President Joe Biden will attend the Detroit Auto Show Wednesday and announce the approval of the first $900 million in funding to build electric vehicle charging stations in 35 states as part of the $1 trillion infrastructure bill, the White House said. Around $5 billion has been set aside by Congress to be doled out…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
IPCA Laboratories, one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in India, has been hit by a cybercrime and extortion group that claims to have stolen 500 gigabytes of data from its systems. Nandakishore Harikumar, founder and CEO of cybersecurity firm Technisanct, told TechCrunch that it appears the cybercrime group known as RansomHouse accessed IPCA Laboratories’ infrastructure….
David Jegen Contributor Share on Twitter David Jegen is managing partner of F-Prime Capital’s Tech Fund. More posts by this contributor The restaurant table(t) is getting crowded Abdul Abdirahman Contributor Share on Twitter Abdul Abdirahman is a senior associate at F-Prime Capital, where he focuses on early-stage investments in fintech. It took more than 30…
Kojo, a startup that aims to help construction companies in the U.S. manage their materials supply chains “seamlessly,” has raised $39 million in a Series C round of funding led by Battery Ventures. Founded in 2018 as Agora, the company raised $33 million in a Tiger Global-led Series B round in August of 2021. It’s…
Meet Prediko, a new startup that sits at the intersection of e-commerce, fintech and software-as-a-service. If you’re manufacturing items or even just buying and reselling finished goods, chances are inventory management is one of the biggest pain points when it comes to running your business. For instance, when you launch a new product, you don’t…
Twilio today announced that it will lay off 11% of its workforce — between 800 and 900 people across its staff of over 7,800 — as the customer engagement platform looks to rein in costs during the broader economic downturn. In a message to staff, CEO Jeff Lawson called the layoffs “wise and necessary,” blaming…
Microsoft has released security fixes for a zero-day vulnerability affecting all supported versions of Windows that has been exploited in real-world attacks. The zero-day bug, tracked as CVE-2022-37969, is described as an elevation of privilege flaw in the Windows Common Log File System Driver, a subsystem used for data and event logging. The bug allows…
TL;DR: As of September 14, you can get the Wireless HD Endoscope Camera for just $39.99 instead of $129.99 — that’s a 69% discount. What do you think is under your fridge? What about behind your walls? It may be hard to check back there yourself, but there may be a simpler solution. Go beyond…
A group of privacy-focused organizations have signed a letter imploring US Congress leaders to schedule a vote on a bill that would hamper data collection by tech giants and promote user access to online privacy tools. In its letter to Congress, addressed to the likes of Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi, the alliance argued that…
Tudum is back – and the 2022 version of Netflix’s annual global fan event looks like it’ll be the biggest installment yet. In an official trailer for this year’s free virtual event, Netflix revealed that some of its biggest shows and movies will be part of the 24-hour party, which takes place on Saturday, September…