I seized control of Windows startup and sped up my PC in seconds
Hey, everyone! Today I’m going to show you how to set apps to not load on startup in Windows. App developers usually program their apps to load and open by default when you boot into…
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Observability startup Coralogix becomes a unicorn, eyes India expansion
Coralogix, an Israeli startup offering a full-stack observability and security platform, has raised $115 million at a pre-money valuation of over $1 billion, almost doubling in three years from its last round in 2022. With…
Phone unlocking firm Cellebrite to acquire mobile testing startup Corellium for $170M
Cellebrite, a company that makes forensic equipment for unlocking smartphones, said it is acquiring mobile testing startup Corellium for $170 million in cash, with $20 million converted to equity at closing. The Israel-headquartered Cellebrite said…
Indian grocery startup KiranaPro was hacked and its servers deleted, CEO confirms
Indian grocery delivery startup KiranaPro has been hacked and all its data has been wiped, the company’s founder confirmed to TechCrunch. The destroyed data included the company’s app code and its servers containing banks of…
Security startup Horizon3.ai is raising $100M in new round
Horizon3.ai, a cybersecurity startup that provides tools like autonomous penetration testing, is seeking to raise $100 million in a new funding round and has locked down at least $73 million, the company revealed in an…
Office is too slow, so Microsoft is making it load at Windows startup
You know how every annoying Windows program wants to launch as soon as you boot up your computer? Well, now Office is going to do that, too. A new “Startup Boost” function will set Office…
Some say passkeys are clunky — this startup wants to change that
Passwords are ubiquitous, despite not being foolproof and cannot alone protect your online identity. Almost one-third of data breaches reported over the past decade happened due to stolen credentials, per Verizon, including some of the…
Spanish spyware startup Mollitiam Industries shuts down
Mollitiam Industries, a small and little-known Spanish spyware maker, is shutting down. The startup’s demise was first reported by the intelligence and surveillance trade new website Intelligence Online, which blamed the company’s downfall on financial…
Barcelona-based spyware startup Variston shuts down, per filing
Variston, a Barcelona-based spyware vendor, has reportedly shut down. Intelligence Online, a trade publication that covers the surveillance and intelligence industry, reports that a legal notice published in Barcelona’s registry on February 10 confirmed that…
Security compliance firm Drata acquires SafeBase for $250M
Drata, a security compliance automation platform that helps companies adhere to frameworks such as SOC 2 and GDPR, has acquired software security review startup SafeBase for $250 million. SafeBase co-founders Al Yang (CEO) and Adar Arnon…