Friday, June 9, 2023

Another huge US medical data breach confirmed after Fortra mass-hack

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Hackers stole another half a million people’s personal and health information during a ransomware attack on a technology vendor earlier this year. Intellihartx, a Tennessee-based company that handles patient payment balances and collections, said in a notice filed with the Maine attorney general’s office that 489,830 patients had information stolen in the cyberattack targeting its […]

Another huge US medical data breach confirmed after Fortra mass-hack by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch

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Meta to appeal court ruling declaring content moderators as its employees

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Meta is set to appeal Kenya’s court decision declaring it as the primary employer of the moderators that review content on its platforms in sub-Saharan Africa. Meta has filed a notice of appeal against the ruling made last week on orders issued in March. This comes after 184 moderators sued it, and its content review […]

Meta to appeal court ruling declaring content moderators as its employees by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch

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Spotify is officially testing an offline mix

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Music streaming company Spotify is finally and officially testing a playlist that automatically downloads some of your recent favorites a couple of years after starting working on such a feature. In a tweet, the company’s CEO Daniel Ek said that Spotify has been testing “Your Offline Mix.” But beyond that he didn’t give out any […]

Spotify is officially testing an offline mix by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

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Shell Recharge security lapse exposed EV drivers’ data

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Oil giant Shell said it is investigating after a security researcher found an exposed internal database spilling the personal information of drivers who use the company’s electric vehicle charging stations. Security researcher Anurag Sen found a database online that contained close to a terabyte of logging data relating to Shell Recharge, the company’s worldwide network […]

Shell Recharge security lapse exposed EV drivers’ data by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch

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AI startup Cohere, now valued at over $2.1B, raises $270M

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In a sign that there’s plenty of cash to go around for generative AI startups, Cohere, which is developing an AI model ecosystem for the enterprise, today announced that it raised $270 million as part of its Series C round. Reuters reported earlier in the year that Cohere was in talks to raise “hundreds of […] AI startup Cohere, now valued at over $2.1B, raises $270M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
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Thursday, June 8, 2023

Peakview, a U.S. LP once backed by a Chinese firm, diversifies its own investor base

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In the aftermath of Sequoia Capital’s big reveal earlier this week that its China- and India-based affiliates are spinning off into independent entities, we reached out yesterday to someone who we thought might have an opinion on the development. Erik Lassila is a former VC whose Silicon Valley-based fund of funds business, Peakview Capital, was […]

Peakview, a U.S. LP once backed by a Chinese firm, diversifies its own investor base by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

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Cultured meat startup Higher Steaks nabs $30M and rebrands as Uncommon

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U.K.-based cultivated meat startup Higher Steaks has raised $30 million in a Series A round of funding and revealed that it’s changing its name to Uncommon. Founded out of Cambridge in 2017, Uncommon is one of countless companies pushing to make cultured “lab-grown” meat a reality in kitchens and restaurants around the globe, covering everything […]

Cultured meat startup Higher Steaks nabs $30M and rebrands as Uncommon by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

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Adobe brings Firefly to the enterprise

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Adobe today announced that it is bringing its Firefly generative image generator to its enterprise customers and allowing them to customize the model with their own branded assets. In conjunction with this, the company is also bringing its Adobe Express design app (which you remember under its previous name of Adobe Spark) to enterprise users, […]

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Nigeria’s Haul247 wants to be Africa’s “Airbnb for trucks and warehouses”

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Haul247, a Nigerian end-to-end logistics platform connecting businesses to haulage and warehousing assets, has raised a $3 million seed round. Gender-lens investing fund Alitheia Capital provided the equity capital, with Investment One contributing $1 million in debt financing. The logistics startup allows small businesses and large companies to book trucks and warehouses across multiple African […]

Nigeria’s Haul247 wants to be Africa’s “Airbnb for trucks and warehouses” by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

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Uber is taking its car-sharing service to North America

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Uber plans to bring peer-to-peer car sharing to North America, starting with Toronto and Boston, the company said Thursday at its Go-Get product event in London. The ride-hailing and delivery app company launched a car-sharing service in Australia last year after acquiring local startup Car Next Door. The service, which lets apps users rent out […]

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Uber toots its eco horn and gears up for big sustainability drive

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Uber unveiled a handful of new eco-focused features, services, and expansions today, as the ride-hailing giant doubles down on previous efforts to align itself with sustainable transport. The announcements came during the second instalment of Uber’s annual Go-Get product event — the first incarnation was held in New York last month with a focus on family, […]

Uber toots its eco horn and gears up for big sustainability drive by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

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WhatsApp launches Channels feature for broadcast messages

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Meta is rolling out a broadcast-based messaging feature, called Channels, on WhatsApp, similar to a recent update it sent out to Instagram, as the social juggernaut experiments with giving more conversational avenues to its 2 billion users. The company is also aiming to earn money from this feature down the road. On WhatsApp, Channels messages […]

WhatsApp launches Channels feature for broadcast messages by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

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iOS 17 will connect your content subscriptions from apps to Apple Podcasts for exclusive benefits

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Among the many changes coming with iOS 17, Apple will also introduce a new feature that will allow users to connect a content subscription they use in an App Store app to Apple Podcasts in order to access a range of additional benefits. For instance, if a subscription-based news publisher also offered exclusive podcasts to […] iOS 17 will connect your content subscriptions from apps to Apple Podcasts for exclusive benefits by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Julie Wainwright is back with a new, venture-backed startup

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Julie Wainwright, founder and former CEO of the publicly traded, luxury online consignment company The RealReal, is back with a new startup. Called Ahara, the Los Angeles-based outfit describes itself as a personalized nutrition company that provides recommendations to its customers after they first fill out a health questionnaire that asks them about their diet […]

Julie Wainwright is back with a new, venture-backed startup by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

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Layoffs hit rocket engine maker Ursa Major

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At least five people have been laid off from rocket engine startup Ursa Major, with one person citing budgetary constraints as the reason for being let go, according to posts on LinkedIn. Ursa Major did not immediately respond to TechCrunch’s inquiry into the layoffs, or the number of people affected. According to LinkedIn, 292 people […]

Layoffs hit rocket engine maker Ursa Major by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

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