Thinking of Japan often evokes notions of bleeding-edge tech mixed with deep tradition and culture. The country’s startups, however, haven’t seen the sort of growth that upstart tech companies in other parts of the world have. There are signs that those tides are turning, though, with startup funding increasing along with the number of active […]
6 investors explain why they are bullish about Japan’s startup scene despite an uncertain economy by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch
Security researchers have linked a new wave of mass-hacks targeting a popular file transfer tool to the notorious Clop ransomware gang, as the first victims of the attacks begin to come forward. It was revealed last week that hackers are exploiting a newly discovered vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer, a file-transfer tool widely used by enterprises […]
Microsoft says Clop ransomware gang is behind MOVEit mass-hacks, as first victims come forward by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
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Revenge of the mutual funds by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
A month ago, Google rolled out passkey support to consumer Google accounts. Today, it is extending this to business users, with the open beta launch of passkeys for Google Workspace and Cloud accounts. Like almost every other major tech company, Google has been waging war against passwords for years. The promise of passkeys is that […]
Google Workspace and Cloud get support for passkeys by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch
Multiple subreddits and moderators are protesting Reddit’s API pricing changes that may shut down many third-party clients. Popular subreddits such as r/aww, r/video, r/Futurology, r/LifeHacks, and r/bestof will go dark on June 12 to protest the company’s move. Separately, a moderator coordination subreddit has written an open letter to Reddit saying these changes will have […]
Multiple subreddits and moderators are protesting Reddit’s API changes by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch