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Researchers jailbreak a Tesla, the FCC fines robocallers and WeWork finds itself in trouble (again)

TechCrunch

Also featured are stories about WeWork’s perennial struggles, Google’s Messages app fully embracing RCS, and spyware maker LetMeSpy shutting down after a massive data breach. Taking a page from mobile gaming: Retaining mobile app subscribers is harder than it was last year, but paywall optimization and gamified UX can help.

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Radar trends to watch: August 2021

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

To succeed, VR will have to get beyond ultra geeky goggles. Amnesty International has released an open source tool for checking whether a phone has been compromised by Pegasus, the spyware sold by the NSO group to many governments, and used (among other things) to track journalists. Web and Mobile. AI and Data. Virtual Reality.

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Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Disrupt 2022

TechCrunch

Alongside a16z founder Marc Andreessen, general partner Chris Dixon has been integral to the firm’s rise as a giant in the crypto VC world — he was an early investor in startups such as Coinbase, Uniswap and Oculus VR. From hardware to hard science, some startups take more time to build income streams. with Peter A.