FlutterFlow attracts cash for its low-code mobile app dev platform
Low-code dev platforms have gained momentum in recent years, in large part because they promise to shorten what’s otherwise typically a lengthy app development cycle. According to data from analytics firm GlobalData, there was a fivefold increase in VC funding into low-code dev platforms from 2021 to 2022. Demand has
Read moreCNDO is a new ‘challenge-based’ social networking for creators and fans
Tim Schaecker, a TikToker with 8.8 million followers and a member of the German boy band Elevator Boys, officially launched today a new social networking app in an effort to encourage other content creators to connect with their communities in a deeper way and rethink social media and the creator
Read moreBlackRock cuts Byju’s valuation by 95% to $1 billion
BlackRock has yet again cut the value of its holding in Byju’s, slashing the implied valuation of the Indian startup to $1 billion from $22 billion in early 2022, according to disclosures made by the asset manager. At the end of October last year, BlackRock said it valued Byju’s shares
Read moreGoogle says it’ll stop charging fees to transfer data out of Google Cloud
Google today announced that it’ll stop charging Google Cloud customers a fee to migrate their data to another cloud provider or on-premise datacenter, effective immediately. Customers using Google Cloud services including BigQuery, Cloud Bigtable, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage, Datastore, Filestore, Spanner and Persistent Disk are eligible for free transfers out
Read moreMoustrap wants to bring some loving luxury to your mousing about
The humble computer mouse hasn’t seen a huge amount of innovation since it was invented – and let’s be honest, it isn’t a particularly ergonomically friendly piece of kit. For designers, artists, and 3D modelers whose digital canvas is their lifeblood, Moustrap is a premium computer mouse that aims to
Read moreCES 2024: Everything revealed so far, from Nvidia and Sony to rabbit’s pocket AI and the weirdest reveals
One of the year’s biggest tech events has kicked off in Las Vegas, and we’re here to bring all the reveals before the show floor opens. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreWarning issued to admins of Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure gateways
IT administrators with Ivanti’s Connect Secure/Pulse Secure VPNs and Policy Secure gateways are urged to install mitigations immediately. The mitigations are to temporarily deal with two vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-46805, an authentication bypass and CVE-2024-21887, a command injection) that impact all supported versions of these products. If they are chained together, “exploitation
Read moreSiri needs to get a lot smarter, and quickly
Siri seems to be lagging the competition in this department by a country mile. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreLucid Motors sold just 6,001 cars in 2023
Lucid Motors delivered only 6,001 of the 8,428 cars it built last year, as it continues to struggle to generate demand for its luxury electric sedans. The Saudi-backed company limped to the finish of 2023, building just 2,391 cars and delivering 1,734 in the fourth quarter — down 31% and
Read moreMandiant admits hacked X account didn’t have 2FA
Mandiant says the loss of control of its X/Twitter account last week was likely caused by a brute force password attack on one employee’s account by a cryptocurrency scammer. Normally, two-factor authentication (2FA)would have mitigated the attack, the Google-owned division said in a tweet on Wednesday, “but due to some
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