North Korean hackers impersonated journalists to gather intel from academics and think tanks
Security researchers have warned that North Korean government-backed hackers are impersonating journalists to gather strategic intelligence to help guide the country’s decision making. SentinelLabs researchers said on Tuesday that they had linked a social engineering campaign targeting experts in North Korean affairs to a North Korean advanced persistent threat (APT)
Read moreCoinbase is being sued by the SEC
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge After months of indications the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would sue US crypto giant Coinbase, it’s finally happened. The lawsuit (1:23-cv-04738) filed Tuesday in the Southern District of New York accuses Coinbase and its parent company, CGI, of breaking securities law
Read moreApple is making it easier for adults and minors to avoid unsolicited nudes in iOS 17
With iOS 17, adult users will have access to expanded nudity protection features that are currently provided to children using iMessage. | Illustration: The Verge Apple’s Communication Safety feature for iPhone — designed to protect children from viewing nude images over iMessage — is being expanded to cover adult users
Read moreEurope wants platforms to label AI-generated content to fight disinformation
The European Union is leaning on signatories to its Code of Practice on Online Disinformation to label deepfakes and other AI-generated content. In remarks yesterday following a meeting with the 40+ signatories to the Code, the EU’s values and transparency commissioner, Vera Jourova, said those signed up to combat disinformation
Read moreOurX adds tech spin to Black hair care regimen
Ceci Kurzman has spent much of her career building and investing in brands and serving as one of the few Black female board members for companies, including Lanvin, Revlon and Warner Music+. While investing on behalf of some clients interested in beauty and personal care, Kurzman saw a gap in
Read moreGreycroft co-founder Ian Sigalow on investing $1B in this market
Greycroft, the now 17-year-old, New York and Los Angeles-based venture firm, has grown up in more ways than one. What began with three founders has evolved into a 60-person team. What began as a $30 million fund has grown into an enterprise that is today managing more than $3 billion
Read moreHow Evroc plans to build sovereign, hyperscale data centers in Europe
While cloud computing has transformed just about every industry on Earth, a burgeoning backlash has led some businesses to seek alternatives to the Big Tech-dominated public cloud. Vendor lock-in, spiralling costs, security concerns, and a lack of control over how their data is processed are just some of the reasons
Read moreEscape dynamically scans APIs to find security flaws
French startup Escape has raised a $3.9 million (€3.6 million) funding round shortly after ending Y Combinator’s winter 2023 cohort. The company provides a cybersecurity product focused on securing APIs before they are rolled out publicly. French VC firm Iris is leading the round with Frst also participating. Existing investors
Read moreByju’s sues ‘predatory’ lenders
Indian edtech giant Byju’s has filed a complaint in the New York Supreme Court to challenge the acceleration of the $1.2 billion term loan B, calling their demands for prepayment of the entire amount “high-handed,” and sought to disqualify Redwood, who it alleges has conducted a series of predatory tactics. The
Read moreFirst impressions: Yes, Apple Vision Pro works and yes, it’s good.
After a roughly 30 minute demo that ran through the major features that are yet ready to test I came away convinced that Apple has delivered nothing less than a genuine leapfrog in capability and execution of XR — or mixed reality with its new Apple Vision Pro. To be
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