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Tesla ditches EV inventory discounts to 'streamline' sales and delivery (techcrunch.com)

Tesla has ended discounts on inventory across its entire electric vehicle lineup as part of a plan by CEO Elon Musk to "streamline" sales.

Omni Hotels says customers' personal data stolen in ransomware attack (techcrunch.com)

A ransomware gang called Daixin has taken credit for the breach, and claimed to steal millions of customer records dating back to 2017.

Big Tech's ad transparency tools are still woeful, Mozilla research report finds (techcrunch.com)

Platforms' ad oversight tools are falling short of delivering the intended transparency and democratic accountability in a critical year for elections globally.

Meta to close Threads in Turkey to comply with injunction prohibiting data sharing with Instagram (techcrunch.com)

Meta will "temporarily" shutter Threads in Turkey on April 29, in response to an injunction imposed by the country's competition authority.

Meta's 'consent or pay' tactic must not prevail over privacy, EU rights groups warn (techcrunch.com)

Nearly two dozen rights groups are urging the EDPB to not endorse a strategy used by Meta that they say is intended to bypass the EU's privacy protections.

Change Healthcare stolen patient data leaked by ransomware gang (techcrunch.com)

This is the second group to demand a ransom payment from Change Healthcare to prevent the release of stolen patient data in as many months.

Meta thinks it's a good idea for students to wear Quest headsets in class (techcrunch.com)

Meta continues to field criticism over how it handles younger consumers using its platforms, but the company is also planning new products that will cater Meta is launching an educational hub in an attempt to make Quest the go-to device in classrooms.

Open source Substack rival Ghost may join the fediverse | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

Government spyware is another reason to use an ad blocker (techcrunch.com)

Spyware makers are reportedly working on targeting individuals with stealthy data-stealing malware using online banner ads.

Roku says 576,000 user accounts hacked after second security incident | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

Jesus, again already?

Meta will auto-blur nudity in Instagram DMs in latest teen safety step (techcrunch.com)

Meta said on Thursday that it is testing new features on Instagram intended to help safeguard young people from unwanted nudity or sextortion scams. This

Flipboard deepens its ties to the open source social web (aka the fediverse) (techcrunch.com)

Flipboard users can now see their new followers and other activity around the content they share in the fediverse directly in the Flipboard app.

Lyrak to take on X by combining the best of Twitter with fediverse integration (techcrunch.com)

Lyrak is a new X rival that aims to differentiate itself by focusing on real-time news and monetization options for creators.

UK's antitrust enforcer sounds the alarm over Big Tech's grip on GenAI (techcrunch.com)

The UK's competition watchdog, the CMA, has sounded a warning over Big Tech's grip on the advanced AI market, with CEO Sarah Cardell expressing "real concerns" over how the sector is developing.

Apple alerts users in 92 nations to state-sponsored / mercenary-spyware attacks (techcrunch.com)

YouTube is turning off kids' ability to write comments (in supervised experiences) (techcrunch.com)

YouTube's comments section, historically, has had a bad reputation, but a change rolling out could prevent kids from wading into the comments cesspool. In

Automattic buys Beeper for $125MM, launches closed-source "privacy" app (techcrunch.com)

Curious how none of the coverage of this launch mention that the app isn't actually open-source (though they pretend to be an open-source project), which makes all of their claims of "end-to-end encryption" worthless...

WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires multi-service messaging app Beeper for $125M (techcrunch.com)

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14092066

Ransomware gang's new extortion trick? Calling the front desk (techcrunch.com)

Ransomware gangs are increasingly calling up victim organizations to extort and intimidate rank-and-file employees.

Hackers stole 340,000 Social Security numbers from government consulting firm (techcrunch.com)

The consultancy firm provides litigation support for companies and government agencies, including the Department of Justice.

Google rolls out Gemini in Android Studio for coding assistance (techcrunch.com)

Google continues rolling out Gemini to different products as today the company announced that Android Studio's bot is getting upgraded with Gemini Pro.

China tensions underline US investment in TSMC (techcrunch.com)

The United States Department of Commerce Monday proposed investing as much as $6.6 billion to fund a third Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company

Magnets are switching up the keyboard game (techcrunch.com)

The next big thing in mechanical keyboards is magnetic switches. Mechanical keyboards quickly went from a niche product to mainstream during the pandemic,

Magnets are switching up the keyboard game with an additional keystroke setting (techcrunch.com)

These keyboards rely on magnets and springs and activate by sensing changes in the magnetic field. Popularized by Dutch keyboard startup Wooting, these switches rely on the Hall Effect and have actually been around since the 1960s....