Lovense was told its sex toy app leaked users’ emails and didn’t fix it
Lovense, the maker of internet-connected sex toys, left user emails exposed for months — even after it became aware of the vulnerability. In a blog post spotted by TechCrunch and Bleeping Computer, security researcher BobDaHacker found that they could “turn any username into their email address,” which they could then
Read MoreNvidia AI chip challenger Groq said to be nearing new fundraising at $6B valuation
AI chip startup Groq is in talks to raise a fresh $600 million at a near $6 billion valuation, sources tell Bloomberg, although the deal isn’t yet final and terms could change.
Read MoreCounting sums of squares
In the process of writing the previous post, I ran across the Landau-Ramanujan theorem. It turned out to not be what I needed, but it’s an interesting result. What portion of the numbers less than N can be written as the sum of the squares of two non-negative integers? Edmund Landau
Read MoreEigenvalues of the Laplacian on a square
What are the solutions to the equation uxx + uyy = λu on the unit square with the requirement that u(x, y) = 0 on the boundary? It’s easy to see that the functions u(x, y) = sin(mπx) sin(nπy) are solutions with λ = (m² + n²)π² for non-negative integers m
Read MoreLuma and Runway expect robotics to eventually be a big revenue driver for them
Both Luma and Runway have reportedly held conversations with self-driving car and robotics companies as they look toward the future.
Read MoreGoogle says UK government has not demanded an encryption backdoor for its users’ data
Google refused to tell a U.S. senator whether the company had received a secret U.K. surveillance order demanding access to encrypted data, similar to an order served on Apple earlier this year.
Read MoreHardening Node.js Apps in Production: 8 Layers of Practical Security
Master 8 crucial security layers for production Node.js apps. Learn dependency auditing, authentication, input validation, rate limiting & more. Continue reading Hardening Node.js Apps in Production: 8 Layers of Practical Security on SitePoint.
Read MoreAnthropic reportedly nears $170B valuation with potential $5B round
The new round is being led by Iconiq Capital, with the possibility of a co-lead investor joining.
Read MoreSOSV bets plasma will change everything from semiconductors to spacecraft
SOSV is investing in more than 25 plasma-related startups over the next five years.
Read MoreCash App users can now pool money for group payments — even with non-users
Cash App's new feature lets users pool money with a group to pay for expenses like vacations and gifts.
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