This week’s funding landscape confirmed the age-old adage: “Money attracts money.” Several startups announced new rounds of funding, with familiar names launching new ventures just months after their previous ones. Salva Health emerged victorious in TechCrunch Disrupt 2024’s Startup Battlefield competition, promising to lower breast cancer mortality rates with an affordable screening device. Four other … Read more
Tech enthusiasts gathered at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 in San Francisco, where Waymo showcased its autonomous vehicle service. Many attendees are excited about the potential of self-driving cars, despite acknowledging that the technology is not yet perfect. Waymo’s availability to the public and its presence on social media have contributed to the hype surrounding the company. … Read more
TechCrunch Disrupt wrapped up with conversations from Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas, WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, and Disney star turned space CEO Bridgit Mendler, among others. Wiz co-founder Assaf Rappaport revealed that the startup declined a $23 billion offer from Alphabet, citing its vision for the cloud security space as a $100 billion opportunity. This decision … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” just days before the presidential election, playing her own character alongside Maya Rudolph’s impression of her. The segment aired live at 11:30 p.m. and was the final episode of the show’s season. Harris’ appearance was announced only moments before the show aired, with … Read more
Fox News Channel is currently broadcasting live coverage of the final hours leading up to the 2024 US presidential election. Kamala Harris, the running mate of Democratic candidate Joe Biden, will make her closing pitch as voters prepare to cast their ballots. Viewers can watch live on Fox News Channel or tune in to the … Read more
US Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live just days before the highly anticipated presidential election. The sketch, which aired on October 30th, featured Maya Rudolph impersonating Harris in a mock interview. In a recent CNN poll, Harris was shown competing with incumbent president Donald Trump for the Iowa vote, … Read more
US Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live (SNL) just days before the presidential election. Harris, who has been impersonated by Maya Rudolph on the show’s 50th season, appeared in the cold opening opposite Rudolph as they joked about Trump’s struggles with garbage trucks. The joke came after a viral … Read more
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has launched a sophisticated hacking campaign targeting government workers worldwide, using a tool that grants hackers full access to compromised devices. Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence team reported that the SVR sent spear-phishing emails to thousands of targets in over 100 organizations since October 22. The emails contained configuration files for Remote … Read more
Microsoft has warned that thousands of US officials and employees have been targeted by a sophisticated email phishing campaign attributed to Russian hackers. The attack, which began on October 22, saw the hackers send highly targeted spearphishing emails to over 100 organizations. In some cases, the hackers even impersonated Microsoft employees in their emails, adding … Read more
A Russian-backed threat group, known as Midnight Blizzard or Cozy Bear, APT29, and UNC2452, has launched a large-scale intelligence-gathering operation targeting over 100 organizations worldwide. The group is using a novel tactic to harvest victim data and gain control of compromised devices by sending spear-phishing emails with digitally signed Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) configuration files. … Read more