Biden administration announced that six new countries had joined an international coalition to fight the proliferation of commercial spyware, sold by companies such as NSO Group or Intellexa.
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Yesterday
Musely secures $360M from General Catalyst without giving up equity; Meta buys robotics startup
The direct-to-consumer skin, hair, and and menopause care brand Musely will use the non-dilutive capital to super-charge customer acquisition. Also, Meta bought humanoid startup Assured Robot Intelligence to beef up its AI models for robots, the company said. Learn more about you ... Show More
6m 41s
May 1
Legal AI startup Legora hits $5.6B valuation and its battle with Harvey just got hotter; also, Shapes brings humans and AI into the same group chats
The two wildly fast-growing rivals have raised massive sums, pushed into each other's home turf and now have dueling ad campaigns. Plus, Shapes, an app where humans and AI characters chat together in shared group conversations, is emerging from stealth with $8 million in seed fun ... Show More
8m 7s
Apr 30
Firestorm Labs raises $82M to take drone factories into the field; plus, BMW i Ventures has a new $300M fund
Ships and planes carrying parts to the front lines would be vulnerable to attack. Defense startup Firestorm Labs thinks the answer is a drone factory that fits inside a shipping container. Also, BMW i Ventures has launched a new $300 million fund and will invest in early-stage th ... Show More
7m 59s
May 2017
OilRig hires the Russian cyber-mob. WannaCry updates. Other EternalBlue exploits surface in the wild. Pending legislation in the US Congress. NIST issues guidelines for Executive Order compliance.
In today's podcast, we hear that Iran's OilRig cyberespionage campaign seems to employing Russian hoods, and BlackEnergy. WannaCry recovery continues, but there may be worse to come. Still talking funny, the ShadowBrokers say you'll be able to subscribe to an Equation Group leak ... Show More
15m 44s