Bugcrowd snaps up $102M for a ‘bug bounty’ security platform that taps 500K+ hackers
Bugcrowd — the startup that taps into a database of half a million hackers to help organizations like OpenAI and the U.S. government set up and run bug bounty programs, cash rewards to freelancers who can identify bugs and vulnerabilities in their code — has picked up a big cash
Read moreKenya’s Ilara Health gets $4.2M backing to expand clinic-support services
Ilara Health, a Kenya-based health-tech enabling private clinics to access diagnostic devices and pharmaceutical products, has secured $4.2 million debt-equity in a pre-Series A round. The funds will be used to scale operations in the East African country, and to deepen health care access to the masses through the rollout
Read morePeak XV takes startups on a Silicon Valley trip in AI push
Peak XV, the venture capital firm that split from Sequoia Capital last year, is taking its portfolio companies from India, Southeast Asia and Australia on an “immersion” trip to Silicon Valley this week to meet several industry titans, the latest in the venture firm’s broadening offerings and networking flex. About
Read moreGoogle’s and Microsoft’s chatbots are making up Super Bowl stats
If you needed more evidence that GenAI is prone to making stuff up, Google’s Gemini chatbot, formerly Bard, thinks that the 2024 Super Bowl already happened. It even has the (fictional) statistics to back it up. Per a Reddit thread, Gemini, powered by Google’s GenAI models of the same name,
Read moreUber hits a profit milestone, Ford builds an EV skunksworks and Fisker fumbles
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Read moreHow to Boost WordPress Security and Protect Your SEO Ranking
Learn tips and strategies to identify and address common WordPress security issues to protect your website and search rankings. Continue reading How to Boost WordPress Security and Protect Your SEO Ranking on SitePoint.
Read moreSeed funding: Everything founders should know about fundraising, seed rounds and more for 2024
To understand what’s happening with seed rounds in 2024, TechCrunch+ spoke with three seasoned investors who offered advice for founders looking to raise. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreMaybe we’ll finally see a fintech IPO in 2024
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech (formerly The Interchange)! We’re back after a brief hiatus, and I can tell you that judging by the volume of pitches I received last week, venture investing in the fintech space is definitely picking up. This week, we’re looking at Plaid’s latest step toward an IPO,
Read moreThis-way-up and Knuth arrows
I was looking today at a cardboard box that had the “this way up” symbol on it and wondered whether there is a Unicode value for it. Apparently not. But there is an ISO code for it: ISO 7000 symbol 0623. It’s an international standard symbol for indicating how to
Read moreBluesky opens to everyone, Rivian reveals its new SUV, and governments exploit iPhones
Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that recaps the last few days in tech. This week, social network Bluesky opened for anyone to join — which feels appropriate here in NYC, given the sunshine and unseasonably warm temperatures we’ve been enjoying. For those more inclined
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