Microsoft emails that warned customers of Russian hacks criticized for looking like spam and phishing
Cybersecurity experts are criticizing Microsoft for data breach notification emails that are confusing customers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreMarc Andreessen, Sequoia again back Kearny Jackson, this time in $65M Fund III
After securing $14 million for its second fund in 2023, early-stage VC firm Kearny Jackson is back with a third fund. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreSpotify is no longer just a streaming app, it’s a social network
The question now is whether Spotify will add something similar for music artists in the future. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreMicrosoft settles with European cloud trade body over antitrust complaints
The core issue relates to a 2019 licensing change whereby Microsoft made it more expensive to run Microsoft’s enterprise software on rival cloud services. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreVimeo joins YouTube and TikTok in launching new AI content labels
Vimeo joins companies TikTok, YouTube, and Meta in implementing a way for creators to label AI-generated content. The video hosting service announced on Wednesday that creators must now disclose to viewers when realistic content is created with AI. The new updates to Vimeo’s terms of service and community guidelines ensure
Read moreGoogle brings new Gemini features and WearOS 5 to Samsung devices
Along with Samsung’s launch of new devices such as the Galaxy Z Flip 6, Z Fold 6, and the new Galaxy Watches, Google said today it is bringing its own new features across multiple apps to these devices. The search giant is updating its Gemini for Android app to be
Read moreXNXX joins handful of adult sites subject to EU’s strictest content moderation rules
The European Union has designated adult content website XNXX as subject to the strictest level of content regulation under the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA) after it notified the bloc it had passed the usage threshold of more than 45 million regional average monthly users. It’s the fourth porn site
Read moreYou can now protect your high-risk Google account with just your phone
Illustration: The Verge Google has made it a little easier for those at more risk of targeted online attacks to enroll in its Advanced Protection Program for Google accounts. Now users can set it up with a single passkey — using the built-in biometric authentication of a Pixel phone or
Read moreAs Microsoft leaves its observer seat, OpenAI says it won’t have any more observers
Months after Microsoft gained an observer seat on OpenAI’s board, the company is leaving the position of the non-voting seat. In a letter sent to OpenAI on Tuesday, Microsoft said that the company has seen enough progress being made in the AI company and is confident in its direction, according
Read moreDeep tech startups with very technical CEOs raise larger rounds, research finds
SaaS founders trying to figure out what it takes to raise their next round can refer to Point Nine’s famous yearly SaaS Funding Napkin. (The term refers to “back of the napkin” plans or calculations.) Now, European hardware deep tech teams have a similar resource from First Momentum, a pre-seed
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