Monthly Archives: February 2023

EV SPAC Canoo agrees to sell $52M in stock to stay alive

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Techme101

Canoo has agreed to sell 50 million shares at a steeply discounted price as the cash-strapped EV company seeks the money it needs to keep its operations running. Canoo said Monday it would sell 50 million new shares to unnamed … Continue reading →

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Neko, Daniel Ek’s next play, is another spin on preventative healthcare

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Techme101

Make room for yet another preventative health play: Spotify founder Daniel Ek officially confirmed rumors of his new “health tech” startup, Neko, Friday by quietly kicking off a body scanning service in Sweden (via Tech EU) after four years of … Continue reading →

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At This School, Computer Science Class Now Includes Critiquing Chatbots

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Techme101

Move over, coding. Some schools are asking student programmers to think critically about rapid advances in artificial intelligence.

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Tesla’s Cybertruck Is Coming Soon. Maybe.

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Techme101

Already two years behind schedule, the Cybertruck has experts wondering how the company will manufacture its unusual stainless steel “exoskeleton.”

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Musk Pledged to Cleanse Twitter of Child Abuse Content. Is It Working?

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Techme101

Child sexual abuse imagery spreads on Twitter even after the company is notified: One video drew 120,000 views. “Sewer rats,” as one regulator described bad actors, remain.

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Advisory Firm Sues Elon Musk’s Twitter, Saying It Hasn’t Been Paid

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Techme101

Innisfree M&A says Twitter, which Elon Musk bought last year, has not paid it $1.9 million for services it rendered for the deal.

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Do You Work in the Auto Industry? We Want to Hear From You.

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Techme101

Sales of electric vehicles are growing fast, and automakers are investing billions of dollars in new technology and factories. We want to know how jobs are changing.

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Practice your startup pitch on TechCrunch Live with Mayfield and Cube

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Techme101

Practice pitching your startup on this week’s TechCrunch Live. I have two amazing guests and they bring along a lot of startup pitching experience. Three guests of this week’s TechCrunch Live event will have two minutes to practice their elevator … Continue reading →

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India blocks Kissht and PayU’s LazyPay in fresh crackdown

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Techme101

Finrtech Kissht and PayU’s LazyPay are among the apps that India’s IT Ministry has blocked in the ongoing crackdown as New Delhi moves to curb the misuse of consumers’ data and protect the nation’s integrity. The LazyPay website has been … Continue reading →

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Hackers exploiting two-year-old VMware flaw to launch large-scale ransomware campaign

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Techme101

Cyber-criminals are actively exploiting a two-year-old VMware vulnerability as part of a ransomware campaign targeting thousands of organizations worldwide. Reports emerged over the weekend that VMware ESXi servers left vulnerable and unpatched against a remotely exploitable bug from 2021 were … Continue reading →

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