Uber uses DoorDash, Alleging Anti-Competitive Tactics

Uber uses DoorDash, Alleging Anti-Competitive Tactics

Uber, a ride-sharing behemoth, sued DoorDash on Friday, claiming that the delivery service was suppressing competition by pressuring restaurant owners into exclusivity agreements. In the complaint, which was filed in California’s Superior Court, Uber claims that its main competitor intimidated eateries into only using DoorDash. According to Uber, DoorDash, which dominates the U.S. meal delivery …

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Coinbase eyes re-entry to India

Coinbase eyes re-entry to India

Over a year after formally ceasing operations in the most populous country in the world, Coinbase is preparing to reenter the Indian market. According to two people familiar with the situation who asked not to be named because discussions are private and still in progress, the American cryptocurrency exchange is interacting with a number of …

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QED leads $11M investment in Nigerian fintech Raenest

QED leads $11M investment in Nigerian fintech Raenest

More local talent is securing remote positions with Big Tech companies and international startups as Africa’s tech sector flourishes. However, many of these remote workers and freelancers still struggle to get paid. They encounter sluggish invoicing and payment procedures, difficulty opening accounts that take US dollars, and incompatibility of payment platforms used by overseas employers. …

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Apple’s new research robot takes a page from Pixar’s playbook

Apple’s new research robot takes a page from Pixar’s playbook

Apple provided additional information on its consumer robotics efforts last month in a research paper that makes the case that characteristics like expressive gestures are essential for maximizing human-robot engagement. The report begins by stating that “humans are highly sensitive to motion and subtle changes in movement, like most animals.” Apple uses Pixar, another business …

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Orgs demand action to mitigate AI’s environmental harm

Orgs demand action to mitigate AI's environmental harm

The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has ushered in a new era of technological innovation, transforming industries and revolutionizing our lives. However, this unprecedented progress comes at a significant environmental cost. As AI models grow in complexity and scale, their energy consumption and carbon footprint are skyrocketing, raising concerns among environmentalists and industry leaders …

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European VC firm Emblem raises $85 million for its initial fund

European VC firm Emblem raises $85 million for its initial fund

The first fund’s ultimate close has been announced by Emblem, a relatively new European venture capital firm with its headquarters in Paris. The Emblem team secured a total of €80 million, or approximately $85 million at current exchange rates, eighteen months after the initial closure. In the current financing climate, this is no small accomplishment. …

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Realme P3 Series 5G – A New Era of Gaming on Mobile

Realme P3 Series 5G

Realme P3 Series 5G, the dynamic smartphone brand known for its trendsetting designs and powerful performance, is set to launch its highly anticipated P3 Series 5G in India. Leading the charge is the P3 Pro 5G, a device specifically engineered for an unparalleled gaming experience, thanks to the revolutionary “GT Boost” technology. Elevating the Gaming …

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Accel backs Indian AI startup building ‘ChatGPT for presentations’

Accel backs Indian AI startup building 'ChatGPT for presentations'

An Indian startup called Presentations.ai, which utilises artificial intelligence (AI) to help businesses create presentation decks rapidly, has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Accel to expand its software, which has reached the end of beta after gaining millions of customers. Whether a company is a startup or a major organisation, presentations …

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India expands Aadhaar authentication for businesses, raising privacy concerns

India expands Aadhaar authentication for businesses, raising privacy concerns

In order to enable companies, including those providing services like e-commerce, travel, hospitality, and healthcare, to use the verification system to authenticate their clients, India has loosened restrictions on its Aadhaar authentication service, a digital identity verification framework connected to the biometrics of over 1.4 billion people. Since New Delhi has not yet specified the …

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Elon Musk’s DOGE granted ‘full access’ to sensitive Treasury systems

Elon Musk's DOGE granted 'full access' to sensitive Treasury systems

Disclaimer: This is a fictional scenario and does not reflect actual events. Representatives of Elon Musk were given “full access” to a U.S. Treasury payments system that distributes trillions of dollars to Americans annually, according to a senior U.S. legislator, who also cautioned that Musk’s access to the system presents a “national security risk.” In …

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