TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories4 hours agoBethesda Game Studios employees form a ‘wall-to-wall’ unionTechCrunch - Anthony HaEmployees at Bethesda Game Studios — the Microsoft-owned game developer that produces the Elder Scrolls and Fallout franchises — are joining the Communication Workers of America. Quality assurance testers at Bethesda’s parent organization ZeniMax unionized last year, becoming Microsoft’s first …
TechCrunchflipped into TechCrunch Week in Review4 hours agoCrowdStrike’s update fail causes global outages and travel chaosTechCrunch - Cody CorrallThis week saw one of the most widespread IT disruptions in recent years linked to a faulty software update from popular cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. Businesses across the world reported IT outages, including Windows “blue screen of death” errors on their computers, impacting airlines, banks, …
TechCrunchflipped into Cybersecurity News and updates6 hours agoUnpacking how Alphabet’s rumored Wiz acquisition could affect VCTechCrunch - Rebecca SzkutakAlphabet, the parent company of Google, is in advanced talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for $23 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. TechCrunch’s sources heard similar and added that deal discussions could last into next week. If this deal does end up getting done, it would …
TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories7 hours agoMicrosoft says 8.5M Windows devices were affected by CrowdStrike outageTechCrunch - Anthony HaAround 8.5 million devices — less than 1 percent Windows machines globally — were affected by the recent CrowdStrike outage, according to a Microsoft blog post by David Weston, the company’s vice president of enterprise and OS security. These are the first real numbers released by either Microsoft …
TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories8 hours agoSome Black startup founders feel betrayed by Ben Horowitz’s support for TrumpTechCrunch - Dominic-Madori DavisSome of the richest, most influential investors in Silicon Valley are publicly supporting Donald Trump’s campaign. They run powerful firms that every founder wants as backers. But because of their financial support for Trump, some Black founders are rethinking if they should have them on their cap …
TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories9 hours agoStrava’s next chapter: New CEO talks AI, inclusivity, and why ‘dark mode’ took so longTechCrunch - Paul SawersThere comes a time in every startup’s life when the leaders and stakeholders have to seriously start thinking about the endgame: What to do when you’ve raised $150 million in VC cash over 15 years en route to building a 100 million-plus community? And how do you go about executing that next step to …
