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Emm raises $9M seed to create one of the world’s first ‘smart’ menstrual cups

Biotech & Health /

Jenny Button first thought of Emm during the COVID lockdown. She was using an Oura ring and the Whoop monitoring band and getting insights about her body, but there wasn’t a device that could provide data about one of the most important aspects — reproductive and menstrual health.   “It seemed crazy to me, because these are things that every woman wants to be able to […]

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Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is pushing UK regulator to unbundle Google’s search and AI crawlers

Government & Policy /

After earlier this year launching a marketplace that allows websites to charge AI bots for scraping their content, web infrastructure provider Cloudflare is pushing for increased regulation in the AI sector. The company’s chief executive Matthew Prince says he’s in London to speak with the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), where he’s proposing stricter

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UK government tries again to access encrypted Apple customer data: report

Security /

The U.K. government is still trying to gain access to encrypted iCloud data, according to the Financial Times after British officials allegedly filed a new secret order demanding Apple build a backdoor  On Wednesday, the British newspaper reported that the U.K. Home Office sent an order to Apple earlier in September requesting that the tech

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Jaguar Land Rover to pause production until next week – at least 

Security /

Luxury car-maker Jaguar Land Rover will not resume production at its factories for yet another week as it continues to grapple with fallout from a cyberattack.   In early September, the Jaguar Land Rover stopped production at its factories in the U.K. after it was impacted by a cyberattack in which hackers stole company data.

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Tim Cook, Sam Altman, and more attend Trump’s UK state banquet

Government & Policy /

Top tech names were on the guest list for the banquet thrown for President Trump during his second state visit to the UK on Wednesday.  The banquet seating chart included NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang; Apple CEO Tim Cook; venture capitalist and White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks; Alphabet and Google president Ruth Porat;

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Jaguar Land Rover to pause production for third week due to cyberattack 

Security /

Luxury car-maker Jaguar Land Rover said Tuesday it will not resume vehicle manufacturing operations until at least September 24 due to a cyberattack earlier this month. In a new statement, the company said it informed colleagues, suppliers, and partners that the halt in production will extend into its third week. The company said this was

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UK targets Apple and Google’s mobile platforms for regulation

Government & Policy /

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced on Wednesday a proposal that would give Apple and Google’s mobile platforms “strategic market status” — a designation that allows the regulator to create rules that could change how their app stores operate and how their mobile software works. The move is designed to create a more

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UK targets Apple’s and Google’s mobile platforms for regulation

Government & Policy /

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced on Wednesday a proposal that would give Apple’s and Google’s mobile platforms “strategic market status” — a designation that allows the regulator to create rules that could change how their app stores operate and how their mobile software works. The move is designed to create a more

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UK government wants ransomware victims to report cyberattacks so it can disrupt the hackers

Security /

The U.K. government wants to require victims of ransomware to report if they were breached with the goal of providing law enforcement with information that could help target the cybercriminals responsible.  On Tuesday, the U.K.’s interior ministry, the Home Office, published a proposal with the aim of changing the British government’s strategy to counter ransomware.

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UK launches £500M package to support diverse, underrepresented investors and founders

Government & Policy /

The British Business Bank, owned by the UK government, is creating a £500 million (around $674 million) economic package to help support diverse and underrepresented fund managers and founders in the country.  Fifty million pounds will be set aside for female-led venture funds, which means the BBB has now committed at least £100 million (around

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