Student opportunities abound at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
Here’s a reminder for students or recent grads. You’re the startup world’s future generation, and we’re investing in you. How? By offering passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 (September 19–21 in San Francisco) at a super-sweet discount. A student pass costs $195 compared to full general admission of $850. What are
Read MoreBugs in transportation app Moovit gave hackers free rides
Hackers could have hijacked the user accounts of a popular transportation app and used them to get free rides and access people’s personal information, according to a security researcher. Omer Attias, a security researcher at SafeBreach, said he found three vulnerabilities in the Moovit app, which allowed him to collect
Read MoreCruise and Waymo score a win and a surprising deal between electric aircraft rivals
Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. All eyes were on San Francisco this week as critics and supporters of deploying self-driving cars on public roads awaited a vote from the
Read MoreMark Zuckerberg says it’s ‘time to move on’ from the Elon Musk fight
Image: The Verge Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Threads post today that “it’s time to move on” from Elon Musk’s cage fight antics. “We can all agree Elon isn’t serious,” he wrote, adding that the refusal of the X (formerly Twitter) owner to confirm a date and his
Read MoreSure AI is hot, but is it an actual market or a platform piece?
Companies of all stripes have begun embracing generative AI as a way to increase productivity and possibly even replace some workers. But the base technology has been around for decades. Over the last five to 10 years, big enterprise software companies have been building AI into their platforms without the
Read MoreGunnar Hellekson, GM and VP at Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Mike McGrath VP of Core Platforms Engineering at Red Hat on Hashtag Trending, Weekend Edition
About 20 years ago, I started my own technology consulting company. We mostly did strategic consulting in IT – architecture, strategy, IT effectiveness, projects rescues and Lean Six Sigma consulting. Those sorts of things. But at the same time I was fascinated with open source – and I’ve mentioned this
Read MoreGoogle Doodle Celebrates the Legacy of Fatima Meer
Google Doodle celebrates Durban born, South African, Fatima Meer with a Doodle. Fatima was born on 12 August 1928. She was the 2nd of 9 children and obtained a Bachelors and a Masters degree in sociology from the Universities of Witwatersrand and Natal. Throughout her life she authored over 40
Read MoreDisrupt is around the corner — Here are the fintech players taking the stage
In this week’s edition of The Interchange, we touch on the resilience of BaaS in a sometimes messy fintech space, earnings highlights, and much more. If you want to receive this in your inbox every Sunday, sign up here. It’s hard to believe it but TechCrunch Disrupt — only one
Read MoreNew Study Shows Hidden Threat to 5G Mobile Networks
A new SecurityGen study highlights a hidden threat to 5G mobile networks from GTP-based cyber-attacks. Telecom security experts call on operators to apply comprehensive cyber-security measures against GTP threats. A new study by SecurityGen, the global provider of security solutions and services for the telcom industry, demonstrates a need for mobile
Read MoreGuinea’s Transitional Government Signs $28M Loan Agreement with African Development Bank
Guinea’s Trasitional Goverment and African Development Bank Group sign an $28 million loan agreement for agropastoral development, digitization and market access. The Bank’s Country Manager in Guinea, Léandre Bassolé and the Guinean Minister of the Economy and Finance, Moussa Cissé, signed the agreement in Conakry on 3 August 2023. On
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