Barbie-maker Mattel and OpenAI have teamed up to bring generative AI to the toy-making and ever-expanding pipeline of IP repackaging.  ​Read More  TechCrunch 

[[{“value”:” Meta India’s Public Policy Vice President (VP) Shivnath Thukral is stepping down at the end of June, marking the second high-profile public policy departure… Read More »Meta India Public Policy VP Shivnath Thukral resigns; says, ‘I aim to focus on my health and family’

The iPhone maker quietly updated a February security advisory to publicize a flaw that was used to hack at least two journalists in Europe.  ​Read… Read More »Apple fixes new iPhone zero-day bug used in Paragon spyware hacks

Since 23andMe filed for bankruptcy and a pharmaceutical company won the bid to acquire it, about 15% of its customers have requested their data be… Read More »How to delete your 23andMe data ASAP – and why you should

Chime began trading Thursday on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol CHYM.  ​Read More  Tech 

In 2016 when Chime desperately needed cash, over 100 VCs said no. One seed VC, took a chance and saved the company, co-founder Ryan King… Read More »Chime almost died in 2016, turned down by 100 VCs. Today it IPO’d at $14.5B.

Smartphone startup Nothing will sell its next flagship model, the Nothing Phone (3), in the U.S. through its website and Amazon.  ​Read More  TechCrunch 

The 4-year-old startup nabbed a $20 million Series B from SignalFire.  ​Read More  TechCrunch 

Instagram is finally going to let users rearrange their grid, and is testing a way for users to quietly post to their profile without having… Read More »Instagram will finally let you rearrange your grid

[[{“value”:” Cybersecurity firm Cloudflare has issued a stark warning about the escalating threat landscape facing independent media organizations worldwide, revealing that journalists and news outlets… Read More »Cloudflare Warns of DDoS Attacks Targeting Journalists and News Organizations