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hipster coffee shop Budapest often looks the same as if you were in Portland, Oregon or São Paulo, Brazil. This is one of the effects of globalization, with several trends becoming ubiquitous. But if you look closely, you'll soon find that what looks the same actually has a different flavor. Let's take SaaS as an example. No matter where you are, buying software in boxes is a thing of the past. However, the SaaS businesses that are enabling this change are dealing with a different set of rules depending on where they are based, leading to a fork in the…

New Hampshire voters received a call from President Biden in January asking them not to vote in the primary. After a short but intensive investigation, the culprit was revealed to be Life Corporation. Life Corporation is a Texas-based company that has been arrested before for spreading false information. The call in New Hampshire was brought to the attention of the state's attorney general in mid-January, who launched an investigation into the voter suppression attempt. Now, it is also clear from matching press releases from California AG Rob Bonta and the FCC that other agencies and authorities were quickly brought in.…

newstechnologytechnologyToday's tech news: Sony launches earbuds for Rs 17,990, Amazon takes a shot at Alexa Plus idea and more Today's Tech News (January 20, 2024): Gaming earbuds, AI assistants, AR headsets, fines for data breaches, and more are just some of this week's big tech news. It's been a big week for technology. (express image)The past few days have been full of big things happening in the world of technology. From highly anticipated new product launches to record fines for data breaches, there was no shortage of influential technology headlines. To wrap up this week, let's round up four of…

SUMA Wealth has now raised $2.2 million in new funding to continue developing financial tools, content, and live and digital activations to help young Latinos in the United States build wealth. Radcle Impact led the investment, with participation from Vamos Ventures, OVO Fund, and American Heart Association Impact Fund. They join investors from previous rounds, including Ulu Ventures, Women Founders Fund, and Chigona Ventures. This brings SUMA's total funding to his $5.5 million. We first introduced California-based fintech companies when we exhibited as part of Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022. Beatriz Acevedo founded the company several years ago with…

AI chatbot comparison: OpenAI's ChatGPT Plus vs. Microsoft's Copilot Pro for power users Good morning, tech fam. We will introduce some of the latest technical information, so please take a look. What's new today: JSSC JTGLCCE Recruitment 2024: 492 vacancies available Fast track insights: Cryptocurrency companies face new AML rules from EU banking authorities Redmond-based Microsoft confirmed Tuesday that Copilot Pro is now available to consumers and is no longer just for businesses. Copilot's premium edition gives you access to the latest models such as GPT-4 and GPT-4 Turbo, which has faster reaction times than ChatGPT Plus. ChatGPT Plus costs…

Mozilla today introduces a new subscription service that lets you find and remove personal and sensitive information from data broker websites on the web. This includes the ability to remove phone numbers, emails, home addresses and other information published on data broker websites and sold for commercial purposes, the company said. This new subscription-based service is available as part of Mozilla Monitor (formerly Firefox Monitor). This was originally a free service that would notify you if your email was part of a data breach. With Monitor Plus, a newly added optional subscription, over 10 million existing Mozilla Monitor users can…

Influential technology news blog Platformer is leaving Substack, but founder Casey Newton says the move is an attempt to intentionally moderate pro-Nazi speech. He said this was due to the company's resistance. Newton, who launched Platformer on Substack in 2020, said the technology news outlet is moving to Ghost, an open source publisher similar to the for-profit Substack, and said the transition is expected to be complete by Tuesday. In a lengthy statement included in Platformer's Thursday newsletter, Newton said publishing on Substack has helped Platformer grow from 24,000 free subscribers to more than 170,000 since launching in 2020. It…

Stellar Sleep, a startup offering the first digital tool for chronic insomnia management, has raised $6 million in seed funding. In the United States alone, bad sleep habits not only cost the economy hundreds of billions of dollars, but can also lead to health problems such as heart disease and depression. There are many apps and devices that help people track and monitor their sleep. George Wang and Edrei Chua, co-founders of Stellar Sleep, said the majority of their work is aimed at people who have occasional sleep problems, and those who have had trouble sleeping for three or more…

Finally, a fintech startup that helps companies automate their accounting and finance functions has secured another $10 million in venture capital. TechCrunch previously reported when the company raised $95 million in equity and debt in 2022 to expand its small business lending and bookkeeping capabilities. Felix Rodriguez, his wife Glenniece Rodriguez, and Edwin Mejia founded the company in 2018. Since then, the Miami-based company has focused on consolidating business processes such as bookkeeping, expense management, bill payments and payroll under one automated solution for small and medium-sized businesses, Felix said. Rodriguez told TechCrunch. This included adding an artificial intelligence-powered ledger,…

According to Google, government hackers last year exploited three unknown vulnerabilities in Apple's iPhone operating system to target victims with spyware developed by a European startup. On Tuesday, Google's Threat Analysis Group, the company's team that investigates state-sponsored hacking, said the attack was carried out using hacking tools developed by multiple spyware and exploit sellers, including Barcelona-based startup Variston. published a report analyzing several government campaigns. According to Google, in one of the campaigns, government hackers exploited three “zero days” on the iPhone. These vulnerabilities were unknown to Apple at the time they were exploited. In this case, the hacking…