June 18, 2025

The quest to defend against tech in intimate partner violence

After Gioia had her first child with her then husband, he installed baby monitors throughout their Massachusetts home—to “watch what we were doing,” she says, while he went to work. She’d turn them off; he’d get angry. By the time their third child turned seven, Gioia and her husband had divorced, but he still found…

Embark Trucks lays off workers, explores liquidation of self-driving truck assets

March 3, 2023

Embark Trucks, the autonomous trucking company that went public in 2021 via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, is cutting its workforce in an effort to reduce costs and preserve cash. And the pain may not be over. The company said in a regulatory filing that about 230 employees were laid off Friday. […]

Embark Trucks lays off workers, explores liquidation of self-driving truck assets by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Indian startup Yes Madam exposed sensitive data of customers and gig workers

March 3, 2023

Indian at-home salon platform Yes Madam exposed the sensitive data of its customers and gig workers due to a server-side misconfiguration. The Noida-based Yes Madam operates in over 30 cities in the country, according to the firm’s website. The platform offers salon services at home, including therapies, massage, spa, and male grooming. Yes Madam’s mobile […]

Indian startup Yes Madam exposed sensitive data of customers and gig workers by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Uber is coming for Instacart

March 3, 2023

Uber has rolled out updates to its Shop and Pay feature that address three of the most commonly raised courier issues: out of stock items, digital payments and order clarity before accepting a trip. The ride-hail and delivery giant quietly launched Shop and Pay last year, a feature that lets delivery workers opt into receiving […]

Uber is coming for Instacart by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Inside the metaverse hype train at MWC 2023

March 3, 2023

Metaverse hype was hanging like a multicolored fog over the Mobile World Congress (MWC) connectivity trade show in Barcelona this week. Conference organizer, the GSMA’s, program pitched attendees into a smorgasbord of metaverse-themed discussions — most of which seemed designed to generate maximum FOMO, as a parade of tech evangelists took to the stage in […]

Inside the metaverse hype train at MWC 2023 by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

How Scout Motors plans to bring rugged, retro cred to the EV era

March 3, 2023

“We’re operating out of everywhere,” Scott Keogh said with a laugh in his first interview as CEO Scout Motors, the American EV upstart spun out of VW Group. While most established automotive players call the shots from sprawling, corporate palaces, Scout bases much of its operations — at least for now — out of a […]

How Scout Motors plans to bring rugged, retro cred to the EV era by Tim Stevens originally published on TechCrunch