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Apple’s Vision Pro reignites excitement in China’s XR world

June 9, 2023

Apple’s launch of Vision Pro, what it refers to as its first spatial computer, is generating a lot of buzz in China. The hashtag #Apple Vision Pro 苹果首款头显 (Apple’s first head-mounted display) amassed over 40 million views on Weibo, China’s Twitter counterpart, on the launch day alone. The country’s virtual and augmented reality industry went […]

Apple’s Vision Pro reignites excitement in China’s XR world by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: a promising new fuel, and why our phones struggle with wildfires

June 9, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This unlikely fuel could power cleaner trucks and ships Transportation is a huge piece of the climate puzzle, accounting for over 15% of worldwide global greenhouse gas emissions. And while we’re making steady…

Barracuda urges customers to remove and replace vulnerable hardware exploited by hackers

June 9, 2023

Barracuda Networks has told customers they must replace vulnerable email gateway appliances following the disclosure of a critical security flaw. The technology company, which provides security, networking and storage products, is issuing the extraordinary guidance as it struggles to contain a zero-day flaw that hackers have exploited since October. Hackers are abusing the critical-rated vulnerability, […]

Barracuda urges customers to remove and replace vulnerable hardware exploited by hackers by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Another huge US medical data breach confirmed after Fortra mass-hack

June 9, 2023

Hackers stole another half a million people’s personal and health information during a ransomware attack on a technology vendor earlier this year. Intellihartx, a Tennessee-based company that handles patient payment balances and collections, said in a notice filed with the Maine attorney general’s office that 489,830 patients had information stolen in the cyberattack targeting its […]

Another huge US medical data breach confirmed after Fortra mass-hack by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch

Meta to appeal court ruling declaring content moderators as its employees

June 9, 2023

Meta is set to appeal Kenya’s court decision declaring it as the primary employer of the moderators that review content on its platforms in sub-Saharan Africa. Meta has filed a notice of appeal against the ruling made last week on orders issued in March. This comes after 184 moderators sued it, and its content review […]

Meta to appeal court ruling declaring content moderators as its employees by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch

Shell Recharge security lapse exposed EV drivers’ data

June 9, 2023

Oil giant Shell said it is investigating after a security researcher found an exposed internal database spilling the personal information of drivers who use the company’s electric vehicle charging stations. Security researcher Anurag Sen found a database online that contained close to a terabyte of logging data relating to Shell Recharge, the company’s worldwide network […]

Shell Recharge security lapse exposed EV drivers’ data by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch

Peakview, a U.S. LP once backed by a Chinese firm, diversifies its own investor base

June 9, 2023

In the aftermath of Sequoia Capital’s big reveal earlier this week that its China- and India-based affiliates are spinning off into independent entities, we reached out yesterday to someone who we thought might have an opinion on the development. Erik Lassila is a former VC whose Silicon Valley-based fund of funds business, Peakview Capital, was […]

Peakview, a U.S. LP once backed by a Chinese firm, diversifies its own investor base by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

Cultured meat startup Higher Steaks nabs $30M and rebrands as Uncommon

June 9, 2023

U.K.-based cultivated meat startup Higher Steaks has raised $30 million in a Series A round of funding and revealed that it’s changing its name to Uncommon. Founded out of Cambridge in 2017, Uncommon is one of countless companies pushing to make cultured “lab-grown” meat a reality in kitchens and restaurants around the globe, covering everything […]

Cultured meat startup Higher Steaks nabs $30M and rebrands as Uncommon by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch