Exclusive

Bench is charging people for services they already paid for, some customers say

Startups /

After Employer.com acquired bankrupt accounting startup Bench in a fire-sale late last year, CEO Jesse Tinsley pledged on LinkedIn and elsewhere to honor past customer payments. “We’re honoring all prepaid Bench services even though we will not have the revenue from that directly ourselves,” Tinsley said in an interview with founder and investor Julian Weisser. […]

Bench is charging people for services they already paid for, some customers say Read More »

Amazon is still hosting stalkerware victims’ data weeks after breach alert

Security /

Amazon will not say if it plans to take action against three phone surveillance apps that are storing troves of individuals’ private phone data on Amazon’s cloud servers, despite TechCrunch notifying the tech giant weeks earlier that it was hosting the stolen phone data. Amazon told TechCrunch it was “following [its] process” after our February

Amazon is still hosting stalkerware victims’ data weeks after breach alert Read More »

Snap introduces AI Video Lenses powered by its in-house generative model

Apps /

Snapchat is introducing its first ever video generative AI Lenses, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. The Lenses are powered by Snap’s in-house built generative video model. The three new AI Video Lenses are available to users on the app’s premium subscription tier, Snapchat Platinum, which costs $15.99 per month. The launch comes as Snap unveiled an

Snap introduces AI Video Lenses powered by its in-house generative model Read More »

Garantex administrator arrested in India under extradition law

Cypto /

Indian police have arrested the co-founder of Garantex, a Russian cryptocurrency exchange sanctioned by the European Union and the U.S. government, under India’s extradition law, TechCrunch has exclusively learned and confirmed with state authorities. At 4 p.m. local time (3:30 a.m. PT) on Tuesday, the state police of Kerala arrested Lithuanian national Aleksej Besciokov in

Garantex administrator arrested in India under extradition law Read More »

Why Onyx thinks its open-source solution will win enterprise search

Enterprise /

Enterprises have troves of internal data and information that employees need to complete their tasks or answer questions for potential customers. But that doesn’t mean the right information is easy to find. Onyx wants to solve that problem through its internal enterprise search tool. There are other big names in the category, like Glean —

Why Onyx thinks its open-source solution will win enterprise search Read More »

Scimplify raises $40M to help manufacturers access specialty chemicals

Startups /

Scimplify, an Indian startup that helps pharmaceutical and agriculture companies access a range of specialty chemicals, has raised $40 million in a new funding round co-led by Accel and Bertelsmann Investments to widen its footprint in the U.S. and reach new markets. The Series B round pegs Scimplify’s valuation at about $150 million post-money, the

Scimplify raises $40M to help manufacturers access specialty chemicals Read More »

North Korean government hackers snuck spyware on Android app store

Security /

A group of hackers with links to the North Korean regime uploaded Android spyware onto the Google Play app store and were able to trick some people into downloading it, according to cybersecurity firm Lookout. In a report published on Wednesday, and exclusively shared with TechCrunch ahead of time, Lookout details an espionage campaign involving

North Korean government hackers snuck spyware on Android app store Read More »

Elea AI is chasing the healthcare productivity opportunity by targeting pathology labs’ legacy systems

Biotech & Health /

VC funding into AI tools for healthcare was projected to hit $11 billion last year — a headline figure that speaks to the widespread conviction that artificial intelligence will prove transformative in a critical sector. Many startups applying AI in healthcare are seeking to drive efficiencies by automating some of the administration that orbits and

Elea AI is chasing the healthcare productivity opportunity by targeting pathology labs’ legacy systems Read More »

Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow explains his troubled $30M personal loan, announces new ‘super app’

Startups /

Bolt’s controversial co-founder Ryan Breslow, who returned as CEO earlier this month, spoke on Monday about the $30 million personal loan he took out of his company that sparked legal battles and contributed to his (temporary) ouster. Breslow also announced that Bolt will launch an “everything app” that will integrate one-click checkouts for everything from

Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow explains his troubled $30M personal loan, announces new ‘super app’ Read More »