Monthly Archives: February 2024

Uber Eats ad criticised for peanut allergy joke

The Super Bowl advert faces a backlash for appearing to make light of a man with a peanut allergy.

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Plaid’s new president hails from Cloudflare, has IPO experience

Plaid has named Jennifer (Jen) Taylor, who most recently served as Cloudflare’s Chief Product Officer, as its first president. The move is notable in that it comes just months after the fintech startup hired former Expedia CFO Eric Hart to … Continue reading

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Security flaw in a popular smart helmet allowed silent location tracking

The maker of a popular smart ski and bike helmet has fixed a security flaw that allowed the easy real-time location tracking of anyone wearing its helmets. Livall makes internet-connected helmets that allow groups of skiers or bike riders to … Continue reading

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Crash Bandicoot developer not closing down despite reports, but does face layoffs

It was reported by several places earlier this week that Toys For Bob, the creators of Crash Bandicoot and Spyro Reignited, might be shutting down after parent company Activision laid off 162 people. However, it has emerged that they will … Continue reading

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Trevor Noah launches a new comedy special – in Fortnite

Titled JokeNite, comedian Trevor Noah has produced a comedy special featuring acts from well-known comedians within Epic Games’ Fortnite. JokeNite launched on Wednesday, February 7, and will feature performances from comedians Matthew Broussard, Preacher Lawson, Scott Seiss, and Marcia Belsky. … Continue reading

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Cyber security agency warns this WordPress widget might leak data

A WordPress crypto widget used by thousands could contain a security vulnerability that could leak data to potential attackers. Cyber Security Agency (CSA) Singapore has released a security bulletin detailing a critical vulnerability in ‘Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & … Continue reading

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Chinese hackers Volt Typhoon had critical US infrastructure access for 5 years

The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, National Security Agency, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation released a joint advisory this week stating that China-backed hackers Volt Typhoon have maintained persistent access to some critical USA infrastructure for “at least five … Continue reading

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Elemind: Wearable AI offers ‘electric medicine’ via brain stimulation

A group of scientists, doctors, and entrepreneurs have pulled in $12 million in seed investment for a new noninvasive health wearable powered by artificial intelligence (AI). Created by health tech company Elemind, the wearable neurotechnology platform uses proprietary algorithms and AI … Continue reading

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Arm shares soar after reporting strong earnings and forecast

Shares of Arm climbed almost 30% in extended trading Thursday morning after the company reported better than expected earnings and a strong forecast.

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GM hires ex-Tesla battery guru Kurt Kelty to help with its Ultium problems

General Motors has hired battery expert and ex-Tesla executive Kurt Kelty to be the automaker’s new vice president of batteries — a brand new role for the company. His first day will be February 19. Kelty will join GM at … Continue reading

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