MIT Technology Review’s most popular stories of 2025
You must now verify your drivers license to watch Pornhub in Louisiana
At the start of the year, a new law went into effect in Louisiana, which requires online publishers to conduct age verification checks if their site’s content is more than 33.3% pornography. In accordance with this law, Pornhub now requires visitors to verify their age with the LA Wallet app, a digital wallet for Louisiana […]
You must now verify your drivers license to watch Pornhub in Louisiana by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
Remember how this whole working thing works?
Welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. As promised, I’m taking over Equity Monday for the beginning of this year as Alex is out on paternity leave. Big hugs to his growing family! We’re starting the year with big post-PTO energy, because […]
Remember how this whole working thing works? by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
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How well did Israel’s cybersecurity industry do in 2022?
The majority of capital that did flow into Israel’s cybersecurity industry poured directly into one area: seed rounds of early-stage startups.
How well did Israel’s cybersecurity industry do in 2022? by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
Former FTX CEO SBF pleads not guilty to U.S. criminal charges
FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried plead not guilty to all eight counts of U.S. criminal charges on Tuesday. Bankman-Fried appeared before a judge in the U.S. District Court in New York City on Tuesday with his lawyers, Mark Cohen and Christian Everdell. Criminal charges against the 30-year-old former billionaire include wire fraud, conspiracy […]
Former FTX CEO SBF pleads not guilty to U.S. criminal charges by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
Microsoft now has its first official union in the U.S.
At ZeniMax, a Microsoft-owned gaming studio, 300 quality assurance (QA) testers have voted to unionize. This marks Microsoft’s first official union in the U.S., as well as the biggest gaming union in the country. Union organizing has been on the rise in the video game industry, particularly among QA workers. In 2022, QA testers at […]
Microsoft now has its first official union in the U.S. by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
Two CEOs is better than one with Henrique Dubugras from Brex
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Darrell and Becca are joined by Brex co-founder and co-CEO Henrique Dubugras to chat about his corporate credit card and expense management startup. Henrique talked about what made him and his co-founder (Pedro Franceschi) decide to launch the company and why […]
Two CEOs is better than one with Henrique Dubugras from Brex by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch
Hackers claim ransomware attack on Los Angeles housing authority
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, or HACLA, has confirmed it is investigating a cybersecurity incident shortly after the LockBit ransomware gang claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on the agency. HACLA, which provides affordable housing to more than 19,000 low-income families across Los Angeles, was added to LockBit’s dark web leak site on […]
Hackers claim ransomware attack on Los Angeles housing authority by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
Here’s what USV plans to do in 2023 with its $200M climate fund
With so much dry powder, what are Union Square Ventures’ plans for deployment?
Here’s what USV plans to do in 2023 with its $200M climate fund by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch