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Tuft & Needle offers a free pillow set with the purchase of a mattress

Tuft & Needle offers a free pillow set with the purchase of a mattress

πŸš€ Discover this trending post from WIRED πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Gear,Gear / Deals,Gear / Products / Home,Deals βœ… Here’s what you’ll learn: This is just in: Your Great Aunt Matilda will be joining you this Christmas, and she will have to stay in your guest room. The problem is that the guest room repair you've been putting off for months is now an emergency. Here's one deal that might help: Tuft & Needle offers a foam pillow kit with the purchase of any size Tuft & Needle Original or Original Hybrid mattress.I recently tested the Tuft & Needle Original Hybrid…
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Google is deepening consumer credit payment in India with a UPI-linked card

Google is deepening consumer credit payment in India with a UPI-linked card

πŸ’₯ Explore this awesome post from TechCrunch πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Fintech,Apps,Google,Google Pay,Axis Bank βœ… Key idea: Google is expanding its consumer finance efforts in India by launching a UPI-linked credit card, betting on a country of more than 1.4 billion where fewer than 50 million currently hold a credit card. Google on Wednesday entered India's growing co-branded credit card market with the launch of Flex by Google Pay, partnering with private lender Axis Bank to expand access to credit in the country's UPI-based payments ecosystem. India's rapid adoption of digital payments through the government-backed Unified Payments Interface has transformed the…
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The hacking group says it is blackmailing Pornhub after stealing users’ viewing data

The hacking group says it is blackmailing Pornhub after stealing users’ viewing data

πŸ’₯ Discover this trending post from TechCrunch πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Security,cybercrime,cybersecurity,data breach,hackers,hacking,Mixpanel,pornhub,Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters,Scattered Spider,shinyhunters βœ… Main takeaway: The hacking group Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters, which includes members of a gang known as ShinyHunters, said it was trying to blackmail porn site Pornhub, after it allegedly stole personal information belonging to the site's premium members. On Friday, Pornhub confirmed that it was among several companies affected by a previous breach of web and mobile analytics provider Mixpanel, which exposed unspecified "analytics events" for some Pornhub Premium users. On Monday, Bleeping Computer reported seeing a sample of stolen Pornhub data, which included…
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Instagram is bringing Reels to the big screen, starting with Amazon Fire TV

Instagram is bringing Reels to the big screen, starting with Amazon Fire TV

πŸ’₯ Read this trending post from TechCrunch πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Media & Entertainment,Apps,Social,Instagram,Amazon Fire TV,reels βœ… Main takeaway: Instagram is expanding its Reels offering beyond mobile, the social network announced Tuesday. The company is trialling IG for TV, a new experience that lets you watch Reels on your TV, starting with Amazon Fire TV. By bringing Reels to TVs, Instagram can better compete with YouTube, which largely dominates the TV space. Instagram likely wants viewers to switch to its TV app while watching content on the couch, similar to flipping through TV channels. For example, you might be watching something…
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Google is testing an email-based productivity assistant

Google is testing an email-based productivity assistant

πŸ’₯ Check out this awesome post from TechCrunch πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: TC,AI,Apps,AI assistant,gmail,Google πŸ’‘ Key idea: Productivity is one area where companies continue to want to experiment with AI assistants in the hopes that it will save users time and, as a result, will want to use these assistants more. Google today launched one such experimental email-based assistant called CC through a Google Labs experiment. Powered by Gemini, CC can connect to your accounts, such as Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Calendar, and provide you with a daily summary via email. This β€œYour Day Ahead” email makes users aware of…
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Weeks after raising $100 million, investors are pumping another $180 million into Indian startup MoEngage.

Weeks after raising $100 million, investors are pumping another $180 million into Indian startup MoEngage.

πŸ”₯ Explore this must-read post from TechCrunch πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Enterprise,Startups,AI,tr capital,MoEngage,b capital,ChrysCapital,Dragon Funds,Schroders Capital πŸ“Œ Key idea: MoEngage, a customer engagement platform used by consumer brands in 75 countries, has raised $180 million in a follow-on Series F round just over a month after securing $100 million, with the majority of the latest funding providing liquidity to investors and employees through secondary transactions. In the latest raise, about $123 million was secondary, including a $15 million staff tender providing liquidity to 259 current and former employees, while the remaining $57 million was raised as seed capital and income into…
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Uber Eats gets $14M seed from a16z to fix WhatsApp mess for Latin American doctors

Uber Eats gets $14M seed from a16z to fix WhatsApp mess for Latin American doctors

✨ Explore this trending post from TechCrunch πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: AI,Biotech & Health,Startups,a16z,LATAM,Rappi πŸ’‘ Here’s what you’ll learn: Caroline Mirren, who spent nearly a decade developing on-demand services as Uber Eats' first general manager in Latin America and then COO of Rappi, realized how badly healthcare technology was lagging behind. While patients have come to expect doctors to respond as quickly as their delivery apps, most medical professionals on the continent are forced to rely on WhatsApp for all patient communications. β€œI thought, as a patient, and especially as an American, how incredible it would be that I could text…
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OpenAI continues its β€œCode Red” war march with a new image generation model

OpenAI continues its β€œCode Red” war march with a new image generation model

πŸ”₯ Explore this must-read post from TechCrunch πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: AI,OpenAI,image generation,gpt-image-1.5 πŸ’‘ Here’s what you’ll learn: OpenAI releases a new version of ChatGPT Images that promises better instruction tracking, more accurate editing, and up to 4x faster image creation speeds. The new model, called GPT Image 1.5, is available starting Tuesday to all ChatGPT users and via the Application Programming Interface (API). It's the latest escalation in the competition with Google's Gemini after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman last month declared a "code red" in a leaked internal memo. The memo details OpenAI's plans to regain its position as an…
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Monzo’s board of directors reportedly fired CEO Anil over the timing of the IPO

Monzo’s board of directors reportedly fired CEO Anil over the timing of the IPO

πŸ”₯ Discover this must-read post from TechCrunch πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Fintech,monzo,TS Anil βœ… Key idea: Monzo CEO TS Anil has been asked to step down by the fintech company's board amid concerns about international expansion and his post-IPO commitment, according to reports from the Financial Times. The Financial Times reported that tensions arose between Anil and the board before the somewhat unexpected announcement in October that former Google CEO Diana Liefeld would take over early next year. The main issue appears to have been the timing of the IPO. Anil pushed for the listing earlier than some directors wanted and…
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Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing of its self-driving and full self-driving systems, a judge ruled

Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing of its self-driving and full self-driving systems, a judge ruled

✨ Check out this must-read post from TechCrunch πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Transportation,autonomous vehicles,avs,Elon Musk,full self-driving,Tesla,Tesla Autopilot πŸ“Œ Here’s what you’ll learn: An administrative law judge has ruled that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing that gave customers a false impression of its Autopilot's driver assistance software and full self-driving capabilities, a pivotal development in a years-long case initiated by California's Department of Motor Vehicles. A judge granted the state DMV's request to suspend Tesla sales for 30 days as punishment for its actions, but the DMV stayed the order and is giving Tesla 90 days to amend or remove any deceptive…
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