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AI Leaders Press Advantage With Congress as China Tensions Rise Silicon Valley chiefs are swarming the Capitol to try to sway lawmakers on the dangers of falling behind in the AI race. From a report: In recent weeks, American lawmakers have moved to ban the Chinese-owned app TikTok. President Biden reinforced his commitment to overcome China's rise in tech. And the Chinese government added chips from Intel and AMD to a blacklist of imports. Now, as the tech and economic cold war between the United States and China accelerates, Silicon Valley's leaders are c… SBF sentenced, Worldcoin hit with another ban order and big web3 pre-seed rounds are back Welcome to TechCrunch Crypto, formerly known as Chain Reaction. This is the last edition of this newsletter. I want to personally thank each of you for reading this and if you would like to stay in touch, you can follow me on X here for future updates. With that said, the show goes on. This […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Best laptops for college students 2024: Top picks and expert advice Gone are the days of backpacks overloaded with binders and the chronic hand-cramps from trying to write as fast as possible. Nowadays, a good laptop elevates your productivity and allows you to keep all your important lesson materials in one place. Whether you’re new to campus or heading into your final year, having a laptop that’s capable, sturdy, and portable — with good battery life, natch — w… Bug Zappers Are Swarming on Amazon Amazon listings for low-cost tech products can send shoppers down a rabbit hole of weird brand names, duplicate listings, and suspect reviews. Data from Fakespot shows bug zappers are ascendant. Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison Mr. Bankman-Fried, who was convicted of stealing $8 billion from customers of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange, faced a maximum sentence of 110 years. NYC will try gun scanners in subway system in effort to deter violence underground New York City officials have announced a pilot program to deploy portable gun scanners in the subway system If you get an unexpected call from Apple Support, you’re being hacked Have you ever had an unexpected direct phone call from Apple support? I have not, and if you do ever receive one, you probably aren’t talking to Apple. The company says you should immediately hang up. “If you get an unsolicited or suspicious phone call from someone claiming to be from Apple or Apple Support, just hang up,” the company support website states . Don’t fall for it Other things it warns against are suspicious calendar invitations in Mail or Calendar, annoying pop-ups in the browser,… Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial pulled back the curtain on crypto The criminal conviction of the once-lionized cryptocurrency billionaire will have ripple effects on the entire industry. The Future Of User Research: Expert Insights And Key Trends Based on responses from over 1,200 product professionals, Maze’s Future of User Research Report uncovers how product teams conduct research to inform decision-making and build successful products. Learn about the top three trends defining the user research industry in 2024 and beyond. |
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