Vulnerable component in IoT devices poses 'supply chain risk,' Microsoft says • TechCrunch

Vulnerable component in IoT devices poses ‘supply chain risk,’ Microsoft says • ProWellTech

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Tom the Turkey floats down the street in a Thanksgiving Day parade.

Where to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2022

Every Thanksgiving brings several traditions that almost everyone experiences: cooking turkey, traveling to see relatives, watching live sports while digesting food, regretting all the pumpkin pie you consumed, and vowing to exercise after you eat all those leftovers. For many Americans, watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is one of the hallmarks of the holiday….

Let’s talk about killer robots • TechCrunch

Let’s talk about killer robots • ProWellTech

Looking for a Thanksgiving dinner table conversation that isn’t politics or professional sports? Okay, let’s talk about killer robots. It’s a concept that long ago leapt from the pages of science fiction to reality, depending on how loose a definition you use for “robot.” Military drones abandoned Asimov’s First Law of Robotics — “A robot…

South Korean financial regulator confirms it is reviewing Apple Pay service for launch • TechCrunch

South Korean financial regulator confirms it is reviewing Apple Pay service for launch • ProWellTech

Apple is poised to launch its Apple Pay service in South Korea, one of the fastest-growing countries in the world for cashless services, yet as of right now untapped by both Apple and the other major smartphone platform player, Google. South Korea’s financial regulator is currently reviewing the Apple Pay service launch clause submitted by…

Electric motorbike maker Zapp Electric Vehicles to go public via SPAC • TechCrunch

Electric motorbike maker Zapp Electric Vehicles to go public via SPAC • ProWellTech

UK-based electric two-wheeler manufacturer Zapp Electric Vehicles is merging with a blank-check company to become publicly traded on the Nasdaq at a post-money valuation of $573 million. Zapp says it will use the proceeds from the merger to bring its long-awaited i300 high performance, seated city scooter to market. The i300 was initially revealed back…

College social app Fizz is growing fast – maybe too fast • TechCrunch

College social app Fizz is growing fast – maybe too fast • ProWellTech

Things are bleak in the tech sphere as we close out a year defined by plummeting stocks, persistent mass layoffs and a fall from grace for major social media companies. Yet Stanford dropout Teddy Solomon’s story of founding Fizz is so reminiscent of Facebook that he was introduced to his investor and now-CEO Rakesh Mathur…