April 2023

After spinning out of IBM-acquisition NS1, open source startup NetBox Labs raises $20M

April 11, 2023

NetBox Labs, a new open source startup spun out of VC-backed network automation company NS1 back in January, today announced it has raised $20 million in a Series A round of funding from a slew of high-profile investors. NS1, for the uninitiated, is a 10-year-old domain name system (DNS) and network automation platform used by […]

After spinning out of IBM-acquisition NS1, open source startup NetBox Labs raises $20M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

MCU’s female superhero trio team up in ‘The Marvels’ movie

April 11, 2023

Marvel Studios released a teaser trailer today for “The Marvels,” featuring three badass female superheroes—Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel and Captain Rambeau. The movie is set to hit theaters on November 10 and sees Brie Larson, Iman Vellani and Teyonah Parris reprise their roles. “The Marvels” is the third movie of the MCU’s Phase Five and […]

MCU’s female superhero trio team up in ‘The Marvels’ movie by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Google TV expands its free streaming lineup to over 800 live TV channels including Tubi, Plex, Haystack and more

April 11, 2023

Google TV, the company’s smart TV operating system that powers Chromecast devices and various TVs, is today getting a significant update aimed at expanding access to free, streaming TV. The company announced this morning Google TV will now integrate access to free streaming channels like Tubi, Plex, and Haystack News directly in its redesigned Live […]

Google TV expands its free streaming lineup to over 800 live TV channels including Tubi, Plex, Haystack and more by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Mercenary spyware hacked iPhone victims with rogue calendar invites, researchers say

April 11, 2023

Hackers using spyware made by a little known cyber mercenary company used malicious calendar invites to hack the iPhones of journalists, political opposition figures, and an NGO worker, according to two reports. Researchers at Microsoft and the digital rights group Citizen Lab analyzed samples of malware they say was created by QuaDream, an Israeli spyware […]

Mercenary spyware hacked iPhone victims with rogue calendar invites, researchers say by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch

Attend Ajay Agarwal’s TechCrunch Early Stage roundtable to hear his advice to early-stage software companies

April 11, 2023

TechCrunch Early Stage takes place on April 20, 2023, and we’re thrilled to announce a late addition to the program. Long-time, early-stage investor Ajay Agarwal is hosting a roundtable to discuss lessons learned with other Early Stage attendees. Ajay has been an instrumental investor since joining Bain Capital Ventures in 2003. If you haven’t already, […]

Attend Ajay Agarwal’s TechCrunch Early Stage roundtable to hear his advice to early-stage software companies by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch

Alibaba unveils ambition for a copilot as China steps up scrutiny over generative AI

April 11, 2023

Over the last few months, the world’s two biggest economies have been racing to showcase their generative AI capabilities. ChatGPT, Midjourney, the new Bing and others have captivated tens of millions of users around the world. In China, entrepreneurs are racing to match their American counterparts. Baidu rolled out a ChatGPT equivalent, for instance. Today, […]

Alibaba unveils ambition for a copilot as China steps up scrutiny over generative AI by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch