US sanctions LockBit members after ransomware takedown
The U.S. government has sanctioned two key members of LockBit, the Russian-speaking hacking and extortion gang accused of launching ransomware attacks against victims across the U.S. and internationally. In a post on Tuesday, the U.S. Treasury confirmed it is sanctioning two Russian nationals, Artur Sungatov and Ivan Gennadievich Kondratiev. Sungatov
Read MoreUber testing prepaid-item pickup from local stores in India
Uber has quietly started testing a feature that lets gig workers pick up prepaid items from local stores and deliver them to customers in India. Called “Store Pickup,” the feature debuted in select U.S. cities in December and is now expanded to Delhi-NCR, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. Customers can order
Read MoreWho owns this tool? You need a software component catalog
We chat with Andrew Boyagi, Atlassian's Senior Developer Evangelist, about bringing great developer experience to teams and platforms with thousands of engineers. When the software sprawl gets so big you spend more time looking for answers than solving problems, it might be time to try something new.
Read More1Password expands its endpoint security offerings with Kolide acquisition
1Password, the AgileBits-owned password management software developer, today announced that it has acquired Kolide, an endpoint security platform, for an undisclosed amount. According to 1Password CEO Jeff Shiner, Kolide founder and CEO Jason Meller and all of Kolide’s 30 employees will join 1Password “as an intact team.” Meller has taken
Read MoreGeospatial technology startup Nuview acquires Astraea to accelerate plans “years faster” than imagined
Sometimes, to move fast you don’t need to break things — you just need to acquire them. So it is with Nuview, a startup aiming to map the world from space using lidar, who announced today that its acquisition of analytics platform Astraea. The terms of the deal were not
Read MoreFlipkart has weighed acquiring Dunzo
Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart has held discussions in recent weeks about potentially acquiring Dunzo, the hyperlocal delivery startup backed by Reliance Retail, three sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. However, complexities surrounding Dunzo’s ownership structure have made it difficult for the two parties to reach an acquisition deal, according
Read MoreBluestein Ventures raises $45M for third food tech fund
Bluestein Ventures targets consumer-facing technology across the food supply chain like health and wellness, proprietary foodtech, commerce and digital technology. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreOpenBorder’s e-commerce software helps merchants access consumers around the world
OpenBorder provides e-commerce merchants with instant access to the $2 trillion cross-border market through automation of certain logistical needs. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreAdditive functions
A function f from positive integers to real numbers is defined to be additive if for relatively prime numbers m and n, f(mn) = f(m) + f(n). The function f is called completely addititive if the above holds for all positive integers m and n, i.e. we drop the requirement that
Read MoreUnlocking Cybersecurity: Veeam’s Ian Engelbrecht on Public Sector Cyber Defense
In today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, the public sector faces unique challenges in safeguarding its infrastructure and data. Unlike private organizations, the public sector’s responsibilities extend beyond financial impacts, with disruptions potentially affecting essential services crucial to citizens’ daily lives. Furthermore, public sector infrastructure often underpins vital services for private
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