Hackers exploit WinRAR zero-day bug to steal funds from broker accounts
Cybercriminals are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in WinRAR, the venerable shareware archiving tool for Windows, to target traders and steal funds. Cybersecurity company Group-IB discovered the vulnerability, which affects the processing of the ZIP file format by WinRAR, in June. The zero-day flaw — meaning the vendor had no time,
Read moreCrypto lender Maple Finance raises $5M to enter Asia amid regulatory clarity
Maple Finance, an on-chain, institutional credit marketplace that’s aspiring to fill a gap left behind by the collapses of crypto lending heavyweights like BlockFi and Celcius, has its sight set on Asia as financial hubs like Hong Kong and Singapore provide more regulatory clarity around digital assets. Maple, which falls
Read moreJobs platform CakeResume gets $5 million in fresh funding
CakeResume, used by tech companies like Google, L’Oreal and TSMC to find new talent, announced today it has raised $5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by returning investor Mynavi, one of Japan’s largest human resources companies, and will be used to expand in countries like Indonesia,
Read moreDice books $65M for its event discovery and ticketing platform
Live, in-person activity has come back with force in the wake of years of living with Covid-19, and a London startup that built an events tech business is today announcing funding to capitalise on that. Dice, an events discovery and ticketing platform, has raised $65 million, funding that it will
Read moreMeta plans to roll out default end-to-end encryption for Messenger by the end of the year
Meta said today that the company plans to enable end-to-end encryption by default for Messenger by the end of this year. The tech giant is also expanding its test of end-to-end encryption features to “millions more people’s chats.” The company has been building end-to-end encryption features in Messenger for years
Read moreSwiftUI and Metal
Distortion effect and offsets explainedImage by authorWith iOS 17, Apple introduced new view modifiers to connect SwiftUI views and Metal Shaders. We can now manipulate colors, shapes, and much more, with the process running on the GPU with Metal.Metal and SwiftUIThere are three different effects that you can now apply to SwiftUI views
Read moreUnderstanding Modules and Packages in Python
Learn how to structure Python code by creating modules, defining functions and classes, creating packages, importing modules, and more. Continue reading Understanding Modules and Packages in Python on SitePoint.
Read moreSnap overhauls India organizational structure, appoints new head
Snap has restructured its reporting system in India and named Pulkit Trivedi as the new country head, underscoring the increasing importance of the South Asian market to the company. Snapchat’s parent company has directed its Indian teams to report directly to Trivedi, thereby granting local leadership greater autonomy in shaping
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Read moreIndia’s Kombai raises $4.5M to simplify UI coding with AI
Kombai, a startup that aims to help front-end developers easily convert UI designs to code using AI, has emerged from stealth and announced a $4.5 million in a seed funding round led by Stellaris Venture Partners and Foundation Capital. In response to rapid hardware advancements, software evolution has underscored a
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