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CEO of Exodus Intelligence, which provides info on 0-day bugs and tools to exploit them, says India used its Windows 0-day research to spy on China and Pakistan (Thomas Brewster/Forbes)

Thomas Brewster / Forbes: CEO of Exodus Intelligence, which provides info on 0-day bugs and tools to exploit them, says India used its Windows 0-day research to spy on China and Pakistan — A U.S. company’s tech was abused by the Indian government, amidst warnings Americans are contributing to a spyware industry already under fire

Twitch’s “hate raid” lawsuit raises questions about when tech platforms should unmask their own anonymous users and sue them for violating their speech policies (Issie Lapowsky/Protocol)

Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: Twitch’s “hate raid” lawsuit raises questions about when tech platforms should unmask their own anonymous users and sue them for violating their speech policies — It isn’t hard to figure out who the bad guys are in Twitch’s latest lawsuit against two of its users.

Google, Apple Cave to Russian Government Pressure, Remove Navalny Voting App

Opponents of Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party were dealt a blow today as both Apple and Google gave in to Russian demands. According to representatives of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the companies have complied with government calls to remove Navalny’s tactical voting app from their stores. That means citizens who have not already downloaded

Cameo launches Cameo Calls, a native experience in the app for fans to video chat with influencers and celebrities for up to 15 minutes (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch)

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: Cameo launches Cameo Calls, a native experience in the app for fans to video chat with influencers and celebrities for up to 15 minutes — If you really want to video chat tonight with William Hung of retro American Idol fame… got twenty bucks to spare? Yesterday, Cameo launched …

Go inside the first episode for season two of ‘The Morning Show’

What you need to know Apple TV+ has debuted a new featurette for season two of “The Morning Show.” “Inside the Episode: ‘My Least Favorite Year’” dives into the first episode of the new season. Season two of the drama series starting streaming today. Go inside the first episode for season two of “The Morning

Report: Commure, which provides APIs for vendors and startups to build healthcare apps, raised $500M over two rounds of funding, valuing the company at $3.5B (Emily Olsen/MobiHealthNews)

Emily Olsen / MobiHealthNews: Report: Commure, which provides APIs for vendors and startups to build healthcare apps, raised $500M over two rounds of funding, valuing the company at $3.5B — Human Capital and Greenoaks Capital led the latest round, according to Insider’s reporting. — Healthcare software company Commure …

Unvaccinated Apple employees will be required to get ‘frequent’ testing

What you need to know Apple has announced a new policy when it comes to vaccination against COVID-19. Next month, vaccinated employees in the company’s stores and offices will experience “infrequent” testing. Unvaccinated employeed, however, will need to be tested “frequently.” It’s currently unclear exactly how frequent “frequently” means. If you’re an unvaccinated Apple employee,

Longtime VC, and happy Miami resident, David Blumberg has a new $225 million fund

Blumberg Capital, founded in 1991 by investor David Blumberg, has just closed its fifth early-stage venture fund with $225 million, a vehicle that Blumberg says was oversubscribed — he planned to raise $200 million — and that has already been used to invest in 16 startups around the world (the firm has small offices in

Here’s how the new iPad Mini compares to the last-gen model

The iPad Mini (2021) is the latest in Apple’s line of smaller tablets. | Image: Apple With the announcement and impending release of the new iPad Mini and its revamped design, it might be all too easy to stan the new model and completely write off its predecessor. While the new model has a lot

Sources: US probe into Binance expands to include CFTC’s review of alleged insider trading and market manipulation, following criminal probes by DOJ and the IRS (Tom Schoenberg/Bloomberg)

Tom Schoenberg / Bloomberg: Sources: US probe into Binance expands to include CFTC’s review of alleged insider trading and market manipulation, following criminal probes by DOJ and the IRS — – CFTC examining whether crypto exchange exploited customers — Binance has said it has strict policies to prevent misconduct

Deal: Save 50% on HBO Max for 6 months

Credit: HBO Max HBO Max is the home of some of the most popular shows and movies available, and the $9.99 monthly pricing reflects that. That’s for the version with ads, but as of today, you can sign up for the higher-tier, ad-free version for six months at the great price of just $7.49 per

Treasury to issue new cryptocurrency sanctions after ransomware attacks

The Biden administration is preparing to issue a series of actions, including sanctions, to make it more difficult for hackers to profit off of ransomware attacks through the use of digital currency, as first reported by the Wall Street Journal on Friday. According to the Journal, the Treasury Department plans to impose these new sanctions

TechCrunch Disrupt kicks off in just a few days

The final countdown to TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 is on, folks and we cannot be more excited to get this party started. In a just a few days — on September 21-23 — we spotlight the people who envision the future and push beyond what exists to create what will be. It may sound high falutin’

Demand Curve: How to get social proof that grows your startup

Nick Costelloe Contributor Share on Twitter Nick writes actionable growth marketing insights as head of content at Demand Curve. More posts by this contributor Demand Curve: How to double conversions on your startup’s homepage Demand Curve: 10 lies you’ve been told about marketing When people are uncertain, they look to others for behavioral guidance. This

OpenSea released an app — but it’s for browsing, not buying and selling

It’s a big day for the Amazon of the decentralized internet — OpenSea now has an app for iOS and Android. For most companies, having a mobile app is a milestone you’d reach before hitting a $1.5 billion valuation. But like any store — whether you’re selling NFT art or not — there’s a hefty

How and where to replace your old, depleted iPhone battery

Credit: Apple Fixer/ Instructables Your iPhone’s aging lithium-ion batteries will eventually start to lose their ability to retain a charge — and that can be highly frustrating, especially if you’re out and about all day. If that is happening to you, there are several solutions: you can switch over to the latest iPhone, start carrying

GitLab files for a US IPO and says its revenue in the latest quarter grew 69% to $58.1M, while net losses grew to $40.2M from $9.4M a year ago (Ari Levy/CNBC)

Ari Levy / CNBC: GitLab files for a US IPO and says its revenue in the latest quarter grew 69% to $58.1M, while net losses grew to $40.2M from $9.4M a year ago — – GitLab, which was valued at $6 billion in a secondary share sale late last year, filed its IPO prospectus on

Putting an Afterburner on an Electric Ducted Fan

Afterburners are commonly agreed to be the coolest feature of military fighter aircraft. Injecting raw fuel into the exhaust stream of a jet engine, afterburners are responsible for that red-hot flaming exhaust and the key to many aircraft achieving supersonic flight. [Integza] wanted to see if the same concept could be applied to an electric

ET Weekend Deals: Dell U4320Q UltraSharp 43-Inch 4K Monitor for $869, Corsair PCI-E 4.0 NVMe 1TB SSD $149

Today you can get your hands on a high-end 4K 43-inch Dell monitor with nearly $300 cut off the retail price. Dell Ultrasharp U4320Q 43-Inch 4K USB-C Monitor ($869.99) Dell engineered this model to be a large display with tons of desktop real estate. This makes it easier to multitask on multiple windows at the

Sources: Google plans to add free, ad-supported streaming TV channels to Google TV and has held talks with media companies that provide the channels (Janko Roettgers/Protocol)

Janko Roettgers / Protocol: Sources: Google plans to add free, ad-supported streaming TV channels to Google TV and has held talks with media companies that provide the channels — Google is looking to make its Chromecast streaming device more appealing to cord cutters. The company has plans to add free TV channels to Google TV

Clubhouse appears to be working on Waves, a new way to invite friends to rooms

Image: Clubhouse Clubhouse appears to be working on a new way to invite people to audio rooms in its app, based on screenshots shared by researcher Jane Manchum Wong. The invite feature, called “Waves,” is focused on the more casual, social side of Clubhouse, rather than the creator-focused live shows that have had the company’s

How to get Pokémon Unite medals and what they all mean

At the end of each round, your team is awarded medals or badges based on how well everyone performed. After playing hard through each Pokémon Unite round, you and your team are taken to the overview screen where you can see how many points each person scored. Whether you win or lose, medals are also

8 new HomeKit features arriving with Apple’s September 20th software updates

Image: Apple With new iPhones come new features. And starting next week, Apple HomeKit users will get plenty courtesy of iOS 15, HomePod 15, tvOS 15, and watchOS 8 software updates. Apple has confirmed that these will all be available on the same day, September 20th. So, if you’ve been excited about unlimited HomeKit Secure

Zoom looks beyond video conferencing as triple-digit 2020 growth begins to slow

It’s been a heady 12-18 months for Zoom, the decade-old company that experienced monster 2020 growth and more recently, a mega acquisition with the $14.7 billion Five9 deal in July. That addition is part of a broader strategy the company has been undertaking the last couple of years to move beyond its core video conferencing

Cameo launches Cameo Calls, a service for fans to video chat with celebs

If you really want to video chat tonight with William Hung of retro American Idol fame… got twenty bucks to spare? Yesterday, Cameo launched its Cameo Calls products, which lets fans video chat for up to 15 minutes one-on-one with their favorite influencers and celebrities. The talent sets the duration, time, and price of their

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