Plus: Tor Project merges with Tails
Thursday, September 26, 2024 | | | Welcome to TC PM! Today we explain what's going on between WordPress and WP Engine; we also look at the merger between two encryption-focused groups; and then we dive into a new dating app that is trying to eliminate ghosting. Happy Friday Jr.! | | | Image Credits: TechCrunch | 🍿 WordPress mess: There has been a lot of drama this week between the founder of WP Engine and the CEO of Automattic, the company that owns WordPress. Ivan Mehta lays out what's happened so far and why. Read more 💝 A match made in encryption: Tor Project is merging operations with Tails, a portable Linux operating system focused on privacy. Considering both orgs are focused on privacy and encryption, this makes a lot of sense. Read more 🫵 Software switch: U.S. customers of Russian antivirus software Kaspersky were surprised earlier this week when they were switched to a new software without warning. The company that owns the new software is now defending its decision to automatically migrate users. Read more | | | Image Credits: Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe / Getty Images | | | 🔌 Finally getting access: It's been well over a year since Ford announced owners of its EVs would have access to Tesla chargers, with many other car companies following suit. GM was the first to announce its car can now access them. Who will be next? Read more 👻 Goodbye, ghosts: Ghosting seems to be par for the course when it comes to online dating apps. But does it have to be? The founders of After don't think so. After requires users to say why they unmatched with someone before they can keep using it. Read more 🏥 A hack! One of India's largest health insurance companies, Star Health and Allied Insurance, announced that it is investigating a cybersecurity breach that resulted in customer data being leaked through Telegram chatbots. Read more 🎙️ Spicy audio acquisition: Subscription management platform RevenueCat acquired Dipsea, a "spicy audiobook" company. While that may seem like a bizarre pairing, RevenueCat said there are a handful of reasons for this transaction. Read more 🔋 Hello, hydrogen: BMW and Toyota announced they are building a hydrogen-powered car. While a lot of the focus as of late has been on battery-powered cars, BMW thinks utilizing both hydrogen and batteries is the only way to reach zero-emission transportation. Read more ⚡️ Zap zap: Zap Energy raised $130 million as the race to commercial fusion power continues to — pun intended — heat up. The new round was led by Soros Fund Management and a mix of new and old investors. Read more 💰 EVA events: EVA, a platform that connects event planners to performers for events like conferences and private parties, raised $2 million in new funding. The company will use that to expand into two more markets. Read more | | | 🗣Changed minds: Back in June, Kristen Bell posted on Instagram that she opposed Meta using her data to train its AI models. Now she's one of the first celebrities inking a deal to "lend her voice" to that very AI model. Read more 😵 Psychedelic Sam: Another day, another founder touting the positive effects that psychedelics have had on them. Sam Altman recently went into how psychedelics have made him a happy person. Let's just say there is a sentence in the third paragraph I need everyone to read. Fortune has more | | | Featured jobs from Crunchboard | | | Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. | | | Update your preferences here at any time | | Copyright © 2024 TechCrunch, All rights reserved.Yahoo Inc. 110 5th St,San Francisco,CA | | | | |
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