40 m. ago Y Combinator’s police surveillance darling Flock Safety raises $275M at $7.5B valuation

Flock Safety and one of its long-time VCs, Bedrock Capital, announced Thursday that the startup raised a fresh $275 million at a $7.5 billion valuation. Flock makes computer vision-enabled video surveillance technology used by law enforcement as well as businesses, property management companies, and so on. It’s best known for its automatic license plate recognition […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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45 m. ago Android is adding Auracast support, which allows hearing aids to connect to public audio broadcasts

Google announced on Thursday that Android phones will soon support Auracast, a new Bluetooth technology that uses a phone to enable a direct connection from hearing aids to audio broadcasts in noisy environments. With Auracast, compatible hearing aids and earbuds can receive direct audio streams, such as a PA system at a train station or […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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63 m. ago Y Combinator urges the White House to support Europe’s Digital Markets Act

Y Combinator, one of the world’s most prolific startup accelerators, sent a letter on Wednesday urging the Trump Administration to openly support Europe’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), a wide-ranging piece of legislation that aims to crack open Big Tech’s market power. The DMA designates six tech companies as “gatekeepers” to the internet — Alphabet, Amazon, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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91 m. ago Texas AG announces probe into Dallas over its sanctuary polices: 'The law is not optional'

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday said he requested records from Dallas and its police department over its sanctuary city policies.

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98 m. ago Maine judges’ mass recusal in trans sports case raises unanswered questions, legal expert says

A statement was released Wednesday evening explaining why every federal judge in Maine has recused themselves from state Rep. Laurel Libby's case challenging her censure in the state legislature stemming from a social media post including an image of a transgender female high school athlete when they competed as a male.

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1 hour ago Matthew McConaughey ‘scared’ Martha Stewart with his method acting while filming commercial

Martha Stewart appeared with Matthew McConaughey in an ad during the Super Bowl this year, revealing his method acting process was a little strange to her.

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2 h. ago Google calls for weakened copyright and export rules in AI policy proposal

Google, following on the heels of OpenAI, published a policy proposal in response to the Trump Administration’s call for a national “AI Action Plan.” The tech giant endorsed weak copyright restrictions on AI training, as well as “balanced” export controls that “protect national security while enabling U.S. exports and global business operations.” “The U.S. needs […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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2 h. ago Move over, Apple: Meet the alternative app stores coming to the EU

A list of some of the alternative app stores iPhone users in the EU can try today.  © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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2 h. ago Amazon is still hosting stalkerware victims’ data weeks after breach alert

Amazon won't say if it will stop hosting data from three phone surveillance operations that spilled private data on millions of people. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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3 h. ago A movie featuring 2 Red Sox legends hits theaters for a limited time starting this weekend

"Eephus" features appearances by former Red Sox pitcher Bill "Spaceman" Lee and longtime Red Sox announcer Joe Castiglione. The post A movie featuring 2 Red Sox legends hits theaters for a limited time starting this weekend appeared first on Boston.com.

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3 h. ago Trump stands by tariff plans after threatening EU: 'I'm not going to bend at all'

The announcement came in response to tariffs issued by the European Union.

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4 h. ago Unofficial parental control apps put children's safety and privacy at risk

Some "unofficial" parental control apps have excessive access to personal data and hide their presence, raising concerns about their potential for unethical surveillance as well as domestic abuse, according to new research from UCL and St. Pölten UAS, Austria.

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4 h. ago Cryptocurrency's transparency is a mirage: New research shows a small group of insiders influence its value

United States President Donald Trump recently announced the U.S. would establish a strategic cryptocurrency reserve of Bitcoin, Ether, Ripple, Solana and Cardano. This move, he said, would make the U.S. "the crypto capital of the world."

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4 h. ago 'Needs to resign': Blue state blasted for asking for loan amid skyrocketing immigrant healthcare costs

The California Department of Finance cleared a $3.44 billion loan to make up for a gap in MediCal spending.

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4 h. ago NFL analyst 'super happy' for Sam Darnold, but Seattle Seahawks must add more

NFL analyst 'super happy' for Sam Darnold, but Seattle Seahawks must add more  Sports Illustrated

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4 h. ago NFL analyst 'super happy' for Sam Darnold, but Seahawks must add more

NFL analyst 'super happy' for Sam Darnold, but Seahawks must add more  Sports Illustrated

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5 h. ago Apple’s Lockdown Mode is good for security — but its notifications are baffling

Lockdown Mode is an "extreme protection" feature that's good for at-risk users, but its notifications are increasingly confusing. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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5 h. ago SF Nintendo store announces opening date for awaited Union Square location

SF Nintendo store announces opening date for awaited Union Square location  KRON4

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5 h. ago Editor's Note: EPA says it will roll back climate rules. That could prove complicated

Announcing big changes to environmental rules doesn't undo facts on the ground overnight. Instead, EPA's announcement is the first step in what is likely to be a lengthy process to remake the rules and policies it targeted.

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5 h. ago Nintendo just announced when it's San Francisco store in Union Square will open

Nintendo just announced when it's San Francisco store in Union Square will open  San Francisco Chronicle

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