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Montenegro to extradite crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon to USMontenegro said Friday it will extradite to the United States the South Korean cryptocurrency specialist Do Kwon, who is also wanted by Seoul for the multi-billion-dollar bankruptcy of his company, Terraform Labs.... Read more
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OpenAI outlines plans to becoming for-profit companyChatGPT-maker OpenAI laid out plans Friday for a new corporate structure shifting away from control by a non-profit—an issue of contention for the artificial intelligence trailblazer.... Read more
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Taiwan blocks Uber-Foodpanda merger over monopoly concernsTaiwan has rejected ride-hailing giant Uber's plan to buy Delivery Hero's Foodpanda on the island, stating on Wednesday that the deal would significantly harm market competition.... Read more
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Musk's AI startup raises further $6 bnBillionaire tech mogul Elon Musk's startup xAI said it had raised $6 billion from investors in its latest funding round, as it battles stiff competition in the artificial intelligence market.... Read more
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Investors swoop in to save German flying taxi startupA German flying taxi firm was Tuesday saved from collapse after investors swooped in to take it over, in a case that has fired debate about support for the country's startup scene.... Read more
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Telegram founder says messaging app profitable for first timeThe founder and chief executive of the Telegram encrypted messaging app Pavel Durov said on Monday that the platform had recorded a net profit for the first time in 2024, with annual revenue exceeding $1 billion.... Read more
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US probes China chip industry on 'anticompetitive' concernsThe United States said Monday it is opening an investigation into China's policies for its semiconductor industry, over concerns that Beijing is turning to "extensive anticompetitive and non-market means" to undermine other economies.... Read more
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Secretive game developer codes hit 'Balatro' in Canadian prairie provinceThere are no photos or videos of LocalThunk, an anonymous computer programmer who lives in the vast and desolate prairies of Canada's Saskatchewan province, far from Silicon Valley.... Read more
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Qualcomm scores key win in licensing dispute with ArmA federal jury in the United States on Friday delivered a key win to mobile commputing titan Qualcomm in a licensing dispute with Arm, although proceedings between the chipmakers ended in mistrial.... Read more
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Google counters bid by US to force sale of ChromeGoogle late Friday countered a US call to sell its Chrome browser, suggesting a judge address antitrust concerns by barring the firm from making favorable treatment of its software a condition of licensing.... Read more
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Amazon, OSHA reach settlement over warehouse safety citationsFederal safety regulators have dropped nine of 10 citations accusing Amazon of putting warehouse workers at a high risk of injury, part of a settlement agreement that requires the company to continue finding ways to reduce injuries.... Read more
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El Salvador plans to sell or shut its crypto walletEl Salvador will privatize or close the cryptocurrency wallet "Chivo" created by President Nayib Bukele when he made bitcoin legal tender in 2021, an official said Thursday.... Read more
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Australian behind false Bitcoin claim given suspended jail termAn Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be the founder of Bitcoin received a suspended jail sentence Thursday in Britain for contempt of court after breaching a judge's order.... Read more
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AI will continue to grow in 2025, but it may face major challenges along the wayIn 2024, artificial intelligence (AI) continued taking large and surprising steps forward.... Read more
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Apple complains Meta requests risk privacy in spat over EU efforts to widen access to iPhone techApple complained that requests from Meta Platforms for access to its operating software threaten user privacy, in a spat fueled by the European Union's intensifying efforts to get the iPhone maker to open up to products from tech rivals.... Read more