Techcrunch blog!: Fidelity National Financial confirms cyber incident

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

In today's top story, Fidelity National Financial confirms it was the victim of a cybersecurity incident. Lorenzo reports the title insurance and settlement services company shut down its network and told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it was launching an investigation. Read more.

Meanwhile, days later, it looks like all will be right in the OpenAI world. Manish writes that Sam Altman will return as CEO. And let's give you something to talk about around the Thanksgiving dinner table, or not, as Amanda writes. Kyle covers the makeup of OpenAI's initial new board, while Darrell writes that all of this chaos could result in a more unified OpenAI. Over on TechCrunch+, Alex tells you who wielded the better weapon in the AI fight and Haje goes over why you can't lie to your board.

And if you're a woman on social media who has ever had a response from a random "reply guy," then you know the pesky problem that Mastodon is tackling with a new feature. Don’t talk to strangers.

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More top reads

Special delivery: Relay, described as an Uber-for-parcels startup, raises $10 million in seed funding to scale in the U.K. Go inside its strategy.

Close to grabbing that cash: Lightspeed is reportedly finalizing a deal that will have it leading an $80 million-plus investment into Pocket FM. Get the scoop.

Now, that's a use case for AI you don't see every day: Osium AI is using artificial intelligence to speed up materials innovation. See how it does that.

The doctor will see you now: Cameroonian health tech Waspito gets $2.5 million in a seed extension to scale and tap offline patients. Learn about its hybrid model of care.

Get on board: FrontEdge wants to reimagine Africa's exporting industry and now has $10 million in debt and equity from investors like TLG and Flexport to accelerate. Read more.

Another X advertiser out the door: Paris Hilton's 11:11 Media partnership is the latest brand to sever ties with the social media giant. Here's why.

More on Grok: Following yesterday's story about screenshots showing xAI's chatbot Grok appearing on X’s web app, Elon Musk confirms it will launch to X Premium+ subscribers next week. Get more.

Press the pause button: Sunbird was working on a way to bring iMessage to Android users; however, it decided to halt that work amid security concerns. Here's how it went down.

What's that you say?: Callyope recently raised new funding to continue developing its technology that monitors mental health through speech-based technology. Read more.

It's like going back to school: Google Meet can now detect when you raise your hand in real life. See how.

More for your Wednesday:

Birdseye's AI-powered chief marketing officer drives personalized email campaigns for retailers

North Korea-backed hackers target CyberLink users in supply-chain attack

Google's Bard AI chatbot can now answer questions about YouTube videos

Forget Siri. Turn your iPhone's 'Action Button' into a ChatGPT voice assistant instead