January 2023

India blocks YouTube videos and Twitter posts on BBC Modi documentary

January 21, 2023

The Indian government has ordered YouTube and Twitter to take down videos and tweets about a BBC documentary that is critical of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued the directions “for blocking multiple YouTube videos” and “over 50 tweets” linked to the videos of the first episode of the […]

India blocks YouTube videos and Twitter posts on BBC Modi documentary by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

How the James Webb Space Telescope broke the universe

January 21, 2023
The James Webb Space Telescope is one of MIT Technology Review’s 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2023. Explore the rest of the list here. Natalie Batalha was itching for data from the James Webb Space Telescope. It was a few months after the telescope had reached its final orbit, and her group at the University of…

A Clean Sweep: iRobot Roomba Combo J7+

January 21, 2023
To make cleaning even easier, pair the robot with your voice assistant and simply tell it to clean specific rooms or by specific objects in your home, and it does what you ask instantly.

Area 120, Google’s in-house incubator, severely impacted by Alphabet mass layoffs

January 21, 2023

Area 120, the Google in-house incubator responsible for products such as Checks, Tables, Stack and ThreadBite, has been significantly affected by broader layoffs at Google parent company Alphabet. A spokesperson tells TechCrunch via email that the majority of the Area 120 team has been “winded down,” and that only three projects from the division will […]

Area 120, Google’s in-house incubator, severely impacted by Alphabet mass layoffs by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Court to decide if Elon Musk is careless or criminal and other TC news

January 20, 2023

Welcome back to the TechCrunch Podcast. This week Amanda Silberling is here to talk about how Dungeons and Dragons creators are fighting to keep their livelihoods and Rebecca Bellan comes on to talk about how a tweet has gotten Elon Musk into legal trouble…again. And as always, we break down the biggest stories in tech. […]

Court to decide if Elon Musk is careless or criminal and other TC news by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch

Thoma Bravo agrees to acquire digital forensics firm Magnet Forensics for over $1B

January 20, 2023

Thoma Bravo, the private equity and growth capital firm, today announced that it would spend $1.8 billion CAD (~$1.34 billion) to acquire Magnet Forensics, a Waterloo-based company making software used by defense forces and businesses to investigate cybersecurity threats. Magnet Forensics will be purchased by a newly created corporation controlled by Thoma Bravo, Morpheus Purchaser […]

Thoma Bravo agrees to acquire digital forensics firm Magnet Forensics for over $1B by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch