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Daily Crunch: Tata Group releases ‘super app’ that bundles 11 consumer services

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Safer chains : Goldman Sachs and others invested $88 million into web3 and blockchain security firm CertiK. General Motors chose Opening Day to announce that the Bolt was back after a giant recall, while streaming services get their bats in a row to get live sporting events on their platforms. billion valuation.

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Why it’s too early to get excited about Web3

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Unfortunately, time proved that the creators of this system were too idealistic, failing to take into account bad actors and, perhaps more importantly, failing to anticipate the enormous centralization of power that would be made possible by big data, even on top of a decentralized network.

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After a record year for Israeli startups, 16 investors tell us what’s next

TechCrunch

Any area that is exposed to mass physical engagement (pockets in travel, food, sports, etc.) Blockchain is a difficult sector because it lacks a clear regulatory environment, subsequently raising many questions. cybersecurity/DevOps/connected everything/deep compute, big data and AI/next-generation storage and data center.