Nearly two-dozen YC-backed Indian startups have over $1 million stuck in accounts with Silicon Valley Bank and over four dozen more have over $250,000 tied with the lender, according to chats and result of a survey among the startups seen by TechCrunch, illustrating how the sudden collapse of the California-headquartered bank, which served as lifeblood for…
Mar 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Hacking An updated version of a botnet malware called Prometei has infected more than 10,000 systems worldwide since November 2022. The infections are both geographically indiscriminate and opportunistic, with a majority of the victims reported in Brazil, Indonesia, and Turkey. Prometei, first observed in 2016, is a modular botnet…
When the number of devices you want to connect to your MacBook outnumbers the available ports, it’s time to get a dock. And on Amazon, you can get a great deal on a really good dock from OWC. For today only, the OWC Thunderbolt Dock is on Amazon for $170, a savings of $80 on…
Google search is a mainstay in a lot of our lives. It is the dominant search engine, providing users with everything from movies to watch to how to transfer data from iPhone to iPhone. But Google search is also loaded with all sorts of random features — a lot of which most people don’t even…
With the S&P 500 (SPY) in free fall this past week, you may be tempted to steer clear of the markets all together. That would be a mistake, as volatile markets provide some of the best buying opportunities…but only if you know where to look. Read on to find out more. I just read another…
The beloved orange drink brand once known as “Sunny Delight” is releasing a hard seltzer: SunnyD Vodka Seltzer. SunnyD said in a press release that its Vodka Seltzer was created by “popular demand” related to the prevalence of canned cocktails. Though the new SunnyD variation is indeed a vodka seltzer (not malt), it’s just 4.5%…
Yesterday at around noon in Los Angeles, investor Mark Suster of the venture firm Upfront Ventures began urging “calm” on Twitter. Silicon Valley Bank had bungled its messaging on Wednesday around an effort to strengthen its balance sheet, and startup founders were beginning to fear that their deposits at the tech-friendly, 40-year-old institution were at…
Mar 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Hacking An updated version of a botnet malware called Prometei has infected more than 10,000 systems worldwide since November 2022. The infections are both geographically indiscriminate and opportunistic, with a majority of the victims reported in Brazil, Indonesia, and Turkey. Prometei, first observed in 2016, is a modular botnet…
Apple singlehandedly turned the digital music marketplace on its head when it launched the iTunes Store in 2003. Since then, the iTunes Store has evolved into Apple Music, a music streaming service to compete with the likes of Spotify, Tidal, Amazon Music, and other services. Whether you’re new to Apple Music or have been a…
My decision to purchase a PSVR 2 bundle at launch for $599 (£569 here in the U.K.) was actually kind of a risky decision. In fact, there was a decent possibility that I was investing such a hefty sum into a product that could make me physically ill, just as its predecessor did. Because of…
