VC Daily: Digital Health Is Booming, but VC Doesn’t See a Bubble Forming
Good day. Venture-capital investment in digital health is rising quickly, but don’t call today’s environment a bubble, says Glen Tullman, a managing partner of 7wireVentures. Digital-health startups raised $14.7 billion in the first half of…
Get a 15.6-inch, Windows 11-ready HP laptop for a ludicrously low $269
If you need a usable, cheap PC for the new school year or just want something affordable and portable, head to Walmart today. The big box retailer is selling a 15.6-inch HP laptop for just $269Remove non-product link. That’s $100 off the MSRP and…
Windows 10 Zero-Day Exploit Triggered by Visiting a Website, Opening Office Documents
Windows 10 users are facing the threat of a new zero-day exploit which allows remote code to be executed. The bad news is, it can be triggered simply by visiting a website or opening a malicious document in Microsoft Office. As KrebsonSecurity reports,…
Xiaomi Mi 11T, Mi 11T Pro to get three Android updates and four years of security updates
Xiaomi is set to unveil its first affordable flagship devices – the Mi 11T and the Mi 11T Pro. We know much about the hardware specifications of the smartphones already. Though Xiaomi has now hinted at the software support that its new devices will…
2022 Polestar 2 single motor beats Tesla on build quality, remixes priorities
Suddenly there’s an attractive, premium, reasonably priced, electric car that doesn’t have a Tesla badge. The question is whether that matters and what concessions—or advantages—that brings with it. Polestar flew me to Santa Fe, New Mexico and tossed me…
Indian FinTech Slice Drops Card Limit
Slice, an Indian fintech startup, has expanded its credit offering, modifying the credit limit to 2,000 rupees, or around $27, which is a massive decrease from the old amounts, a report from Moneycontrol says. The company previously only had cards…
Shocking moment autistic boy, 10, curls up in fear as ‘bully’ police officer attacks him as family slam sentence
THIS is the horrifying moment a schoolboy curls up on the ground in terror as a “bully” cop attacks him. The sickening footage was captured after the PC launched an attack on the 10-year-old lad, who has autism, in a school hallway. 4 This is…
Facebook CAN read some WhatsApp messages despite ‘encryption’, researchers claim
FACEBOOK can read some WhatsApp texts despite claims that chats held on the app are secured from staff, according to a report. The California tech titan, which owns WhatsApp, sifts through messages, photos and videos that have been flagged as…
PG&E says infrastructure in place to support California’s electric car evolution
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) — To prevent outages, CAL ISO has announced a flex alert is in effect from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday. With California’s goals of more electric vehicles, it raises questions of how that plays into the high-demand for…
Facebook/Ray-Ban smart sunglasses leak ahead of launch, and they’re ugly
Details of the smart sunglasses collaboration between Facebook and Ray-Ban have leaked ahead of the official unveiling later today. The leak is courtesy of Evan ‘Evleaks’ Blass, who dropped a lot of photos onto Twitter. The product is called…