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HealthEquity said in an 8-K filing with the SEC that it detected “anomalous behavior by a personal use device belonging to a business partner.”
Roll20 said that on June 29 it had detected that a “bad actor” gained access to an account on the company’s administrative website for one hour.
Fisker has a willing buyer for its remaining inventory of all-electric Ocean SUVs, and has asked the Delaware Bankruptcy Court judge overseeing its Chapter 11 case to approve the sale.…
Teddy Solomon just moved to a new house in Palo Alto, so he turned to the Stanford community on Fizz to furnish his room. “Every time I show up to…
With increasing competition for what is, essentially, still a small number of hard tech and deep tech deals, Sidney Scott realized it would be a challenge for smaller funds like…
A guide to turn off reactions on your iPhone and Mac so you don’t get surprised by effects during work video calls.
Amazon has decided to discontinue its Astro for Business device, a security robot for small- and medium-sized businesses, just seven months after launch. In an email sent to customers and…
Hiya, folks, and welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. This week in AI, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down “Chevron deference,” a 40-year-old ruling on federal agencies’ power that required…
Noplace had already gone viral ahead of its public launch because of its feature that allows users to express themselves by customizing the colors of their profile.
AI
TechCrunch Minute: YouTube makes it easier to report and take down AI deepfakes
9:00 AM PDT • July 3, 2024
It’s easier than ever to make a deepfake of another person’s voice or face, but at least YouTube is making some small changes that make…
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Cloudflare analyzed AI bot and crawler traffic to fine-tune automatic bot detection models.
Security
Twilio says hackers identified cell phone numbers of two-factor app Authy users
13 hours ago
Twilio says “threat actors were able to identify” phone numbers of people who use the two-factor app Authy.
The news brings closure to more than two years of volleying back and forth between some of the biggest names in additive manufacturing.
Planning to attend TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 with your team? Maximize your team-building time and your company’s impact across the entire conference when you bring your team. Groups of 4 to…
As more music streaming apps and creation tools emerge to compete for users’ attention, social music-sharing app Popster is getting two new features to grow its user base: an AI…
Meta’s Threads now has more than 175 million monthly active users, Mark Zuckerberg announced on Wednesday. The announcement comes two days away from Threads’ first anniversary. Zuckerberg revealed back in…
What’s the common thread between Tesla, building startups, General Motors venture capital and Lyft? Jon McNeill, co-founder and partner of DVx Ventures, joins TechCrunch editor…
Transportation
From burritos to biotech: How robotics startup Cartken found its AV niche
15 hours ago
Cartken and its diminutive sidewalk delivery robots first rolled into the world with a narrow charter: carrying everything from burritos and bento boxes to pizza and pad thai that last…
Biotech & Health
Granza Bio grabs $7M seed from Felicis and YC to advance delivery of cancer treatments
15 hours ago
Ashwin Nandakumar and Ashwin Jainarayanan were working on their doctorates at adjacent departments in Oxford, but they didn’t know each other. Nandakumar, who was studying oncology, one day stumbled across…
Hardware
LG acquires smart home platform Athom to bring third-party connectivity to its ThinQ ecosytem
15 hours ago
LG has acquired an 80% stake in Athom, a Dutch smart home company and maker of the Homey smart home hub. According to LG’s announcement, it will purchase the remaining…
