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Major U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc. announced Sunday that it’s expanding its operations in Singapore after securing important regulatory approval from the central bank of the country amid plans for greater global expansion. Coinbase obtained a Major Payment Institution license from …
Google announces Chromebook Plus with boosted hardware specs and AI features
Google LLC today rolled out a new line of Chromebooks named “Chromebook Plus” that bring artificial intelligence features into ChromeOS and enhance the hardware specification of the entire family of products for a better productivity and entertainment experience. All upcoming Chromebook Plus …
Fireblocks acquires asset tokenization firm BlockFold to support large banks
Digital asset custody and infrastructure firm Fireblocks Inc. announced today that it has acquired the Melbourne-based smart contract development firm BlockFold that helps large banks and financial institutions with the tokenization of financial assets. The deal, which actually closed Sept. 1, is …
Amazon rolls out new features and public release of Bedrock to help organizations leverage generative AI
Amazon Web Services Inc. today rolled out five new generative AI offerings across its ecosystem that will help business customers build AI-enabled applications with better security with accessibility to models using their own data. These new services include the general availability of …
VPN provider Nord Security raises $100M at $3B valuation
Nord Security Ltd., the virtual private network provider and parent company of NordVPN, announced today that it has raised $100 million in a strategic funding round that nearly doubled its valuation to $3 billion. The funding round was led by Warburg Pincus, …
Meta rolls out AI experiences across its apps and devices
Meta Platforms Inc. is bringing a whole new way to interact with artificial intelligence on its platform, the company announced today during its Meta Connect event, with the introduction of new AI experiences that include image generation and new AI assistants. Until …
Meta introduces mixed reality Quest 3 headset and next generation of Ray-Ban smart glasses
Meta Platforms Inc. finally announced the launch of its long-awaited mass-market mixed reality headset, the $499 Meta Quest 3, during the company’s virtual Meta Connect event today. The new device will allow users to enjoy both virtual reality experiences, with complete immersion …
Campfire brings enterprise holographic collaboration to Meta Quest 3 with planned AI assistant
Campfire 3D Inc., the maker of a holographic enterprise collaboration system for enterprise users, is bringing its capabilities to the newly launched Meta Quest 3 with a virtual tutor named Spark that paves the way for a future artificial intelligence-driven assistant to …
MoneyGram plans to launch digital wallet for crypto assets
Global payments and wire transfer services company MoneyGram International Inc. is doubling down on its cryptocurrency leanings with an announcement Tuesday that the company will soon offer a noncustodial wallet for customers to hold crypto assets such as bitcoin, Ethereum and USD …
Cloudflare announces full-stack platform for deploying AI at scale
Connectivity cloud company Cloudflare Inc. today expanded its artificial intelligence platform offerings for developers with the addition of infrastructure that allows the deployment of AI inference at large scale, vector databases and observability. As a global company, Cloudflare has built a large network of …