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Cat people rejoice – new feline gore fest lets you get your claws into some bloodthirsty unicorns
Sometimes I look back a what I have just written and wonder if I am in some kind of fever dream. That title for example. Don’t tell me ChatGPT could ever come up with that. Just don’t.
The fever dream continues as I watch the amazing new trailer for Cat ‘em-up, Gori: Cuddly Carnage. As the music builds – it’s ‘Also sprach Zarathustra’ by Richard Strauss, which you will know from the opening bars of 2001: A Space Odyssey, well it is, except that this version is meowed by a cat. Of course it is.
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Binance founder faces 36-month prison term for violating US laws
In a startling development, US prosecutors are pushing for a 36-month prison term for Changpeng Zhao, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, according to a court filing on Tuesday. Zhao, who stepped down as CEO but retains majority ownership of the company, is due for sentencing on April 30 in Seattle after pleading guilty in November to violating US anti-money laundering regulations.
As part of his plea deal, Zhao agreed to pay a $50 million fine, while Binance offered to pay $4.3 bill
US Senate passes bill banning TikTok unless it divest
The United States Senate has passed a bill that requires TikTok, a Chinese-based company, to divest or face a ban on American shores.
ByteDance, the owner of the viral video social media platform, has been continuously scrutinized by U.S. politicians and rivals, but now the end seems nigh.
US Senate decides on TikTok ban
The clock seems to have run out for TikTok. President Biden agrees that the U.S. Senate ruling marks a marquee milestone for applications based and developed outside of America.
Honkai: Star Rail 2.3 – everything we know so far, release date and new character
While we are some way off Honkai: Star Rail’s 2.3 update right now, some details are beginning to emerge about what we can expect in the HoYoverse at some point in the middle of this year.
Honkai: Star Rail continues to compete with the mighty Genshin Impact, which is going into its version 4.6 imminently, as a gacha game stablemate with another license to print money.
Honkai Star Rail however continues to try and forge its own path away from its older sibling and for a brief period at the end o
Some UK and US government sites are ‘sharing data with ad brokers’
At least 18 government websites in the U.K. and the U.S. send visitor information to multiple online advertising brokers, according to a report. This includes an ad-tech business in China previously embroiled in privacy disputes.
Google previously blacklisted Yeahmobi’s SDK as “malicious” following an investigation into ad fraud and attribution abuse, Silent Push stated.
Selling ad space involves finding third parties willing to showcase themselves to the host’s audience. They can sell the space
Parloa, a conversational AI platform for customer service, raises $66M
<div><p>Conversational AI platform Parloa has nabbed $66 million in a Series B round of funding, a year after the German startup raised $21 million from a swathe of European investors to propel its international growth. The company is focusing on the U.S. market in particular, where Parloa opened a New York office last year — […]</p>
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Steam closes refund policy loophole to stop Advanced Access gamers taking huge advantage
While not exactly a new phenomenon, some games did it almost a decade ago, the increase in the number of games offering gamers the chance to play the game up to three days early in exchange for paying a premium fee certainly seems more prevalent than ever before.
Steam’s Refund Policy, while not overly generous but still useful, allows you to play up to two hours of a game to see if you like it, or even if it runs well on your setup.
Until now there has been one slight caveat in that the two hou
TNW Podcast: Sebastian Aristotelis on thriving in space; the future of ASML and Stability AI
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry. In today’s episode, Ioanna and Andrii talk about the potentially good news about ASML’s future in the Netherlands, the latest developments at Stability AI, carbon capture solutions, and much more. The guest of the show is Sebastian Aristotelis, whose title is co-founder and Lead Arch
The top programming languages to learn if you want to get into AI
It’s safe to say that the age of generative AI is well and truly upon us, rapidly changing the world of work as we know it. According to the World Economic Forum’s 2023 Future of Jobs Report, more than 75% of companies are looking to adopt technologies like AI in the next five years, so it’s no surprise that career opportunities in the space are exploding, especially for developers. But which programming language is leading the way? Python is without a doubt the most buzzed-about language for AI
Madica, a program by Flourish Ventures, steps up pre-seed investing in Africa
<div><p>Madica, an investment program launched by US-based investor Flourish Ventures to back pre-seed startups in Africa, plans to invest in up to 10 ventures by the end of the year, ramping up its funding efforts after closing three initial deals. Madica disclosed the plans to TechCrunch indicating accelerated investing in the coming year as it […]</p>
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French startup FlexAI exits stealth with $30M to ease access to AI compute
<div><p>With the current iteration of its product going through its paces with a handful of beta customers, FlexAI will launch its first commercial product later this year.</p>
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New Token Based Degen Club ($BDC) Pumps 600% On Launch Day To $1.4M Market Cap
New token Based Degen Club ($BDC) token pumped from $200K to an over $1.2M FDV in less than 12 hours of its launch yesterday, a 675% increase.
$BDC currently holds a $1.37M FDV just under 24 hours from its listing.
Source – DEXTools
What Is Based Degen Club?
As the Based Degen Club launches the $BDC token, it aims to make wealth creation in cryptocurrencies accessible to everyone. Using the Base blockchain, $BDC breaks away from traditional finance to empower more people with decentralized prin
The next Pipedrive in sales execution, Salesforge secures $500K in pre-seed fudning to build a future-proof AI co-pilot in B2B sales
CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: Salesforge, an AI-copilot for sales execution, has raised $500K from BADideas.fund, Spring Capital, Fiedler Capital and super angel Maciej Zawadzinski, supercharging the team’s ambition to redefine the landscape of B2B sales. As Frank Sondors, CEO and co-founder notes, this ex-Google, -Kevin and -Horde co-founder team is…Read More
Google-backed Glance pilots Android lockscreen platform in US
<div><p>Glance, which operates a popular lockscreen platform targeting Android smartphones, is setting its sights on the U.S. market. The Indian startup recently commenced a pilot program in partnership with Motorola and Verizon in the U.S., with plans for a full launch in the country later this year, sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The […]</p>
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Senate passes a bill that would ban TikTok if ByteDance doesn’t sell it
<div><p>The bill gives Bytedance nine months to force a sale with a 90-day extension, which is effectively a year to complete the deal.</p>
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The all-electric Mercedes G-Class ratchets up the tech and off-road capability
<div><p>The Mercedes-Benz G-Class — the rugged off-road powerhouse that launched in 1979 and has since become a brutalist status symbol — has gone electric. This is, in many ways, Mercedes’ most prestigious car, a model more prized for its presence and exclusivity than its power and capability. Going electric, then, is more than an historic […]</p>
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Tesla stock pops even though Elon Musk's EV maker posts its biggest revenue drop in over a decade
Elon Musk is the CEO of Tesla. Tesla’s woes are on a tear but that doesn’t mean the world’s most valuable automaker is ...
Elon Musk's X Confirms TV App for Videos Is Coming Soon
After leaks surfaced last month, X, also known as Twitter, finally confirms that it's making X TV, a video-centric app for ...
Elon Musk Thinks You Should Be Able to Watch a Stabbing Video on X
X removes video of a bishop being stabbed in Australia, but pushes back on requests to block it globally, with Musk arguing ...
Elon Musk and SpaceX hit reusable-rocket milestone with Starlink satellite launch
The launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station marked the 300th time that SpaceX has landed a ...