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Daily Crunch: Citizen Lab claims Apple’s ‘Lockdown Mode’ helped block spyware attack by hacker group NSO

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In Apple’s case, researchers looking into spyware vulnerabilities said its “Lockdown Mode” was able to thwart the advances of the infamous mercenary hacking provider NSO Group. Fliers will need to print boarding passes at home or check in using their smartphones, Frederic reports. Lorenzo has more. You can sign up here. Sarah has more.

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

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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. Audio This reporter would venture to say that TechCrunch’s roster of podcasts has something for every interest. Now, on with the recap.

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Even North Korea has an antivirus program—but it’s used for spying

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Researchers announced on May 1 that when they inspected the ingredients of the North Korean antivirus software for Windows computers, they found a mix of spyware and old code stolen from an antivirus vendor. to the journalist Martyn Williams , who specializes in reporting on North Korean technology.

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Daily Crunch: Months after rejecting a $17B bid, Zendesk sells to private equity group for $10.2B

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Haje reports on the thing, noting that Leica only sells about 100,000 cameras per year. Manish reports that investors have questioned Zomato’s expansion into the space, given its punishingly high costs and low margins. Reactions have been mixed, Jacquelyn reports. Perhaps it can be forgiven for charging a premium.

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Daily Crunch: After raising $3M seed, global fintech platform Payday plans to secure licensing in Canada, UK

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Connie reports that 1,100+ notable signatories just signed an open letter asking “all AI labs to immediately pause for at least 6 months.” Alexa, call Grandma” : A new Amazon capability brings T-Mobile customers into the fold for making and receiving calls via an Alexa-enabled device, Ivan reports. PDT, subscribe here. Manish has more.

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Daily Crunch: Byju’s founder chips in toward $800M funding round to reach $22B valuation

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EU to investigate state use of spyware : The Pegasus mobile spyware is causing headaches in Europe for more than just the folks who found themselves targets of the software. The European Parliament voted this week to “investigate allegations that European member states acquired and used” Pegasus, TechCrunch reports.

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Daily Crunch: Thousands of Google Play users download Android banking trojan

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But first, some programming notes: Our city spotlight series is back, and TechCrunch is heading to Austin. Per our reporting, Lido “is the market leader for Ethereum liquid staking” and just raised $70 million from a16z. TechCrunch+ is our membership program, which helps founders and startup teams get ahead. Big Tech Inc.

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