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Why Wiz Really Turned Down Google’s $23 Billion Offer
Welcome back to the week in review. This week we’re attacking you right after TechCrunch Disrupt! In case you missed it, we’re revisiting conversations with Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas, WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, and Disney star-turned-space CEO Bridgit Mendler. Of course, we even have news from the remainder of the tech world. Let’s do it.
Why did Wiz reject $23 billion? Wiz co-founder and CEO Assaf Rappaport said during TechCrunch Disrupt that turning down Alphabet’s offer was “the hardest decision ever,” but they did it because they believed the cloud security space was a possibility for the $100 billion company. At the time Wiz rejected the offer, the startup’s private valuation was $12 billion. The president admitted that he also had other offers, although none were as big as Google.
Apple had per week filled with discoveriesincluding the most recent additions to its M-series chips. The company unveiled the brand new M4 Pro, which can debut alongside the tiny latest Mac mini and M4 Max, the latter of which can appear within the MacBook Pro line as an expandable option. Apple also refreshed its desktop accessories, switching them from Lightning to USB-C. But the Magic Mouse’s charging port still sits awkwardly at the underside.
Dropbox slows down 20% its workforce. In a letter to employees, CEO Drew Houston said the cloud company goes through a “period of transition” and that the goal is to make cuts in areas where Dropbox has “over-invested” while also designing a “flatter and more efficient” team structure. The employment reduction will affect 528 employees.
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What is plagiarism? During TechCrunch Disrupt, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas was asked how the corporate defines “plagiarism.” Srinivas didn’t say so explicitly, but he firmly stated that Perplexity “always cites its sources” and doesn’t claim ownership of any content. Read more
OpenAI could also be constructing its first AI chip: According to Reuters, OpenAI is working with TSMC and Broadcom to construct an internal AI chip to run AI models, which could appear as early as 2026. Read more
Turn your design into reality: Arcade AI is a brand new form of marketplace that permits customers to input their ideas right into a generator, which then generates a wide range of design options that might be dropped at life in the shape of tangible jewelry. Read more
From Disney Channel to CEO: Former Disney star Bridgit Mendler joined TechCrunch Disrupt to debate how she founded Northwood Space and why the space startup is committed to solving “unsexy problems.” Read more
AI involves recruiters: LinkedIn summarizes its latest artificial intelligence project: Hiring Assistant. The product is designed to perform a wide selection of recruiting tasks, from processing irrelevant notes to turning them into job descriptions, to sourcing and contacting candidates. Read more
Matt Mullenweg presents his case: The WordPress co-founder and CEO of Automattic told TechCrunch Disrupt that he isn’t fearful that the recent legal drama between his company and WP Engine may lead to a fork of the open-source WordPress software. In fact, he said he would welcome it. Read more
Olivia Wilde, VC: According to Bloomberg, actress and director Olivia Wilde quietly founded enterprise capital firm Proximity Ventures late last 12 months. The company has already signed 4 investments, including the biotechnology company Pendulum Therapeutics. Read more
Slice marks its presence in India: Fintech Slice has merged with North East Small Finance Bank, marking a rare instance of a startup successfully entering India’s highly regulated banking sector. The merger transforms Slice right into a banking entity after months of regulatory scrutiny. Read more
An easier solution to code: Announced at GitHub’s annual conference in San Francisco, Spark is an experiment began within the GitHub Next labs that lets you quickly construct a small web application using only natural language. Read more
Turn text right into a podcast: Meta has released an “open” implementation of the viral podcast generation feature in Google NotebookLM. A project called NotebookLlama can generate podcast-style repeating summaries of text files uploaded to it. Read more
Zoox calls Tesla’s bluff: Zoox co-founder and CTO Jesse Levinson doubts whether Tesla will launch a robot transportation service next 12 months. “The fundamental problem is that they don’t have the technology that works,” he told TechCrunch Disrupt. Read more
And the winner is…: The winner of the Startup Battlefield 200 competition at TechCrunch Disrupt was Salva Health. The company’s Julieta device is a conveyable, AI-powered breast cancer detection device that eliminates barriers to early screening, ensuring access even in distant areas. Read more
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US medical device giant Artivion says hackers stole files during a cybersecurity incident
Artivion, a medical device company that produces implantable tissue for heart and vascular transplants, says its services have been “disrupted” resulting from a cybersecurity incident.
In 8-K filing In an interview with the SEC on Monday, Georgia-based Artivion, formerly CryoLife, said it became aware of a “cybersecurity incident” that involved the “compromise and encryption” of information on November 21. This suggests that the corporate was attacked by ransomware, but Artivion has not yet confirmed the character of the incident and didn’t immediately reply to TechCrunch’s questions. No major ransomware group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
Artivion said it took some systems offline in response to the cyberattack, which the corporate said caused “disruptions to certain ordering and shipping processes.”
Artivion, which reported third-quarter revenue of $95.8 million, said it didn’t expect the incident to have a material impact on the corporate’s funds.
Manufacturer of single-board computers Raspberry Pi is updating its cute little computer keyboard device with higher specs. Named Raspberry Pi500This successor to the Raspberry Pi 400 is just as powerful as the present Raspberry Pi flagship, the Raspberry Pi 5. It is on the market for purchase now from Raspberry Pi resellers.
The Raspberry Pi 500 is the simplest method to start with the Raspberry Pi because it’s not as intimidating because the Raspberry Pi 5. When you take a look at the Raspberry Pi 500, you do not see any chipsets or PCBs (printed circuit boards). The Raspberry Pi is totally hidden in the familiar housing, the keyboard.
The idea with the Raspberry Pi 500 is you could connect a mouse and a display and you are able to go. If, for instance, you’ve got a relative who uses a very outdated computer with an outdated version of Windows, the Raspberry Pi 500 can easily replace the old PC tower for many computing tasks.
More importantly, this device brings us back to the roots of the Raspberry Pi. Raspberry Pi computers were originally intended for educational applications. Over time, technology enthusiasts and industrial customers began using single-board computers all over the place. (For example, when you’ve ever been to London Heathrow Airport, all of the departures and arrivals boards are there powered by Raspberry Pi.)
Raspberry Pi 500 draws inspiration from the roots of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, a non-profit organization. It’s the right first computer for college. In some ways, it’s a lot better than a Chromebook or iPad because it’s low cost and highly customizable, which inspires creative pondering.
The Raspberry Pi 500 comes with a 32GB SD card that comes pre-installed with Raspberry Pi OS, a Debian-based Linux distribution. It costs $90, which is a slight ($20) price increase over the Raspberry Pi 400.
Only UK and US keyboard variants will probably be available at launch. But versions with French, German, Italian, Japanese, Nordic and Spanish keyboard layouts will probably be available soon. And when you’re in search of a bundle that features all the things you would like, Raspberry Pi also offers a $120 desktop kit that features the Raspberry Pi 500, a mouse, a 27W USB-C power adapter, and a micro-HDMI to HDMI cable.
In other news, Raspberry Pi has announced one other recent thing: the Raspberry Pi monitor. It is a 15.6-inch 1080p monitor that’s priced at $100. Since there are quite a few 1080p portable monitors available on the market, this launch is not as noteworthy because the Pi 500. However, for die-hard Pi fans, there’s now also a Raspberry Pi-branded monitor option available.
According to Apple, Apple desires to make its Vision Pro mixed reality device more attractive for gamers and game developers latest report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
The Vision Pro was presented more as a productivity and media consumption device than a tool geared toward gamers, due partly to its reliance on visual and hand controls moderately than a separate controller.
However, Apple may need gamers if it desires to expand the Vision Pro’s audience, especially since Gurman reports that lower than half one million units have been sold to this point. As such, the corporate has reportedly been in talks with Sony about adding support for PlayStation VR2 handheld controllers, and has also talked to developers about whether they may support the controllers of their games.
Offering more precise control, Apple may also make other forms of software available in Vision Pro, reminiscent of Final Cut Pro or Adobe Photoshop.
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