Compete or cooperate? Five deep tech investors opt for shared gain over sharp elbows
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Read moreSpotify, Epic Games and others pen letter to EC, claiming Apple has made a ‘mockery’ of the DMA
Epic Games, Spotify, Proton, 37signals and other developers had already signaled their displeasure with how Apple has chosen to adapt its rules to meet the requirements of the new EU regulation, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), calling it “extortion” and “bad-faith” compliance, among other things. Now those companies have formalized
Read moreNow the EU is asking questions about Meta’s ‘pay or be tracked’ consent model
Meta’s controversial pay or be tracked ‘consent’ choice for users the European Union is facing questions from the European Commission. Today the bloc said it’s sent Facebook and Instagram’s owner a formal request for information (RFI) under the Digital Services Act (DSA), asking it to provide more detail on the
Read morePitch Deck Teardown: CommandBar’s $4.8M seed deck
In the midst of CommandBar's pretty slim pitch deck, there are some innovations that are worth shining a light on. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreNSA says it’s tracking Ivanti cyberattacks as hackers hit US defense sector
The U.S. National Security Agency has confirmed that hackers exploiting flaws in Ivanti’s widely used enterprise VPN appliance have targeted organizations across the U.S. defense sector. NSA spokesperson Edward Bennett confirmed in an emailed statement to TechCrunch on Friday that the U.S. intelligence agency, along with its interagency counterparts, is
Read moreBacked by $10M Series A, TravelJoy is riding the post-COVID demand for expert travel planning
A travel-focused startup that the COVID pandemic could have killed has instead thrived. TravelJoy, a company providing a suite of tools for travel entrepreneurs and travel business operators, is now facilitating over $1 billion in annual spend for its customers, as interest in travel rebounded in the U.S. in the
Read moreThoma Bravo takes critical event management software company Everbridge private in $1.8B deal
Everbridge, a critical event management (CEM) software company, is going private in a $1.8 billion all-cash deal that will see it taken over by private equity giant Thoma Bravo — 20% more than what was originally announced last month.* Founded in 2002 initially as 3N Global, Everbridge helps governments and
Read moreHealthcare sector “stretched thin” in fight against cyber attacks warns CSO of Health-ISAC
Healthcare organizations need more support from boards and governments to defend against the rising number of cyber attacks, particularly ransomware, says the chief security officer of a U.S.-based information sharing and analysis centre for the sector. “Organizations are stretched thin, they just don’t have the people, budget to support the
Read moreKarma3 Labs raises $4.5M to improve trust in web3 with ratings and recommendations
There’s no reputation system in the decentralized world of web3, so it’s hard to figure out which entities and individuals to trust and depend on. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreCyber Security Today, March 1, 2024 – Warnings to GitHub users and Ivanti gateway administrators, and more
Warnings to GitHub users and Ivanti gateway administrators, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, March 1st, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Developers who download code from the open-source GitHub repository always have to be careful they don’t
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