Galen Robotics looks to assist ENT surgeons with new bot and $15M round

October 28, 2022

Medical devices and robots have been making their way into operating rooms in an increasing number of procedures. Now a new robot is trying to forge its path in the OR and assist surgeons who don’t yet have that advantage. “There are surgeons out there that have really no robotic assistance at all,” said Bruce […]

Galen Robotics looks to assist ENT surgeons with new bot and $15M round by Andrew Mendez originally published on TechCrunch

Twilio hack investigation reveals second breach, as the number of affected customers rises

October 28, 2022

U.S. messaging giant Twilio confirmed it was hit by a second breach in June that saw cybercriminals access customer contact information. Confirmation of the second breach — carried out by the same “0ktapus” hackers that compromised Twilio again in August — was buried in an update to a lengthy incident report that Twilio concluded on […]

Twilio hack investigation reveals second breach, as the number of affected customers rises by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange on November 8

October 28, 2022

Twitter’s stock will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange and become a private company on November 8, according to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This comes a day after Elon Musk completed the company’s takeover after a lengthy ordeal late Thursday. Incidentally, the delisting is taking place on […]

Twitter will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange on November 8 by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Xiaomi winds down financial services business in India

October 28, 2022

Xiaomi has quietly discontinued its financial services in India, less than three years after launching payment and lending apps in the key global market, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, retreating from what analysts say is a $1 trillion opportunity. The Chinese giant recently pulled the Mi Pay and Mi Credit apps in […]

Xiaomi winds down financial services business in India by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

US sanctions on China could extend to biotech, official says

October 28, 2022

On the heels of the Biden administration’s decision to impose sweeping chip sanctions on China, there are signs that China might also lose access to other types of critical U.S. technologies including biotechnology, an area that has historically seen close cooperation between the two countries. Areas “on my radar” for possible additional export controls include […]

US sanctions on China could extend to biotech, official says by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

Elon Musk fired top Twitter execs including CEO, reports say

October 28, 2022

Elon Musk fired key Twitter executives Thursday, one of his first moves as the official owner of the social media platform. According to reports from the New York Times, CNBC, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post and other outlets, Musk fired CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, general counsel Sean Edgett, and head of […]

Elon Musk fired top Twitter execs including CEO, reports say by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

It happened: Elon Musk officially owns Twitter

October 28, 2022

It’s for real this time. After months of legal drama, bad memes, and will-they-or-won’t-they-chaos to put your favorite rom-com to shame, Elon Musk has closed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. A number of outlets reported that Musk sealed the deal Thursday night, taking Twitter private and ousting a handful of top executives — CEO Parag […]

It happened: Elon Musk officially owns Twitter by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch