Crowdfunding website Kickstarter sparked fears overnight of a possible security incident after the company sent unsolicited password reset emails to millions of users without prior explanation. The emails, seen by TechCrunch, tells users that Kickstarter is “simplifying its login process” and urges users to “set a new password for your Kickstarter account.” The emails offered…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Nikhil Sachdev Contributor Share on Twitter Nikhil Sachdev is a managing director at Insight Partners, where he focuses on investments in high-growth software, fintech and crypto companies. Apoorva Goyal Contributor Share on Twitter Apoorva Goyal is a vice president at Insight Partners, where he focuses on investments in high-growth fintech, internet and software companies. Charles…
I’m thrilled to have Ethena’s CEO Roxanne Petraeus and Homebrew’s Hunter Walk on TechCrunch Live this week to speak on the importance of pitching a vision and strategies used to tackle and grow underserved market segments. Company founders always struggle reducing a company’s broad mission down to a few narrow strokes. Instead, they often turn…
SAVE $100: Need an upright vacuum to tackle tough messes? The very capable Dyson Ball Animal 2 is on sale for just $399.99 at Walmart and the Dyson website as of August 17 — that’s 20% off its MSRP. While the rise of the robot vacuum has definitely done wonders for convenience, there still comes a…
Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) is a peculiar child…but then again, she is an Addams. The macabre runs in her blood. In the teaser trailer for Tim Burton’s upcoming Netflix series Wednesday, we get to see how Wednesday fares when separated from her family. After getting expelled from several schools — once for an incident involving…
SAVE $200: As of Aug. 17, the Layla Hybrid Mattress is $200 off the usual price (and comes with two free pillows). Get a queen size for just $1,499. Sleep is something that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Without sufficient rest, your whole life can become a lot more difficult. It’s harder to focus, harder to…
If you’ve ever scrolled through Instagram and thought, “hmmm, this app would be so much better if it was just a little bit more like TikTok,” then oh boy, do I have good news for you. In a video posted to their Facebook page on July 16, Meta announced a few changes that will continue…
Intel’s Arc A380 is on sale in the US at last – well, almost. ASRock’s Challenger Arc A380 6GB desktop graphics card is available to order on newegg.com, with an expected launch date of August 22. Shockingly (read: not shockingly), it hasn’t sold out at the pre-order stage. The Arc GPU line has been having…
Rubber Ducky, the USB hacking tool that has reached celebrity status due to its part notoriety, has gotten a brand-new iteration, one more dangerous than ever before. Security expert Darren Kitchen showed off Rubber Ducky 3.0 at the recent DEF CON event, showing there’s still life in the iconic threat yet. The biggest change is…
Equally massive in terms of its superb immersive sound, footprint and eye-watering price tag, we were blown away by the original Sennheiser Ambeo 3D Soundbar – but could a new version be about to drop? First shown off back in 2019, the original Ambeo system is compatible with the three main 3D audio formats (Dolby Atmos, MPEG-H…