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The French Startup Swan has also raised a 42 million euros (about $ 44 million at the current exchange rate). The company considers the round to be the second part of the Series B -Round, which was first announced in September 2023. Swan supports other companies to provide large -scale financial products. The company can generate both virtual cards and physical cards operating on Apple Pay and Google Pay. Cards can be configured by a SWAN corporate client with expenditures and certified merchants. You can also create a payment account with individual IBAN. In this way, the account will be…

Threads, a meta microblog service, are growing at a faster pace as the user is drawn to an app rather than a rival like X. , It increased from 300 million last month. The app had 275 million active users in November. The increase in MAUS is modest, but in a crowded landcape of social media apps, including Bluesky, Mastodon, and X, as an indicator indicating that threads maintain the status as a priority platform for many users. It works. In comparison, Bluesky has experienced a deceleration of growth, and according to Analytics Firm Simaryweb, it has increased less than…

Security researchers have discovered that hackers have changed their websites to deceive visitors, download and install them by using the old version of the WordPress and plugin. Simon Wijckmans, the founder and CEO of the Web Security Company C/Side, told TechCrunch on Tuesday that the hacking campaign was still “very many live.” Hacker's goal is to spread malware that can steal passwords and other personal information from both Windows and Mac users. According to C/Side, some of the hacked websites are ranked on the most popular site on the Internet. “This is a wide and very commercialized attack,” said Himanshu…

According to regulatory authorities, the 8VC, a venture company led by Palantir founder Joe Lonsdale, is seeking nearly $ 1 billion funds for the sixth fund. Austin -based company's latest funds are aiming to increase by nearly 14 % of the 880 million dollar flagships closed in February 2023. Techcrunch contacted the company for comments. According to PitchBook data, 8VC has been invested in more than 600 companies, including ASANA, Flexport, HERS, and Elon Musk's The Borring Company since its establishment 10 years ago. However, considering the roots of Lonsdale's defense, the investment in the sector has attracted the most…

China's AI company Deepseek has been charged with IP theft, facing inquiries about privacy in Europe, and is a target of a huge cyber attack. Now, the company seems to have a new headache in his hands. It is a US trademark dispute. On Tuesday, DeepSeek has filed an application to the US Patent Trading Agency (USPTO) in search of trademarks of AI chatbot applications, products and tools. But it was too late hair. 36 hours ago, another company applied to the trademark “Deepseek”. A company named Delson Group Inc. based in Delaware DELSON Group claims that it has sold…

The climate change has increased the potential of recent Southern California's mountain fire, according to a new study published by World Weather Atrivation, a 10 -year -old climate scientist and other experts, 10 years ago. This study happens when Los Angeles residents begin to rebuild their lives in the wake of the catastrophic fire that broke out earlier this month. The fire was caused by almost complete situations. The two years before the two years were unusually wet, boosting the growth of vegetation adapted to wild fire. This year, the climate change gave two big hits to the region. The…

Meta has been targeting creators for a few days following the ban on the United States. Instagram has announced that in addition to paying a large bonus to publish a reel to Tactoku creators, on Wednesday, it will introduce a new method for the creator to better understand the performance of a short video. This platform has introduced additional metric that allows the creator to see content that resonates well with the audience. Social network is developing a new metric called “View Retal”. As a result, the creator has been watching videos in the ratio of followers and non -followers…

You may have noticed that many online services and websites you are using have come. Google's search results are scattered with sponsor. Dating apps have wage walls. Articles that are going to read continue to reload unnecessary programmatic ads. The author and journalist Collie Doctau created the term “enshitt date” to explain this phenomenon. Good news: This means that there are various sectors that are ripe in turmoil. In today's episode of Equity Podcast, REBECCA BELLAN is the host of Better Offline Podcast, the CEO of the EZPR, the author of the WHY EVERYTHING. ON will participate. For startups. Listen…

Netflix announced on Wednesday that it provides iOS users a new feature that can download the whole season of your favorite TV program in one tap. This feature is now available to Android users first. The seasonal download button can be used in the Netflix app next to the shared button on the showing page of the show. Users can select the option to quickly download all episodes from the selected season of the TV series. The whole season is available in the download section under the My Netflix tab. Image credit: Netflix This new feature can be especially useful…

Alain can be considered a mature company due to 700,000 customers. However, a health insurance company that wants to become a digital companion for your health is still growing like a startup. On Wednesday, the company shared several financial indicators. The most impressive is the profits of the top line. In 2024, the company generated a profit of € 550 billion (about $ 525 at today's exchange rate). However, since the startup is an insurance company, it may be difficult to compare Alan with a normal high -tech startup. We offer health insurance products that complement France, Spain, Belgium, and…