Hyundai-backed Motional buys time with a bridge loan
Autonomous vehicle technology startup Motional has secured a bridge loan that provides a temporary financial reprieve as the company searches for a longer-term source of funding, TechCrunch has learned. Motional CEO Karl Iagnemma told staff in a companywide email viewed by TechCrunch that the company’s board of directors approved the
Read MoreHow to verify a data breach
Over the years TechCrunch has extensively covered data breaches. In fact, some of our most-read stories have come from reporting on huge data breaches, such as revealing shoddy security practices at startups holding sensitive genetic information through to disproving privacy claims by a popular messaging app. It’s not just our
Read MoreTechCrunch Minute: A TikTok ban is looking more and more like impending reality
Well, that was fast. After a House subcommittee gave its assent to a bill that would force the divestment of TikTok or ban it in the United States, the House itself voted in the affirmative, albeit with a few dozen votes of dissent. Now it’s off to the Senate, where
Read MorePitch Deck Teardown: SuperScale’s $5.4M Series A deck
The company is promising to make marketing for games easier, and we know that great marketing is one of the crucial differences between an OK outcome and a smash-hit success. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreTipTop, the new app from Postmates’ founder and CEO, now lets you buy devices with trade-ins and cash
Customers can trade in an old Samsung Galaxy for a discount on an iPad, an Apple HomePod mini for a Nintendo Switch, or an iPhone for a Nothing phone. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreHow to avoid all the IPO work without annoying investors
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Equity turns 7 years old this week, so in honor of its birthday, drop us a review? More reviews helps more
Read MoreBug in Kubernetes allows remote code execution on Windows’ nodes: Cyber Security Today for Friday, March 15, 2024
Google adds real time phishing protection to Chrome. A security bug is found in Kubernetes that allows attackers to remotely execute code on Windows nodes. The French government suffers an enormous cyber-attack and vulnerabilities in ChatGPT plug-ins. Welcome to Cybersecurity Today for Friday March 15th, 2024. I’m your host Jim
Read MoreIndia orders antitrust probe into Google’s app store billing practices
India’s antitrust regulator has ordered an investigation into Alphabet’s Google, alleging the U.S. tech giant abused its dominant position in the country’s online market by imposing unfair terms and discriminatory practices in its popular app store. The Competition Commission of India said in an order on Friday that Google appears
Read MoreGoogle’s enhanced protection from phishing in Chrome: Hashtag Trending for Friday, March 15, 2024
Google announces enhanced protection from phishing and malware in the Chrome browser. Australian computer scientist Craig Wright is not the creator of Bitcoin as he has claimed for the past 8 years. Most subscription software doesn’t make money and the opposing argument for banning TikTok. All this and more on
Read MoreThese 61 robotics companies are hiring
It’s extremely heartening to see our little list effectively double since the last time we did one of these. While it’s true that layoffs continue to plague the tech industry at large, there are few better fields to be expert in at the moment than Robotics and AI. With more
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