FBI says Iranian hackers are using Telegram to steal data in malware attacks
Hackers working for Iran’s government are using Telegram in hacking operations that use malware to target dissidents, opposition groups, and journalists who oppose its regime, according to the FBI.
Grab to buy Foodpanda Taiwan from Delivery Hero for $600 million
Grab will acquire Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda business in Taiwan for $600 million, expanding beyond Southeast Asia and setting up a closer challenge to Uber Eats in a tightly contested market.
Leonid Radvinsky, the owner of OnlyFans, has passed away
OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky has passed away at the age of 43 after a battle with cancer.
DoorDash introduces relief payments for drivers as the Iran-US war drives up gas prices
Gas is one of the largest expenses for delivery drivers. With prices continuing to surge, DoorDash is offering a lifeline to Dashers with a new relief program.
Bipartisan bill seeks to ban sports betting on Kalshi and Polymarket
Since FanDuel and DraftKings are subject to state-by-state gambling laws, rather than federal law, they would not be impacted by the bill.
Russian authorities block paywall removal site Archive.today
A notice on the popular paywall-bypass website Archive.today said that access is blocked "by decision of [Russian] public authorities."
Zipline snaps up another $200M to fuel its drone delivery expansion
The funding adds to a previous round, announced in January, that valued the drone startup at $7.6 billion.
Someone has publicly leaked an exploit kit that can hack millions of iPhones
Leaked "DarkSword" exploits published to GitHub allow hackers and cybercriminals to target iPhone users running old versions of iOS with spyware, according to cybersecurity researchers.
Apple Maps may be about to get ads
Apple Maps may soon serve ads in top results when users search on terms like "restaurants."
Despite bitter rivalry, Kalshi, Polymarket CEOs back $35M predictions markets VC fund
As prediction markets explode, the new firm called 5(c) Capital, will back startups supporting the burgeoning category.
Bengaluru food delivery startup Swish raises $38M, its third round in 18 months
Swish has more than doubled its valuation in a year as its full-stack, hyperlocal model positions ultra-fast food delivery as a high-frequency habit.
Emil Michael, now a senior Pentagon official, says he’ll never forgive Uber investors who ousted him and Kalanick
When asked whether he was still "salty" about about being shown the door at Uber, alongside co-founder Travis Kalanick, Michael didn't equivocate. "I'll never forget that, nor forgive," he said.
Delve halts demos, Insight Partners scrubs investment post amid ‘fake compliance’ allegations
After a whistleblower alleged that the startup fabricated audit evidence, its prominent Series A investor removed an article detailing why it led the deal.
TechCrunch Mobility: Uber everywhere, all at once
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
The SEC drops its four-year-old investigation into EV startup Faraday Future
After four years, and multiple subpoenas and depositions, the beleaguered startup has dodged yet another bullet.
It’s been 20 years since the first tweet
On March 21, 2006, Jack Dorsey posted a simple message: “just setting up my twittr”.
Delve accused of misleading customers with ‘fake compliance’
An anonymous Substack post accuses compliance startup Delve of “falsely” convincing “hundreds of customers they were compliant” with privacy and security regulations.
Why Wall Street wasn’t won over by Nvidia’s big conference
Despite investor fears of an AI bubble, Nvidia's latest conference shows that most in the industry aren't concerned by that possibility.
How fusion power works and the startups pursuing it
Fusion power promises to generate large amounts of clean electricity from nearly limitless fuel. This article explains the main approaches and the companies that use them.
New court filing reveals Pentagon told Anthropic the two sides were nearly aligned — a week after Trump declared the relationship kaput
Anthropic submitted two sworn declarations to a California federal court late Friday afternoon, pushing back on the Pentagon's assertion that the AI company poses an "unacceptable risk to national security" and arguing that the government's case relies on technical misunderstandings and claims that