Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. This week Devin, Kirsten and I have been running around in Las Vegas for CES to figure out what’s going on in the world of tech. Fifty-odd stories later, and it turns out there’s been a lot. On the drive…
In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, certain franchises stand as pioneers, reshaping our interaction with the world. From drones to broadband connectivity and IT solutions for businesses to tech education for the next generation, these five tech-related franchises are at the forefront of innovation and change. Within these tech-centric franchises lie not just opportunities to…
Anthony Levandowski Contributor Anthony Levandowski is a founding father of AI-powered autonomy. He’s the co-founder and CEO of Pronto, an autonomous-driving and safety technology company that is helping industrial sites like mines and quarries run autonomously across North America. It’s been two decades since I developed the first driverless motorcycle, Ghostrider, as part of the…
Jan 12, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Threat Intelligence As many as five different malware families were deployed by suspected nation-state actors as part of post-exploitation activities leveraging two zero-day vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) VPN appliances since early December 2023. “These families allow the threat actors to circumvent authentication and provide backdoor access to these devices,”…
SpaceX has demonstrated its new “Direct to Cell” capabilities by exchanging texts between mobile phones on Earth using satellites in orbit. On 2 January 2024, SpaceX launched six new satellites designed to connect with standard unmodified mobile devices. The company wasted no time putting them into service, transmitting texts less than a week later using…
SpaceX has demonstrated its new “Direct to Cell” capabilities by exchanging texts between mobile phones on Earth using satellites in orbit. On 2 January 2024, SpaceX launched six new satellites designed to connect with standard unmodified mobile devices. The company wasted no time putting them into service, transmitting texts less than a week later using…
SpaceX has demonstrated its new “Direct to Cell” capabilities by exchanging texts between mobile phones on Earth using satellites in orbit. On 2 January 2024, SpaceX launched six new satellites designed to connect with standard unmodified mobile devices. The company wasted no time putting them into service, transmitting texts less than a week later using…
A new partnership between the UK Government, Glasgow City Council, and the Smart Things Accelerator Centre (STAC) aims to transform Glasgow into Europe’s largest IoT innovation hub. The collaboration centres around a £2.5 million investment into a state-of-the-art 250-desk facility named “thebeyond” at SkyPark, Finnieston in Glasgow. The facility will serve as an accelerator for…
U.S. repairable laptop maker Framework has confirmed that hackers accessed customer data after successfully phishing an employee at its accounting service provider. In an email sent to affected customers, Framework said that an employee at Keating Consulting, its primary external accounting partner, fell victim to a social engineering attack that allowed malicious hackers to obtain…
Hyundai’s India subsidiary has fixed a bug that exposed its customers’ personal information in the South Asian market. TechCrunch reviewed a portion of the exposed data that included the registered owner name, mailing address, email address, and phone number of Hyundai Motor India customers who have serviced their vehicles at any of the company’s authorized…
