Winding down a startup can be bittersweet for founders. In the case of Fundid, rising interest rates killed the business finance startup. But VCs and partners hurt it, too, founder Stefanie Sample says. TechCrunch profiled the company in 2022 when Sample raised $3.25 million in seed funding backed by fintech investor Nevcaut Ventures, The Artemis Fund and Builders and Backers. Prior to Fundid, … [Read more...]
Leicester City Cyber Attack Leads to Street Light Burning All Day & Night
Residents of Leicester have been facing an unusual urban phenomenon: street lights that stay lit day and night. This issue stems from a severe cyber attack that targeted Leicester City Council’s IT systems, leading to a series of disruptions in city services, including street lighting management. The persistent glow of street lights has become a significant concern for the locals. Roger … [Read more...]
Major Security Flaw in Popular Keyboard Apps Puts Millions at Risk
Researchers have uncovered critical security vulnerabilities in several widely used keyboard apps, including those from major tech giants Samsung, OPPO, Vivo, and Xiaomi. These flaws could allow network eavesdroppers to intercept and decipher every keystroke a user makes, exposing sensitive personal and financial information. The Citizen Lab’s comprehensive study focused on the security of … [Read more...]
Monetize Your Skills: 10 Stupid Passive Income Ideas for Coders
Introduction Are you a programmer looking to diversify your income streams? Maybe you're tired of relying solely on your day job or freelance gigs. Fortunately, there are numerous passive income opportunities tailored specifically for programmers. In this article, we'll explore 10 "stupid simple" passive income ideas that programmers can implement to generate extra cash flow without much ongoing … [Read more...]
The best noise-canceling headphones for 2024
For most wireless headphones, active noise cancellation (ANC) is a primary feature, especially at the mid-range to premium levels. ANC is a popular tool, especially for headphones you’re going to use in a variety of locations and settings. To help you cut through the noise of all the options on the market, we’ve compiled a list of the best noise-canceling headphones you can buy right now. Judged … [Read more...]
Texture makes a bid to become the world’s go-to platform of the energy transition
Platform is a word that gets tossed around a lot in technology circles, so much so that it’s often misused. But here’s the basic business school definition: a platform is a company or business model that creates more value for participants than it captures for itself. Consider that some of the most successful companies in tech have helped other businesses make more money in aggregate than they … [Read more...]
The rebuilt Sonos app focuses on getting you to your tunes faster
If you use Sonos speakers, chances are you’ve used their app and encountered at least a little frustration at some point. I don’t think it’s a bad app when you consider the many functions it needs to juggle: finding and playing music from dozens of services, managing multiple connected speakers, running people through setup and troubleshooting and so on. But at the very least, it’s fair to suggest … [Read more...]
Hands-on with Rokid's more affordable and lighter Vision Pro alternative
I've been testing my fair share of consumer AR glasses from brands like Rokid, TCL, XReal, and Viture, as the first three are definitely the current market leaders. While I find them very useful as wearable screens (my colleagues feel the same way), they haven't been doing much with Augmented Reality thus far. Rokid is looking to change that with the newly-announced Rokid AR Lite: a kit … [Read more...]
With Easel, ex-Snap researchers are building the next-generation Bitmoji thanks to AI
Easel is a new startup that sits at the intersection of the generative AI and social trends, founded by two former employees at Snap. The company has been working on an app that lets you create images of yourself and your friends doing cool things directly from your favorite iMessage conversations. There’s a reason why I mentioned that the co-founders previously worked at Snap before founding … [Read more...]
Fortnite Festival now supports Rock Band 4 guitar controllers
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Sonos announces redesigned app that puts everything on your homescreen
a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray">Image: SonosToday, Sonos is officially introducing the redesigned mobile app that I showed you earlier this month. It’ll roll out for both … [Read more...]
Russian Cyberspies Deliver ‘GooseEgg’ Malware to Government Organizations
Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT28 has been observed exploiting Windows Print Spooler vulnerabilities to deploy a custom post-exploitation tool against numerous organizations in the US, Ukraine, and Western Europe, Microsoft reports. Dubbed GooseEgg, the unique tool is a simple launcher application that can spawn other programs with elevated privileges, providing the attackers with … [Read more...]
Castlevania fan uncovers new Konami code in 1999 game
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness, the director's cut version of Castlevania for the Nintendo 64, is a classic today despite issues like blurry graphics and wonky gameplay. You'd think a title designed in the last century (well, 1999) would have no new surprises, but there's a twist to the story. A new Konami Code has been found and it's interesting enough that Castlevania fans may want to give it a … [Read more...]
Elon Musk is fighting Australia to host a stabbing video on X
a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray">Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Image: Getty ImagesElon Musk is currently embroiled in a battle with Australian authorities over … [Read more...]
UnitedHealth Says Patient Data Exposed in Change Healthcare Cyberattack
Change Healthcare parent company UnitedHealth Group on Monday confirmed that personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) was stolen in a February ransomware attack. According to the company, the data breach likely impacts “a substantial proportion of people” in the US, but the investigation into the full scope of the incident continues. “Based on initial … [Read more...]
AWS moves Amazon Bedrock’s AI guardrails, and other features to general availability
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is moving some features of its generative AI application-building service, Amazon Bedrock, to general availability, the company said on Tuesday.These features include guardrails for AI, a model evaluation tool, and new large language models (LLMs).The guardrails for AI feature, named Guardrails for Amazon Bedrock, was showcased last year and has been in preview … [Read more...]
Mozilla Waves Red Flag Over Data Hungry Dating Apps
Nearly two dozen dating apps were flagged by Mozilla’s Privacy Not Included researchers Tuesday as failing to meet privacy and security standards, sharing customer data with third parties, and excluding the right of a user to wipe their data from the app. According to Mozilla, financial pressures are forcing the owners of the apps to change leadership, experiment with new features and subscription … [Read more...]
Two widow founders launch DayNew, a social platform for people dealing with grief and trauma
After losing their husbands in devastating and unexpected ways, Karine Nissim and Eloise Bune D’Agostino discovered there were no suitable places where people could go to face all the challenges that surface during the grieving process, including daunting tasks such as organizing a funeral ceremony and donating belongings, as well as scouring the internet for support groups. Being seasoned … [Read more...]
🚨MDB5 VUE v. 5.0.0 Released!🚨
Calendar: Datatables: Datepicker: Added aria-disabled attribute to disabled dates/months/years. Added translated aria-label attribute (if translate was provided) and fixed position of it. Fixed rows width to align dates with week days. Dummy - fixed prop size when passing "100%" value. Input - fixed recalc functionality when component is inside another one. Lazy loading - fixed … [Read more...]
Best GPU for AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
Once you've sorted through the best processors around, decide on an AMD chip, and eventually land on the 8700F, you're going to need a GPU, since the 8700F removes the integrated graphics of the 8700G. Luckily, regardless of whether you're looking for a super premium GPU or a budget-friendly one, you've got great options of graphics card to pair with your 8700F. Source: … [Read more...]
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