Pentagon locks down unsecured email server that exposed sensitive military data

TechCrunch Newsletter [TechCrunch logo]( [The Daily Crunch logo]( By [Christine Hall]( Tuesday, February 21, 2023 Hello! If you had the day off for President’s Day, we hope it was a peaceful transition into work today. Please send good vibes to [Haje]( as he figures out what to do with his damaged car (it’s a long story). Meanwhile, today’s Black History Month recommendation comes from [Henry]( on “[Blues Legacies and Black Feminism](” by Angela Davis. Let’s dig in. — [Christine]( [ image] Image Credits: Glowimages / Getty Images (Image has been modified) The TechCrunch Top 3 - [What happens when something is unsecured?](: Well, unfortunately for the U.S. Department of Defense, it meant that sensitive military emails get leaked,[Zack]( reports. - [“That’s no moon — it’s a space station”](: Vast makes its first acquisition of Launcher in a move that brings it closer to building artificial gravity space stations in low Earth orbit.[Aria]( has more. - [Success breeds IPO](: Shared vehicle company Lime reported its first profitable year, with [Rebecca]( writing that “Lime has figured out how to make shared micromobility a sustainable business.” So what happens when you are good at what you do? The company is now eyeing an initial public offering. Startups and VC FreshToHome, an Indian meat startup going after a piece of the country’s food delivery market, has a new backer in Amazon, which led a [$104 million round in funding](.[Manish]( writes that this investment marks the largest check Amazon’s Smbhav Venture Fund has written thus far. Meanwhile, FreshToHome has made a name for itself, expanding its presence by 100% over the past year. Now here are five more: - Rolling out the HR red carpet:[Human resources payroll provider Workpay grabbed $2.7 million](as it prepares to launch its services to 40 countries across Africa,[Annie]( reports. - “The upstream of getting a college degree”: That’s the term Kempus’ co-founders are using to describe how the company [wants to be the ultimate app for sharing college hacks](,[Rita]( writes. - Putting the pep back into presentations: Presentations often lack pizzazz and take more than a hot minute to create. Chronicle wants to change that with its [tool for making presentations that won’t put you to sleep](, [Catherine]( reports. - Crypto search acquired: Kaito, an AI-powered crypto search engine, now has $5.3 million in its pocket to [improve browsing with AI and ChatGPT](,[Jacquelyn]( writes. - More layoffs: Following its Series C, South Korean agtech startup Green Labs [is laying off employees]( as it restructures after running out of funds,[Kate]( reports. [5 tactics for managing paid customer acquisition during a downturn]( When economic conditions change, companies adjust their marketing tactics: When the pandemic began, junk mail volumes fell dramatically. After vaccines rolled out, mailboxes were once again full of irrelevant offers. Paid marketing is a core tactic for early-stage startups, but this downturn is a good time for founders to reexamine customer acquisition strategies, says Brian Rothenberg, an investment partner at early-stage VC fund Defy. “Capital is more expensive now than it’s been in years,” he writes in TC+. “Where else can you invest to drive higher returns and to build a more durable competitive advantage?” Two more from the TC+ team: - Counting down to Q4: Please welcome [Alex]( back from paternity leave! He knocks out[3 questions for Coinbase]( as its fourth-quarter earnings come today. - As long as it’s viable: For all those working on your minimum viable product, [Haje]( has some advice for you: [It doesn’t need to be perfect; it needs to be stage appropriate](. [TechCrunch+]( is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack.[You can sign up here](. Use code “DC” for a 15% discount on an annual subscription! [Read More]( [5 tactics for managing paid customer acquisition during a downturn image] Image Credits: akinbostanci / Getty Images Big Tech Inc. It was “game on” for hackers today. First, some hackers [allegedly stole Activision games and employee data](, [Lorenzo]( reports. The company said the breach happened in December and was confirmed by a gaming blog. Stay tuned for more on that. Also, Coinbase is claiming that the same hackers that targeted hundreds of other companies, the so-called 0ktapus hackers, [stole some of its employees’ information](, [Carly]( writes. In the ongoing conversation about how ChatGPT is taking over the world, [Mark Harris]( weaves for us the web of nonprofits [accelerating Sam Altman’s AI vision](. And we have five more for you: - Reaching for the stars and landing in the clouds: [Amazon launches two services to build and operate networks in the cloud](, [Ingrid]( reports. - Flashing lights:[The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into Tesla after one of its vehicles crashed into a fire truck](. [Rebecca]( has more. - Get paid:[India and Singapore linked their digital payments systems](,[Manish]( reports. - TikTok on the clock: [Aisha]( has a pair of TikTok updates, including that the social media giant is[ expanding its research API]( to nonprofit academic institutions in the U.S. and its [“Creativity Program” is now in beta](. - In on the action: [Rita]( reports that a new rule in Hong Kong around large retail crypto trades [shows the city’s desire to be a crypto hub](. 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