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Trump announces new tech policy picks for his second term
In a pair of Truth Social posts on Sunday, Donald Trump announced a set of picks for his administration’s tech policy team that will report [more…]
Prosus buys Despegar for $1.7B, taking a bite out of Latin America’s travel sector
Yet another major investment is going down in the travel sector, underscoring its ongoing rebound after the Covid-19 pandemic. Prosus, the tech conglomerate controlled by [more…]
Latest POS Trends Shaping Retail and Hospitality Industries
POS technology has impacted the retail industry far and wide ever since its debut in the 1970s. Before the modern POS system, transactions were manual, [more…]
US healthcare giant Ascension says ransomware attack affected nearly six million customers
Ascension was struck by ransomware attack in May 2024 It has now concluded its investigation into the attack Sensitive data on almost 5.6 million people [more…]
This Smart Bathroom Exhaust Fan Is Great for Parties
My old fan was loud and cranky, but the new one on its highest fan setting offers a reasonable whir. (It’s rated for 80 or [more…]
The AI smartphones that never materialized in 2024
I’ve spent the past year covering every major phone launch in the US, and each one loudly declared the same thing: AI is here, and [more…]
The TechCrunch Cyber Glossary | TechCrunch
The cybersecurity world is full of technical lingo and jargon. At TechCrunch, we have been writing about cybersecurity for years, and even we sometimes need [more…]
Guide Helps Australian Workers Expose Tech Wrongdoings
The Human Rights Law Centre has released a new guide that empowers Australian tech employees to speak out against harmful company practices or products. The [more…]
Google Chat is making it easy for you to ditch Microsoft Teams
Google admins can now migrate Microsoft Teams channels data to Chat Customization, including date ranges, is supported It’s available to all Google Workspace subscribers now [more…]
McLaren Artura review: a plug-in hybrid for the 1 percent
It’s no secret that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) have grown in popularity over the past couple of years. Their flexibility offers the convenience of [more…]
WhatsApp scores historic victory against NSO Group in long-running spyware hacking case
A U.S. judge has ruled that Israeli spyware maker NSO Group breached hacking laws by using WhatsApp to infect devices with its Pegasus spyware. In [more…]
Lessons Learned & What’s Ahead
The cybersecurity landscape in 2024 was marked by unprecedented challenges, significant breaches, and evolving regulatory requirements that fundamentally reshaped how organizations approach data protection. From [more…]
Google CEO reveals major job cuts as part of “efficiency” move
Google to lay off 10% of managers, directors, VPs More than 1,300 Googlers have already lost their jobs in 2024 The company is facing threats [more…]
Electric Vehicle Charging Is Going to Get Political
The question is whether every local authority is willing to chip in where federal funding might fall short. “The next 10 years [in EV charging] [more…]
Honda and Nissan plan to merge as we enter the age of electric cars
Honda and Nissan have announced plans to merge as the Japanese automakers struggle with competition from rival brands in the electric vehicle market. The two [more…]
Pavel Durov says Telegram is now profitable
Telegram founder Pavel Durov said today that the company is now profitable. Durov said the chat app’s total revenue surpassed $1 billion in 2024. The [more…]
North Korean Lazarus hackers are targeting nuclear workers
Kaspersky recently discovered new additions to the Lazarus DreamJob campaign The criminalss targeted two people working in the same nuclear-related firm In the attack, they [more…]
The World’s First Crispr Drug Gets a Slow Start
Deshawn “DJ” Chow waited a year to receive a treatment that could change his life. The 19-year-old was born with sickle cell disease, which makes [more…]
Here’s when the Samsung Galaxy S25 could go on sale – though expect to pay more
More details of the Galaxy S25 have leaked The phones may go on sale on February 7, 2025 Pricing is rumored to go up this [more…]
X raises Premium Plus subscription pricing by almost 40 percent
X has substantially raised the price of its top-tier user subscription in multiple regions to help bolster the platform’s creator payouts. The increase for Premium [more…]