AT&T reportedly gave $370,000 to a hacker to delete its stolen customer data
Illustration by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge AT&T paid a hacker about $370,000 to delete customer data that was stolen from it as part of a hacking spree earlier this year. The hacker then provided a video to prove they had deleted the data, according to a Wired report
Read moreHow to tell if your online accounts have been hacked
This is a guide on how to check whether someone compromised your online accounts. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreThe AI financial results paradox
There is a general consensus today that generative AI is going to transform business in a profound way, and companies and individuals who don’t get on board will be quickly left in the dustbin of history. At the same time, as companies delve more deeply into this technology, they want
Read moreGoogle reportedly in talks to acquire cloud security company Wiz for $23B
Google’s parent company Alphabet might be on the verge of making its biggest acquisition ever. The Wall Street Journal reports that Alphabet is in advanced talks to acquire Wiz for around $23 billion. While the deal isn’t finalized, the WSJ says it could come together soon. Wiz offers an all-in-one
Read moreHank Green reckons with the power — and the powerlessness — of the creator
Hank Green has had a while to think about how social media has changed us. He started making YouTube videos in 2007 with his brother, novelist John Green, at a time when the first iPhone was in development, MySpace was still relevant and Instagram didn’t exist. Seventeen years later, posting
Read moreSynapse’s collapse has frozen nearly $160M from fintech users — here’s how it happened
Here is a timeline of Synapse’s troubles and the ongoing impact it is having on banking consumers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreHelixx wants to bring fast-food economics and Netflix pricing to EVs
When Helixx co-founder and CEO Steve Pegg looks at Daisy — the startup’s 3D printed prototype delivery van — he sees a second chance. And he’s pulling inspiration from McDonald’s to get there. The prototype, which made its global debut this week at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, is an
Read moreIndia clings to cheap feature phones as brands struggle to tap new smartphone buyers
India is struggling to get new smartphone buyers, as millions of Indians don’t go for an upgrade and continue to be on feature phones. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreRényi’s parking constant
Imagine parallel parking is available along the shoulder of a road, but no parking spaces are marked. The first person to park picks a spot on the shoulder at random. Then another car also chooses a spot along the shoulder at random, with the constraint that the second car can’t
Read moreMeet the soft robots that can amputate limbs and fuse with other robots
Roboticists at The Faboratory at Yale University have developed a way for soft robots to replicate some of the more unsettling things that animals and insects can accomplish — say, a reptile self-amputating a limb, or ants building bridges by temporarily fusing their bodies. In one demo video, we see
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