Dragos raises $74M to secure industrial control systems from threats
Dragos, a company building software to secure the control systems for manufacturing and industrial equipment, has raised $74 million in a Series D round extension led by WestCap. The round, which brings Dragos’ total raised to $440 million, leaves the startup’s post-money valuation unchanged for the second year at $1.7
Read moreHashtag Trending Sep.18- New technology to get through airport security in 30 seconds; Experts favour a new U.S. agency to govern AI; ChatGPT downtime raises questions about over reliance
Through airport security in 30 seconds? That’s the goal of this new technology. Experts favour new U.S. agency to govern AI, Israelis develop a new way to hack computers using online ads and ChatGPT’s downtime raises questions on over-reliance. These and more top tech stories on Hashtag Trending I’m
Read moreRoam unveils new EV bus model to tap Kenya’s mass transit sector
Kenya-based EV startup Roam has unveiled a new shuttle bus model dubbed Move, coming as the East African country continues to push for the adoption of electric vehicles. Roam (formerly Opibus) now plans to ramp up its production of the Move bus, and expand its charging infrastructure as it anticipates
Read moreProsus, Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk abruptly steps down
Bob van Dijk, the chief executive of Dutch e-commerce investor Prosus and its controlling shareholder Naspers, has resigned from the top role and from the boards with immediate effect. Ervin Tu, Prosus’ Group Chief Investment Officer, has been elevated to the position of interim chief executive for companies that hold
Read moreAn autoworkers strike trifecta and another speed bump for Cruise and Waymo
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Read moreErik Buell on the future of electric motorcycles
The future of mopeds and motorcycles is electric, Erik Buell says. He sees mopeds and motorcycles playing a greater role in transportation.
Read moreTechCrunch+ picks: 9 books set around San Francisco
San Francisco is in a constant state of reinvention, and the many books set in or based on the Bay Area help prove it.
Read moreReal estate tech companies continue to get hammered by high mortgage rates
Once valued at over $2 billion, rent-to-own startup Divvy Homes conducted its third round of layoffs in a year's time.
Read moreThe iPhone 15 gets USB-C, a redesigned Cybertruck surfaces and California considers banning AV trucks
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Read moreCanada cyber centre issues alert after government DDoS attacks
Distributed denial of service attacks against the websites of federal departments and several Canadian provinces and territories — including PEI, Yukon, Saskatchewan and Manitoba — have prompted the federal cyber agency to issue an IT alert. Since September 13, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security has responded to several DDoS
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