Reports of Musk forcing tracking ads on Twitter put him on a costly collision course with EU privacy laws

December 14, 2022

Twitter’s lead privacy regulator in the European Union is being kept very busy indeed by Elon Musk’s erratic piloting of the bird site. Following a report by Platformer, which suggests Musk is planning to force users to accept personalized advertising unless they pay for a subscription service that will include an opt-out for ads, the […]

Reports of Musk forcing tracking ads on Twitter put him on a costly collision course with EU privacy laws by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Verizon launches subscription service aggregator, +Play, in open beta

December 14, 2022

Back in March, at Verizon’s Investor Event, the company announced +Play, a free web-based platform exclusive to Verizon customers that aggregates subscription services across entertainment, music, gaming, fitness, lifestyle and more. Today, Verizon launched +Play in open beta, allowing Verizon wireless, 5G Home and LTE Home customers to purchase and manage accounts for over 20 […]

Verizon launches subscription service aggregator, +Play, in open beta by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

NSA says Chinese hackers are exploiting a zero-day bug in popular networking gear

December 14, 2022

The U.S. National Security Agency is warning that Chinese government-backed hackers are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in two widely used Citrix networking products to gain access to targeted networks. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-27518, affects Citrix ADC, an application delivery controller, and Citrix Gateway, a remote access tool, and are both popular in enterprise networks. […]

NSA says Chinese hackers are exploiting a zero-day bug in popular networking gear by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Apple will reportedly allow sideloading apps with iOS 17

December 14, 2022

After vehemently fighting ‘sideloading’ alternative app stores on the iPhone, Apple is now apparently looking to allow them with iOS 17, which will come out next year, to comply with European laws. The report from Bloomberg also noted that Apple is exploring opening up its camera and NFC (Near Field Communication) stack to developers. Apple’s […]

Apple will reportedly allow sideloading apps with iOS 17 by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

EnCharge AI emerges from stealth with $21.7M to develop AI accelerator hardware

December 14, 2022

EnCharge AI, a company building hardware to accelerate AI processing at the edge, today emerged from stealth with $21.7 million in Series A funding led by Anzu Partners, with participation from AlleyCorp, Scout Ventures, Silicon Catalyst Angels, Schams Ventures, E14 Fund and Alumni Ventures. Speaking to TechCrunch via email, co-founder and CEO Naveen Verma said […]

EnCharge AI emerges from stealth with $21.7M to develop AI accelerator hardware by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Tinder launches ‘Relationship Goals’ to follow in sister dating app Hinge’s footsteps

December 14, 2022

Today, Tinder launched a new “Relationship Goals” feature that allows users to display their dating goals on their profile, whether they’re looking for a “long-term partner,” “long-term, but open to short-term,” “short-term, but open to long,” “short-term fun,” “new friends,” or “still figuring it out.” Tinder’s new addition aims to help users find connections that […]

Tinder launches ‘Relationship Goals’ to follow in sister dating app Hinge’s footsteps by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: fusion breakthrough and decoding depression

December 14, 2022
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. What fusion’s breakthrough means for clean energy The news: After decades of trying, scientists have reached a milestone in fusion research, finally running a reaction that created more energy than was put in…

Bollywood star Deepika Padukone’s skincare startup attracts VC backing

December 14, 2022

Deepika Padukone’s skincare startup 82°E, pronounced Eighty Two East, said Wednesday it has raised $7.5 million in seed funding, as the Bollywood star becomes the latest high-profile celebrity to enter the startup world. DSG Consumer Partners and IDEO Ventures are among those who backed 82°E, said the startup, which began offering self-care products such as […]

Bollywood star Deepika Padukone’s skincare startup attracts VC backing by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Nerdio lands $117M to build management tools on top of Azure Virtual Desktop

December 14, 2022

In 2005, three entrepreneurs — Vadim Vladimirskiy, Stuart Gabel and Niall Keegan — co-founded Adar, a Chicago-based company providing “streaming IT” and IT-as-a-service products mainly to small- and medium-sized businesses. Just over a decade later, Adar created an internal division, Nerdio, focused on helping other managed service providers move their customers to the cloud. Recognizing […]

Nerdio lands $117M to build management tools on top of Azure Virtual Desktop by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch