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Vouch, which offers insurance policies tailored to startups and high-growth companies, raises $30M Series B1 and $60M Series C, and is now valued at $550M (Mary Ann Azevedo/TechCrunch)

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: Vouch, which offers insurance policies tailored to startups and high-growth companies, raises $30M Series B1 and $60M Series C, and is now valued at $550M — Vouch, a provider of business insurance to startups and high-growth companies, announced today it has raised $90 million in new funding.

False Houseparty hacking rumors saw 1 million delete the app last year

“I spent a long time trying to find the source of this misinfo at the time. I found no evidence of a deliberate smear campaign, Houseparty’s claim.” What you need to know Houseparty is shutting down in October. A new report has revealed insight into a hacking scandal last year. It says false claims led

Microsoft acquires TakeLessons, an online and in-person tutoring platform, to ramp up its edtech play

Microsoft said in January this year that Teams, its online collaboration platform, was being used by over 100 million students — boosted in no small part by the Covid-19 pandemic and many schools going partly or fully remote. Now, it’s made another acquisition to continue expanding its position in the education market. The company has

Tesla Model S Plaid sets production EV record at Germany’s Nürburgring race course

Screenshot: Touristen Niko Tesla set a new lap record for a production electric vehicle at Germany’s famed Nürburgring race course. A brand-new Model S Plaid completed the 12.9-mile lap in seven minutes and 30.9 seconds, beating a record set in 2019 by a Porsche Taycan by 12 seconds. The new record was confirmed by Tesla

Amazon’s new MMO could come to its Luna cloud gaming service

A screenshot from Amazon Games’ New World. | Image: Amazon Games New World, Amazon Games’ upcoming MMO, is just a few weeks away from its September 28th PC launch. But at some point in the future, it could be offered on Amazon’s Luna cloud gaming service, Richard Lawrence, studio director at Amazon Games, said in

Creating Video From a ROM

We’re used to computers with display screens, yet how many of us have created the circuitry to drive one directly? Sure, we’ve coded up an SPI display driver on a microcontroller, but create the hardware to generate a usable video signal? That’s a little more difficult. [Jdh] has given it a go though, with a

WhatsApp Fixes Its Biggest Encryption Loophole

The ubiquitous messaging service will add end-to-end encryption to backups, keeping your chats safe no matter whose cloud they’re stored in.

WhatsApp is adding encrypted backups

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge WhatsApp will let its more than 2 billion users fully encrypt the backups of their messages, the Facebook-owned app announced Friday. The plan, which WhatsApp is detailing in a white paper before rolling out to users on iOS and Android in the coming weeks, is meant to secure

Zuckerberg says WhatsApp will start rolling out e2e encrypted backups to iOS and Android users in the coming weeks as an optional feature (TechCrunch)

TechCrunch: Zuckerberg says WhatsApp will start rolling out e2e encrypted backups to iOS and Android users in the coming weeks as an optional feature — WhatsApp said on Friday it will give its two billion users the option to encrypt their chat backups to the cloud, taking a significant step to put …

WhatsApp announces end-to-end encrypted backups on iCloud

“WhatsApp is the leading global messaging service to offer both end-to-end encrypted messaging and backups on iCloud or Google Drive” What you need to know WhatsApp has just made a massive security announcement. The company is going to offer end-to-end encryption on cloud backups to iCloud and Google Drive. The feature is on its way

Samsung releases eco-friendly watchbands made from apple peel

Prices for the watchbands start at $39.99. | Image: Samsung Samsung has announced six limited edition watch bands for the Galaxy Watch 4 made of recyclable and eco-friendly materials including apple peel. The range was made in collaboration with Sami Miró, a fashion designer whose previous collections have made use of upcycled materials. The bands

The Strangest Time for Nostalgia Is Now

The Matrix, President Clinton, Blue’s Clues, and what we lose when we live in the past.

Can AI—and a Personal Assistant—Cure Burnout for Moms?

Plus: Nest’s original vision, a vaccine-weary public, and catastrophic business as usual.

Hate Razors? These Are the Best Shaving Alternatives

Shaving can cause razor burn and ingrown hairs. These products might be better for your skin—and your sanity.

Review: Tom Bihn’s Zeitgeist is a small EDC backpack with retro vibes

The Zeitgeist from Tom Bihn is another small EDC backpack with a throwback to a more vintage design. If you feel like you’ve been seeing a lot of Tom Bihn talk from me lately, that’s because the company’s been on a roll with new releases lately. We got the Techonaut travel bag a few weeks

Amagi tunes into $100M for cloud-based video content creation, monetization

Media technology company Amagi announced Friday $100 million to further develop its cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected televisions. Accel, Avataar Ventures and Norwest Venture Partners joined existing investor Premji Invest in the funding round, which included buying out stakes held by Emerald Media and Mayfield Fund. Nadathur Holdings continues as an existing investor.

MaxRewards banks $3M to reveal best payment methods that reap the most rewards

When Anik Khan graduated from college, his first job was working on credit cards and business expenses at Accenture. There, he found that someone could bring in a couple of thousand dollars just by having the right credit cards and following the rewards and promotions. It was back in 2017 when he and David Gao

Startup insurance provider Vouch raises $90M, now valued at $550M

Vouch, a provider of business insurance to startups and high-growth companies, announced today it has raised $90 million in new funding. The $90 million figure was raised across two rounds: a $60 million Series C co-led by SVB Capital (a subsidiary of Silicon Valley Bank) and Ribbit Capital that values the company at $550 million,

Apple Watch SE is close to $40 off at Amazon as Apple Watch Series 7 looms

Apple looks set to take the wraps off the Apple Watch Series 7 next week and retailers are already making way for the new model by offering soon-to-be previous-gen devices at a discount. That’s great news for those that don’t need the latest and greatest as great Apple Watch deals are plentiful right now including

Apple picks up ‘Yo Gabba Gabba!’ for Apple TV+

20 half-hour episodes are on the way. What you need to know Apple has a new show for TV+. Yo Gabba Gabba! is a family show featuring music, live-action, and animation. 20 half-hour episodes are on the way. Yo Gabba Gabba! is heading to Apple TV+, WildBrain has announced today. In a press release the

Investor warns Apple to compromise with antitrust regulators

“Unless Apple rethinks its approach, regulators will likely have no choice but to undermine its advantage in privacy and security.” What you need to know A high-profile investor has warned Apple it should compromise with antitrust regulators. Roger McNamee says Apple should rethink its approach before lawmakers step in and undermine its security and privacy.

Sources: Apple intends to double its output of TV shows and movies next year to at least one a week and plans to spend $500M+ on marketing Apple TV+ this year (Jessica Toonkel/The Information)

Jessica Toonkel / The Information: Sources: Apple intends to double its output of TV shows and movies next year to at least one a week and plans to spend $500M+ on marketing Apple TV+ this year — When Apple launched its Apple TV+ service nearly two years ago, executives throughout Hollywood and Silicon Valley snickered

Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate is the right thing to do

Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images On Thursday night, President Joe Biden announced a new federal vaccine mandate, putting new pressure on Americans who refuse to be inoculated against COVID-19. “This is a pandemic of the unvaccinated,” Biden said in a speech to the nation. “Despite the fact that for almost five

New Delhi-based Amagi, which provides targeted advertising software for broadcast and connected TVs, raises $100M, bringing its total raised to $150M (Christine Hall/TechCrunch)

Christine Hall / TechCrunch: New Delhi-based Amagi, which provides targeted advertising software for broadcast and connected TVs, raises $100M, bringing its total raised to $150M — Media technology company Amagi announced Friday $100 million to further develop its cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected televisions.

Match Group appoints Renate Nyborg as the new CEO of Tinder; Nyborg last served as Tinder’s general manager of Europe, Middle East, and Africa (Jackie Davalos/Bloomberg)

Jackie Davalos / Bloomberg: Match Group appoints Renate Nyborg as the new CEO of Tinder; Nyborg last served as Tinder’s general manager of Europe, Middle East, and Africa — Match Group Inc. appointed Renate Nyborg as the new chief executive officer of the dating-app giant’s leading brand, Tinder.

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