June 25, 2025

Bill Gates-backed AirLoom begins building its first power plant

Wind power has run into some headwinds, and not the kind that spin its turbines.  Recently, President Trump has decided to wage war against the technology, an unwelcome bit of friction that coincides with rising costs in recent years. Onshore wind power went for $61 per megawatt-hour last year, according to Lazard, bucking a decade-long […]

Shazam now lets you identify music in apps while wearing headphones

January 26, 2024

Shazam now lets you identify music while wearing headphones, the Apple-owned company announced this week. All you need to do is open the app, check for the headphone icon to confirm your headphones are connected and then start identifying music playing around you or within apps like TikTok and YouTube. The new update works with […]

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Microsoft says Russian hackers also targeted other organizations

January 26, 2024

On Friday, Microsoft revealed that it had been the victim of a hack carried out by Russian government spies. Now, a week later, the technology giant said that it was not the only target of the espionage operation. In a new blog post, Microsoft said that “the same actor has been targeting other organizations and, […]

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Apple Podcasts to get auto-generated transcripts in iOS 17.4

January 26, 2024

Among the changes in iOS 17.4 is support for auto-generated transcripts in the Apple Podcasts app, making it easier for listeners to follow along to their favorite shows. Transcripts will only appear for English, French, German, and Spanish-language podcasts. It’ll be available in over 170 countries and regions. Similar to how lyrics work in Apple […]

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How a mistakenly published password exposed Mercedes-Benz source code

January 26, 2024

Mercedes-Benz accidentally exposed a trove of internal data after leaving a private key online that gave “unrestricted access” to the company’s source code, according to the security research firm that discovered it. Shubham Mittal, co-founder and chief technology officer of RedHunt Labs, alerted TechCrunch to the exposure and asked for help in disclosing to the […]

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Brex and the curse of having too much money

January 26, 2024

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Today was something a bit special. Not only did we have Mary Ann, Kirsten and Alex aboard for the show, we were also lucky enough to have […]

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