Source: TechCrunch

The best hacks and security research from Black Hat and Def Con 2024

Here is a look back at the top security research from the annual hacker conferences, Black Hat and Def Con 2024.
Zack Whittaker
Aug. 12, 2024, 11:03 a.m.
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Source: TechCrunch

Conduit’s cross-border payments expand from LatAm into Africa with $6M round

Cross-border payments for businesses in emerging markets remain significantly untapped, despite small to large businesses using banks and legacy fintechs to transact trillions of dollars in transaction volume annually.  A…
Tage Kene-Okafor
Aug. 12, 2024, 10:03 a.m.
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Source: TechCrunch

Bharti will become BT’s biggest shareholder after buying a 25%, $4B stake from Altice

BT, the U.K.’s former incumbent telecoms carrier, is picking up a major new investor today as telecoms companies look for stronger footing in the rapidly-shifting technology and communications market. Bharti,…
Ingrid Lunden
Aug. 12, 2024, 8:03 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Elon Musk’s X targeted with nine privacy complaints after grabbing EU users’ data for training Grok

X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, has been targeted with a series of privacy complaints after it helped itself to the data of users in the European…
Natasha Lomas
Aug. 12, 2024, 5:33 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

India’s Kazam powers up to roll out EV charging in Southeast Asia

Kazam, an Indian EV charging solution provider, has raised $8 million to expand its footprint in the country and enter Southeast Asian markets.
Jagmeet Singh
Aug. 12, 2024, 5:03 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Why Scott Painter is selling a beach house to start a new vehicle software company

Autonomy founder Scott Painter is spinning out a new company called Autonomy Data Services, or ADS, he tells TechCrunch in an exclusive interview.
Sean O'Kane
Aug. 11, 2024, 9:03 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch

How CNH’s ‘black belt’ M&A head makes deals

Heavy equipment manufacturer CNH Industrial has a long history of mergers and acquisitions, at times supervising legendary brands like Ferrari. But five years ago, as agtech was booming, the global…
Sean O'Kane
Aug. 11, 2024, 7:03 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

CrowdStrike accepts award for ‘most epic fail’ after global IT outage

CrowdStrike’s president said he’ll take the trophy back to headquarters as a reminder that “our goal is to protect people, and we got this wrong.”
Anthony Ha
Aug. 11, 2024, 6:03 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Open source tools to boost your productivity

TechCrunch has pulled together some open-source alternatives to popular productivity apps that might appeal to prosumers, freelancers, or small businesses looking to escape the clutches of Big Tech.
Paul Sawers
Aug. 11, 2024, 4:33 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Oyo valuation crashes over 75% in new funding

The valuation of Oyo, once India’s second-most valuable startup at $10 billion, has dipped to $2.4 billion in a new funding round. The Gurugram-headquartered startup has raised $173.5 million in…
Manish Singh
Aug. 11, 2024, 1:33 p.m.
5 min read
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