moviepass Unprotected MoviePass Server Exposes Tens of Thousands of Card Numbers A critical MoviePass database left without a password exposes over 58,000 customer card numbers, personal credit card details, and mistakenly typed passwords. The company only takes the leaking server offline after TechCrunch contacts executives.
y combinator Y Combinator S19 Demo Day 1 Showcases 84 Startups Seeking Funding Y Combinator kicks off its S19 Demo Day with 84 startups pitching to Silicon Valley investors. Notable companies include a cloud-based Chrome streaming service and a radar device that sees through walls.
samsung Samsung's Galaxy Note 10 Splits Screen Sizes to Combat Slowing Sales Samsung releases two versions of the Galaxy Note 10 to attract wary buyers in a stagnating smartphone market. The base model shrinks slightly to offer a lower price point, while the larger Note 10+ serves as the true flagship successor.
roblox Roblox Surpasses Minecraft With 100 Million Monthly Active Users The online gaming platform Roblox reaches a massive milestone of 100 million monthly active users, officially surpassing Minecraft. This achievement highlights explosive growth driven heavily by user-generated content.
apple Apple Halts Siri Audio Grading Program Amid Global Privacy Backlash Apple suspends its Siri audio grading program worldwide after a report highlights contractor access to sensitive user recordings. The company promises a future software update that allows users to opt out of the quality control process.
ninja Top Gaming Streamer Ninja Abandons Twitch for Microsoft's Mixer Platform Tyler "Ninja" Blevins reveals he is leaving Twitch to stream exclusively on Microsoft's Mixer. This massive move sparks questions about lucrative financial deals and the balance of power in the gaming industry.
twitter Twitter Reports Strong Q2 Revenue Growth Driven by Video Advertising Twitter beats analyst expectations for Q2 with $841 million in revenue and introduces a new monetizable daily active user metric. Ad revenue sees a significant boost as video formats continue to gain traction.
internet outages Internet Outages, Privacy Fines Highlight Troubled Month Online Recent widespread internet outages expose critical infrastructure flaws, while British Airways faces a record GDPR fine and ICE faces scrutiny over facial recognition use. Major tech platforms also find themselves excluded from an upcoming White House social media summit.
vc 2019 VC Spending on Track to Surpass Last Year's Record High Venture capitalists invest $62 billion into U.S. startups in the first half of 2019, putting the market on pace to eclipse last year's record. Additionally, female-founded companies reach a new milestone by capturing three percent of total capital.
mozilla Mozilla Prepares to Launch $5 Monthly Ad-Free News Subscription Mozilla is getting ready to launch a beta version of "Firefox Ad-free Internet," a $5 monthly subscription service built in collaboration with Scroll. The platform allows users to browse partner publications without ads while providing a new revenue stream for participating news outlets.
sec SEC Sues Kik Over Unregistered $100 Million Cryptocurrency Sale U.S. regulators file a lawsuit against messaging app Kik for conducting an illegal $100 million token sale without proper registration. The agency claims the company marketed the tokens as an investment rather than a functional currency.
first american Real Estate Giant First American Exposes 885 Million Financial Records Online A massive website design flaw allows unauthorized access to hundreds of millions of sensitive mortgage and banking documents without any password requirement.
spacex SpaceX Unveils New Starlink Satellite Details After Historic Launch SpaceX reveals new technical details about its Starlink internet satellites following the successful deployment of its heaviest payload ever. The company shares insights into the flat-panel design, phased array antennas, and krypton-powered thrusters.
apple Apple Unveils Faster MacBook Pros and Redesigned Keyboards Apple introduces new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pros equipped with significantly faster 8-core processors, while also implementing a new keyboard design to fix persistent typing issues.
apple Apple's Cook Dismisses Need for Four-Year Degrees as AWS Dominates Cloud Apple CEO Tim Cook states that a traditional four-year degree is unnecessary for coding proficiency, emphasizing the value of early education. Meanwhile, AWS maintains a firm grip on the cloud infrastructure market despite emerging competitors.