February 17, 2026

The Download: the rise of luxury car theft, and fighting antimicrobial resistance

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis Across the world, unsuspecting people are unwittingly becoming caught up in a new and growing type of organized criminal enterprise: vehicle transport fraud and theft. Crooks…

The 2024 Polestar 2 features more power and range

June 13, 2023

Polestar today announced the US pricing and availability of the 2024 Polestar 2, which features significant upgrades to its power and range, along with styling changes and interior improvements. The bad news? It’s more expensive. The 2024 Polestar 2 comes in two variants. Starting with this model year, the base model switches from front-wheel drive […]

The 2024 Polestar 2 features more power and range by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch

Zero-Error Systems raises $7.5M for its radiation-hardened semiconductor integrated circuits

June 13, 2023

Space is a tough place for electronic circuits since radiation causes short circuits that result in mission failure, said Hwai Lin Khor, vice president of Zero-Error Systems. Many companies currently build satellite electronics systems with commercial-off-the-shelves (COTS) semiconductor devices to meet the lower cost requirement. But, according to Khor, the COTS chip devices can’t meet the radiation […]

Zero-Error Systems raises $7.5M for its radiation-hardened semiconductor integrated circuits by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch

Kodem comes out of stealth with $25M to tackle application security

June 13, 2023

A new startup is entering the fray in the market of application security: Kodem, a company out of Israel founded by a team of security veterans from none other than the NSO Group, focuses on determining and mitigating risks by tapping into the runtime intelligence of individual applications. Today, it is emerging from stealth, armed […]

Kodem comes out of stealth with $25M to tackle application security by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

YouTube is lowering the barrier to be eligible for its monetization program

June 13, 2023

YouTube is lowering the requirements for creators to get access to monetization tools under the YouTube Partner Program (YPP). The company is expanding its shopping affiliate program to U.S-based creators who are part of YPP and have more than 20,000 subscribers. The Google-owned company said that the new conditions to be qualified for the partner […]

YouTube is lowering the barrier to be eligible for its monetization program by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Canonical’s Sunbeam makes OpenStack more viable for small-scale deployments

June 13, 2023

OpenStack, the open-source infrastructure-as-a-service project that helps enterprises manage their on-premises data centers, was never known to be easy to install and operate. That meant that very few enterprises set up their own OpenStack deployments, working with third-party vendors and consultants instead, and that small-scale deployments weren’t really viable. With Sunbeam, Canonical (the company behind […]

Canonical’s Sunbeam makes OpenStack more viable for small-scale deployments by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch