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Google awards record $12 million to 700 bug researchers, Indian leads

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Saturday said that the company awarded a record $12 million in bug bounties to more than 700 researchers in 2022, including the largest award in its bug bounty programme history.

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Twitter shuts off internal Slack, employees say didn't pay bills

Twitter has apparently shut off its internal communication system Slack and employees posted on anonymous workplace chat app Blind that the company had stopped paying its Slack bills.

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List of countries that have implemented partial or complete ban on TikTok

European Union's executive arm, the European Commission, has issued an order to ban the use of popular Chinese app TikTok on its staff's phones due to cybersecurity concerns.

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US formally ends fight against Meta's purchase of VR content maker Within Unlimited

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which lost a fight in court to block the acquisition, said in a filing that it has decided to formally end its effort.

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Edtech: M&A talks gain momentum amid a prolonged funding crunch

Even as the winter recedes from the capital, the chilly undercurrent of the funding winter was palpable at the GSV Emeritus India Summit, organised earlier this week at Gurugram, which saw participation from executives representing edtech startups and investors from across the country and overseas.

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Stripe in advanced talks to raise $4 billion from investors

The latest capital raise from investors including Thrive Capital could be the largest private funding round in recent memory, marking a steep decline in the valuation of the fintech startup, which was valued at $95 billion in early 2021.

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Will frame rules to control financial advice from social media influencers: Sebi

​​Addressing a meeting of the Association of Registered Investment Advisers on Friday, Sebi whole-time member Ananth Narayan Gopalkrishnan said some unscrupulous people are misusing their Sebi registration to further their businesses and as the regulator "we don't want (that) to happen".

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Yellow.ai deploys 30% of global generative AI bots domestically

While markets like the US are mostly using GenAI for customer support in a bid to cut costs, India Inc. is using them as an opportunity to g...