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Richard Socher, the founder of You.com, is aware that his business has always been a David battling Google and, to a lesser extent, Microsoft for supremacy in the search market. He likes to point out that his business developed search based on generative AI in December, well in advance of …

Twitter announced earlier this month that it would restrict free use of its API, the programming interface that enables developers to communicate with Twitter. While the change undoubtedly has an impact on startups and independent developers who are creating tools to make the platform entertaining and safe, it also poses …

Google announced the launch of the first Beta for its “Privacy Sandbox” adtech stack proposal, which aims to iterate how ad tracking, targeting, and reporting is done so it appears less creepy for individual users while maintaining an interest-based, behavioral targeting capability on web users’ eyeballs. Google has started letting …

After a brief beta period that began in December of last year, GitHub today announced that Copilot for Business, the $19/month enterprise version of its AI-powered code completion tool, is now generally available. License management, organization-wide policy management, and more privacy features are all added by Copilot for Business. Before, …

In order to address a vulnerability that hackers were actively using to compromise Apple devices, Apple on Monday released a new version of the operating systems for the iPhone and iPad. Apple stated that it “is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited” on the …

Microsoft has confirmed that it is finally killing off Yammer, the business social network it bought for $1.2 billion more than ten years ago. Yammer’s founding team was based in San Francisco, and co-founder David Sacks officially launched the company at a TechCrunch startup event in 2008. Before Microsoft intervened …

According to a person familiar with the situation, India’s IT Ministry has lifted the ban on seven well-known lending apps, including PayU’s LazyPay, Kissht, KreditBee, and Indiabulls Home Loans. This is welcome relief for the fintech sector, which has recently been subject to intense scrutiny. According to a copy of …

According to four people with knowledge of the situation, Amazon is in talks with Times Internet to investigate buying MX Player, one of the biggest on-demand video streaming services in India, as the American e-commerce company looks to expand its entertainment ambitions in the important international market. Three sources warned …

A “highly-targeted” phishing attack led to the access of internal documents and source code, according to Reddit. Reddit’s chief technology officer, Christopher Slowe, also known as KeyserSosa, stated in a post that on February 5, the company learned about the “sophisticated” attack aimed at Reddit staff members. According to him, …

Otonomo, a connected automotive company that went public in 2021 and has seen a sharp decline in the value of its stock, recently announced a reverse merger with roadside assistance tech company Urgent.ly. In an all-share merger, Urgently shareholders will receive 67% of the combined company, and Otonomo shareholders will …