Category: Gaming

The FBI’s takedown of the Radar/Dispossessor ransomware and extortion gang is a rare win in the fight against ransomware. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. ​FBI’s seizure notice of the Radar/Dispossessor ransomware and extortion gang. Image Credits: FBI The FBI said Monday it seized the servers of a ransomware and extortion…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing a crypto startup, NovaTech, for allegedly fraudulently raising more than $650 million from over 200,000 investors, many in the Haitian-American community. The SEC frames NovaTech, founded in 2019 by husband-and-wife duo Cynthia and Eddy Petion, as a multi-level marketing (MLM) scheme — one that lured investors…

Dawn Aerospace Mk-II is essentially “an aircraft with the performance of a rocket, not a rocket with wings.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. ​ Hello, and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. On to the news. Want to reach out with a tip? Email…

Tally, a nine-year-old fintech that helped consumers manage and pay off their credit card debt, has shut down, according to the company. In a LinkedIn post that was shared earlier Monday, founder and CEO Jason Brown said the “sad and difficult” decision to close down Tally was not the outcome the company had “hoped for,”…

A class action lawsuit filed by artists who allege that Stability, Runway and DeviantArt illegally trained their AIs on copyrighted works can move forward, but only in part, the presiding judge decided on Monday. In a mixed ruling, several of the plaintiffs’ claims were dismissed while others survived, meaning the suit could end up at…

Fram2 would launch into a polar orbit from Florida in late 2024, after which it will stay up at 425-450 kilometers of altitude for three to five days. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. ​ A new commercial space mission will take off as early as this winter to observe the…

It racked up around 18,000 users, made 8,000 matches, and gathered a lot of insights on the current dating scene. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. ​ Score, the dating app for people with good to excellent credit, shut down in early August, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. Score was only…

Antler, the Singapore VC that focuses on early-stage investments, just closed its second Southeast Asia fund. It’s raised $72 million to double down on startups in Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia. This should be welcome news for startups. Like other regions, Southeast Asia has faced a persistent funding slump. Between January and July 2024, tech…

Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s joint X Spaces event appears to have crashed Monday afternoon. The conversation between the owner of X and the former President was scheduled for 5 pm PT, but users received an error message when joining at that time. “This Space is not available,” said a message on X when trying…

Kazam, an Indian EV charging solution provider, has raised $8 million to expand its footprint in the country and enter Southeast Asian markets. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. ​ EV charging station startup Kazam plans to expand beyond India, where it already holds a significant share of the market, and…