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Bitchat, a messaging app created by Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter and Block, can be downloaded from the iOS App Store. Dorsey says he coded the basics of the app over the weekend in early July. Bitchat works over a Bluetooth mesh network. This means that users can send messages to others within the range of Bluetooth connections (usually about 100 meters) without cell reception or Wi-Fi connection. The app's UX is minimal. There is no login system. You will be taken to an instant messaging box soon. You can see what a nearby user is saying (if someone is…

TechCrunch will disrupt San Francisco's 2025 land this October. If you want to invade the world of technology, you have the chance to be in a room where everything happens. We are looking for curious and ambitious volunteers who will join the Moscone West team from October 27th to 29th to support one of the world's most iconic startup events. There is no better way to experience confusion and learn from the best You will do more than just lend a hand. As a volunteer, you can see behind the scenes the creation of high energy technology events packed with…

Adobe offers more AI-powered image editing and extensions to Photoshop using Firefly models. The company said today it is deploying Image-UpScaling functionality, object blends and upgraded object removers in Photoshop. The company said the generative upscale feature enhances images up to 8 megapixels. This will help you restore old photo details, upscaling printed images, and adopt assets on various platforms. In 2024, Adobe teased a feature called Project Perfect Blend. It is working on modifying the color, shadow, and lighting of new objects added to existing images. The idea is to have new objects like sofa chairs in the room…

Tiktok makes it easy for users to save songs they hear in video clips on the platform to their choice of music streaming platform. Today's short video service added YouTube music as an option in this list. The company first introduced the feature in the US and UK in November 2023 with support for Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music. In February 2024, this feature was deployed to over 160 countries around the world. Over time, Tiktok added Deezer and SoundCloud as music streaming options. Users can select YouTube music by tapping the “Add Song” button under the clip description…

Security researchers say sex toy maker Lovense has failed to completely fix two security flaws that publish the user's private email address and allow the user to acquire the user's account. Researchers going with the Bobda Hacker on the Handle released details of the bug on Monday after claiming that Lovense would take 14 months to fix the defect so as not to use inconvenient users of its legacy products. Lovense is one of the largest manufacturers of internet-connected adult toys, and is said to have over 20 million users. The company made headlines in 2023 to become one of…

During the first months of the new Trump administration, the White House cut cybersecurity budgets, staff and initiatives. And some people, including cybersecurity experts and legislators, are not happy about it. One of them is Colin Ahern, the Chief Cyber Director of New York. In a recent interview with TechCrunch, Ahern said both he and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul were worried that the Trump administration's cybersecurity cuts put the country at risk. “We work with the federal government every day. We need and hope that the federal government is effective,” Ahern told TechCrunch. “I don't think it's a secret…

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Flights across Russia are based after a cyberattack struck Aeroflot on Monday, the country's biggest airline. Although details of the cyberattack remain limited, a group of pro-woman hackers known for targeting a Russian organisation called the Silent Crow has gained credibility in the cyberattack along with Belarusian hackers, citing Russia's occupation of Ukraine. The group said in a Telegram post seen by TechCrunch that it controlled Aeroflot's critical system, which contains terabytes of internal data. The group said it “destroyed” the airline's systems that it has access to. Screenshots posted by hackers are said to show access to several Aeroflot…

Tea announced on Friday that she was suffering from a data breach, an app that allows women to post anonymous comments about men they believed to have dated, and hackers had access to 72,000 images. That number includes 13,000 selfies and photo IDs submitted for account verification, as well as 59,000 images from posts, comments and direct messages, the company said. Tea also said that no email or phone number was published and only users who signed up before February 2024 were affected. “We are working as third-party cybersecurity professionals and work round the clock to ensure our systems,” the…