Monday, October 14, 2024

Welcome to TC PM! Today we are getting the latest update on the security breach National Public Data had earlier this year; we are also reviewing the biggest data breaches of this year; and we're looking into Adobe's new AI video generation tools. It's go time!

TechCrunch Top 3

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📉 Cybersecurity consequences: National Public Data, a Florida-based data broker, made headlines earlier this year when it became victim to a data breach that included tens of millions of Social Security numbers. Now it's filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Read more

💻 Speaking of data breaches: As we get closer to the end of the year — if you can believe it — Zack Whittaker gives us a look at this year's largest data breaches. National Public Data's breach doesn't even crack the top four. Read more

📹 Adobe AI: Ahead of its Adobe MAX event today, the company launched its video generation tools, and users can start testing some of the new tools today. Maxwell Zeff gives us the details on the new features. Read more

Afternoon must-reads

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😇 Angel approach: Anthony Danon launched Cocoa in 2021 as an early-stage fund that operated like an angel investor. Danon is now launching Rerail, a fund with the same approach that is focused on fintech and has already raised more than its $20 million target. Read more

🕹️ Building Backyard Baseball again: The reboot of Backyard Baseball came out a few weeks ago. Amanda Silberling takes a deep dive into how Mega Cat Studios brought the game back to life without its original source code. Read more

🍃 Carbon capture: Aerleum is a startup looking to create a better system for turning carbon dioxide from the air into fuel. The company designed hardware that can capture the gas and turn it into methanol all in one place. Read more

❌ Casio compromised: Electronics giant Casio is sharing more details on its recent October 7 cyberattack. On Friday, the company confirmed it was hit by a ransomware attack and that customer data was stolen. Read more

💼 Solving procurement pains: Procurement, or vetting and buying software, is a total pain in the backside for organizations. Omnea has raised $25 million for its platform that looks to make that process easier for companies. Read more

Around the web

📖 Back online: Last week the Internet Archive suffered a data breach that brought down the organization's digital library. The Verge reports today that the Internet Archive is back online in read-only mode. Read more

🧘 Virtual yoga: Virtual reality headsets haven't gained meaningful adoption, but two areas that seem more promising are gaming and exercise. Fortune recently tried a VR ALO yoga class and said the headset feels clunky to wear during exercise. Read more