Microsoft lost its keys, and the government got hacked

Microsoft still doesn’t know — or want to share — how China-backed hackers stole a key that allowed them to stealthily break into dozens of email inboxes, including those belonging to several federal government agencies. In a blog post Friday, Microsoft said it was a matter of “ongoing investigation” how the hackers obtained a Microsoft […]

Microsoft lost its keys, and the government got hacked by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch

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Virgin Galactic gearing up for second commercial suborbital flight in August

Fresh off its first commercial mission, Virgin Galactic will return to the skies on August 10 to take three private citizens to suborbital space and back. The crew for the mission, called Galactic 02, include 80-year-old Jon Goodwin, a former Olympian and an early Virgin Galactic ticket holder; and mother-and-daughter duo Keisha Schahaff and 18-year-old […]

Virgin Galactic gearing up for second commercial suborbital flight in August by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

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The fintech funding slump, by the numbers

Welcome back to The Interchange! If you want this in your inbox, sign up here. When it came to fintech news, we saw a pretty sluggish first half of 2023, and that is evidenced by the sobering funding statistics we cover below. But things feel like they are starting to pick up, as evidenced by our crowded […] The fintech funding slump, by the numbers by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
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Tesla announces first Cybertruck build ahead of Q2 earnings

Tesla over the weekend said its first much anticipated Cybertruck came off the electric vehicle maker’s production line in Texas. The debut of the long-delayed, futuristic-looking pickup truck comes in the lead up to Tesla’s second quarter 2023 earnings call. Tesla CEO Elon Musk first introduced the Cybertruck in 2019, but vehicle production has repeatedly […]

Tesla announces first Cybertruck build ahead of Q2 earnings by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

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Instagram Threads now has one-fifth the weekly active user base of Twitter

Instagram Threads’ launch has been an overnight success, topping 100 million users within days of its arrival. Now, new data indicates the app has already achieved one-fifth of the weekly active user base of Twitter worldwide and 86 times the weekly active user base of the largest Twitter rival in the U.S., Truth Social, which […]

Instagram Threads now has one-fifth the weekly active user base of Twitter by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

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VanMoof skids off track, another mobility startup goes SPAC and e-bike batteries catch fire

Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. Your usual host Kirsten Korosec is off having a glorious vacation, so I will be doing the roundup this week. As the EV revolution takes hold, one problem keeps plaguing automakers: […]

VanMoof skids off track, another mobility startup goes SPAC and e-bike batteries catch fire by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

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Why this founder decided to replace himself as CEO

Founding a company is a big deal, and taking on the CEO role to drive that company forward is an important choice. Some founders are able to lead their startups all the way through the process of company building. If you look at the list of most valuable companies in the world, however, you notice […]

Why this founder decided to replace himself as CEO by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

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AI didn’t invent creative remixing

Adobe Chief Strategy Officer Scott Belsky says that AI is not replacing creatives, so much as giving them more time to create.

AI didn’t invent creative remixing by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

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The fintech funding slump, by the numbers

Welcome back to The Interchange! If you want this in your inbox, sign up here. When it came to fintech news, we saw a pretty sluggish first half of 2023, and that is evidenced by the sobering funding statistics we cover below. But things feel like they are starting to pick up, as evidenced by our crowded […]

The fintech funding slump, by the numbers by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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This week in robotics: Amazon’s iRobot deal hits an EU snag as new funding keeps hot drone summer rolling

This week brought in good news for the robotics space in the form of new investment for nascent companies, but two established players within the space hit a snag. Amazon’s potential $1.7 billion acquisition of iRobot, which had previously been approved by the U.K.’s antitrust regulators, is now getting an extensive review by the European […] This week in robotics: Amazon’s iRobot deal hits an EU snag as new funding keeps hot drone summer rolling by Alyssa Stringer originally published on TechCrunch
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Threads hits 100M users, pedestrians fight back against AVs, and VanMoof skids off course

Hey, friends — welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular roundup of the week in tech. If life’s gotten in the way of following the major stories on TC, don’t sweat it. You’ve come to the right place. In this edition, we cover the 19-year-old MIT dropout “replacing gunpowder” for the defense industry, as […]

Threads hits 100M users, pedestrians fight back against AVs, and VanMoof skids off course by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

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Remembering Joanne Pransky

A version of this post original appeared in TechCrunch’s weekly robotics newsletter, Actuator. It has been updated to include details about a new scholarship fund being raised in her honor.  I didn’t know Joanne Pransky personally, so when news of her death broke late last month, I reached out to my LinkedIn followers, asking if […]

Remembering Joanne Pransky by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

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If cybersecurity isn’t recession-proof, what is?

If cybersecurity isn't recession-proof, generative AI and animal agriculture might be.

If cybersecurity isn’t recession-proof, what is? by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch

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Deal Dive: Backing a founder again after they’ve spun out from their acquirer

Performance Livestock Analytics spun out from Zoetis because the startup thought it could achieve better scale on its own.

Deal Dive: Backing a founder again after they’ve spun out from their acquirer by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch

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The bittersweet tale of two seed markets

While seed-focused VCs are enjoying this market, other investors are pulling out and deal count numbers are down. The bittersweet tale of two seed markets by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch
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