May 2023
Researchers say they found spyware used in war for the first time
Security researchers and digital rights organizations believe the government of Azerbaijan used spyware produced by NSO Group to target a government worker, journalists, activists, and the human rights ombudsperson in Armenia, as part of a years long conflict that has at times broke out into an all-out war. The cyberattacks may be the first public […]
Researchers say they found spyware used in war for the first time by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch
The official ChatGPT app is now available in 11 more countries
OpenAI has announced in a tweet that the official ChatGPT mobile app is now available in more countries. When OpenAI first unveiled its mobile app last week, the app was only available on iOS and in the U.S. Now, many people living in Europe, South Korea, New Zealand and more will be able to download […]
The official ChatGPT app is now available in 11 more countries by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch
Anne Boden, founder of UK’s Starling Bank, steps down as CEO
Anne Boden nearly lost a grip on Starling Bank years ago when the neobank was in the middle of a coup effort led by its CTO, but now it looks like Boden who is doing the walking away. The outspoken founder of Starling Bank — which was last valued at over $3 billion, is profitable […]
Anne Boden, founder of UK’s Starling Bank, steps down as CEO by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
IBM wants to build a 100,000-qubit quantum computer
Montenegro court overturns Terraform founder Do Kwon’s bail
A high court in Montenegro overrode a lower court’s previous decision that would have released Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon on bail. Bloomberg first reported on the news. Kwon will remain in jail until the Basic Court in Montenegro makes another decision in light of the latest decision by the high court, per Bloomberg, which […]
Montenegro court overturns Terraform founder Do Kwon’s bail by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch
This Stanford grad is taking on pawn shops with a new credit card startup
In recent years, there’s been no shortage of startups offering credit lines to the underbanked. Most talk about their mission to help people establish credit, which is noble, but they’re also extending credit because — let’s face it — lending out money is lucrative. Now, a startup founded by Stanford grad James Savoldelli has found […]
This Stanford grad is taking on pawn shops with a new credit card startup by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch
Top Indian tech advocacy group replaces Big Tech execs following criticism
The Internet and Mobile Association of India, an influential tech industry body, has appointed Dream Sports co-founder and chief executive Harsh Jain as the new chairperson of the association, bucking the tradition of giving the top roles to Big Tech executives after receiving criticism from many Indian startups. Rajesh Magow, co-founder and group chief executive […]
Top Indian tech advocacy group replaces Big Tech execs following criticism by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
NFT avatar enabler GoodGang has the blessings of Korean giants Kakao and Naver
Critics have long discredited non-fungible tokens as overpriced JPEGs sold by people who want to make quick bucks. NFT believers want to prove them wrong and show that these certificates of digital art stored on the blockchain, a distributed, immutable database, have real use cases. Their efforts often involve integrating NFTs into applications already with […]
NFT avatar enabler GoodGang has the blessings of Korean giants Kakao and Naver by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch
Google Play Games for PC is now rolling out to Europe and New Zealand
Google is now rolling out Google Play Games for PC Beta — a service that lets you play Android games on Windows — to users in Europe and New Zealand. The company officially announced the annual Google for Game Developers Summit in March. The company first introduced the program in 2022 and it is available […]
Google Play Games for PC is now rolling out to Europe and New Zealand by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch