Technology

VC firms create $60 billion-plus climate tech alliance with backing from the UN

A group of venture capital firms including Tiger Global and Union Square Ventures on Tuesday set up an alliance aimed…

Fintech firm Klarna overhauls its app with a TikTok-like discovery feed as A.I. hype swirls

Klarna announced a sweeping redesign of its app, adding a TikTok-inspired discovery feed powered by artificial intelligence, customized shops for…

Coinbase sues SEC after months of silence from federal regulator

Crypto exchange Coinbase filed suit against the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, asking that the regulator be forced to…

Crypto winter is over — and bitcoin could hit $100,000 by the end of 2024, Standard Chartered says

Bitcoin’s value could jump to as much as $100,000 by the end of 2024, Standard Chartered said in a note…

Paul Rudd films emotional moment between Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney after Wrexham secures promotion

CNN  —  When the referee blew the full-time whistle confirming Wrexham’s promotion from the National League for the first time…

New ETF makes a big bet on cleaning up the environment

A major ETF provider hopes the grass will get greener for climate-related funds in the United States. Asset manager DWS…

Editor ‘relieved of duties’ and publishing house apologizes after German magazine’s fake AI interview with Michael Schumacher

CNN  —  The editor-in-chief of Die Aktuelle, a German magazine that published a fake artificial intelligence (AI) interview with Michael…

‘Utterly irresponsible’: SVB failure was caused by a banking — not tech — crisis, top VC says

LONDON — The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank was the result of a crisis in banking rather than technology, according…

The Paralympics TikTok account uses ‘edgy and unique content’ but has been critiqued by some for lack of sensitivity

CNN  —  Social media is awash with memes and GIFs and, at times, ‘edginess,’ but it can be a difficult…

EU lawmakers approve world’s first comprehensive framework for crypto regulation

Lawmakers in the European Parliament have approved the world’s first comprehensive package of rules aimed at regulating the cryptocurrency industry.…