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California’s Department of Finance has confirmed it’s investigating a “cybersecurity incident” after the prolific LockBit ransomware group claims to have stolen confidential data from the agency. The California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) in a statement on Monday described the threat as an “intrusion” that was “identified through coordination with state and federal security […]

California’s finance department confirms breach as LockBit claims data theft by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

The GOQii Health Metaverse will be an immersive, intimate and appealing medical experience.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially charged disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (aka SBF) with defrauding investors, it revealed on Tuesday morning follwing his arrest in the Bahamas. The SEC said in a press release that in addition to being charges with fraud regarding equity investors in FTX, he’s also being investigated regarding […]

SEC, CFTC and SDNY attorney’s office charge FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried with defrauding investors by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch

The new update in google has changed the accuracy of location information which is stored with some photos. This potentially causes a loss of their precise location and users would not be able to search for the pictures based on the location they were taken in.

According to a report by The Verge, the microblogging platform’s ‘Twitter Blue’ subscriptions rolled out despite warnings from Twitter’s own trust and safety staff

It doesn’t matter what kind of web site it is, the ‘customer journey’ has always been important, otherwise you lose that engagement and the end result can hit the bottom line. That was always the case. But in the modern era, customers expect an easy and simple experience, otherwise they move elsewhere. And with the […]

TheyDo fires the starting gun on the race to own the customer journey by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

As the world of NFTs continues to evolve, the utility of projects will develop with it

In the Middle East, growth is down to market conditions that exist nowhere else. With half its population under 25 years old and tech-savvy, it is no surprise that the region is one of the most active and engaged online.

China’s abrupt easing of its zero-COVID policy last week has led to a spike in cases and rising fears of the virus. Over the last three years, the authority has used big data to monitor the movement of people and thus control the spread of the virus. Now that the government is gradually undoing some […]

As China relaxes zero-COVID, tech firms assume a larger role in fighting the virus by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

Car parts buyers require specific parts to fit specific vehicles, making for a supply-constrained environment. New Zealand-based Partly wants to ease those constraints by connecting parts buyers around the world with the correct parts. The two-year-old startup is not a car parts marketplace. Rather, Partly powers marketplaces like eBay and Shopify with its database of […]

Ex-Rocket Lab engineer raises $21M for Partly to make buying car parts easier by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch