November 21, 2025

Roundtables: How AI Is Changing the Economy

There’s a lot at stake when it comes to understanding how AI is changing the economy at large. What’s the right outlook to have? Join Mat Honan, editor in chief, for a special conversation with David Rotman, editor at large, and Richard Waters, Financial Times columnist, exploring what’s happening across industries and the market. Going live on December…

Google disrupts malware that steals sensitive data from Chrome users

April 26, 2023

Google has disrupted infrastructure linked to the notorious CryptBot malware, which the company claims has stolen data from hundreds of thousands of browser users in the past year alone. CryptBot is malicious information-stealing malware first discovered in 2019. The infostealer malware is typically distributed by spoofed websites masquerading as legitimate software sites that offer free […]

Google disrupts malware that steals sensitive data from Chrome users by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Vinfast’s EV ambitions just got a $2.5B boost

April 26, 2023

Vietnamese EV automaker Vinfast is getting a $2.5 billion injection of capital as it pursues an ambitious plan to woo U.S. consumers with a slate of electric SUVs and crossovers. Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, who founded Vinfast’s parent company Vingroup, committed Wednesday to invest $1 billion of his personal wealth via a grant in the […]

Vinfast’s EV ambitions just got a $2.5B boost by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

UK’s TympaHealth sounds out $23M to expand its hearing diagnostics startup

April 26, 2023

The basic principle of Moore’s law — computing becoming more powerful yet more compact — is playing out in a number of fields, and one of the latest is coming from the world of audiology technology. TympaHealth, a London startup that has developed handheld hardware built around streamlined iPhone and Android devices, and corresponding software, […]

UK’s TympaHealth sounds out $23M to expand its hearing diagnostics startup by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

EU warns Twitter over disinformation after Musk policy shifts found to boost Kremlin propaganda

April 26, 2023

Twitter was only confirmed yesterday as one of 19 major tech platforms subject to centralized oversight by the European Union’s executive starting this fall, when so-called very large online platforms (VLOPs) are expected to be compliant with the Digital Services Act (DSA). But the Commission has not wasted any time warning the Elon Musk-owned social […]

EU warns Twitter over disinformation after Musk policy shifts found to boost Kremlin propaganda by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Instacart rolls out new ways for users to find deals on its app

April 26, 2023

Instacart is introducing a few new ways for users to find deals on its app, the company has announced. The app will now surface a new “You Items on Sale” section on a store’s page that will leverage Instacart’s AI recommendation systems to help users find personalized deals based on their past orders. There’s also […]

Instacart rolls out new ways for users to find deals on its app by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch