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Vulnerabilities allowing permanent infections affect 70 Lenovo laptop models

Enlarge (credit: Lenovo) For owners of more than 70 Lenovo laptop models, it’s time once again to patch the UEFI firmware against critical vulnerabilities that attackers can exploit to install malware that’s nearly impossible to detect or remove. The laptop maker on Tuesday released updates for three vulnerabilities that researchers found in the UEFI firmware…

EU lawmakers slam “radical proposal“ to let ISPs demand new fees from websites

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Alicia Llop) Fifty-four members of the European Parliament are protesting what they call a “radical proposal” to require payments from online service providers to Internet service providers. Noting that Europe’s 2015 “Open Internet Regulation ensures that citizens are free to use whichever apps and websites they wish,” the MEPs said…

Carepatron is passionate about helping solo practitioners and small healthcare practices

The founders of New Zealand-based Carepatron, a healthcare platform used by providers and patients, say they are passionate about solo practitioners and small health teams. With that in mind, they built Carepatron, which helps reduce the amount of administrative work that practices need to perform and also automatically reminds patients about appointments to reduce no-shows….

5 investors explain why Latin America is poised to weather the crypto winter

The web3 bandwagon really took off in 2021 and 2022 as entrepreneurs and investors both sought to make their mark in the nascent industry. But Latin America stood out thanks to its comparatively high crypto adoption: According to Kim Grauer, head of research at Chainalysis, Latin America has consistently captured between 8% and 10% of…

Netflix partners with Microsoft for its ad-supported plan

It looks like things are coming together for Netflix’s lower-priced ad-supported tier, reported to arrive later this year: Netflix just revealed today that it’s partnering with Microsoft as its “global advertising technology and sales partner” to help the streaming service earn revenue through ads. Netflix COO Greg Peters said in a statement, “It’s very early days,…

5 investors discuss Latin America’s symbiotic relationship with crypto

From Bitcoin’s valuation getting pummeled to data breaches at Axie Infinity and layoffs at huge exchanges, crypto isn’t exactly having its best moment. But in many countries in Latin America, where much of the population craves a better financial future, investors are still bullish about crypto’s transformative power. To understand how Latin American startups are…

The US government is digging into NFTs’ impact on intellectual property

After NFTs exploded over the past year, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and U.S. Copyright Office are launching a joint study to investigate the digital assets’ impact on intellectual property rights. The study comes about a month after Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, a Democrat, and North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis, a Republican, wrote to…

Signaling tough times ahead, ChowNow lays off employees

ChowNow, a startup that builds branded online ordering systems for restaurants, today announced layoffs internally, TechCrunch has learned. According to several sources who spoke to this reporter on the condition of anonymity, around 100 people were affected across teams including onboarding, operations, and sales. ChowNow didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. ChowNow launched…