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If the pitches reaching my inbox are any indication, one of the hot new things in generative AI is “copilots” for cybersecurity. Microsoft has one. Google, too. So does Vicarius, the vulnerability remediation platform — recently, it launched a text-generating AI tool, vuln_GPT, that helps write system breach detection and remediation scripts. Perhaps it’s Vicarius’ […]

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Wing, the drone-powered delivery company operated by Alphabet, intends to introduce a larger craft capable of towing heavier packages to customers. The announcement follows Walmart’s move to expand its drone delivery offering in Dallas-Fort Worth. The retail behemoth said last week that three quarters of the items in its larger Supercenter stores “meet the size […]

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Anyone who knows your WhatsApp number can figure out if you are only using the mobile app, or its companion web or desktop apps, a security researcher found. Tal Be’ery, the co-founder and CTO of crypto wallet maker ZenGo, found that it’s possible to determine whether a user on WhatsApp is using more than just […]

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The fintech app addresses the first financial milestones for couples and grows with the relationship through planning, saving and spending features.

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Despite the mixed recent news on inflation, capital’s still flowing healthily into Silicon Valley. Case in point, Top Tier Capital, the San Francisco-based VC and private equity firm, today announced that it raised $1.05 billion more to invest with global venture funds and tech companies. Speaking to TechCrunch via email, Top Tier managing partner David […]

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The fund targeted family offices and high-net-worth individuals who want “diversified” exposure to early-stage crypto venture deals.

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Dharmesh Singh and Bala Balabaskaran, once a part of Microsoft’s Office 365 team, headed up revenue operations and planning at Salesforce together for a number of years. While there, they say that they experienced common operations pain points like trying to forecast using spreadsheets and executing plans involving a small army of people. Their mutual […]

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Over the past year we’ve seen Uber’s former chief security officer convicted in federal court for mishandling a data breach, a federal regulator charge SolarWinds’ security chief with allegedly misleading investors prior to its own cyberattack, and new regulations that compel companies to publicly reveal materially impactful data breaches within four business days. It might […]

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I really wanted the DJI Mic to be great. So, too, did Haje. Ultimately, however, he waked away from the experience unimpressed by the end result. It’s was a disappointment from a category that can truly use a mobile-era upgrade. As someone who’s done his share of TV spots, videos and stage interviews over the […]

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Build a Rocket Boy, a Scotland-headquartered game development company founded by one of the former lead developers behind the Grand Theft Auto franchise, today announced it has raised $110 million in a Series D round of funding. The funding comes ahead of the much-anticipated launch of the company’s first titles and immersive open world platform. […]

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