Author: Daniel Harrison

look q3lyngaascyberscoop In its Q3 Adversarial Threat Report, Meta attributes a pro-US campaign to US military-run phony Facebook accounts, Pages, Groups, and Instagram accounts  —  People associated with the U.S. military were behind dozens of phony Facebook accounts, more than a dozen pages, a pair of groups … Source Keep visiting techedirt.com for the latest news and updates.

interview willy shih us theverge Harvard’s Willy Shih on the global chip shortage, supply chains, and why Biden’s $52B for chip manufacturing may not be enough for the US to catch up to TSMC  —  Since the beginning of the pandemic, the demand for microchips has far exceeded supply, causing problems in every industry that relies on computers. Source Keep visiting techedirt.com for the latest news and updates.

render network p2p 3d multicoin capital Render Network, a P2P network that offers remote rendering power for 3D visuals, raises $30M led by Multicoin Capital, bringing its total funding to $50M  —  In brief  — Render Network, a peer-to-peer service for providing 3D rendering power, has raised $30 million. Source Keep visiting techedirt.com for the latest news and updates.

source clubhouse 4bcullifordreuters Clubhouse’s latest round values the startup at $4B  —  Audio-chat app Clubhouse closed a new Series C round of financing, the company said during its weekly town hall on Sunday, without disclosing the amount raised.  —  A source familiar with the matter confirmed to Reuters … Source Keep visiting techedirt.com for the latest news and updates.

bigchange 102m hill partnerslundentechcrunch BigChange, which develops fleet management software, raises $102M from Great Hill Partners  —  We talk a lot these days about the future of work and the proliferation of new and better tools for distributed workforces, but companies focused on developing fleet management software … Source Keep visiting techedirt.com for the latest news and updates.

tel avivbased komodor kubernetes series tiger Tel Aviv-based Komodor, which helps companies troubleshoot Kubernetes issues, raises a $42M Series B led by Tiger Global, bringing its total funding to $67M  —  For a time, Kubernetes, the open source container management platform, was as hot as it comes, but lately it has settled … Source Keep visiting techedirt.com for the latest news and updates.

verizon 2.5m jetpack theverge Verizon is recalling 2.5M Ellipsis Jetpack mobile hotspots, ~1.3M of which are in use, after investigation found batteries could overheat and pose fire hazards  —  The CPSC says the devices’ batteries are the source of the overheating  —  Verizon said Thursday it is working … Source Keep visiting techedirt.com for the latest news and updates.

curtsy index venturespereztechcrunch Curtsy, which makes an app allowing women to list their clothes, shoes, and accessories for resale, raises $11M Series A led by Index Ventures  —  Curtsy, a clothing resale app and competitor to recently IPO’d Poshmark, announced today it has raised $11 million in Series A funding for its startup focused on the Gen Z market. Source Keep visiting techedirt.com for the latest news and updates.

samsung q4 55.2b yoy 8.2b yoy Hands-on with Samsung’s $30 Bluetooth-enabled SmartTag, which has a button that can be used to ring a connected Galaxy phone and to control smart home devices  —  Samsung recently came out with Bluetooth-enabled item trackers called SmartTags, beating Apple’s rumored AirTags to market. Source Keep visiting techedirt.com for the latest news and updates.

coalition 175m index venturessawersventurebeat Coalition, which offers security tools and cybersecurity insurance against data breaches, raises $175M led by Index Ventures  —  Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data.  Learn more.  —  Coalition, an enterprise-grade cybersecurity platform that specializes in insurance … Source Keep visiting techedirt.com for the latest news and updates.