Monday, January 6, 2025

Google will allow more real-money games on the Play Store

Google announced today that the company plans to support more real-money games (RMG) on the Play Store this year by allowing more types of games in...

Hyundai Motor India fixes bug that exposed customers’ personal data

Hyundai’s India subsidiary has fixed a bug that exposed its customers’ personal information in the South Asian market. TechCrunch reviewed a portion of the exposed data that...

Returnmates, now Sway, bags $19.5M Series A to manage e-commerce returns

Processing returns is a big job for retailers. Total returns for the industry amounted to $743 billion in merchandise in 2023, according to the National Retail...

Meta faces another EU privacy challenge over ‘pay for privacy’ consent choice

Adtech giant Meta’s bid to keep tracking and profiling users of Facebook and Instagram in Europe in spite of the bloc’s comprehensive data protection laws is...

Grayscale CEO sees spot bitcoin ETF as first step towards ‘normalizing’ crypto

It’s been a long road for spot bitcoin ETF filers – and today the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission finally approved all 11 standing applications from issuers. “I’ve...

Fujitsu, facing heat over UK Post Office scandal, continues to rake in billions from...

Japanese tech giant Fujitsu is facing growing pressure from U.K. political quarters over its role in a scandal that saw hundreds of post office owners prosecuted...

Apple pulls Binance, Kraken and other crypto apps in India

Apps of as many as eight crypto exchanges including Binance, Kraken, Mexc and Kucoin have disappeared from Apple’s App Store in India, less than two weeks...

SEC’s X account hacked, sharing ‘unauthorized tweet’ regarding spot bitcoin ETF

The agency has "not approved" the listing and trading of spot bitcoin ETFs, chair Gary Gensler says Jacquelyn Melinek 8 hours The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account...

Parallel gets new funding for its teletherapy platform for kids with special needs

Schools in the United States are already struggling with a teacher shortage. For students with thinking and learning differences, it’s even harder to find teachers and...

After taking credibility hit, Carta backs away from its secondaries business: “We have decided...

Roughly 72 hours after a prominent startup customer complained that Carta was misusing information with which it was entrusted — scaring many of Carta’s tens of...