Apple alerts iPhone users in 98 countries to mercenary spyware attacks
Apple has issued a new round of threat notifications to iPhone users across 98 countries, warning them of potential mercenary spyware attacks. It’s the second such alert campaign from the company this year, following a similar notification sent to users in 92 nations in April. Since 2021, Apple has been
Read MoreBeeble AI raises $4.75M to launch a virtual production platform for indie filmmakers
Visual effects (VFX) have emerged as essential in filmmaking and have transformed storytelling and creativity in the film industry with its diverse digital techniques. However, the high cost of VFX tools often leaves independent filmmakers and content creators working with modest budgets struggling to compete with larger productions. A new
Read MoreMore ex-military officials are becoming VCs as defense tech investment reached $35B
As venture capitalists continue to pour money into defense tech startups, they’re turning to a new hiring pool: ex-military officials. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreFTC study finds ‘dark patterns’ used by a majority of subscription apps and websites
Dark patterns refer to a range of design techniques that can subtly encourage users to take some sort of action or put their privacy at risk. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreElon Musk does not owe ex-Twitter staffers $500 million in severance, court rules
Elon Musk faces several lawsuits for firing more than 6,000 Twitter employees, including then-CEO Parag Agrawal, following his 2022 takeover of the social media platform. On Tuesday, Musk defeated one of them, as a federal judge ruled X Corp. doesn’t owe the ex-employees any more severance. The lawsuit, filed by
Read MoreMeta will soon let kids aged 10 to 12 interact with others in VR with their parents’ approval
Meta announced on Wednesday that users aged 10 to 12 will soon be able to interact with others in VR if they have their parents’ approval to do so. Up until now, children were not able to chat or interact with other users on Quest. In an upcoming update, Meta
Read MoreHow data are reshaping society: “Datafication” and socioeconomic transformations
With the ever-increasing importance of data, we’re always looking for expert voices that can expand our view of what data and our reliance on data means for software development and society as a whole. More and more of our lives are becoming data-driven. Is that a good thing?
Read MoreAWS App Studio promises to generate enterprise apps from a written prompt
GenAI is everywhere these days, but Amazon Web Services has been perceived in some circles as being late to the game. In reality it’s still early, and the market is still shaking out. On Wednesday, AWS might have raised its generative AI street cred with a new tool called App
Read MoreTechCrunch Minute: The FTC bans anonymous social app NGL from serving minors
Not gonna lie, things aren’t looking great for NGL. The FTC is banning NGL from serving minors or advertising to them, marking the first time that the government agency has taken this sort of action against an app. You might recognize the app from your friends’ Instagram stories, when people
Read MoreMicrosoft 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.
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