50 Cent and his millions of social media followers were reportedly the targets of a pump-and-dump crypto scam on Friday that resulted in hackers pocketing a good chunk of change before it was all shut down. The exact amount they made is unclear; the rapper […]
Day: June 23, 2024
Deal Dive: Sir Jack A Lot returns with a startup for retail traders
When former YouTube product manager Kevin Xu, known as “Sir Jack A Lot” on Reddit, turned $35,000 into $8 million trading stocks between 2020 and 2022, many people thought his fortunes, and his way of investing, had peaked, just like 2021’s memestock craze had. Xu […]
Ilya Sutskever isn’t done working on AI safety
Welcome back to TechCrunch’s Week in Review — TechCrunch’s newsletter recapping the week’s biggest news. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. This week, Ilya Sutskever launched a new AI company, Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), just one month after formally leaving OpenAI. […]
Productivity vs security: How CIOs and CISOs can see eye to eye
The divisions between IT and security are quickly disappearing; so should the organizational barriers within the business.
Starliner astronauts’ return trip has been pushed back even further
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who flew on the much-delayed first crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner craft, won’t be coming home from the International Space Station until sometime next month, well past their originally planned return date of June 14. NASA announced last night […]
Why Lam Research funds startups to disrupt the semiconductor industry | Audrey Charles interview
Lam Research recently held its Lam Capital Venture Competition contest at its headquarters in Fremont, California. I attended the event to get a flavor for the startups in the semiconductor and semiconductor manufacturing equipment space. It turned out there was a vibrant atmosphere at the […]
Someone apparently hacked 50 Cent’s accounts to peddle a memecoin and made off with millions
50 Cent and his millions of social media followers were reportedly the targets of a pump-and-dump crypto scam on Friday that resulted in hackers pocketing a good chunk of change before it was all shut down. The exact amount they made is unclear; the rapper […]