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Google Chrome is getting a fresh coat of paint for its 15th birthday. The world’s most widely used browser is also getting new features aimed at improving user security. The app has received a new Material You-themed redesign that brings customisable colour palettes, a redesigned Chrome Web Store with AI-powered extensions, and improved Safe Browsing […]

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Sources: EU may accept Apple’s proposal to open its NFC payments tech to rivals, and may close its antitrust probe in May, letting Apple avoid hefty fines  —  Apple’s (AAPL.O) offer to open its tap-and-go mobile payments system to rivals is set to be approved by EU antitrust regulators as

India’s Tata Group is set to announce an AI partnership with US chip firm Nvidia, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. An announcement is expected later in the day, the source added. Meanwhile, India’s Reliance and Nvidia said on Friday they have formed a partnership to create AI language models and

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Hacking group GhostR claims it stole 5.3M records from World-Check screening database used for KYC checks for sanctions and financial crime links  —  The stolen database contains 5.3 million records  —  A financially motivated criminal hacking group says it has stolen a confidential database … Source link

YouTube is currently testing a new feature that highlights the ‘Subscribe’ button anytime the word ‘subscribe’ appears in a video. The experimental update was spotted across a wide range of content, therefore it seems that the platform has fully automated the procedure. Recently, the video streaming platform has also been said to be testing a

New York Times: Sources describe the detention of Binance officials, including compliance officer Tigran Gambaryan, by Nigeria on charges of tax evasion and money laundering  —  Tigran Gambaryan, an American compliance official for the giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance, flew to Nigeria in February for a planned two-day business trip. Source link

Meta Platforms is working on a new artificial-intelligence system intended to be as powerful as the most advanced model offered by OpenAI, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Facebook parent is aiming for its new AI model to be ready next year, the Journal said, adding it

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Web design and hosting platform Webflow acquires Intellimize, which raised $50M and offers AI-powered webpage personalization, a source says for “eight-figures”  —  Webflow, a web design and hosting platform that’s raised over $330 million at a $4 billion valuation, is expanding into a new sector: marketing optimization. Source link

WhatsApp has been reportedly spotted working on a new feature that will allow for chat interoperability. The Meta-owned messaging service appears to be working on the ability to communicate with users who are not on WhatsApp. The European Union recently passed the Digital Markets Act (DMA) that goes into effect in the first quarter of

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Meta is restricting certain election-related keywords for Meta AI in India due to ongoing elections; Meta started testing its AI chatbot in India last week  —  Last week, Meta started testing its AI chatbot in India across WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger. Source link