Month: April 2023

/ A developer release of Microsoft’s Edge browser has a new address bar advertisement for the company’s Bing AI — but it only appears when the user goes to its main competitor’s site at bard.google.com. A developer build of Microsoft’s Edge browser displays an invitation to use the new Bing if the user is on
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It isn’t often that startup rivals battle in plain view of others, but such is the case with the mobile messaging services provider Postscript, which took to the Twitterverse earlier this month after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from competitor Attentive. Attentive’s letter was in response to a client case study that Postscript had authored and
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We found a wide range of gifts that’ll help graduates as they embark upon their next adventure, whether that’s college or a career. I’m not going to lie: I don’t envy the class of 2023. Can you imagine having to start high school or college during some of the most unprecedented times in modern history?
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Founded in 2014, Blossom Finance was first intended for Muslim entrepreneurs in the United States. The microfinancing platform connects investors with small businesses using mudarabah, a shariah-compliant profit-sharing agreement. But founder Matthew Joseph Martin soon realized that the startup, backed by investors like Boost VC and Tim Draper, was serving a relatively niche market in
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Microsoft is going on the offensive after UK regulators blocked the company’s planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The Competition and Markets Authority on Wednesday rejected the roughly $69 billion deal, saying it would result in higher prices and fewer choices for gamers. Microsoft President Brad Smith said the company was “very disappointed,” and described the CMA’s
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/ Google product manager Christiaan Brand says the company has plans to add end-to-end encryption to Authenticator ‘down the line.’ Illustration: The Verge Google Authenticator is getting end-to-end encryption — eventually. After security researchers criticized the company for not including it with Authenticator’s account-syncing update, Google product manager Christiaan Brand responded on Twitter by saying
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The global plant-based foods industry accounted for $8 billion in sales and received $1.2 billion in investment in 2022, according to new figures from the Good Food Institute. Those with recent funding include No Meat Factory, Planetarians, ISH Company and Chunk Foods, which is developing a plant-based alternative protein that mimics the texture and taste
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/ The feature is only available to select Workspace and Google One subscribers, though. Illustration: The Verge Google Meet finally supports 1080p video calls — but only for paying subscribers. In an update on Wednesday, Google says it’s bringing the upgrade to select Workspace and Google One users. Additionally, you can only access 1080p video
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