Ashley Stewart / Insider:Interviews with former and current Microsoft employees suggest a widespread pattern of executive misconduct persists, years after Satya Nadella vowed to end it — The Microsoft executive walked into the small, windowless room in Studio C at about 8 o’clock that evening.
Corsair HS55 Stereo
The Corsair HS55 Stereo gaming headset is an impressive device that any casual or pro gamer should love, but you might be able to find cheaper alternatives.
“Tough to forge” digital driver’s license is… easy to forge
A litany of security flaws allows forgeries that are easy, quick, and cheap.
The Download: Clearview AI’s hefty fine, and countries’ monkeypox preparation
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. The walls are closing in on Clearview AI Controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI has been fined more than $10 million by the UK’s data protection watchdog for […]
DeFi Llama: the total value locked across DeFi protocols has dropped to ~$112B, down from ~$195B before UST and LUNA collapsed, amid a broader decline in crypto (Emily Nicolle/Bloomberg)
Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg:DeFi Llama: the total value locked across DeFi protocols has dropped to ~$112B, down from ~$195B before UST and LUNA collapsed, amid a broader decline in crypto — The collapse of one of decentralized finance’s most ambitious experiments has knocked more than $83 billion off the sector’s […]
Why it’s hard to sanction ransomware groups
Russia-linked ransomware gang Conti avoided sanctions that hit Russian businesses.
The Download: DeepMind’s AI shortcomings, and China’s social media translation problem
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. The hype around DeepMind’s new AI model misses what’s actually cool about it Earlier this month, DeepMind presented a new “generalist” AI model called Gato. The model can play […]
SwipeRx, a digital platform for pharmacists in Southeast Asia for daily tasks like purchasing or inventory financing, raises a $27M Series B led by MDI Ventures (Kate Park/TechCrunch)
Kate Park / TechCrunch:SwipeRx, a digital platform for pharmacists in Southeast Asia for daily tasks like purchasing or inventory financing, raises a $27M Series B led by MDI Ventures — SwipeRx, a platform for pharma professionals, said Tuesday it has secured a $27 million Series B round led by Indonesia’s […]
Speechmatics review
Speechmatics is touted as one of the best speech-to-text apps around, and yet we were still impressed by its amazing performance.
Singapore-based BUD, which offers a metaverse for Gen Z via its apps and plans to launch an NFT marketplace, raises $36.8M Series B led by Sequoia Capital India (Rita Liao/TechCrunch)
Rita Liao / TechCrunch:Singapore-based BUD, which offers a metaverse for Gen Z via its apps and plans to launch an NFT marketplace, raises $36.8M Series B led by Sequoia Capital India — BUD, a nascent app taking a shot at creating a metaverse for Gen Z to play and interact […]