FatakPay, an Indian loan company, was found storing sensitive data in an unprotected S3 bucket The data included people’s names, addresses, IDs, and more The [more…]
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British university spinoff Mindgard protects companies from AI threats
AI creates a dilemma for companies: Don’t implement it yet, and you might miss out on productivity gains and other potential benefits; but do it [more…]
Why hacktivism can’t be a replacement for due process
The past few weeks have shown us how digital landscapes shape our social, political, and economic lives. This has been using misinformation and disinformation to [more…]
European Solo GP Robin Capital closes first fund with €15M to play with
Robin Capital — the Germany-based, Solo GP-led VC fund by former entrepreneur Robin Haak — has hit its final close of ‘Robin Fund One’ at [more…]
Nintendo Switch 2: everything we know about the long-rumored Switch successor
It’s official: a successor to the Nintendo Switch will be announced “within the fiscal year” according to Nintendo, which means that we will see it [more…]
eBay Coupon Codes and Deals: Up to 60% Off Select Items
Long before we had Amazon or Facebook marketplace, or thousands of other online retailers, we had eBay. And now, we have an eBay coupon to [more…]
Instagram teases AI tools for editing appearances, backgrounds in videos using prompts
Instagram head Adam Mosseri is teasing upcoming generative AI features for the social app that will allow creators to “change nearly any aspect” of their [more…]
Gamers beware: Windows 11 24H2 update could wreck your colors and crash your games
Windows 11 24H2 Auto HDR bug causes colors to be displayed wrongly There are also problems with games crashing Microsoft has promised a fix is [more…]
Waymo fills the Cruise void overseas and a salute to icon Jean Jennings
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. This will be the last newsletter of [more…]
Midnight Blizzard hacking group hijacks RDP proxies to launch malware attacks
Trend Micro spots sophisticated spear-phishing campaign targeting military and government targets It uses almost 200 RDP proxies to gain access to endpoints The total number [more…]
Sequoia’s Matt Miller is exiting the firm after making headlines earlier this year
The writing was on the wall, seemingly. Sequoia Capital partner Matt Miller announced on Wednesday that he’s leaving the powerhouse outfit after a 12-year career [more…]
This sleek new AI device will transcribe and analyze your conversations for way less than its rivals
The Pocket is the latest standalone AI-powered gadget to be revealed. For $79, it promises to record, transcribe, and organize conversations. The hype around AI-powered [more…]
India’s Rapido exposed user and driver data through leaky website feedback form
Rapido, a popular ride-hailing platform in India, has fixed a security issue that exposed personal information associated with its users and drivers, TechCrunch has exclusively [more…]
Salt Typhoon: US cybersecurity watchdog urges switch to Signal-like messaging apps
The US cybersecurity watchdog is urging citizens to use only secure end-to-end encrypted messaging apps like Signal to secure mobile communications. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure [more…]
Google reveals AI ‘reasoning’ model that ‘explicitly shows its thoughts’
In a post on X, Google DeepMind chief scientist Jeff Dean says the model is “trained to use thoughts to strengthen its reasoning,” and also [more…]
Backed by a16z and NEA, Backflip raises $30M Series A to turn text into AI-generated designs
What if it were as easy to generate a usable 3D design as prompting ChatGPT? That’s the mission of Backflip, a startup founded by 3D [more…]
NYT Connections today — my hints and answers for Friday, December 20 (game #558)
Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read [more…]
Home Assistant launches its first voice assistant hardware device
There’s a new voice assistant in town, and this one can work locally in your home without phoning home to its corporate overloads. This week, [more…]
Ex-Twitch CEO Emmett Shear is founding an AI startup backed by a16z
Emmett Shear, the former CEO of Twitch, is launching a new AI startup, TechCrunch has learned. The startup, called Stem AI, is currently in stealth. [more…]
NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Friday, December 20 (game #292)
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, [more…]
Google Keep might be joining the ranks of Android system apps
Google Keep is being upgraded to a system app on Android 16 devices, joining the ranks of other Android apps that provide essential services like [more…]
