Not dead yet: This is true both of the U.K's capacity to attract venture capital dollars, and of the promise of autonomous cars.
The UK hasn’t lost its appeal for venture capital by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch
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While many venture debt lenders were skeptical the strategy would work for asset managers, BlackRock decided to take the plunge.
Deal Dive: Maybe venture debt works for asset managers after all by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch
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Meta will soon officially permit users as young as 10 to use its Meta Quest 2 and 3 VR headsets — if their parents say it’s okay, anyway. In a blog post, the tech giant says that there’s “a vast array of engaging and educational apps, games, and more” for the kiddos, even if the […]
Meta says it’s totally fine for 10-year-olds to wear its VR headset, probably by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
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U.S. power and electronics giant Eaton has fixed a security vulnerability that allowed a security researcher to remotely access thousands of smart security alarm systems. Security researcher Vangelis Stykas said he found the vulnerability in Eaton’s SecureConnect, a cloud-based system that allows customers to remotely access, manage, and arm and disarm their security alarm systems […]
A simple bug exposed access to thousands of smart security alarm systems by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch
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In a steaming-hot, packed, VivaTech hall in Paris today, Twitter owner Elon Musk waxed lyrical on his various accomplishments, but demured over some of the bigger questions hanging over his various companies. After walking on stage and joking that he might be a “hologram or an android”, Musk also quipped that Twitter was “expensive” and […]
Musk woos ad giants in Paris to fix Twitter’s woes by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
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The U.S. government has confirmed that multiple federal agencies have fallen victim to cyberattacks exploiting a security vulnerability in a popular file transfer tool. In a statement shared with TechCrunch, CISA confirmed that “several” U.S. government agencies have experienced intrusions related to the exploitation of a vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer, an enterprise file transfer tool […]
US confirms federal agencies hit by MOVEit breach, as hackers list more victims by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
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Netmaker submitted its pitch deck to TechCrunch+, and today we're taking a close look at the deck the company used to raise its $2.3 million round.
Pitch Deck Teardown: Netmaker’s $2.3M seed deck by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
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Smaller funds raising less institutional capital gives them more leverage to take risks, which is what investing in diversity is seen as.
Smaller VCs are having an impact on diverse investors and founders by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch
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The Justice Department has arrested and charged a Russian national for his alleged role in multiple LockBit ransomware attacks against victims in the U.S. and around the world. According to a criminal complaint unsealed on Thursday, 20-year-old Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov is accused of carrying out five cyberattacks between August 2020 and March 2023, four of […]
Feds catch another LockBit hacker, Justice Department announces by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
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The U.K.’s antitrust regulator has given the go-ahead to Amazon’s proposed billion-dollar iRobot acquisition, concluding that the deal “would not lead to competition concerns in the U.K.” Amazon first revealed plans to buy robot vacuum maker iRobot for $1.7 billion last August, though the megabucks deal was always likely to draw scrutiny from regulators. The […]
Amazon’s $1.7B iRobot acquisition greenlighted by UK antitrust regulator by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
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Reddit CEO Steve Huffman is not backing down amid protests against API changes made by the platform. In interviews with The Verge, NBCNews, and NPR, Huffman defended business decisions made by the company to charge third-party apps saying API wasn’t designed to support these clients. The Reddit co-founder also talked about protesting moderators, changing site […]
Reddit CEO lashes out on protests, moderators and third-party apps by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
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The Russia-linked ransomware group LockBit has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Indian pharmaceutical giant Granules India, and published portions of the data it allegedly stole. LockBit’s dark web leak site listed Granules India as one of its latest victims on Wednesday, according to a listing seen by TechCrunch. Granules India has yet to confirm […]
LockBit claims ransomware attack on pharma giant Granules India by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch
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Logan Green, the co-founder and former CEO of ride-hailing platform Lyft, will remain on the company’s board despite opposition from some shareholders, according to preliminary results from the company’s annual shareholder meeting Thursday. The SOC Investment Group, an organization that says it holds corporations and leadership accountable for irresponsible and unethical corporate behavior, sent a […]
Lyft co-founder Logan Green retains board seat despite shareholder opposition by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
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