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Wed. Oct 4th, 2023

I was getting charged almost $15USD per month from Amazon Glacier backup (AWS) Glacier is supposed to be a very cheap backup. So, I started digging I stopped the backup…

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Open Banking led to a FinTech boom — As Brite raises $60M, account-to-account payment grows

The move towards Open Banking payments, especially in the EU, effectively kicked-off the FinTech boom. Open Baking standards meant that FinTech startups could create Wallets and effectively become Banks, or at least “Neo Banks,” in practical day-today-terms. Today, digital wallets are now the leading payment method globally in e-commerce, with a 49% share, according to […] [...]

Indian fintech unicorn Slice secures rare approval to merge with bank

Indian unicorn fintech Slice is merging with North East Small Finance Bank, they said Wednesday after receiving the approval from the central bank, in an extremely rare feat that has eluded many tech giants, top financial startups and tycoons for decades. Slice – which earlier offered credit card like cards and at peak issued over […] [...]

Krafton India launches gaming incubator to expand local ecosystem

Krafton India has launched a gaming incubator in the South Asian nation as it seeks to expand the local ecosystem and support the domestic talent looking to enter the fast-growing gaming market. Called Krafton India Gaming Incubator (KIGI), the program aims to support six to 10 teams annually, with the total duration ranging from six […] [...]

Electric Hydrogen is the green hydrogen industry’s first unicorn

Investors have historically been skeptical of green hydrogen. High production costs, expensive infrastructure builds, competition with batteries and minimal government support have made the green hydrogen sector a risky bet. But at least one company, Electric Hydrogen, seems to have found a way to convince investors that its tech is a bet they should take. […] [...]

In latest Cruise incident, video shows pedestrian struck by human-driven car, then run over by robotaxi

The San Francisco Police Department is investigating an October 2 incident that left a woman stuck underneath a Cruise robotaxi after being hit by a human-driven vehicle. Video captured by Cruise and viewed by TechCrunch shows a robotaxi braking and then running over a pedestrian who is laying in the street after being struck by […] [...]

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Google could kill Gmail spam with an upcoming major update

Google Workspace has plans to beef up the security within Gmail for power users in the coming year. [...]

Dell G16 gaming laptop discounted from $1,250 to $800

Get into modern PC gaming with the Dell G16 gaming laptop, which is available from Dell's ongoing clearance sale for an affordable $800 after a $450 discount. [...]

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