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Cyber training platform pulls in another $66M after post-pandemic remote working increases cyber threats

October 12, 2022

It was only in June last year when we reported how Immersive Labs, a platform which teaches cybersecurity skills to employees in a “gamified” way, had closed a $75 million Series C funding round. As of today, the company just pulled in another $66 Million, taking the total raised to $189 million. And it can […]

Cyber training platform pulls in another $66M after post-pandemic remote working increases cyber threats by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

Toyota exposed 300,000 customer email addresses for 5 years

October 12, 2022

Automotive giant and car maker Toyota has warned that the personal information of roughly 300,000 customers may have been exposed for close to five years. The possible exposure relates to T-Connect, an official Toyota app that allows customers to connect their smartphone to their vehicle’s dashboard infotainment system. In a statement, Toyota admitted that a […]

Toyota exposed 300,000 customer email addresses for 5 years by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Metalenz ships millions of its tiny cameras and powers up with $30M B round

October 12, 2022

The cameras in our phones, laptops, and increasingly home robots and the like are about as small as they can get unless we starting doing something different, and that’s just what Metalenz is getting up to — with great success and now a $30 million funding round to expand its ultra-small 3D imaging tech. The […]

Metalenz ships millions of its tiny cameras and powers up with $30M B round by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

Human brain cells transplanted into baby rats’ brains grow and form connections

October 12, 2022
Human neurons transplanted into a rat’s brain continue to grow, forming connections with the animals’ own brain cells and helping guide their behavior, new research has shown. In a study published in the journal Nature today, lab-grown clumps of human brain cells were transplanted into the brains of newborn rats. They grew and integrated with…

A robotic exoskeleton adapts to wearers to help them walk faster

October 12, 2022
An exoskeleton that uses machine learning to adapt to its wearers’ gait could help make it easier for people with limited mobility to walk. The exoskeleton, which resembles a motorized boot, is lightweight and allows the wearer to move relatively freely, both increasing their walking speed and reducing the amount of energy they use while…

DataGrail announces automated risk assessment tool and $45M investment

October 12, 2022

DataGrail has always focused on helping companies comply with the growing world of privacy regulation, building plug-ins to common data-heavy applications to help automate data discovery and compliance. Today, it’s building on that with a new automated risk monitoring solution that helps companies build third-party application risk assessments quickly. While they were at it, the […]

DataGrail announces automated risk assessment tool and $45M investment by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

Dedrone’s counter-drone jammer uses science to stop drones in their tracks

October 12, 2022

Drones are lovely for all sorts of things, including shooting incredible 700-shot gigapixel images over Burning Man, for example. But they can also be used for nefarious purposes, carrying explosives or scaring the bejesus out of the Secret Service as they are trying to protect the prez. Dedrone has had a series of antidrone tools […]

Dedrone’s counter-drone jammer uses science to stop drones in their tracks by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch