Category Archives: Tech News

there were ~65M attempts by staff to steal source code from their companies in Q2, up from about 20M in each of the previous three quarters (Hannah Murphy/Financial Times)

Reddit says it is rolling out a TikTok-like video feed on its iOS app  —  [...]

14
Aug
In response to internal calls for reform, Alibaba says it will form a committee of five female execs to handle workplace sexual harassment and related issues (Shen Lu/Protocol)

Shen Lu / Protocol: In response to internal calls for reform, Alibaba says it will [...]

13
Aug
Sources: DoorDash recently held talks to buy Instacart for between $40B and $50B, but the talks fell apart due to potential antitrust scrutiny (The Information)

The Information: Sources: DoorDash recently held talks to buy Instacart for between $40B and $50B, [...]

12
Aug
Pave, whose software analyzes HR data to help companies close pay and equity gaps, raises $46M Series B led by YC Continuity at a $400M post-money valuation (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Pave, whose software analyzes HR data to help companies close pay [...]

11
Aug
Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint has dismissed its lawsuit against Facebook and has agreed to transfer a series of disputed phishing test domains to Facebook (Catalin Cimpanu/The Record)

Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint has dismissed its lawsuit against Facebook and [...]

10
Aug
A look at Metaphysic, a company which uses deepfake tech to create ads and restore old film; its founder went viral on TikTok for deepfaking Tom Cruise (Rachel Metz/CNN)

Rachel Metz / CNN: A look at Metaphysic, a company which uses deepfake tech to [...]

09
Aug
[Thread] Apple's child safety protections announcement hurt the effort to find a policy balance on safety and privacy aspects of e2e encrypted comms products (Alex Stamos/@alexstamos)

Alex Stamos / @alexstamos: [Thread] Apple’s child safety protections announcement hurt the effort to find [...]

08
Aug
Refurbed, a European marketplace for refurbished electronics, raises $54M Series B led by Evli Growth Partners and Almaz Capital (Mike Butcher/TechCrunch)

Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: Refurbed, a European marketplace for refurbished electronics, raises $54M Series B [...]

07
Aug
In a letter to Zuckerberg, the FTC called Facebook's initial claim it cut off NYU researchers' access to comply with an FTC privacy agreement as "inaccurate" (Cristiano Lima/Washington Post)

Cristiano Lima / Washington Post: In a letter to Zuckerberg, the FTC called Facebook’s initial [...]

06
Aug
Denver-based Reserve Trust, which enables domestic and international B2B payments, raises $30.5M Series A led by QED Ventures (Mary Ann Azevedo/TechCrunch)

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: Denver-based Reserve Trust, which enables domestic and international B2B payments, [...]

05
Aug