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AI15:05

Meta tests Waddle World, a Tamagotchi-style AI pet app

Meta has quietly released Waddle World, an AI-powered virtual pet journal game, but it is only available in the...

AI14:49

Luxor raises $16M led by CMT Digital to scale AI compute

Luxor has raised $16 million, led by CMT Digital, to grow its cloud platform, GPU hardware business and compute trading.

Crypto14:49

Itaú files with Brazil's central bank as a crypto service provider

Brazil's largest private bank has formalised its role as a crypto custody and intermediation provider as the central...

Tech14:28

X shows animated arm pushing Premium users to promote posts

X is reportedly showing an animated arm that points at the promote button while verified and Premium users write posts,...

Tech14:01

TikTok launches Must Eat restaurant guide to rival Yelp

TikTok has launched Must Eat, an in-app guide with reviews, reservations and map search, starting in New York, Los...

Africa13:39

Nigerian startup funding falls 96.9% in September

Nine startups raised $11.3 million in September, down from $364.1 million across 20 companies in August, according to...

Tech13:36

Amazon Echo Dot, Studio and Alexa Photo Frame go on sale

Amazon has put most of its new Echo range on sale, with the flagship Echo Show 16 held back until December 16th.

Crypto13:31

Coinbase customer data exposed in Amplitude vendor breach

Coinbase says a security incident at analytics provider Amplitude hit contact data for a small subset of customers,...

Crypto13:31

Luxor raises $16 million to scale AI compute trading and hardware

Bitcoin mining firm Luxor Technology has closed a $16 million round led by CMT Digital to expand its AI compute...

Tech13:30

Meta weighed 'whisper strategy' against critic Jonathan Haidt

Court filings show Meta staff discussed ways to turn academics against psychologist Jonathan Haidt in 2023, though it...

Crypto13:30

Moody's rates Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin A2 after OCC approval

Moody's gave Ripple USD an A2 long-term and P-1 short-term deposit rating, a day after Ripple's national trust bank won...

Tech13:30

Amazon Echo Studio gets a camera; Echo Dot adds smart home hub

Amazon announced an Echo Studio with a built-in camera at $249.99, plus a new Echo Dot with a Zigbee, Matter and Thread...

Africa13:29

Safaricom fires 118 staff over fraud, fourth annual rise

Safaricom dismissed 118 employees for fraud in the year to March, up from 113, and says a new SIM-swap system has cut...

Tech13:29

Discord public server messages may appear in Google results

Discord will give Discoverable Servers public web pages on 16 November, and messages could show up in search results by...

Crypto13:29

Robinhood misses earnings, but Robinhood Chain outruns forecasts

Robinhood missed revenue and EPS estimates, but management said its new chain is growing faster than planned and that...