Dish says ransomware gang stole almost 300,000 employee records

May 22, 2023

U.S. satellite television giant Dish has confirmed that hackers stole the personal information of almost 300,000 individuals during a February ransomware attack. In a data breach notification filed with Maine’s attorney general last week, Dish said that while customer databases were unaffected by the incident, hackers accessed hundreds of thousands of employee-related records during the […]

Dish says ransomware gang stole almost 300,000 employee records by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Meet the Disrupt Audience Choice roundtable winners

May 22, 2023

You voted in droves and the results are finally in! We can’t wait to hear the 10 incredible roundtables that you chose to send to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, September 19–21 in San Francisco. After counting literally thousands of votes, we’re ready to share the winners with you. But first… A reminder from the home office: […]

Meet the Disrupt Audience Choice roundtable winners by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

Meta and data, chips and dips, crypto and meltdowns

May 22, 2023

Hello and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Our Monday show covers the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week. Today, we are talking about Meta’s latest fines, what’s new in chips, and […]

Meta and data, chips and dips, crypto and meltdowns by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch

India’s Chalo raises $45 million in fresh funding to digitize bus commutes

May 22, 2023

Indian startup Chalo, which is working to transform bus commutes, has raised $45 million in a new funding round and secured an additional $12 million in debt as it works on deepening its mobility offerings and launches in more international markets. The Series D funding round was led by Avataar Ventures. Existing investors Lightrock India, […]

India’s Chalo raises $45 million in fresh funding to digitize bus commutes by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Brain waves can tell us how much pain someone is in

May 22, 2023
Brain signals can be used to detect how much pain a person is experiencing, which could overhaul how we treat certain chronic pain conditions, a new study has suggested. The research, published in Nature Neuroscience today, is the first time a human’s chronic-pain-related brain signals have been recorded. It could aid the development of personalized…