June 19, 2025

It’s pretty easy to get DeepSeek to talk dirty

AI companions like Replika are designed to engage in intimate exchanges, but people use general-purpose chatbots for sex talk too, despite their stricter content moderation policies. Now new research shows that not all chatbots are equally willing to talk dirty: DeepSeek is the easiest to convince. But other AI chatbots can be enticed too, if…

Six ex-OneWeb engineers raise $2.5M for Quindar to revolutionize satellite mission management

January 24, 2023

It’s never been cheaper to send a spacecraft to orbit, but many companies are hamstrung by the complex and expensive demands of satellite mission management. Quindar wants to change that. The company, which just closed $2.5 million in seed funding, has built a web app for end-to-end satellite operations that it says will enable its […]

Six ex-OneWeb engineers raise $2.5M for Quindar to revolutionize satellite mission management by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Reimbursement and spend management platform PayEm secures $220M in equity and debt

January 24, 2023

When Itamar Jobani, a software developer by trade, was working for a healthcare company, he dreaded doing expense reports every month using his employer’s preferred reimbursement tool. Jobani looked for an alternative, but didn’t end up finding one — and so he built it himself. PayEm, as it came to be known, launched in 2019 […]

Reimbursement and spend management platform PayEm secures $220M in equity and debt by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Orange you glad this company is making it easier to get EV charging in your building

January 24, 2023

One of the biggest bottlenecks in the EV rollout is charging infrastructure. There’s no shortage of companies taking a stab at it, but Orange believes it has a smarter approach. Working within the typical constraints of multifamily dwellings (think apartment buildings, etc.), the company makes it super easy for building managers to install sockets especially […]

Orange you glad this company is making it easier to get EV charging in your building by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: some good climate news, and a revolutionary new chip design

January 24, 2023
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. A few pieces of good news on climate change (and a reality check) When it comes to the climate, the picture can look bleak. Emissions of the greenhouse gasses that cause climate change…

LastPass owner GoTo says hackers stole customers’ backups

January 24, 2023

LastPass’ parent company GoTo — formerly LogMeIn — has confirmed that cybercriminals stole customers’ encrypted backups during a recent breach of its systems. The breach was first confirmed by LastPass on November 30. At the time, LastPass chief executive Karim Toubba said an “unauthorized party” had gained access to some customers’ information stored in a […]

LastPass owner GoTo says hackers stole customers’ backups by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Forward Networks raises $50M for digital twin technology to help model, manage and secure complex enterprise networks

January 24, 2023

Digital twins — virtual representations of actual systems — have become an important component in how engineers and analysts build, visualize and operate AI projects, network security, and other complicated architectures that might have a number of components working (or malfunctioning as the case may be) in tandem. Today, a startup called Forward Networks — […]

Forward Networks raises $50M for digital twin technology to help model, manage and secure complex enterprise networks by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Memfault raises $24M to help companies manage their growing IoT device fleets

January 24, 2023

At the same time internet of things (IoT) devices and embedded software are becoming more complex, manufacturers are looking for ways to effectively manage the increasing volume of edge hardware. According to Statista, the number of consumer edge-enabled IoT devices is forecast to grow to almost 6.5 billion by 2030, up from 4 billion in […]

Memfault raises $24M to help companies manage their growing IoT device fleets by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Komprise raises $37M to help companies index, manage and transform data

January 24, 2023

In the enterprise, there’s been an explosive growth of data — think documents, videos, audio files, posts on social media and even emails. According to a Matillion and IDG survey, data volumes are growing by 63% per month in some organizations — and data’s coming from an increasing number of places. The same survey found […]

Komprise raises $37M to help companies index, manage and transform data by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch