Welcome Tage Kene-Okafor, Mary Ann Azevedo, Sophie Burkholder and a guy named Drew
There are some additions to the TechCrunch team that I’m happy to announce. First, Kirsten Korosec, who has been with us for more than two years, was promoted to Transportation Editor. Kirsten has done amazing work, helping to elevate our footh.....»»
Ford"s Matt VanDyke leaving company, named president of digital marketing vendor
VanDyke will become president of Shift Digital effective June 28......»»
You Can Run Doom on a Chip From a $15 Ikea Smart Lamp
A $14.95 smart lamp from Ikea apparently has enough computing power to run the classic PC game Doom. From a report: A software engineer named Nicola Wrachien removed the smart lamp's computer chip and used it to build a miniaturized Doom gaming syste.....»»
Daon names Ralph Rodriguez as President and CPO
Daon announced that Ralph Rodriguez has been named President and Chief Product Officer. Rodriguez joins the company’s board of directors in this newly created role to lead the go-to-market vision, strategy, and roadmaps for Daon’s products an.....»»
How to prepare for a hyperactive hurricane season
It could be a busy hurricane season in the Atlantic this year. Between June 1 and November 30, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasts above-average activity, with a likely range of 14 to 21 named storms, of which 6 to 10.....»»
NASA reveals crew for Starliner spacecraft’s first astronaut flight
NASA has named the two astronauts who will participate in the first crewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft......»»
Ancient Roman soldier carved a phallus with a personal insult in this stone
The carving also included a crude personal insult directed at someone named Secundinus Enlarge / Archaeologists found a crude graffiti drawing of a penis accompanied by a personal insult at the ancient Roman fort Vindolanda. (credit: V.....»»
Vulnerability steals data from Intel and AMD CPUs — and you’re probably affected
A new vulnerability code-named Hertzbleed has been found to expose secret cryptographic keys. It most likely affects all Intel and AMD CPUs......»»
Botched and silent patches from Microsoft put customers at risk, critics say
Case in point: It took five months and three patches to fix a critical Azure threat. Enlarge (credit: Drew Angerer | Getty Images) Blame is mounting on Microsoft for what critics say is a lack of transparency and adequate spee.....»»
A weird star produced the fastest nova on record
Astronomers are buzzing after observing the fastest nova ever recorded. The unusual event drew scientists' attention to an even more unusual star. As they study it, they may find answers to not only the nova's many baffling traits, but to larger ques.....»»
Spyware firm NSO Group could be acquired by US defense contractor
Pegasus spyware maker NSO Group, which has been beset by controversy, could be acquired by a US defense contractor named L3Harris.NSO Group headquarters in Israel.The Israeli-based cyber surveillance is currently moving toward a deal to be acquired b.....»»
PlayStation Takes On Xbox With New Subscription Service
PlayStation's revamped version of its video game subscription service went live on Monday, giving members access to a catalog of several hundred games both new and old. From a report: PlayStation Plus, once code-named Spartacus, is Sony Group's attem.....»»
Maureen Kaplan joins SilverSky as CRO
SilverSky announced it named Maureen Kaplan as Chief Revenue Officer. Responsible for the development and optimization of the company’s go-to-market strategy, Kaplan will work with SilverSky’s executive team to continue its ongoing growth.....»»
See all the macOS naming locations in this Apple Maps guide
Apple's "crack marketing team" has now named ten versions of macOS, from Mavericks to Ventura. Here's where they all are, whether they came with a photograph of a sand dune, or a mountain range.Take a look at where macOS Catalina's wallpaper was shot.....»»
SEO Tool Ahrefs Built a $60M, Creator-Friendly Search Engine Named Yep
In 2019 SEO toolset provider Ahrefs announced it would build it's own search engine, remembers Search Engine Land. After investing $60 million of its own money, this month that search engine has finally launched with the name of "Yep", and Ahrefs "is.....»»
Diving brothers found the wreck of the Gloucester 300+ years after sinking
The most significant historic maritime discovery since raising the Mary Rose in 1982. In 1682 a royal ship carrying the heir to the English throne ran aground and sank off the Norfolk Coast. The wreck was discovered by two brothers in 2007.....»»
Can we make graphite from coal? Researchers start by finding new carbon solid
As the world's appetite for carbon-based materials like graphite increases, Ohio University researchers presented evidence this week for a new carbon solid they named "amorphous graphite.".....»»
ComplyAdvantage names Mark Watson as CTO
ComplyAdvantage announced that Mark Watson has been named as the company’s Chief Technology Officer and newest addition to the leadership team. In his role, Mark will lead all engineering and technical innovation efforts including the expansion.....»»
Former Santander exec Josh Baer named AutoFi president
AutoFi tapped Santander Consumer USA head of pricing and strategy Josh Baer as its president. Baer, whose resume also includes more than a decade at Capital One, will run AutoFi's lender and enterprise segments......»»
Tim Cook privacy concerns: Being surveilled changes our behavior, makes us less human
A Tim Cook privacy-focused interview at the Time 100 Summit focused on why the issue matters so much to Apple’s CEO. Cook was last month named one of the Time’s 100 most influential people of 2022, when we also learned that he would speak at the.....»»
New species of alga named for poet Amanda Gorman
In 2020, a group of researchers in Fay-Wei Li's lab at the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) had done what many scientists dream of doing: They discovered a new species. But as they discussed what to name this green alga from Central New York State, not.....»»