Ibotta’s IPO opens sharply higher, hinting at warming public-market interest in tech shares
www.techcrunch.com Ibotta began its path as a public company on Thursday by opening at $117 per share, a big increase from its IPO price of $88, itself an increase from its proposed range of $76 to $84 per share. … Read More
Hackers are threatening to publish a huge stolen sanctions and financial crimes watchlist
www.techcrunch.com A financially motivated criminal hacking group says it has stolen a confidential database containing millions of records that companies use for screening potential customers for links to sanctions and financial crime. … Read More
Amazon deal of the day: Slash nearly $200 off the M3 MacBook Pro
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Uber, Nvidia-backed Serve Robotics hits public markets with $40M splash
www.techcrunch.com Serve Robotics, the Uber and Nvidia-backed sidewalk robot delivery company, debuted publicly on the New York stock exchange Thursday, making it the latest startup to choose going public via a reverse merger as an alternative path to capital needed to fund growth. … Read More
After Spain Controversy, The 2024 Latin Grammys Will Return To Its Home
www.huffpost.com The decision to host the 2023 ceremony in Sevilla was criticized, given the country’s colonization of much of Latin America.… Read More
Screen Skinz raises $1.5 million seed to create custom screen protectors
www.techcrunch.com Clay Canning had an idea while in high school: smartphone screen protectors that featured logos, right on the screen. … Read More
'Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever' trailer teases a serial killer stalking a creepy facility
www.mashable.com A creepy medical facility, a job on nightwatch, and a serial killer who enjoys taking his victims’ scalps is the recipe for Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever, Ole Bornedal’s follow-up to his 1994 cult movie. The new story features some of the cast from the original Nightwatch, with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Mariska Hargitay Helps Lost Child Who Mistook Her For Real Cop On 'SVU' Set
www.huffpost.com The matter reportedly stopped production on the “Law & Order” spinoff for 20 minutes.… Read More
Orbex’s new funding may accelerate its Prime microlauncher into orbit
www.techcrunch.com The company is kicking off its Series D with £16.7 million ($20.7 million) in fresh funding, with additional contributions from Octopus Ventures, BGF, Heartcore, EIFO and others. The new capital comes after Orbex closed a £40.4 million ($50 million) Series C in October 2022. While a spokesperson confirmed the