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Satellite-to-phone connectivity provider Lynk has made its debut in Palau, where the nation’s hundreds of islands make traditional cell coverage difficult to achieve. The company’s “cell towers in space” now cover the entire country — intermittently, but that’s a lot better than nothing, and service will improve as more satellites are added to the constellation. […]

Lynk connects Palau’s off-grid islands with satellite texting by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

A hacktivist group broke into an online system belonging to the Texas city of Fort Worth, stole several gigabytes of data, and then posted it online. On Saturday, Fort Worth officials admitted that it suffered a data breach, but said that after reviewing the leaked data, “at this time, there is no indication that sensitive […]

Hacktivists steal government files from Texas city Fort Worth by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch

ThoughtSpot, an AI-powered analytics platform, today announced that it’s entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mode Analytics, a business intelligence startup, for $200 million in cash and stock. Mode will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of ThoughtSpot once the deal closes later this year, subject to customary closing conditions and the receipt of the approval […]

ThoughtSpot acquires Mode Analytics, a BI platform, for $200M in cash and stock by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Meta Quest users can subscribe to a new service that gives them access to the top two titles every month. Dubbed Meta Quest+, the virtual reality subscription costs $7.99 per month or $59.99 annually. The first hint of the subscription service occurred in March when a Twitter user discovered a description of a game pass […]

Meta launches new VR subscription ‘Meta Quest+’ for $7.99 by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch