At Pwn2Own Vancouver 2022, several bugs were exploited in Microsoft, Ubuntu, and Tesla products; first day saw $800K+ awarded for exploiting 16 zero-day bugs
Jonathan Greig / The Record: At Pwn2Own Vancouver 2022, several bugs were exploited in Microsoft, Ubuntu,...
Heartex, an AI-focused data labeling and annotation service, raises a $25M Series A led by Redpoint Ventures, bringing its total funding to $30M
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Heartex, an AI-focused data labeling and annotation service, raises a $25M Series...
UK-based Modulr, an API payments infrastructure provider that lets businesses automate and embed payments, raises a $108M Series C led by General Atlantic
Omar Faridi / Crowdfund Insider: UK-based Modulr, an API payments infrastructure provider that lets businesses automate...
OpenSea launches Seaport, a new marketplace protocol which allows users to bundle different digital assets in exchange for an NFT, support for tipping, and more
Anushree Dave / The Block: OpenSea launches Seaport, a new marketplace protocol which allows users to...
Report: Electronic Arts is looking to sell or merge; sources say EA pursued an NBCUniversal merger and held acquisition talks with Disney, Apple, and Amazon
Ethan Gach / Kotaku: Report: Electronic Arts is looking to sell or merge; sources say EA...
Dutch e-commerce company Prosus plans to exit Russia and is looking to sell Avito, its classifieds ads business in the country that analysts have valued at ~$6B
Loni Prinsloo / Bloomberg: Dutch e-commerce company Prosus plans to exit Russia and is looking to...
Singapore-based online fashion marketplace Zilingo fires CEO Ankiti Bose after a probe found “serious financial irregularities”; Bose was suspended in April
Reuters: Singapore-based online fashion marketplace Zilingo fires CEO Ankiti Bose after a probe found “serious financial...
Kuo: Apple is working on an updated version of the HomePod for release in Q4 2022 or Q1 2023, and there “may not be much innovation in hardware design”
Juli Clover / MacRumors: Kuo: Apple is working on an updated version of the HomePod for...
Court docs and a source: Larry Ellison participated in a November 14, 2020 call that focused on strategies for contesting the legitimacy of the 2020 US election
Washington Post: Court docs and a source: Larry Ellison participated in a November 14, 2020 call...
Bravado, a networking service and jobs marketplace for sales professionals, raises a $26M Series B led by Tiger Global
Sophia Kunthara / Crunchbase News: Bravado, a networking service and jobs marketplace for sales professionals, raises...
Google agrees to keep Bandcamp in the Play Store even if it doesn't adopt Google's in-app payment system; Epic will keep 10% of Bandcamp's IAP revenue in escrow
Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide: Google agrees to keep Bandcamp in the Play Store even...
Google agrees to let Match Group offer alternative billing to Android users; the Tinder owner drops its request for a temporary restraining order against Google
Jay Bonggolto / Android Central: Google agrees to let Match Group offer alternative billing to Android...
Report: Microsoft hid Bing autofill in the US for politically sensitive Chinese names, affecting Windows search; Microsoft blames a technical error
Aaron Tilley / Wall Street Journal: Report: Microsoft hid Bing autofill in the US for politically...
Noyo, which provides APIs to help companies offer health insurance and other employee benefits, raises a $45M Series B led by Norwest Venture Partners
FinSMEs: Noyo, which provides APIs to help companies offer health insurance and other employee benefits, raises...
Seoul prosecutors open an investigation into Terraform Labs, creator of the UST stablecoin and the LUNA token, as its co-founder Do Kwon faces a $78M tax fine
TechCrunch: Seoul prosecutors open an investigation into Terraform Labs, creator of the UST stablecoin and the...
Snapchat is testing Family Center, which lets parents see who their teens are friends with and whom they are texting; teens have the option to not participate
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Snapchat is testing Family Center, which lets parents see who their teens...
FTC warns edtech companies to not use children's data for ads and other commercial purposes without parental consent, saying it will “vigilantly enforce” COPPA
Tonya Riley / CyberScoop: FTC warns edtech companies to not use children's data for ads and...
A Meta executive told employees to stop discussing abortion on Workplace, citing “an increased risk” that the company is seen as a “hostile work environment”
Alex Heath / The Verge: A Meta executive told employees to stop discussing abortion on Workplace,...
AdvIntel: the Conti ransomware group has taken its infrastructure offline and its leaders have partnered with other smaller ransomware groups to conduct attacks
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: AdvIntel: the Conti ransomware group has taken its infrastructure offline and its...
Docs: SpaceX paid $250K to settle a flight attendant's allegation that Elon Musk exposed himself and offered a horse in exchange for an erotic massage in 2016
Rich McHugh / Insider: Docs: SpaceX paid $250K to settle a flight attendant's allegation that Elon...
Analysis: insurers significantly raised cyber coverage premiums in 2021, after high profile hacks; direct-written premiums by the largest insurers rose 92% YoY
Wall Street Journal: Analysis: insurers significantly raised cyber coverage premiums in 2021, after high profile hacks;...
Sacramento-based Azra Games, a blockchain gaming startup developing a sci-fi fantasy game with virtual collectibles, raises a $15M seed led by a16z
MK Manoylov / The Block: Sacramento-based Azra Games, a blockchain gaming startup developing a sci-fi fantasy...
Canada joins its intelligence allies in banning carriers from using Huawei and ZTE equipment for the country's 5G network, after a delay of over three years
Robert Gillies / Associated Press: Canada joins its intelligence allies in banning carriers from using Huawei...
Sources: Coinbase is pausing new projects, freezing hiring, cutting costs, and giving staff more stock grants after its stock fell 75%+ in the past six months
The Information: Sources: Coinbase is pausing new projects, freezing hiring, cutting costs, and giving staff more...
North American smartphone shipments grew 3.7% YoY to 39M units in Q1 2022; Apple grew its market share to 51% with 19.9M units as Google grew 380% to 1.2M units
Canalys: North American smartphone shipments grew 3.7% YoY to 39M units in Q1 2022; Apple grew...
Republicans, who opposed common carrier status for ISPs in the net neutrality debate, now want social media platforms to be treated like “public utilities”
Washington Post: Republicans, who opposed common carrier status for ISPs in the net neutrality debate, now...
Sources: at an all-hands, Twitter's top lawyer Vijaya Gadde said there is “no such thing as a deal being on hold” and execs said Musk's deal is moving forward
Bloomberg: Sources: at an all-hands, Twitter's top lawyer Vijaya Gadde said there is “no such thing...
Tether's accounting firm says Tether holds $20.1B in commercial paper, down 17% QoQ; Tether had $82.4B+ in total assets on March 31 and $82.2B in liabilities
Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: Tether's accounting firm says Tether holds $20.1B in commercial paper, down 17%...
Meta launches its free WhatsApp Cloud API, aimed at SMBs, to all businesses worldwide, and announces paid features for its WhatsApp Business app coming later
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Meta launches its free WhatsApp Cloud API, aimed at SMBs, to all...
Sources: Apple executives previewed the upcoming mixed reality headset to the company's board last week; Apple ramped up reality OS development in recent weeks
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple executives previewed the upcoming mixed reality headset to the company's...
Celebrities have been criticized for hyping crypto without highlighting the risks after this month's sell-off, as Crypto.com and FTX scale back on ad spending
Tiffany Hsu / New York Times: Celebrities have been criticized for hyping crypto without highlighting the...
Sources: Ian Goodfellow, Apple's former director of machine learning who left due to the company's return to work policy, is joining Alphabet's DeepMind
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Ian Goodfellow, Apple's former director of machine learning who left due...
Pipedream, an integration platform that lets developers build workflow automations and connect cloud services, raises a $20M Series A led by True Ventures
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Pipedream, an integration platform that lets developers build workflow automations and connect...
Palo Alto-based Pangea, which offers embedded security APIs for cloud-native app builders, emerges from stealth with a $25M Series A led by Ballistic Ventures
Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: Palo Alto-based Pangea, which offers embedded security APIs for cloud-native app builders,...
Meta's Q1 2022 enforcement report: Facebook's automated content moderation systems improved YoY; the number of wrongly removed, and restored posts, also grew
Casey Newton / Platformer: Meta's Q1 2022 enforcement report: Facebook's automated content moderation systems improved YoY;...
Thought Machine, a cloud-based infrastructure provider for 35+ banks globally, raises a $160M Series D at a $2.7B valuation, up from $1B+ in November 2021
Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan / Financial Times: Thought Machine, a cloud-based infrastructure provider for 35+ banks globally, raises...
Google Cloud launches new software supply chain and zero trust tools, including one that gives governments and enterprises access to vetted open-source packages
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Google Cloud launches new software supply chain and zero trust tools, including...
As startups face potential drops in valuation and VCs demand lower spending and higher margins, some companies turn to cutting staff, marketing, and projects
Heather Somerville / Wall Street Journal: As startups face potential drops in valuation and VCs demand...
Linz-based Storyblok, which offers a headless CMS, raises a $47M Series B led by Mubadala Capital and HV Capital, and says ~74K companies use its tools
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Linz-based Storyblok, which offers a headless CMS, raises a $47M Series B...
Certora, a provider of security analysis tools for smart contract developers to detect mistakes before deploying code, raises a $36M Series B led by Jump Crypto
Mike Millard / The Block: Certora, a provider of security analysis tools for smart contract developers...
Enjoy Technology, which runs mobile retail stores and went public via a SPAC merger in October 2021, says it lacks the cash to operate beyond early June 2022
Joanna Glasner / Crunchbase News: Enjoy Technology, which runs mobile retail stores and went public via...
Twitter loses more execs amid Musk's takeover bid: Twitter Service VP Katrina Lane, head of data science Max Schmeiser, and VP of product management Ilya Brown
Bloomberg: Twitter loses more execs amid Musk's takeover bid: Twitter Service VP Katrina Lane, head of...
Robinhood is working on a second crypto wallet, which will give users sole custody of their private keys, coming in beta this summer and launching later in 2022
Jon Porter / The Verge: Robinhood is working on a second crypto wallet, which will give...
Elon Musk, who wanted to “defeat the spam bots”, is lying when he says bots are why he's backing away from buying Twitter at $54.20/share, amid stocks' downturn
Matt Levine / Bloomberg: Elon Musk, who wanted to “defeat the spam bots”, is lying when...
Researchers detail a BLE relay attack to unlock and operate a Tesla outside its BLE range; when told in April, Tesla said relay attacks are a “known limitation”
Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Researchers detail a BLE relay attack to unlock and operate a Tesla...
Knock-on effects of the TerraUSD/Luna collapse will be felt across the crypto industry and may chill VCs' enthusiasm for investing in crypto startups
Hannah Miller / Bloomberg: Knock-on effects of the TerraUSD/Luna collapse will be felt across the crypto...
Live broadcasts and shared videos of mass shootings again raise questions about social networks' responsibilities in curbing violent and hateful content
New York Times: Live broadcasts and shared videos of mass shootings again raise questions about social...
Tel Aviv-based Komodor, which helps companies troubleshoot Kubernetes issues, raises a $42M Series B led by Tiger Global, bringing its total funding to $67M
Ron Miller / TechCrunch: Tel Aviv-based Komodor, which helps companies troubleshoot Kubernetes issues, raises a $42M...
San Diego-based Turquoise Health, a free search engine that lets patients compare hospital prices for US medical procedures, raises a $20M Series A led by a16z
Michael Schroeder / MedCity News: San Diego-based Turquoise Health, a free search engine that lets patients...
A look at the Apple Together solidarity movement that emerged from #AppleToo to provide support for Apple employees organizing in retail, AppleCare, and more
Caitlin Harrington / Wired: A look at the Apple Together solidarity movement that emerged from #AppleToo...