Security researchers have discovered a new class of security vulnerabilities that impacts all major operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, Linux, and FreeBSD, allowing attackers to bypass protection mechanisms introduced to defend against DMA attacks. Known for years, Direct memory access (DMA)-based attacks let an attacker compromise a targeted computer in a matter of…
Open source. Inner source. How do the two compare? Do we recognize both the risks and the rewards? Open-source software, if not vetted properly, may pose certain security threats. Some smaller open-source projects, for instance, potentially do not do thorough security vetting, leaving code open to vulnerabilities. Sometimes, when there are a lot of cooks…
Sometimes the default fonts supplied in the latest version of Windows 10 just don’t cut it, and you want something a little more exciting for your PowerPoint presentation or graphic design project. Fortunately, there are thousands of fonts you can download (as long they’re just for personal use) and installing them couldn’t be easier. In this…
No ratings yet. Thanks to Steve Jobs and TED Talks presentations have become another breathtaking performance. If you are a professional marketer or going to become one, sooner or later you’ll have to make a presentation. So when this moment comes, you will have to make it exciting, eye-catching and informative at the same time. In…
Following some legal troubles that Spotify faced with record labels, the streaming service is now live in India for some users. The company needed to come to an agreement with a couple of record labels that wouldn’t budge with the market. We’re pleased with today’s outcome. It ensures songwriters, artists, labels, and publishers will benefit…
GV (formerly Google Ventures) is partnering with TechCrunch Include to host Office Hours for underserved and underrepresented founders on March 5th. From 10:30am – 12:30pm, GV investors Dave Munichiello, Graham Spencer, Laura Melahn, Brian Bendett and Barkha Gvalani will meet for one-on-one sessions with founders. Apply here. In 2014, TechCrunch launched the Include program, which…
Zone7, the company using data and analytics to identify the potential for injuries with athletes, has raised $2.5 million in seed funding. The company monitors athletes’ performance to determine when they need to be rested to avoid the potential for career-threatening injuries. The company’s technology has managed to attract investors including Resolute Ventures, UpWest, Amicus Capital,…
It’s already tomorrow in Australia, seemingly in more ways than one. It’s the 27th already, yes, but they’re also working in putting together AI-flown companion jets for their fighters. Why didn’t we think of that? It’s a Boeing Australia joint, but maybe they’ll contract out to the U.S. facilities and we can snake one off…
Lightstream, a Chicago-based company which develops tools to augment livestreams, has raised $8 million in new funding as it looks to add monitoring, management, and monetization services to its suite of editing technologies. Last year, the company inked a partnership with Microsoft‘s live-streaming Twitch competitor, Mixer, to let streamers on the platform add professional flourishes…
The Federal Trade Commission announced on Tuesday evening that it has brought its first case against using fake reviews to sell products online. The Commission said it will settle with defendant Cure Encapsulations Inc., a New York City-based company, and owner Naftula Jacobwitz, who it accused of making false claims about a weight loss supplement…
