U.S. has disabled parts of Chinese hacking infrastructure, says Reuters
American authorities got legal authorization to remotely disable aspects of a Chinese-based hacking campaign, sources have told Reuters. The news agency said in an exclusive story Monday that the action against the hacking group, dubbed Volt Typhoon by Microsoft and other threat researchers, came because the government worries it’s part
Read moreTesla’s next-generation vehicle: all the news about Elon Musk’s next big EV bet
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Will it be the Model 2? Model C? Whatever it’s called, Tesla’s long-promised $25,000 EV could be a game-changer. For years, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been promising an affordable electric vehicle, likely priced at $25,000, as a way to broaden the appeal
Read moreTeam, timing, and execution — the trilogy of success
What makes startups more likely to succeed is the quality of the team, their ability to execute, and their sense of timing. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreDrone couriers and virtual faces among Alchemist Accelerator’s demo day highlights
Today is demo day at Alchemist Accelerator, which focuses on very early stage startups from technical founders. 15 companies are presenting in this batch, but here are four we thought worth a closer look. Alchemist also scored an additional $2 million from Mayfield to keep investing like this, so they
Read moreColoring the queen’s graph
Suppose we have an n × n chessboard. The case n = 8 is of course most common, but we consider all positive integer values of n. The graph of a chess piece has an edge between two squares if and only if the piece can legally move between the
Read moreWatch SpaceX launch a Northrop Grumman resupply mission to the ISS
SpaceX is teaming up with Northrop Grumman today to deliver more than 8,000 pounds of cargo, fresh food and scientific experiments to astronauts on the International Space Station. The NG-20 resupply mission will take-off from the Space Force’s Cape Canaveral in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at around
Read moreUnravelling African network security trends
The fear of cyber incidents has topped the Allianz Risk Barometer 2024 list as the most important business risk for the third consecutive year. Voted into the number one position by several countries across Africa, including Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria and Uganda, it’s clear that cybersecurity prioritization remains critical for many businesses.
Read moreWhat if Christensen was wrong about disruption?
If you build a truly great product, people will happily pay for it. Just check out how well Apple and Tesla have done. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreHow can you to afford solar in 2024?
No one is a fan of load shedding, but it has accelerated South Africa’s transition to cleaner energies, especially solar power. Ross Mains-Sheard, Co-Founder and CEO of Versofy SOLAR notes that many homeowners seeking solar installations may not be aware of accessible options in 2024 due to the ongoing electricity
Read moreAirfocus bags $7.5M for its take on project management software
In 2017, Malte Scholz, then a project manager at a 200-person startup, was struggling to find a product management tool that worked both for him and the teams under his purview. After piloting a few solutions, he eventually decided to create his own — and built a business around it.
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