Source: TechCrunch

Student raised security concerns in Mobile Guardian MDM weeks before cyberattack

This is the second cyberattack targeting the school device management service Mobile Guardian this year.
Zack Whittaker
Aug. 10, 2024, 1:03 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Smartwatches shipments see sharp decline in India

India’s wearable market declined in Q2, primarily because smartwatch are not attracting consumers.
Jagmeet Singh
Aug. 10, 2024, 12:03 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Anysphere, a GitHub Copilot rival, has raised $60M Series A at  $400M valuation from a16z, Thrive, sources say

Anysphere, a two-year-old startup that’s developed an AI-powered coding assistant called Cursor, has raised over $60 million in a Series A financing at a $400 million post-money valuation, two sources…
Marina Temkin
Aug. 9, 2024, 11:33 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

How to ask Google to remove deepfake porn results from Google Search

The internet is full of deepfakes — and most of them are nudes. According to a report from Home Security Heroes, deepfake porn makes up 98% of all deepfake videos…
Kyle Wiggers
Aug. 9, 2024, 9:03 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Ecovacs home robots can be hacked to spy on their owners, researchers say

Researchers found flaws that could allow anyone to spy on the owners of Ecovacs home robots by hijacking their cameras and microphones.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Aug. 9, 2024, 8:03 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

The X exodus that wasn’t

When digging into the data to determine how large the exodus everyone on Threads is talking about actually is, we oddly came up short.
Sarah Perez
Aug. 9, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Substack now lets anyone publish posts, even if they don’t have a newsletter

Substack is opening up to more users with its recent announcement that anyone can now publish content on its platform without setting up a publication. With the change, Substack is…
Aisha Malik
Aug. 9, 2024, 6:03 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

As unrest fueled by disinformation spreads, the UK may seek stronger power to regulate tech platforms

The U.K. government has indicated it may seek stronger powers to regulate tech platforms following days of violent disorder across England and Northern Ireland fueled by the spread of online…
Natasha Lomas
Aug. 9, 2024, 5:33 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

AI founders play musical chairs

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This week we…
Marina Temkin
Aug. 9, 2024, 5:33 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

How a cybersecurity researcher befriended, then doxed, the leader of LockBit ransomware gang

Jon DiMaggio used sockpuppet accounts, then his own identity, to infiltrate LockBit and gain the trust of its alleged admin, Dmitry Khoroshev.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Aug. 9, 2024, 5:33 p.m.
5 min read
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