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Snapchat is officially launching native support for the iPad, the company announced in the app's latest release notes. Since Snapchat's launch in 2011, the social networking app has only been available on the iPad as an iPhone app with a large black border around it, rather than a native app for the iPad's larger screen. The new update brings support for iPad, 13 years after Snapchat was released on iOS. “Snapchat now offers native support for iPad,” the App Store release notes state simply, “which means Snapchat now appears full screen on your iPad, giving you a larger canvas when…

Security researchers have discovered that a group of hackers linked to the Chinese government have been targeting U.S. internet service providers using a previously unknown software vulnerability. Researchers at Black Lotus Labs, a division of cybersecurity firm Lumen, said the group known as Bolt Typhoon exploited a zero-day vulnerability (meaning the vulnerability went unnoticed until the software maker patched it) in Versa Director software developed by Versa Networks. Versa sells software that manages network configurations and is used by internet service providers (ISPs) and managed service providers (MSPs), making it a “highly valued and attractive target” for hackers, the researchers…

Elon Musk's X has already declared that it aims to compete with LinkedIn in job listings and PayPal in payments, and now the company wants to take on the likes of Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams in video conferencing tools. One of X's employees, Chris Parkposted last week that the company had held its first internal meeting using the tool, and Park claims that initial feedback from the team has been good, and the company will likely work on improving the ability to pin speakers and notifications showing who's joining or leaving. X owner Elon Musk responded to the…

San Francisco-based data infrastructure startup Cribl has raised $319 million in Series E funding led by new investor GV (Alphabet's corporate venture arm), with participation from GIC, CapitalG, IVP, and CRV. Bringing Cribl's total funding to $600 million, the capital infusion values ​​the company at $3.5 billion, an increase of roughly 40% from Cribl's Series D valuation in 2022. Cribble claims the investment is one of the largest in GV's 15-year history. As part of the deal, GV general partner Michael McBride will join Cribble's board of directors. Cribl's software helps analyze, collect, process and route IT and security data…

Airtel, India's second-largest telecommunications carrier, said it has entered into a “strategic” partnership with Apple to bundle its Apple TV+ and Apple Music services for premium customers in India. As part of this, Airtel said it would discontinue its Wynk Music streaming platform. Customers subscribing to Airtel's premium broadband and postpaid services will now get Apple TV+ and Apple Music services included in their plans, the Indian company said on Tuesday. “Wynk paying subscribers will get access to additional benefits,” Airtel said. The new changes are expected to be implemented later this year. “We're thrilled that Airtel customers in India…

GrubMarket, the $3.6 billion food delivery and supply chain startup backed by Tiger Global, BlackRock and about 100 other investors, has acquired another food delivery startup as it continues to consolidate.The company is acquiring FreshGoGo, a New York-based B2C platform that sells Asian groceries and ready-made meals. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it is understood to be a combination of cash and GrabMarket shares. GrabMarket said FreshGoGo has raised about $15 million from private investors. FreshGoGo founder Jianbing Duan will remain with the company and continue to run the business. The acquisition comes on the heels of…

Legal work is labor-intensive and time-consuming, requiring cases to be compiled from vast amounts of evidence. That's why some law firms are piloting AI to streamline certain procedures. According to a 2023 survey by the American Bar Association, 35% of law firms currently use AI tools in their work. OpenAI-backed Harvey is one of the big winners so far in the burgeoning AI legal tech space, along with startups like Leya and Klarity. But there's room for one more player, say Jerry Zhou and Kyle Lam, co-founders of Supio, an AI platform for personal injury law that emerged from stealth…

Planera, a construction technology startup that provides scheduling and planning software for commercial construction projects, has raised $13.5 million in a new funding round. General contractors typically use legacy software such as Oracle Primavera P6 to manage commercial construction projects. Although these solutions require technical knowledge and lack intuitive interfaces, contractors use them for advanced projects that involve multiple milestones and last several years. For smaller projects, general-purpose tools such as Microsoft Project may be chosen. However, these tools were not designed with the requirements of construction companies in mind. The San Jose-based startup combines the best of two worlds…

Companies don't necessarily need to create groundbreaking technology to gain traction in the marketplace. Simply being cheaper than your competitors can make a dent in a competitive industry. You can also rely on your connections to win over customers who need a timely solution to their problems. nOps is one example. Like countless other vendors, nOps sells software designed to “optimize” the budgets that companies allocate to cloud products and services. But the company has managed to grow faster and bigger than many of its rivals, in part because it serves only AWS customers. nOps claims that it has grown…