TechCrunch+ 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
Hey, friendly people, and welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that aggregates the top tech news over the past few days. It’s our humble opinion that there’s no better place to get caught up on the industry’s happenings, whether you’re a news junkie or simply among the
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
Read MoreThe future of batteries needs more than venture capital
French battery maker Verkor secured more than €2 billion (around $2.1 billion) to build its Dunkirk gigafactory, which is set to be operational by 2025.
Read MoreDeal Dive: Elder tech is expanding beyond reactive solutions
Bold creates personalized exercise programs for seniors to reduce injury. It's one of the latest companies expanding the eldertech sector.
Read MoreVarda Space puts off orbital factory reentry pending Air Force and FAA green light
The U.S. Air Force denied a recent request from Varda Space Industries to land its capsule at a Utah training area, pushing back the startup’s plans to show off the fruits of its in-space manufacturing, TechCrunch has learned. The company is also still awaiting a reentry license from the U.S.
Read MoreTiming attacks
If you ask someone a question and they say “yes” immediately, that gives you different information than if they pause and slowly say “yes.” The information you receive is not just the response but also the time it took to generate the response. Encryption can be analogous. The time it
Read MoreCyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday, Sept. 15, 2023
Welcome to Cyber Security Today. This is the Week in Review for the week ending Friday, September 15th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. In a few minutes David Shipley of Beauceron Security will be here to comment on recent news.
Read MoreHow angel investors lose their money, in 7 easy steps
Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. I know it’s perhaps unfair to assume that angels have the same approach to investors as professional, institutional pre-seed investors. And yet, amateur investors could def do with taking a couple of leaves out of
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