June 24, 2025

From MIT to low Earth orbit

Not everyone can point to the specific moment that set them on their life’s course. But for me, there’s no question: It happened in 1982, when I was a junior at MIT, in the Infinite Corridor. In those pre-internet days, it was where we got the scoop about everything that was happening on campus. One…

The Guardian confirms ransomware attack stole employee data

January 11, 2023

British newspaper The Guardian has confirmed that cybercriminals accessed the personal details of U.K. staff members during a ransomware attack last month. The Guardian confirmed the data breach in an update emailed to staff on Wednesday, which the newspaper reported shortly after. The email, signed by the news outlet’s chief executive Anna Bateson and editor-in-chief Katharine […]

The Guardian confirms ransomware attack stole employee data by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Carta lays off 10% as CTO lawsuit looms

January 11, 2023

Carta, an equity management platform that was last privately valued at $7.4 billion, has cut 10% of its staff, confirming earlier rumors that a workforce reduction was in the works. Using LinkedIn data, the layoff could have impacted around 200 employees. Today’s layoff is around the same size as its 2020 workforce reduction, an event […]

Carta lays off 10% as CTO lawsuit looms by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

Major EU privacy decisions against Meta’s legal basis for ads raise fresh complaints

January 11, 2023

Privacy watchers keen to dig into the regulatory reasoning underpinning two major decisions against Meta earlier this month — which struck down Facebook and Instagram’s claim of contractual necessity as a valid legal basis to run behavioral advertising on users in the European Union — can now sift through the detail after the complainant, privacy […]

Major EU privacy decisions against Meta’s legal basis for ads raise fresh complaints by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

AWS partners with Avalanche to scale blockchain solutions for enterprises, governments

January 11, 2023

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has partnered with Ava Labs, the company building out layer-1 blockchain Avalanche, to help scale blockchain adoption across enterprises, institutions and governments, the two firms exclusively told TechCrunch. “Looking forward, web3 and blockchain is inevitable,” Howard Wright, VP and global head of startups at AWS, said to TechCrunch. “No one can […]

AWS partners with Avalanche to scale blockchain solutions for enterprises, governments by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

HBO and HBO Max dominates Golden Globes with most wins

January 11, 2023

It may have been a weird feeling to watch Golden Globe Awards live on television this year. Last year, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the organization that hosts the ceremony, was criticized for lacking diversity, so NBC announced it wouldn’t broadcast the awards show and the event’s winners were live-tweeted instead. The HFPA claims it’s […]

HBO and HBO Max dominates Golden Globes with most wins by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Deel enters equity management space with acquisition of Capbase

January 11, 2023

Remote payroll startup Deel has acquired fintech Capbase for an undisclosed amount in a cash and stock deal, the companies have told TechCrunch exclusively. As its name suggests, San Francisco-based Capbase claims it can update a company’s cap table in real time as it issues shares, signs contracts and raise money from investors. It then […]

Deel enters equity management space with acquisition of Capbase by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch