June 15, 2025

The U.S. Navy is more aggressively telling startups, ‘We want you’

While Silicon Valley executives like those from Palantir, Meta, and OpenAI are grabbing headlines for trading their Brunello Cucinelli vests for Army Reserve uniforms, a quieter transformation has been underway in the U.S. Navy. How? Well, the Navy’s Chief Technology Officer Justin Fanelli says he has spent the last two and a half years focused […]

Meta hit with ~$275M GDPR penalty for Facebook data-scraping breach

November 28, 2022

Facebook’s parent, Meta, has been hit with another hefty penalty for breaching European data protection law. The €265 million (~$275M) fine was announced today by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), the tech giant’s lead regulator for the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The DPC confirmed that the decision, which was adopted on […]

Meta hit with ~$275M GDPR penalty for Facebook data-scraping breach by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Apple and Huish devise clever pricing model for divers with Oceanic+ app

November 28, 2022

Oceanic+, developed by Huish Outdoors, made a splash at this year’s Apple Fall Event in September, when Apple pulled a surprise new watch out of its proverbial hat, the Apple Watch Ultra. One of the surprises was that the $800 watch is rated for recreational scuba diving, enabling owners to take it underwater to 40 […]

Apple and Huish devise clever pricing model for divers with Oceanic+ app by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: cybersecurity’s next act, and mass protests in China

November 28, 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’s next in cybersecurity In the world of cybersecurity, there is always one certainty: more hacks. That is the unavoidable constant in an industry that will spend an estimated $150 billion worldwide this…

US government bans Huawei, ZTE, and Hikvision tech over ‘unacceptable’ spying fears

November 28, 2022

The U.S. government said it is banning telecommunications and video surveillance equipment from several prominent Chinese brands in an effort to protect the nation’s communications network. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted unanimously on Friday to expand its ban on the sale and import of Chinese technology from firms that pose an “unacceptable risk to […]

US government bans Huawei, ZTE, and Hikvision tech over ‘unacceptable’ spying fears by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Deepomatic wants to build the AI-based computer vision companion for field workers

November 28, 2022

French startup Deepomatic has raised a $10.5 million (€10 million) Series B funding round. While the founding round is relatively small, the startup has managed to convince some large-scale clients to use its visual automation platform. For instance, telecom companies use Deepomatic on the field to check that tasks have been completed successfully. EnBW New […]

Deepomatic wants to build the AI-based computer vision companion for field workers by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Cameroonian crypto and savings platform Ejara raises $8M, led by Anthemis and Dragonfly

November 28, 2022

Ejara, a Cameroonian fintech offering an investment app that allows users to buy crypto and save through decentralized wallets, has raised $8 million in Series A investment.  London-based venture capital firm Anthemis co-led the growth round alongside crypto-focused fund Dragonfly Capital. Anthemis is a follow-on investor in Ejara, having also led the fintech’s $2 million […]

Cameroonian crypto and savings platform Ejara raises $8M, led by Anthemis and Dragonfly by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

UK expands Online Safety Bill to criminalize encouraging self harm

November 28, 2022

The UK government has said it will further expand the scope of online safety legislation by criminalizing the encouragement of self-harm — in a bid to tackle what it describes as “tragic and avoidable deaths caused by people seeing self-harm content online”. The latest amendment to the controversial but populist Online Safety Bill will mean […]

UK expands Online Safety Bill to criminalize encouraging self harm by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

What’s next in cybersecurity

November 28, 2022
This story is a part of MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series, where we look across industries, trends, and technologies to let you know what to expect in the coming year. In the world of cybersecurity, there is always one certainty: more hacks. That is the unavoidable constant in an industry that will spend an…