Stripe, PayPal Ventures Bet on India’s Xflow to Fix Cross-Border B2B Payments | TechCrunch

Xflow founders Anand Balaji, Ashwin Bhatnagar and Abhijit Chandrasekaran

Xflow, an Indian fintech startup, has secured backing from both Stripe and PayPal Ventures in a $16.6 million funding round. The investment comes as the company seeks to gain a foothold in cross-border B2B payments, a market still dominated by banks and manual processes. The Series A round was led by General Catalyst with participation … Read more

Apple has announced plans to begin assembling the Mac Mini in the US this year

Apple has announced plans to begin assembling the Mac Mini in the US this year

Apple announced today that Foxconn will begin assembling some Mac mini computers at its Houston, Texas factory later this year. In an interview with The Wall Street JournalApple Chief Operating Officer Sabih Khan said the U.S. assembly of some Mac mini units is part of the company’s previously announced commitment to invest $600 billion in … Read more

Look at Apple’s efforts to outsource Mac mini assembly and chip manufacturing

Look at Apple's efforts to outsource Mac mini assembly and chip manufacturing

Apple is working to bring more manufacturing to the United States, including making chips and assembling the Mac mini, but it’s a slow-moving project. Pressure is mounting to outsource Apple manufacturing and assembly to the state. However, despite the $600 billion in investment, what can be done in the US pales in comparison to the … Read more

Apple has announced plans to build some new Macs in the United States this year – 9to5Mac

Apple has announced plans to build some new Macs in the United States this year - 9to5Mac

Apple has announced that it plans to begin production of one of its Mac computers, the Mac mini, in the United States starting this year. Sabih Khan, Apple’s chief operating officer, shared the development in a video interview with The Wall Street Journal. “We’re very pleased to announce that later this year we’ll be starting … Read more

Security researcher Meta AI said that an OpenClaw agent has gone crazy with her inbox | TechCrunch

Y Combinator crew dressed like crabs

The now-viral X post by Meta AI security researcher Summer Yue reads like satire at first. She told her OpenClaw AI agent to check her overflowing email inbox and suggest what to delete or archive. The agent continued his frenzy. It started deleting all of her emails in a “quick run” while ignoring her phone … Read more

Tesla’s battle with the California Department of Motor Vehicles is far from over | TechCrunch

Tesla's battle with the California Department of Motor Vehicles is far from over | TechCrunch

Tesla filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Motor Vehicles in an attempt to overturn the agency’s decision. The state DMV ruled that Tesla used deceptive marketing to overstate the self-driving capabilities of its vehicles, violating state law. The lawsuit reignited an issue that appeared to have been resolved last week when the DMV … Read more

This $40 AI tool is your secret weapon to getting a job faster

AI illustration of a happy, confident man using FirstResume AI job search tool on a MacBook.

FirstResume’s AI job search tool automates resumes, cover letters, follow-up and interview preparation, so job hunting takes hours, not evenings. FirstResume, currently on sale for just $39.99 (MSRP $899), treats the job search the way modern software treats everything else—as a system that should be automated. FirstResume: AI job search tool for resumes, cover letters … Read more