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Multiplier, founded by ex-Stripe exec, nabs $27.5M to fuel AI-powered accounting roll-ups

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2025-09-12 20:50:38

In late 2022, Noah Pepper, a former Stripe business lead for the Asia Pacific region, founded Multiplier, a startup that aimed to sell software to tax accounts. But soon after ChatGPT was released, he realized that AI can change how professional service firms use technology. “I realized I was barking up the wrong tree by trying to build a SaaS business, and instead I should figure out how to make these people more effective,” he told TechCrunch. The startup acquired Citrine International Tax,

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DOJ seizes record $225 million in crypto tied to global 'pig butchering' scams

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2025-09-13 00:51:16

The Justice Department announced Wednesday the largest-ever U.S. seizure of cryptocurrency linked to so-called "pig butchering" scams that have cost victims billions globally. Federal prosecutors filed a civil forfeiture action targeting more than $225 million in cryptocurrency traced to a sprawling web of fraudulent investment platforms. Victims were tricked into believing they were investing in legitimate crypto ventures, only to be scammed by criminal networks often operating overseas. "Thi

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YouTube is plugging Veo 3 AI videos directly into Shorts

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-09-13 00:35:35

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. YouTube is bringing its Veo 3 AI video generation model, which my colleague Allison Johnson recently called “a slop monger’s dream,” to YouTube Shorts later this summer, according to a Cannes Lions keynote from YouTube CEO Neal Mohan. Shorts creators can already take advantage of the previous-generation Veo 2 model to generate backgrounds with Dream Screen as well as standalo

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Keylogger campaign hitting Outlook Web Access on vulnerable Exchange servers goes global

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-09-13 03:58:00

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust Facepalm: Keylogging malware is a particularly dangerous threat, as it is typically designed to capture login credentials or other sensitive data from users. When you add a compromised Exchange server to the mix, it creates an even nastier situation for any organization. Researchers from Positive Technologies recently unveiled a new study on a keylogger-based campaign targeting organizations worldw

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Google's AI-powered Search Live feature is here to further cannibalize the internet

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-13 03:00:18

Google's Search Live feature with voice input is now available on its app for iOS and Android in the US. You'll have to opt in to AI Mode in Labs to be able to access it, but after you do, you'll be able to have a back-and-forth voice conversation with Search. To use the feature, open the Google app and tap on the new Live icon to verbally ask a question. Google will respond with AI-generated audio, as well, and you'll be able to ask follow-up questions naturally. Under the hood, the feature is

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Why I recommend this $150 smartwatch to most people - including iPhone users

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2025-09-13 04:38:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Amazfit Active 2 Square is available in a premium package for $149.99 that includes leather and silicone bands The watch is small, lasts up to 10 days, incorporates high end sapphire glass and stainless steel materials, and has a brilliant large 1.75-inch AMOLED display There is limited onboard storage for maps and music while the software may also be overwhelming. View now at Amazon I recently reviewed Amazfit's Active 2 Smartwatch, and it was one of my favorite wea

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Show HN: Delve, an open source (AGPL) enterprise-grade data analytics platform

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-13 03:44:53

Delve - Enterprise Data Analytics Platform NOTICE: Delve is in Alpha pre-release. Please try it out and provide feedback of any issues or missing features you encounter, but production use is discouraged at the moment. License Delve is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3 (AGPL-3.0). This means: You are free to use, modify, and distribute this software, provided that any network-accessible modifications are also made available under the same license. The full license tex

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Building agents using streaming SQL queries

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-13 02:38:15

LLMs are general-purpose models created from huge bodies of publicly available datasets. However, many, if not most, AI Agents for enterprise use cases require access to context such as internal data and resources, tools and services. How can this be implemented when building an agentic system using Flink SQL? First, let’s consider the case of structured data, for instance details about a given customer stored in an external database. SQL is a natural fit for accessing that kind of data: Flink

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Our First Look at Giganto in ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Is in… a Pizza Ad?

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-09-13 04:41:48

Ahead of the release of Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps, the accompanying food tie-in blitz unleashes a first look at the movie’s take on Giganto in a Little Caesars pizza ad. Currently, the chain is pushing its themed pizza with toppings (or lack thereof) representing different members of the Fantastic Four. Getting a cute little comic book nod in this ad was unexpected, to say the least. Giganto’s first appearance came in Marvel’s First Family comic book debut, which gets homa

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Via the False Claims Act, NIH puts universities on edge

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-13 04:42:07

Earlier this year, a biomedical researcher at the University of Michigan received an update from the National Institutes of Health. The federal agency, which funds a large swath of the country’s medical science, had given the green light to begin releasing funding for the upcoming year on the researcher’s multi-year grant. Not long after, the researcher learned that the university had placed the grant on hold. The school’s lawyers, it turned out, were wrestling with a difficult question: whethe

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Grifin secures $11M to make investing less intimidating

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2025-09-13 00:00:00

Grifin, an investment app that simplifies investing by automatically purchasing stocks in brands where users regularly shop, announced on Wednesday that it has secured an $11 million Series A funding round, bringing the total amount raised to around $22 million. Alongside the announcement, Grifin also revealed it has surpassed 500,000 registered users, indicating that its approach to investing resonates with a lot of users. Grifin also claims approximately 1 million total app downloads and 100,

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Keylogger campaign hitting Microsoft Exchange servers goes global

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-09-13 08:58:00

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust Facepalm: Keylogging malware is a particularly dangerous threat, as it is typically designed to capture login credentials or other sensitive data from users. When you add a compromised Exchange server to the mix, it creates an even nastier situation for any organization. Researchers from Positive Technologies recently unveiled a new study on a keylogger-based campaign targeting organizations worldw

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Google Search’s AI Mode gets chatty with its new Search Live feature

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-13 08:00:11

Google TL;DR Google is rolling out a new voice search experience for AI Mode in the Google app for Android and iOS. The new Search Live feature lets you have a natural conversation with Google Search, much like Gemini Live. The feature offers AI-generated audio responses to your queries and lets you ask follow-up questions for additional information. Google previewed a new voice search experience called Search Live at I/O this year. Like Gemini Live, this new feature lets users have a natura

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Anthropic now lets developers use Claude Code with any remote MCP server

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-09-13 08:00:00

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Anthropic pioneered the Model Context Protocol (MCP) open standard for connecting AI assistants and agents to data systems seamlessly and securely. Since MCP's introduction last year, the standard has become increasingly adopted across the industry, including by Microsoft, OpenAI, and Google. Now, the company is expanding capabilities for developers. Claude Code support for remote MCP On Wednesday, Anthropic announced that it would allow users to integrate Claude Code with

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You can search Google with a new voice experience - and it's pretty cool

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-09-13 08:00:00

Google / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET The Google Search experience remained relatively unchanged for decades, but the way you browse the web has been reimagined with AI updates such as AI Overviews, AI Mode, Circle to Search, and more. Now, Google is introducing a new way to search -- with your voice. Search Live On Wednesday, Google launched the Search Live with voice input experience in the Google app for both Android and iOS. With this experience, you can have a free-flowing conversation a

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This AI Agent Should Have Been a SQL Query

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-13 07:38:15

LLMs are general-purpose models created from huge bodies of publicly available datasets. However, many, if not most, AI Agents for enterprise use cases require access to context such as internal data and resources, tools and services. How can this be implemented when building an agentic system using Flink SQL? First, let’s consider the case of structured data, for instance details about a given customer stored in an external database. SQL is a natural fit for accessing that kind of data: Flink

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Google tests real-time AI voice chats in Search

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-09-13 08:00:00

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Google is building Search Live into AI Mode, allowing you to have a back-and-forth voice conversation with the company’s AI chatbot right from its search engine. The test, which is rolling out now to Labs users in the US, currently doesn’t support camera-sharing, but Google plans to add the capability in the “coming months.” Search Live lets you in

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Waymo’s robotaxis are coming back to New York City

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-09-13 08:00:00

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Waymo announced today that it intends to launch a fully autonomous robotaxi service in New York City — but first it needs to change state law to permit its vehicles to operate with safety drivers behind the wheel. The Alphabet-owned company said it has applied for a permit from the city’s Department of Transportation to te

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Futureproof

theverge.com Jacob Kastrenakes 2025-09-13 08:15:59

AI tools are flooding the culture ecosystem — and no corner of the arts space is immune. In this series, we’re looking at the ways artists are embracing AI, pushing back on it, or trying their best to find an equilibrium with a new technology that’s both sweeping and destabilizing. We talk to perfumers questioning the looming automation of scent creation, fanfic writers pushing back on archive scrapers, and illustrators replacing the AI that once replaced them. The tech isn’t going away. Here’s

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Scale smarter: 5 days left to save up to $210 on your TechCrunch All Stage pass

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-09-13 07:30:00

Five days until prices rise! Are you ready to scale or stall? Time’s ticking. Ticket prices for TechCrunch All Stage go up after June 22 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Founders save $210, and investors save $200. Register here to fuel your growth with a discount. Join 1,000 founders and investors on July 15 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station for the founder summit built for traction, scale, and next-level growth. Whether you’re scaling your startup or sourcing your next big investment, this is where momentum s

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Google’s AI Mode can now have back-and-forth voice conversations

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-09-13 08:00:00

Google is rolling out the ability for users to have a back-and-forth voice conversation with AI Mode, its experimental Search feature that lets users ask complex, multi-part questions. With the new Search Live integration, users can have a free-flowing voice conversation with Search and explore links from across the web. Users will be able to access the feature by opening the Google app and tapping the new “Live” icon to ask their question aloud. They will then hear an AI-generated audio respon

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The ‘OpenAI Files’ push for oversight in the race to AGI

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-09-13 08:19:50

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has said humanity is only years away from developing artificial general intelligence that could automate most human labor. If that’s true, then humanity also deserves to understand and have a say in the people and mechanics behind such an incredible and destabilizing force. That is the guiding purpose behind “The OpenAI Files,” an archival project from the Midas Project and the Tech Oversight Project, two nonprofit tech watchdog organizations. The Files are a “collection o

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Waymo has set its robotaxi sights on NYC

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-09-13 08:59:04

Waymo said Wednesday it has applied for a permit to test its autonomous vehicles in New York City, the Alphabet company’s first step in a sticky regulatory process to bring its robotaxis to U.S.’s largest city. Waymo applied for a permit with the New York City Department of Transportation to operate its self-driving Jaguar I-Pace vehicles with a human safety operator behind the wheel in Manhattan. New York’s autonomous vehicle demonstration or testing permit requires a human driver to be able t

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Companies That Replaced With Humans With AI Are Realizing Their Mistake

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-13 12:10:39

According to tech billionaire and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, 2025 was supposed to be the year "when AI agents will work." Despite widespread hype, so-called "AI agents" — a software product that's supposed to complete human-level tasks autonomously — have yet to live up to their name. As of April, even the best AI agent could only finish 24 percent of the jobs assigned to it. Still, that didn't stop business executives from swarming to the software like flies to roadside carrion, gutting entire dep

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Sensor Tower acquires Playliner to expand mobile games data

venturebeat.com Rachel Kaser 2025-09-13 12:11:47

Digital analysis and app data company Sensor Tower announced today that it has acquired Playliner, a mobile games Live Ops data provider, for an undisclosed sum. According to Sensor Tower, this will expand its analytical capabilities within the mobile gaming space, as Playliner can provide details on how such games maintain audiences and evolve over time. This is Sensor Tower’s second such acquisition, the first being Video Game Insights earlier this year. Playliner tracks and analyzes Live Ope

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Samsung’s Android XR headset may be ready for launch sooner than you’d think

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-13 12:29:28

Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority TL;DR A new report claims Samsung will hold a launch event for its XR headset on September 29, 2025. The headset will be released in South Korea on October 13, with global availability coming later. Project Moohan will be compatible with most Android smartphone and tablet apps to pad out the amount of available content. Samsung has been fairly quiet about Project Moohan since its unveiling back in January. The Android XR headset has been shown off a couple of

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Google is adding the Veo 3 video generator to YouTube to slopify Shorts

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-13 12:53:39

Google will integrate the Veo 3 video generation tool into YouTube Shorts later this summer. This was revealed by YouTube CEO Neal Mohan at a keynote during the Cannes Lions film festival that was transcribed by The Hollywood Reporter . This means that creators will be able to whip up endless clips via prompts, as Mohan said "the possibilities with AI are limitless." He went on to opine that "anyone with a story to share can turn their dream into a career" and "anyone with a voice can bring peo

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Think of a Number

news.ycombinator.com View All Posts Xenaproject 2025-09-10 09:34:44

My feed was recently clogged up with news articles reporting that Sam Altman thinks that AGI is here, or will be here next year, or whatever. I will refrain from giving even more air to this nonsense by linking to the stories. This kind of irresponsible hype-generation drives me nuts (although it also drives up stock prices so I can see why the tech bros are motivated to do it). Sure AI can have a good crack at undergraduate mathematics right now, and sure that’s pretty amazing. But our universi

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Show HN: I built a tensor library from scratch in C++/CUDA

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-13 12:20:05

DSC About DSC is a PyTorch-compatible tensor library and inference framework for machine learning models. It features a C-compatible low-level API that is wrapped in a modern Python API very similar to NumPy / PyTorch but with some nice usability improvements. Some key features of DSC include: Intuitive API : DSC Python API closely resembles NumPy / PyTorch. Built-in neural networks support : DSC comes with nn.Module built-in. Porting a model from PyTorch to DSC is trivial (check out the ex

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What happens when you feed AI nothing

theverge.com Franklin Schneider 2025-09-13 12:07:30

If you stumbled across Terence Broad’s AI-generated artwork (un)stable equilibrium on YouTube, you might assume he’d trained a model on the works of the painter Mark Rothko — the earlier, lighter pieces, before his vision became darker and suffused with doom. Like early-period Rothko, Broad’s AI-generated images consist of simple fields of pure color, but they’re morphing, continuously changing form and hue. But Broad didn’t train his AI on Rothko; he didn’t train it on any data at all. By hack

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Multiplier, founded by ex-Stripe exec, nabs $27.5M to fuel AI-powered accounting roll-ups

DOJ seizes record $225 million in crypto tied to global 'pig butchering' scams

YouTube is plugging Veo 3 AI videos directly into Shorts

Keylogger campaign hitting Outlook Web Access on vulnerable Exchange servers goes global

Google's AI-powered Search Live feature is here to further cannibalize the internet

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Keylogger campaign hitting Microsoft Exchange servers goes global

Google Search’s AI Mode gets chatty with its new Search Live feature

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You can search Google with a new voice experience - and it's pretty cool

This AI Agent Should Have Been a SQL Query

Google tests real-time AI voice chats in Search

Waymo’s robotaxis are coming back to New York City

Futureproof

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Google’s AI Mode can now have back-and-forth voice conversations

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Waymo has set its robotaxi sights on NYC

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Show HN: I built a tensor library from scratch in C++/CUDA

What happens when you feed AI nothing

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