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HR Tech Startup Deel filed an amended complaint on Tuesday in its ongoing legal battle with the ripples of the Great Environment, which provides astounding new details about the spy allegations of its large corporations. Ripling sued Deal in March after Ripling's employees testified in an Irish court that they were spying on their employers for their rivals in an affidavit that reads like a Hollywood movie. Rippling's lawsuit alleges misappropriation, such as trade secrets, unlawful interference and unfair competition, primarily based on espionage allegations. Deal then attempted to dismiss the lawsuit on technical grounds and filed its own claims…

Chipmaker Giant Qualcomm released a patch on Monday that fixes a series of vulnerabilities in dozens of chips, including three zero-days the company said is being used as part of its hacking campaign. Qualcomm cited Google's threat analysis group, or TAG. It investigates government-sponsored cyberattacks and says that three flaws could be “under limited, targeted exploitation.” According to the company's bulletin, Google's Android security team reported three zero-days to Qualcomm in February: CVE-2025-21479, CVE-2025-21480 and CVE-2025-27038. Zero Day is a security vulnerability unknown to software and hardware manufacturers at the time of discovery, and is of great value for cybercriminals…

Dating apps have been getting a bad reputation these days. People ghost others. This means simply stop responding to people you used to deal with frequently. Despite living in a big city like New York, there appears to be slim picking. And did you mention that many of these apps cost money now? In the first SXSW London, TechCrunch caught up with CMO and Hinge president Jackie Jantos to talk about how the company is marketing to a new generation that has become a listless dating scene. “This is a generation that grew up with a deep understanding of how…

On Tuesday, Reddit announced a new feature that will provide users with more privacy regarding what is being shared in their user profiles. The company says it is rolling out an update that introduces a “Content and Activity” setting that allows users to determine which content will be displayed in their profiles from participating SubredDits. This includes both posts and comments history. By default, all posts and comments remain visible as before. However, the new settings allow users to hide all public posts and comments, including those created directly in their profiles. Alternatively, users can decide to selectively view posts…

Tiktok is rolling out smart keyword filters powered by AI to allow people to limit content they don't want to see on your page, the company announced Tuesday. Tiktok allows users to restrict certain content from already using keyword filters to display in their feeds, but the new smart keyword filter uses AI to further restrict content that contains similar keywords, such as synonyms. This tool shows which additional keywords are filtered in addition to the original keywords. For example, if you choose to filter “modifications”, Tiktok will also rule out “modifications” and “modifications.” The company says users can select…

SNAP is launching a new lens studio tool that AR creators and developers can use to build Bitmoji games, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. The company is also releasing new assets for the gaming as well as a Bitmoji suite. With Lens Studio 5.10, the new gaming assets offer developers a new way to build dynamic gaming lenses, the company said. It has a turn-based system to enable interactive gameplay and the ability to respond to challenges in the same game. There are also new customizable character controllers that support a variety of gameplay styles, including third person, first person,…

Indian grocery delivery startup Kiranapro has been hacked and all data has been wiped out, the company's founder confirmed to TechCrunch. The corrupted data included the company's app code and a server that contained a bank of sensitive customer information, including its name, mailing address and payment details. The company's app is online but cannot process orders, TechCrunch discovered. Released in December 2024, Kiranapro operates as a buyer's app on the Indian government's open network of digital commerce, allowing customers to purchase groceries from local stores and nearby supermarkets. Kiranapro has 55,000 customers, 30,000 to 35,000 active buyers in 50…

As Apple prepares to unveil iOS 19 at WWDC 2025 on Monday, several rumors have emerged, including a potential new name for the operating system, an all-new design inspired by the Vision Pro. Here is a summary of the most notable features rumored to come to iOS 19. New name Sources told Bloomberg that Apple plans to change the name of the operating system to reflect the year of release, rather than using version numbers. This means that iOS 19 will be renamed iOS 26, just like how you specify iOS 19. This name change also applies to other software…

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