Monthly Archives: August 2022

FTC says Meta’s Supernatural purchase could ruin the VR fitness market

Enlarge / Artist’s conception of the FTC fighting back against Meta’s latest proposed acquisition. The Federal Trade Commission has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Meta in an attempt to stop the Facebook parent company from purchasing Within, which makes the popular virtual reality fitness app Supernatural. Meta’s plans to spend a reported $400 million on…

HBO Max attempts to fix its notoriously buggy app with oft-requested features

For years, HBO Max has been under fire for its buggy app. Today, the streaming service’s re-platformed app completed its global rollout on desktop, iOS, Android and Amazon Fire tablets. New features include a shuffle button on mobile, SharePlay support for iPhone and iPad users in the U.S., a dedicated home for downloaded content and…

Groupon cuts over 500 staff as the downturn takes its tolll

Chicago-based Groupon today laid off more than 500 of its employees, according to posts from former employees on social media. It affected workers in teams including merchant development, sales, recruitment, engineering, product, and marketing as well as public relations. TechCrunch reached out to Groupon for comment but did not yet hear back at time of…

No, Coinbase doesn’t want to offer you a job – it’s a North Korean scam

Infamous North Korean threat actor Lazarus Group has been spotted attempting to lure blockchain developers with fake job offers laden with malware.  Cybersecurity researchers from Malwarebytes have discovered a new campaign in which Lazarus assumes the identity of Coinbase, one of the world’s biggest and most popular cryptocurrency exchanges. The criminals then reach out to…