Source: TechCrunch

Apple warns iPhone users in 98 countries of spyware attacks

Apple has issued a new round of threat notifications to iPhone users across 98 countries, warning them of potential mercenary spyware attacks. It’s the second such alert campaign from the…
Manish Singh
July 11, 2024, 4:46 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Apple alerts iPhone users in 98 countries to mercenary spyware attacks

Apple has issued a new round of threat notifications to iPhone users across 98 countries, warning them of potential mercenary spyware attacks. It’s the second such alert campaign from the…
Manish Singh
July 11, 2024, 3:16 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Beeble AI raises $4.75M to launch a virtual production platform for indie filmmakers

Visual effects (VFX) have emerged as essential in filmmaking and have transformed storytelling and creativity in the film industry with its diverse digital techniques. However, the high cost of VFX…
Kate Park
July 11, 2024, 12:46 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

More ex-military officials are becoming VCs as defense tech investment reached $35B

As venture capitalists continue to pour money into defense tech startups, they’re turning to a new hiring pool: ex-military officials.
Margaux MacColl
July 10, 2024, 10:16 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

More ex-military officials are becoming VCs as defense tech investment reached $35 billion

As venture capitalists continue to pour money into defense tech startups, they’re turning to a new hiring pool: ex-military officials.
Margaux MacColl
July 10, 2024, 9:46 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

FTC study finds ‘dark patterns’ used by a majority of subscription apps and websites

Dark patterns refer to a range of design techniques that can subtly encourage users to take some sort of action or put their privacy at risk.
Sarah Perez
July 10, 2024, 8:16 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Elon Musk does not owe ex-Twitter staffers $500 million in severance, court rules

Elon Musk faces several lawsuits for firing more than 6,000 Twitter employees, including then-CEO Parag Agrawal, following Musk’s 2022 takeover of the social media platform. On Tuesday, Musk defeated one…
Maxwell Zeff
July 10, 2024, 7:16 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Meta will soon let kids aged 10 to 12 interact with others in VR with their parents’ approval

Meta announced on Wednesday that users aged 10 to 12 can now interact with others in VR if they have their parents’ approval to do so. Up until now, children…
Aisha Malik
July 10, 2024, 5:16 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

AWS App Studio promises to generate enterprise apps from a written prompt

GenAI is everywhere these days, but Amazon Web Services has been perceived in some circles as being late to the game. In reality it’s still early, and the market is…
Ron Miller
July 10, 2024, 4:46 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Microsoft emails that warned customers of Russian hacks criticized for looking like spam and phishing

Cybersecurity experts are criticizing Microsoft for data breach notification emails that are confusing customers.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
July 10, 2024, 4:16 p.m.
5 min read
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