Lightspeed’s Gaurav Gupta and Grafana Labs’ Raj Dutt will tell us why they financially tied the knot (twice!)
Many founders only know their own experience fundraising and don’t hear much about what other founders went through. On Extra Crunch Live on Wednesday, we’re going to remedy that. Grafana Labs has raised upward of $75 million since it lau.....»»
Hackers leverage 1-day vulnerabilities to deliver custom Linux malware
A financially motivated threat actor is using known vulnerabilities to target public-facing services and deliver custom malware to unpatched Windows and Linux systems. Among the exploited vulnerabilities are also two recently discovered Ivanti Connec.....»»
Prepayment technology is socially and financially isolating UK asylum seekers: Study
A research team from the University of Oxford and the University of Glasgow has found that prepayment cards provided to U.K. asylum seekers by the Home Office are collecting their data and controlling their behaviors in ways that have highly detrimen.....»»
Microsoft: Russian hackers accessed internal systems, code repositories
Midnight Blizzard (aka APT29), a group of Russian hackers tied to the country’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), has leveraged information stolen from Microsoft corporate email systems to burrow into the company’s source code repositor.....»»
Plasma donations: A financial lifesaver and an ethical dilemma
When you're financially strapped, selling plasma can be an appealing option to drum up some quick cash......»»
Apple Developer Center Singapore offers sessions, labs, and workshops to devs across the region
Apple recently launched its first Developer Center in Singapore, which will provide customized resources and expert guidance to the region's diverse app development community.The center aims to support Southeast Asia's thriving developer community, w.....»»
Axonius secures $200 million to scale its global reach and product innovation
Axonius announced it has secured $200 million in a Series E extension funding round led by Accel and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Stripes also participated. This new round of funding is intended to accelerate innovation and scale across the globe as.....»»
Integrating software supply chain security in DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines
NIST released its final guidelines for integrating software supply chain security in DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines (SP 800-204D). In this Help Net Security video, Henrik Plate, Security Researcher at Endor Labs, talks about this report, which provides ac.....»»
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares" compensation jumps 56% to $40M
Tavares' 2023 pay included an $11 million transformation incentive to meet milestones tied to challenges the industry is facing on global mobility, technology and the electrification of vehicles......»»
Active Directory outages can cost organizations $100,000 per day
Nearly every organization has core systems services tied to Active Directory that will go down during an outage, according to Cayosoft. Consequences of system downtime for business operations The impact of just one system being down can devastate bus.....»»
Spotify teams with Bandsintown to make getting live tickets easier
Bandsintown is one of the best ways to see who's playing where, and when, and it's now tied directly into Spotify......»»
Do AI-driven chemistry labs actually work? New metrics promise answers
The fields of chemistry and materials science are seeing a surge of interest in "self-driving labs," which make use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated systems to expedite research and discovery. Researchers are now proposing a suite of def.....»»
These 39-gram AR glasses have me excited for the future
You can get AI help with Brilliant Labs low-cost, multimodal smart glasses that accept input from voice or camera and display results on a display......»»
Threat actor used Vimeo, Ars Technica to serve second-stage malware
A financially motivated threat actor tracked as UNC4990 is using booby-trapped USB storage devices and malicious payloads hosted on popular websites such as Ars Technica, Vimeo, GitHub and GitLab to surreptitiously deliver malware. Another interestin.....»»
Cops bogged down by flood of fake AI child sex images, report says
Investigations tied to harmful AI sex images will grow "exponentially," experts say. Enlarge (credit: SB Arts Media | iStock / Getty Images Plus) Law enforcement is continuing to warn that a "flood" of AI-generated fake.....»»
Apple will expand SharePlay music control to HomePod and Apple TV in iOS 17.4 and tvOS 17.4
Apple will allow friends and family to control music playing on the HomePod or Apple TV in its next update — and here's how you can do it in the beta.Apple MusicSharePlay is a feature tied to FaceTime and iMessage that allows users to interact with.....»»
AI will increase the number and impact of cyberattacks, intel officers say
Ransomware is likely to be the biggest beneficiary in the next 2 years, UK's GCHQ says. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Threats from malicious cyberactivity are likely to increase as nation-states, financially motivated c.....»»
Google lays off “dozens” from X Labs, wants projects to seek outside funding
Google wants projects to take outside venture capital as part of budget cuts. Enlarge / Exterior view of a Googleplex building, the corporate headquarters of Google and parent company Alphabet, May 2018. (credit: Getty Images |.....»»
Wooly mammoth movements tied to earliest Alaska hunting camps
Researchers have linked the travels of a 14,000-year-old wooly mammoth with the oldest known human settlements in Alaska, providing clues about the relationship between the iconic species and some of the earliest people to travel across the Bering La.....»»
Researchers find a red knot"s character is formed in first year of life
In any group of red knots, respective individuals exhibit a remarkable array of distinct character types. Birds with an exploratory character are motivated to investigate their environment and readily explore unfamiliar areas. Meanwhile, birds with i.....»»
Big evolutionary change tied to lots of small differences
Lots of genes changed as a species of snail went from laying eggs to live births. Enlarge / An example of a Littorina species, the common periwinkle. (credit: Bjoern Wylezich) The version of evolution proposed by Charles.....»»