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On February 24, 2022, Russian forces invaded Ukraine. Since then, life in the country has changed for everyone. For the Ukrainian forces who had to defend their country, for the regular citizens who had to withstand invading forces and constant shelling, and for the Cyberpolice of Ukraine, which had to shift its focus and priorities. “Our responsibility changed after the full scale war started,” said Yevhenii Panchenko, the chief of division of the Cyberpolice Department of the National Police of Ukraine, during a talk on Tuesday in New York City. “New directives were put under our responsibility.” During the talk…

For decades, building materials companies have made cellulose insulation by shredding old newspapers. But with the decline of newspapers, the cellulose insulation industry is in a bind as it chases a dwindling supply of raw materials. As old newspapers become harder to find, another paper-based product is gaining popularity: cardboard. As people increasingly turn to e-commerce, the amount of cardboard boxes is steadily increasing. Every year, 50 million tons of material ends up in trash cans and recycling bins. Cardboard seems like the perfect paper-based solution to the insulation industry's supply shortage, but there's one problem. Cardboard boxes are full…

When it comes to our favorite news items at TechCrunch, IPOs rank pretty high. Another great news that doesn't happen as often as we would like is startups acquiring other startups. These deals are often very interesting because they can bring large amounts of talent and technology to already growing companies, potentially accelerating growth. That's why the Equity Podcast staff was happy to investigate Automattic's $125 million acquisition of Beeper. Recall that WordPress' parent company acquired Texts.com last year for $50 million. Elsewhere in Dealland, Proton acquired Standard Note and we recently discussed the acquisition of Wonder School Early Day.…

TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 is more than just a tech startup event. An event where early-stage startups can gain actionable insights to scale their business directly from expert leaders. Here are five amazing reasons why you should mark April 25th on your calendar and secure your spot at this landmark event in Boston. Up your startup game and get ready to unlock a world of possibilities! Please answer the question (IRL) Do you have burning questions about launching or scaling a startup? At TechCrunch Early Stage 2024, you'll have direct access to over 30 experienced startup leaders and venture capitalists…

The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, announced Friday that it suffered a cyberattack earlier this week. People familiar with the cyberattack told TechCrunch that Heritage is working to remediate the cyberattack, but it's not immediately clear what, if any, data was stolen. Politico, which first reported news of the cyberattack on Friday, said Heritage officials said it had “shut down its network to prevent further malicious activity while we investigate the incident.” The news organization cited Heritage officials as saying the cyberattack was likely the work of state hackers, but provided no evidence for that claim. Heritage spokesperson Noah…

India will introduce an electric three-wheeler passenger vehicle that can charge from 0% to 100% in 15 minutes. The launch of the new EV, a partnership between automaker Omega Seiki Mobility and battery technology start-up Exponent Energy, is part of India's ambition to electrify 80% of all three-wheelers by 2030 in a bid to cut emissions. It was held inside. The new three-wheeler is called Stream City Quick and will be launched on Friday at a price of $3,900 (INR 324,999) and will go on sale in Delhi and Bengaluru from May 15. It is a successor to the previous…

WhatsApp is testing Meta AI, a chatbot powered by a large-scale language model, with users in India and other markets and intends to leverage its large user base to expand its AI services. is showing. The company recently began testing an AI chatbot, but until now it has been available in limited markets including the United States and some users in India, many people said. India is home to over 500 million WhatsApp users and is the largest market for instant messaging services. Mehta confirmed the move in a statement. “Our AI-powered generated experiences are in various stages of development,…

Last year, the social network X, owned by Elon Musk, introduced a feature for paid users to hide checkmarks from others. The company is currently sending a notification to users that this feature will soon be retired. As with many decisions made by X, there is no clear timeline for when the ability to hide the checkmark will be retired. Last week, the company removed a section from its X Premium support page that explained how to hide the checkmark feature before sending notifications to users. This feature was not available to base tier subscribers. “If you are a Premium…

ChatGPT, OpenAI's viral AI-powered chatbot, has received a major upgrade. OpenAI today announced that premium ChatGPT users (customers who pay for ChatGPT Plus, Team, or Enterprise) will receive an updated and enhanced version of GPT-4 Turbo, one of the models that powers the conversational ChatGPT experience. announced that it is now available. This new model (“gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09”), OpenAI claims, brings improvements in writing, mathematics, logical reasoning, and coding, as well as a more up-to-date knowledge base. It was trained on publicly available data through December 2023, in contrast to the previous version of GPT-4 Turbo available on ChatGPT, which ended in…

Hinge Health, a nine-year-old company that provides digital solutions to treat chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, will cut about 10% of its workforce on Thursday, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. It is said that he did. The company said the people who were laid off worked across a variety of jobs. According to an employee posting on LinkedIn, some of them were engineers. Before the layoffs, Hinge had more than 1,700 employees, according to LinkedIn estimates. “As we continue to reimagine musculoskeletal care, we are also committed to building a long-term sustainable business,” a company spokesperson said in a statement. “To accelerate…