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On Tuesday, hackers stole about $112 million of the Ripple-focused cryptocurrency XRP from a crypto wallet, Ripple’s co-founder and executive chairman revealed. Ripple’s Chris Larsen said…
Metronome’s usage-based billing software takes a hit from AI as startup raises $43 million in new capital
Metronomea startup that helps software companies offer usage-based billing has raised $43 million in a Series B funding round led by NEA. Existing backers Andreessen Horowitz…
Ivanti warned Wednesday that hackers are exploiting another previously unknown zero-day vulnerability affecting its widely used enterprise VPN device. Since early December, Chinese state-sponsored hackers have…
StreamAlivean audience engagement app for live streams, virtual meetings and in-person events, has secured $1.58 million in pre-seed funding, the company announced today. From webinars, live-streamed…
A Delaware judge ruled Tuesday that Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package is unfair, voiding the largest compensation deal in corporate history. The ruling, handed down…
Speedinvest closes fourth fund at $380 million to support early-stage startups in Europe
Early stage VC based in Vienna Speedinvest closed its fourth early-stage fund, Speedinvest 4, at €350 million (about $380 million at today’s exchange rate), surpassing its…
OpenAI is pushing the adoption of GPTs, third-party applications powered by its AI models, allowing ChatGPT users to invoke them in any conversation. Starting today, paid…
Sundar Pichai says the Google One cloud storage service has nearly 100 million subscribers
Google CEO Sudar Pichai said the company’s cloud storage service Google One is set to “surpass” 100 million subscribers. Speaking during Alphabet’s Q4 2023 earnings call,…
Block, the fintech company whose subsidiaries include Square, Cash App and Afterpay, is laying off staff at a tumultuous time for tech workers. This according to…
Universal Music Group (UMG), the company that represents artists including Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande, says it will pull its music from TikTok at…