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One cryptocurrency wallet maker claimed this week that hackers may be targeting people with an iMessage “zero-day” exploit, but all signs point to an exaggerated threat, if not an outright scam. It shows. Trust Wallet’s official X (formerly Twitter) account I have written “We have received reliable information about a high-risk zero-day exploit targeting iMessage on the dark web, which can compromise your iPhone without even clicking a link. High-value target may be present. Each use increases the risk of detection. The wallet maker recommended that iPhone users turn off iMessage completely “until Apple patches this,” even though there is…

Truth Social, the social media platform owned by President Donald Trump's media company, has announced plans to launch a live television streaming platform. According to a press release, the platform will focus on “news networks” and “religious channels,” as well as “other content that has been canceled, is at risk of cancellation, or suppressed on other platforms and services.” That's what it means. The service also includes “family friendly” content such as movies and documentaries. The streaming service will launch in three phases. The company will initially deploy Truth Social's CDN (content delivery network) for streaming to the Truth Social…

Rather than being another LLM, Betaworks embraces the AI ​​trend with a number of agent-type models that automate routine tasks that are not so simple to define. The investor's newest “Camp” incubator has incubated and funded nine AI agent startups that it hopes will take on today's more tedious tasks. While many of these companies' use cases seem promising, AI tends to have a difficult time keeping promises. Would you trust a shiny new AI to categorize your emails? What about extracting and structuring information from web pages? Who cares if AI can slot meetings anywhere? ? There is an…

Starting Tuesday, Apple will begin web distribution of its iOS apps to users in the European Union. Developers who opt in and meet Apple's standards, including app notarization requirements, will be able to offer iPhone apps for download directly to their EU users from their own website. This is a major change for the mobile ecosystem that prevents so-called “sideloading.” Apple's walled garden attitude has so far allowed it to funnel almost all of its iOS developer revenue into its own App Store. But in the EU, that moat is being dismantled as a result of new regulations that apply…

Climate change investor Bay Bridge Ventures has raised $200 million in new funding, TechCrunch has learned exclusively. Baybridge filed documents Monday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its new climate change fund. The increase comes as venture investors have become increasingly bullish on climate-changing technologies. While the overall venture market has been in a downturn in recent years, many companies have raised eye-popping amounts of money to support climate change technology founders. SOSV on Tuesday announced a $306 million deep tech fund with a 70% focus on climate change. New Summit Investments is raising his $100 million impact…

Cybersecurity has been struggling recently, with investment in the sector plummeting 40% year over year. However, there are encouraging signs of recovery, albeit in the early stages. According to cybersecurity-focused VC firm Night Dragon, the majority of chief information security officers reported their budgets will increase in 2024. Also, according to recruitment firm Pinpoint, the number of deals increased in the first quarter of 2024 compared to his first quarter of 2023, even though overall investment in the cybersecurity industry decreased. Against this backdrop, New York-based growth capital investment firm Evolution Equity Partners today launched a $1.1 billion cybersecurity and…

Jaclyn Johnson and Angeline Vuong found themselves stumbling upon a startup idea while hiking to discuss how difficult it is for people to start angel investing. Currently, they are co-founders of Cherub, a marketplace that connects angel investors and entrepreneurs. Vuong spent nearly five years working on product and growth at Opendoor. Johnson founded Create & Cultivate, a self-described “media company for ambitious women,” where she has experienced both sides of the investment world as a founder and investor. Before starting her Create & Cultivate, Johnson sold her own startup (No Subject) in 2016 and invested in numerous companies, including…

In the wake of prolific venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and Lerer Hippo announcing a pivot away from consumer technology in early 2024. social media discussion As to whether there is still a chance. Jim Scheinman and Sara Deshpande of Maven Ventures say yes. And to prove it, they raised $60 million in his fourth fund to support “massive consumer technology trends.” They say “massive” because this is the company that created companies like video conferencing giant Zoom and self-driving car maker Cruise. Scheinman, a founding managing partner, is also credited with coming up with the name Zoom. As for…

Bay Area artist Daniel Baskin isn't a first-time founder, but this is the first time he's launched a technology company that isn't a performance art piece or an elaborate joke. Still, she has a tongue-in-cheek tagline to market her latest venture: “It's her SaaS for witches.” She's not kidding. Moonlight is a free online tarot platform where you can draw your own tarot cards, have multiplayer readings in his rooms, and even book sessions with hand-picked tarot experts. (This is where the SaaS part comes in handy). Some founders die for just one good idea. Baskin has so many great…

Substack is adding new features to its Twitter-like Notes functionality and strengthening its integration with the social network now known as X. The company announced Tuesday that users can now post videos directly to their Substack app and to their Notes on the web. . Users can now also embed notes in external web pages. The new feature release comes a year after Substack introduced Notes in April 2023. At the time, the companies were aiming to capture users who had fled Twitter after Elon Musk took over the reigns of the social network in late 2022. Notes allows users…