Australian software giant Atlassian has warned of a critical security flaw that could lead to “significant data loss” for customers, just weeks after state-backed hackers targeted its products. In an advisory this…
Tech Crunch – Yahoo spin-out Vespa lands $31M investment from Blossom
Vespa.ai, the big data serving engine that just a few weeks ago spun out from Yahoo (full disclosure: TechCrunch’s parent company) into an independent venture, has raised a new round of funds….
Tech Crunch – With its exit from Russia complete, Group-IB plans its US expansion
In just a few weeks, Group-IB will be celebrating its twentieth birthday. It’s a momentous occasion for the controversy-marred threat intelligence company, which helps organizations and governments investigate cyberattacks and online fraud….
Tech Crunch – Authentication startup FusionAuth raises $65M, its first outside round
Funding for cybersecurity startups continues to look bleak. According to a recent Crunchbase survey, companies in the digital security space raised 30% less funds — $1.9 billion — in Q3 2023 compared…
Tech Crunch – MassRobotics is launching an accelerator
Sandwiched between rows of warehouses in the South Boston Waterfront, MassRobotics serves as both an incubator and import hub for the city’s vibrant robotics community. Soon, it will add accelerator to that…
Tech Crunch – EarlyBird raises $4.5M, partially from its users, to scale its investment gifting platform for families
EarlyBird, an app that lets families and friends gift investments to children, has raised $4.5 million in a seed extension round that was partially funded by its user base. The app lets…
Tech Crunch – Procurement management software startup Oro Labs lands $34M investment
Companies are increasingly struggling with procurement — the strategic process of acquiring goods and services to execute tasks across the organization. According to a recent survey from procurement network Procurious and Ivalua,…
Tech Crunch – Freeplay wants to help companies test and build LLM-powered apps
Freeplay, a startup that lets companies build, experiment with and test apps powered by generative AI models, specifically text-generating models, today emerged from stealth with $3.25 million in a seed round led…
Tech Crunch – LinkedIn, now at 1B users, turns on OpenAI-powered reading and writing tools
It was only a couple of weeks ago that LinkedIn was having a moment as a social platform, with business types gravitating to it as a stable and safer alternative to the…
Tech Crunch – 5 work from home gifts for remote workers in 2023
Working from home has its pros and cons. You can drink coffee in your pajama bottoms, but you have to resist the ever-present allure of your bed. As TechCrunch’s brand marketer (who…