Cash App is targeting a new kind of customer: 6-12 year olds: Tech companies are constantly on the hunt for new customers, and Cash App, the fintech company owned by Jack Dorsey's Block, believes it has found a promising new demographic: children. The company, which already offers financial services to teens, said this week that it is expanding its youth-focused services in an effort to build a relationship with Gen Alpha and the upcoming generation of adolescents in the U.S. The new program will let parents create financial accounts for children between the ages of 6 and 12. The children won't have access to the app, and these accounts will be managed by their parents, who will have the ability to deposit and monitor funds. The children, meanwhile, will receive a debit card linked to the accounts that they can use to spend the money. Image Credits: Cash App The accounts can also receive P2P payments from a small number of approved users (such as grandparents), and will be eligible to earn up to 3.25% in interest, the company says. The idea is to teach children about financial responsibility, according to Kristen Anderson, group product lead for Core Networks at Cash App. "Cash App has been serving teen accounts for a number of years, and we've seen through our customer base that there is just this desire to be able to bring kids into the experience earlier," Anderson told TechCrunch. Anderson described the new facility as a way for children to "learn about savings and savings goals," in conjunction with the app's Read More
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Who is John Ternus, the incoming Apple CEO?: Starting on September 1, Ternus will lead one of the world's most valuable companies, but if you're not a dedicated Apple enthusiast, you've probably never heard of this man, who has largely remained out of the spotlight until now. Read More
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Google rolls out Gemini in Chrome in APAC countries: Google is rolling out Gemini in Chrome in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam. The company is rolling this feature out to both desktop and iOS in all of these countries except Japan. Read More
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Blue Energy raises $380M to build grid-scale nuclear reactors in shipyards: By building reactors in shipyards, Blue Energy says it will tame nuclear power's cost problems, giving it access to cheaper financing. Read More
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Revolut eyes valuation of up to $200B in eventual IPO: Fintech giant Revolut, which secured a full banking license in the U.K. in March after years of waiting, was most recently valued at $75 billion in a secondary share sale. Read More
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Amazon taps Sweden's Einride for its electric big rigs: The agreement comes just as Einride is finalizing a merger with blank-check company Legato Merger Corp. to go public. Read More
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Yelp's updated AI assistant can answer questions and book a restaurant or service in one conversation: Yelp said that users can ask questions about a restaurant and place an order or book a table in one conversation Read More
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What’s the key to better vegan cheese? Microbreweries, one startup says: AuX Labs says it has found a better way to make vegan cheese that tastes and feels like the real thing — and costs the same. Read More
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With US spy laws set to expire, lawmakers are split over protecting Americans from warrantless surveillance: Some lawmakers are calling for widespread reforms following years of surveillance scandals and abuses across successive U.S. administrations. But even if the spy law known as Section 702 expires on April 30, the government's spy powers will not automatically lapse. Read More
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