Jacquelyn Melinek / TechCrunch:Kurtosis, a blockchain-focused developer tooling and testing system, raised a $20M Series A led by Coatue, with participation from Coinbase Ventures and others — Kurtosis, a crypto-focused developer tool system, has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by tech-focused hedge fund Coatue.
North Korea-backed hackers have a clever way to read your Gmail
SHARPEXT has slurped up thousands of emails in the past year and keeps getting better.
Researchers repaired cells in damaged pig organs an hour after the animal’s death
A new system stopped the deterioration of cells in pig organs one hour after the animal’s death, a finding that suggests cells don’t die as quickly as previously understood. The technology successfully restored blood circulation and repaired damaged cells in the pigs. The research, described in Nature today, could pave […]
Salesforce says it is closing its office in Hong Kong and “accelerating” its strategic partnership with Alibaba “to better serve the Greater China Region” (Rita Liao/TechCrunch)
Rita Liao / TechCrunch:Salesforce says it is closing its office in Hong Kong and “accelerating” its strategic partnership with Alibaba “to better serve the Greater China Region” — Salesforce is repositioning itself in China as it looks to expand the reach of its customer relationship management software in the country.
Logitech G705 wireless gaming mouse
The Logitech G705 wireless gaming mouse has a refreshing and minimalistic design overshadowed by an unnecessarily high price.
Post-quantum encryption contender is taken out by single-core PC and 1 hour
Leave it to mathematicians to muck up what looked like an impressive new algorithm.
The Download: US-built EV batteries, and California’s monkeypox emergency
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Electric vehicle uptake in the US could be held back by a lack of batteries The news: The US Senate Democrats released a bill last week that could […]
Equifax says it fixed a “technological coding issue” that sources say sent lenders faulty credit scores on millions of US consumers from mid-March-early April (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal:Equifax says it fixed a “technological coding issue” that sources say sent lenders faulty credit scores on millions of US consumers from mid-March-early April — During a three-week period this year, Equifax sent faulty scores to lenders, resulting in higher interest rates and denied applications
HP Pavilion Plus 14
The HP Pavilion Plus 14 is an otherwise well-performing work machine but its surprisingly bad battery life really undercuts its purpose.