<p>Robinhood has agreed to fork out $45 million to settle an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission over several alleged violations, reported the Wall Street Journal on Monday. The settlement is being made via two of Robinhood’s brokerage units. One of the violations relates to Robinhood’s November 2021 confirmation that it was hacked “with [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Fire-tracking app Watch Duty has become a crucial source of information for Los Angeles residents threatened by the ongoing wildfires.&nbsp; As TechCrunch’s Maxwell Zeff explained, the app relies on a network of active and retired firefighters, first responders, official government reports, and volunteer reporters who monitor radio scanners to offer real-time updates on active wildfires. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Fire-tracking app Watch Duty has become a crucial source of information for Los Angeles residents threatened by the ongoing wildfires.&nbsp; As TechCrunch’s Maxwell Zeff explained, the app relies on a network of active and retired firefighters, first responders, official government reports, and volunteer reporters who monitor radio scanners to offer real-time updates on active wildfires. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Even before CES 2025 kicked off a few trends began to emerge — or more accurately, some gaps appeared.&nbsp; All U.S. and some European automakers that have helped turn CES into an auto show were absent. Several Chinese automakers filled that void, notably Zeekr, the EV brand owned by China’s Geely Holdings. Wey, a premium [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Even before CES 2025 kicked off a few trends began to emerge — or more accurately, some gaps appeared.&nbsp; All U.S. and some European automakers that have helped turn CES into an auto show were absent. Several Chinese automakers filled that void, notably Zeekr, the EV brand owned by China’s Geely Holdings. Wey, a premium [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After more than two years — and nearly 100 episodes — as a host of TechCrunch&#8217;s recently ended Found podcast, I have learned a lot about how founders approach building their startups. I&#8217;ve heard stories about everything from how founders know when it is the right time to expand from their core product, to how [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After more than two years — and nearly 100 episodes — as a host of TechCrunch&#8217;s recently ended Found podcast, I have learned a lot about how founders approach building their startups. I&#8217;ve heard stories about everything from how founders know when it is the right time to expand from their core product, to how [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended his decision to scale back Meta&#8217;s content moderation policies in a Friday appearance on Joe Rogan&#8217;s podcast. Zuckerberg faced widespread criticism for the decision, including from employees inside his own company. &#8220;Probably depends on who you ask,&#8221; said Zuckerberg when asked how Meta&#8217;s updates have been received. The key updates [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended his decision to scale back Meta&#8217;s content moderation policies in a Friday appearance on Joe Rogan&#8217;s podcast. Zuckerberg faced widespread criticism for the decision, including from employees inside his own company. &#8220;Probably depends on who you ask,&#8221; said Zuckerberg when asked how Meta&#8217;s updates have been received. The key updates [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Friday, the nation&#8217;s highest court heard arguments on whether to uphold or block a law that could effectively ban TikTok​ in the U.S. The bill, signed into law by President Biden in April 2024, gives TikTok&#8217;s parent company ByteDance until January 19 to divest its U.S. operations or face a ban in the country. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Friday, the nation&#8217;s highest court heard arguments on whether to uphold or block a law that could effectively ban TikTok​ in the U.S. The bill, signed into law by President Biden in April 2024, gives TikTok&#8217;s parent company ByteDance until January 19 to divest its U.S. operations or face a ban in the country. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As digital payments morph into strategic assets, India is offering a template for other nations seeking to reduce dependence on Western payment networks. Regulators around the world are notching up scrutiny on Visa and Mastercard over the fees they charge merchants, but India has chosen a different path: creating rival payment networks that are increasingly [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As digital payments morph into strategic assets, India is offering a template for other nations seeking to reduce dependence on Western payment networks. Regulators around the world are notching up scrutiny on Visa and Mastercard over the fees they charge merchants, but India has chosen a different path: creating rival payment networks that are increasingly [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Nvidia unveiled a prototype AI avatar at CES 2025 that lives on your PC&#8217;s desktop. The AI assistant, R2X, looks like a video game character, and it can help you navigate apps on your computer. The R2X avatar is rendered and animated using Nvidia&#8217;s AI models, and users can run the avatar on popular LLMs [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Nvidia unveiled a prototype AI avatar at CES 2025 that lives on your PC&#8217;s desktop. The AI assistant, R2X, looks like a video game character, and it can help you navigate apps on your computer. The R2X avatar is rendered and animated using Nvidia&#8217;s AI models, and users can run the avatar on popular LLMs [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Wildfires are currently devastating the greater Los Angeles area, burning over 45 square miles, torching over 1,300 structures, and putting nearly 180,000 people under evacuation orders as of Thursday. And yet, TikTok&#8217;s LA-based employees are being told to either continue their work from home or use their personal/sick days if that&#8217;s not possible, while the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Wildfires are currently devastating the greater Los Angeles area, burning over 45 square miles, torching over 1,300 structures, and putting nearly 180,000 people under evacuation orders as of Thursday. And yet, TikTok&#8217;s LA-based employees are being told to either continue their work from home or use their personal/sick days if that&#8217;s not possible, while the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Finnish startup Doublepoint launched its free app, WowMouse, for the Apple Watch this week at CES 2025. The app uses the wearable&#8217;s sensors, compass, and accelerometer to turn your hand into a mouse that can control devices through hand gestures. The Apple Watch already uses a similar technology for the double tap feature it released [&hellip;]</p>

<p>San Francisco startup Based Hardware announced during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week the launch of a new AI wearable, Omi, to boost productivity. The device can be worn as a necklace where Omi&#8217;s AI assistant can be activated by saying &#8220;Hey Omi.&#8221; The startup also claims Omi can be attached to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>X wants to make its platform a home to the future of news and journalism. On that front, the company has now hired John Stoll, a former editor and Detroit bureau chief at The Wall Street Journal, to lead its news group and partnership team at X. The hiring news was announced on Tuesday during [&hellip;]</p>