Topic: encryption technology
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Venice AI hits unicorn status with $65M Series A as privacy-first platform surges
Venice AI offers access to over 200 AI models with a focus on user privacy, encrypting data client-side and storing nothing on its systems, attracting over 3 million active users and achieving $70 million in annualized revenue. The startup raised a $65 million Series A at a $1 billion valuation, ...
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Why RFID Blocking Wallets Are Now Obsolete
RFID-blocking wallets are largely obsolete because the threat of remote credit card skimming is mostly theoretical and modern cards use strong encryption. Security experts consider RFID skimming a rare, unrealized fraud, with most contactless payment crimes involving physical theft of the card ra...
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Moxie Marlinspike's Privacy-First ChatGPT Alternative
The widespread adoption of AI assistants raises major privacy issues, as personal conversations are often stored and analyzed by companies, potentially enabling targeted advertising within the chat interface. Confer, a new service from Signal's co-founder, offers a privacy-focused alternative by ...
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Get 77% Off NordVPN This Black Friday 2025
NordVPN's Black Friday promotion offers a 77% discount plus three extra months free, running from October 16 to December 10, making premium VPN services highly affordable. The service provides exceptional speed with its NordLynx protocol for buffer-free streaming and gaming, along with robust sec...
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AccessGrid Secures $4.4M to Transform Phones Into Digital Keys
AccessGrid raised $4.4 million in seed funding led by Harlem Capital to replace physical keys with smartphone-based digital credentials, aiming to modernize the access control industry. Founded by Auston Bunsen, the company provides APIs for uncloneable digital keys in Apple and Google Wallets, o...
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