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Apple cuts off Beeper Mini’s access after launch of service that brought iMessage to Android

December 8, 2023

Was it too good to be true? Beeper, the startup that reverse engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users, is experiencing an outage, the company reported via a post on X on Friday. And Apple is to blame, it seems. Users, including those of us at TechCrunch with access to the app, […]

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Will December bring startup winter?

December 8, 2023

Borrowing has become more expensive, and profits are harder to come by, which means that 2023 has been a savage year in startup land.

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DNA companies should receive the death penalty for getting hacked

December 8, 2023

DNA companies should receive the death penalty for getting hacked Personal data is the new gold. The recent 23andMe data breach is a stark reminder of a chilling reality – our most intimate, personal information might not be as secure as we think. It’s a damning indictment of the sheer negligence of companies that, while […]

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