PowerSchool gets hacked

The latest updates from CES

View this email online in your browser By Rebecca Szkutak Wednesday, January 8, 2025 Welcome to TC PM! Today we have a handful of stories on cybersecurity breaches targeting edtech software, internet providers, and more. We're also taking a look at the latest from CES and digging more into Meta's proposed content moderation changes. Let's go!  TechCrunch Top 3 Image Credits: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg/Getty Images 🧑‍🏫 It's spelled H-A-C-K: PowerSchool, a cloud-based education software for K-12 schools, announced today that it experienced a "cybersecurity incident" on December 28, when hackers were able to access the company's customer portal. The extent of the breach is unclear. Read more 🤖 More, more, more: The behemoth CES 2025 continues in Las Vegas today. From a basketball robot to a satellite pet tracker — I probably need this for my Siberian husky — we've got the latest releases and news from the ground. Check out our live updates 🇷🇺 Taking credit: Earlier this week, Nodex, a Russian internet service provider, was hit by a cyberattack that wiped internal servers and collapsed internet connectivity for its customers. A Ukrainian hacking group, Ukrainian Cyber Alliance, is taking credit for the hack. Read more   A Message from HumanX Attend the No. 1 AI event of 2025 — Everyone else is! HumanX brings together 300 of the world's most important AI speakers, 3,500 of the world's preeminent business leaders, and global vendors who can connect the dots between theory and execution. If you are involved in AI and not at HumanX, you will be left behind — it's that simple. Use TC250 for $250 off a GA ticket! Register Now   Afternoon must-reads Image Credits: Adam Gray/Bloomberg/Getty Images 🎮 He did what? Elon Musk likes to boast about his video game prowess on X. He recently posted videos of himself beating the highest level of Diablo IV in mere minutes. People are wondering how he had time to do so. I can think of at least one reason why … Read more 🤳 A smart approach: Video-sharing social media company Triller has announced a platform that helps TikTok creators back up their TikToks on Triller. This comes as the U.S. weighs whether to ban TikTok. Considering Triller is a TikTok competitor, this is a smart play. Read more 🦾 Time to settle: Boston Dynamics and Ghost Robotics announced today that they have settled their dispute that began nearly two and a half years ago over a Boston Dynamics patent regarding "legged robots." Read more 📆 A longtime hack: The Japanese government is accusing a Chinese hacking group, MirrorFace, of targeting and breaching numerous Japanese government organizations, companies, and individuals since 2019. Geez. Read more 🤔 Accidental downgrade: Microsoft said it was upgrading the AI model behind its Bing Image Creator tool before the holidays. But many users did not like the "upgrade." Microsoft is reverting back to the old model for now. Read more 🥊 Mastodon vs. Meta:  Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko had some thoughts on Meta's content moderation changes that Mark Zuckerberg announced this week. He said they're "deeply troubling" and a "concern to anyone with a conscience." He also reminded users that Mastodon will take action against hate speech reposted on its platform from Threads. Read more Around the web 👑 His power: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has a lot of influence in the tech industry. How much, exactly? Well, Huang's statement yesterday that "very useful" quantum computers are still a few decades away sent quantum stocks spiraling. Read more ♾️ Censor-ception: Speaking of Meta's content moderation, 404 Media reported today that Meta's platforms are removing the publication's stories regarding explicit ads on Meta platforms because of "nudity," despite the pieces containing the same images from the paid ads. Read more Before you go Image Credits: Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket / Getty Images 🍿 Remember MoviePass? Theodore Farnsworth, the former CEO of MoviePass, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and securities fraud after misleading investors that the company's unlimited plan was sustainable. The real question is: How did the investors believe that in the first place? 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Nvidia says its AI chips are advancing faster than Moore’s Law

Also: X hires former WSJ editor to lead its news effort

View this email online in your browser By Rebecca Bellan Wednesday, January 8, 2025 Welcome to TechCrunch AM! This morning, we're looking at Nvidia making big claims, X's latest attempt at news, and why Silicon Valley's the place to be for startups. We've also got live news from CES, including updates from Uber, robot turtles, more handheld gaming, nearly driverless cars, and more. Let's dive in! — Rebecca TechCrunch Top 3 Image Credits: Patrick T. Fallon / AFP / Getty Images 1. That's pretty fast! Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says his company's AI chips are advancing faster than historical rates set by Moore's Law, which predicts that the number of transistors on chips would roughly double every year. That's going to be big, if true, but it may also just be marketing speak, as many are questioning whether AI progress has stalled. Read More  2. Buttoned-up citizen journalism: X has hired John Stoll, a former editor at The Wall Street Journal, to lead its news group and partnership team. Cool. Hopefully Stoll can teach Elon Musk about the fairness doctrine and how to fact-check before publishing. Read More 3. The Silicon Valley Funding Monster: The data is in, and Silicon Valley is still the place for startups to raise funding. In fact, Bay Area startups accounted for over half of all global VC funding in 2024, and that's largely due to – you guessed it – AI. Read More   A Message from West Monroe The High-Tech and Software Industry's 2025 Roadmap An eye toward growth, reimagined data and the AI transition: What's trending Learn More   Morning must-reads Image Credits: Getty Images ✈️ Fly me to the moon: Are you both a Delta Skymiles member and an Uber customer? Well, you're in luck. Starting this spring, you'll be able to earn miles with Uber rides and deliveries. The exclusive deal means the end of a similar partnership between Delta and Lyft. Read More 🛍️ More dopamine! Whatnot is a platform where you can sell items like trading cards or sneakers through live videos and auctions — like if eBay and Twitch had a baby. And apparently, people love the rush. The company secured a whopping $265 million in a Series E round at a nearly $5 billion valuation. Read More 🎮 Move over Windows, Valve's SteamOS is increasingly being made available to gaming devices made by third-party manufacturers. Case in point: Lenovo's new Legion Go S, will be available with SteamOS or Windows 11 pre-installed. Read More 🧦 Smart socks: Startup Siren has locked in $9.5 million to keep developing its socks that have sensors to detect diabetic foot ulcers. The company claims it can reduce the risk of these ulcers by up to 68% and amputations by 83% through continuous monitoring for potential foot injuries. Read More 🚗 Almost driverless: Vay is a Berlin-based startup whose remote operators pilot empty vehicles to customers, and then let the customers take over. It's been operating a limited service in Las Vegas for a year, and now it's expanding its fleet to 100 vehicles in the city. Read More   A Message from Brex The financial stack you can bank on Runway is everything for startups. That's why 1 in 3 startups choose Brex for modern checking, treasury, and FDIC in one account. Move money fast worldwide. Earn yield from your first dollar — while accessing your funds anytime. And get up to $6M in FDIC coverage from program banks. Learn More   Around the web 😡 'A precursor to genocide': Platformer spoke to 10 current and former Meta employees who are horrified by what they say is the company's surrender to the political right on speech issues. Read More 🔮 Crypto heats up: Movement Labs, a San Francisco-based startup developing a layer-2 blockchain on Ethereum, is close to wrapping its Series B at around $100 million, Fortune reported. The deal would value Movement at around $3 billion. Read More 🧪 Anything to sell chips: AMD is investing $20 million in Absci, an AI drug-discovery company, reports The Wall Street Journal. The Journal says the move is aimed at helping AMD sell its AI chips in the healthcare sector, a space where it doesn't currently have a foothold. Read More Before you go Image Credits: Brian Heater 🐢 If you can be cute, why not? Beatbot, maker of robotic pool cleaners, caught our eye at CES with RoboTurtle, its concept for a pool cleaner that tracks water quality and looks absolutely adorable. Read More Featured jobs from CrunchBoard Vice President of Infrastructure and Operations, Parsons Corporation (Remote) Systems Integrator & DBA, Air Line Pilots Association (Tysons, VA) Startup Backend Engineer, Athlete To Athlete (Santa Monica, CA) Senior Network Operations Engineer, Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA) Manager of Unified Technology Solutions, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (Middletown, PA) See more jobs on CrunchBoard Post your tech jobs and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $349 per month.   Check out some of our other newsletters: Startups Weekly TechCrunch AI TechCrunch Mobility Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Update your preferences here at any time Copyright © 2024 TechCrunch, All rights reserved.Yahoo Inc. 110 5th St,San Francisco,CA Privacy Policy