February 4, 2025

Spyware maker Paragon confirms U.S. government is a customer

Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions confirmed to TechCrunch that it sells its products to the U.S. government and other unspecified allied countries. Paragon’s executive chairman John Fleming said in a statement to TechCrunch on Tuesday that, “Paragon licenses its technology to a select group of global democracies — principally, the United States and its allies.” […]

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Sequoia injects $195 million into an ever-eager seed environment

January 18, 2023

Sequoia Capital, a storied venture capital firm, announced today that it has raised $195 million for its fifth, dedicated seed fund. The vehicle will be used to back founders across the United States and Europe, as well as follow-on funding rounds for companies spinning out of the firm’s accelerator program, Arc. The new fund comes […]

Sequoia injects $195 million into an ever-eager seed environment by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

DOJ charges founder of crypto exchange Bitzlato for processing $700M of illegal funds

January 18, 2023

In a press conference on Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it has arrested Anatoly Legkodymov, founder of crypto exchange Bitzlato, for allegedly processing over $700 million of illicit funds. “Overnight, the Department worked with key partners here and abroad to disrupt Bitzlato, the China-based money laundering engine that fueled a high-tech axis […]

DOJ charges founder of crypto exchange Bitzlato for processing $700M of illegal funds by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Lidar companies face a ‘make it or break it’ year

January 18, 2023

That nagging deja vu feeling kept creeping in earlier this month during CES 2023 in Las Vegas. At every turn, in the newly constructed West Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center, and even amid the crowded startup grinder at Eureka Park, was a company pitching lidar sensor technology. That might not have been so […]

Lidar companies face a ‘make it or break it’ year by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Zack Snyder’s ‘Rebel Moon’ is set to arrive on Netflix in December

January 18, 2023

“Rebel Moon,” Netflix’s highly anticipated space fantasy epic, is coming to the streamer on December 22, 2023, the company announced today, alongside a sizzle reel of over a dozen titles that are also arriving on the streamer this year. The sizzle reel shows a first look at the sci-fi adventure film, giving viewers a glimpse […]

Zack Snyder’s ‘Rebel Moon’ is set to arrive on Netflix in December by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Decodable wants to take real-time stream processing mainstream

January 18, 2023

Decodable, the well-funded real-time data engineering and stream processing platform based, in part, on the Apache Flink open-source project, is launching a major update today that aims to make the service more attractive to large enterprises. In addition to expanding its library of connectors to enable data ingestion from more sources and a new enterprise […]

Decodable wants to take real-time stream processing mainstream by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Bitwarden acquires Passwordless.dev to help companies authenticate users without passwords

January 18, 2023

Open source password management platform Bitwarden has made its first known acquisition, snapping up a fledgling Sweden-based startup called Passwordless.dev, which specializes in helping developers integrate passwordless authentication technology into their software. The news comes shortly after 1Password and LastPass rival Bitwarden announced its first outside funding since its inception in 2015, securing $100 million […]

Bitwarden acquires Passwordless.dev to help companies authenticate users without passwords by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch