backdoor requests from the UK government, and Google has refused to say so far. Earlier this year, the Washington Post reported that the UK's Department of Home Affairs is seeking a secret court order in the UK's surveillance court to allow Apple to access end-to-end encrypted cloud data stored by customers around…

Spotify has experimented with a variety of voice interfaces in the past, and recently added AI DJs that allow you to introduce songs that the company thinks they like and create your own requests. Now, Spotify is bullied that it could pave the way for an even more conversational interface with future streaming services, according to comments made during a second-quarter revenue call with investors on Tuesday. Asked about how AI is affecting your business, Gustav Söderström, Chief Products and Technology Director at Spotify, pointing out that today's consumers can talk to Spotify and request music, allowing them to associate…

Last week, the dating safety app TEA experienced a data breach and published 72,000 sensitive images, including selfies and photo IDs, as well as images of posts and messages for account verification. Personal data is reportedly shared by users of 4chan. As reported by 404 Media, the second security issue has increased user data, prompting the app to disable the direct messaging feature on Tuesday afternoon. Earlier this week, 404 Media received tips from independent security researcher Kasra Rahjerdi, including messages between users sharing phone numbers and discussing abortions and dishonest partners. The app was created to provide a platform…

In a StrictlyVC download this week, TechCrunch editor-in-chief Connie Loizos and StrictlyVc's Alex Gove will talk to Dimitrios Kottas, founder and CEO of Delian Alliance Industries. They discuss his journey to build a Greek autonomous defense system from Apple's special project group. How his company uses AI and commercial technology to rethink its surveillance and strike capabilities. And why does he think we are at the beginning of a decade-long technical race in the next generation of war. StrictlyVC downloads posts every Tuesday. Subscribe to Apple, Spotify, or where you can listen to podcasts that will alert you when a…

YouTube announced Tuesday that it is beginning to deploy age estimation technology in the US to identify teenagers to provide a more age-appropriate experience. The company says it uses a variety of signals to determine the potential age of a user, regardless of what they enter as their birthday when they sign up for their account. When YouTube identifies users as teens, it introduces new protections and experiences that enable digital welfare tools such as disabling personalized ads, restricting the recurring view of certain types of content, and reminders of screen times and bedtime. These protections already exist on YouTube,…

Orange, the French telecommunications giant and one of the world's largest telephone providers, announced on Monday that it was a victim of an unspecified cyberattack. In its announcement, the company said it had detected a cyberattack “in one of its information systems” on July 25th and proceeded to “separate potentially affected services and minimize the impact.” According to a translation of the statement, the move to isolate the affected systems has caused disruption to our platform and the services of business customers and some public sectors, primarily in France. The announcement said the company's solutions implementing will gradually restore services…