Data breach law firm has a breach of its own

TechCrunch Newsletter [TechCrunch logo]( [The Daily Crunch logo]( By [Christine Hall]( Thursday, January 04, 2024 You really can’t make this stuff up! In today’s top story, Zack reports that a law firm that handles data breaches was hit by its own data breach. Personal information and sensitive health data was stolen from some 630,000 people. [Find out what happened](. Meanwhile, another generative AI startup rakes in the capital, and a higher valuation. Kyle writes about Perplexity AI, an AI-powered search engine that is now valued at $520 million after raising $73.6 million. [Here’s how it works](. And you all really enjoy your Microsoft news. After [Copilot’s launch yesterday on iOS and Android](, Frederic reports that Microsoft wants to add a Copilot key to your PC keyboard. [Read why 2024 might be the “year of the AI PC.”]( [ image] Image Credits: Gado / Getty Images More top reads More capital ahead: Ex-Plaid and ex-Robinhood executives walk into a bar, and what results is Exponent Capital, which has now raised $75 million to invest in early-stage startups. [Learn about their investment thesis](. This truck has a little face: Autonomous delivery startup Nuro taps simulation company Foretellix to help virtually test its driving system in an effort to cut R&D costs. [Read more](. For those who miss pushing tiny buttons: For just $139, this startup turns your iPhone into a BlackBerry-era relic. [Get the scoop](. The eyes have it: Ahead of [CES]( next week, Qualcomm unveils its next-generation XR chip that promises up to 4.3k resolution per eye. [Check it out](. Going link by link: A new report shows that software supply chain security remains a challenge for most enterprises. [See why](. You can never shop enough: TikTok has plans to grow its TikTok Shop U.S. business tenfold to $17.5 billion in 2024. [Here’s how it plans to do that](. Comparison shopping: For those of you who like to compare apps before you use them, here’s how HSBC’s international payments app Zing compares to Wise and Revolut. [Read more](. Shorty got low, low, low, low, low, low, low: As we find out, big, costly seed deals were the exception in 2023’s lackluster venture capital market. [Learn about the wrinkle](. (TC+) This year, be a new and improved “you”: Apple wants to help you with that with some new features for Apple Fitness+ that include sound meditation and a workout program for golfers. [Time to tee up](. Take this exit: See which way some VCs are going when it comes to exits in 2024. [Read more](. (TC+) Even more for your Thursday: [This startup is bringing a ‘voice frequency absorber’ to CES 2024]( [OpenAI’s app store for GPTs will launch next week]( [Satellite imagery analysis shows immense scale of dark fishing industry]( [Big offshore wind farms are now transmitting sweet, sweet battery juice to the US grid]( [Superpedestrian to auction 20,000 e-scooters after shutting down]( [Is the latest near-room-temperature superconductor legit? Don’t count on it]( (TC+) [More top reads image] Image Credits: Charley Ma and Mahdi Raza / Exponent Founders Capital On the pods On this week’s [Chain Reaction](, Jacquelyn dove back into the latest developments on spot bitcoin ETF applications in the U.S. as anticipation builds. Fred Thiel, the CEO of Marathon Digital Holdings, a digital asset technology company and the largest publicly traded bitcoin mining firm, joined to help break down the latest developments on spot bitcoin ETFs. [Listen here](. [On the pods image] Image Credits: Bryce Durbin [Read more stories on TechCrunch.com]( Newest Jobs from Crunchboard - [Chief Technology Officer / Cofounder at truckmentum.com (Atlanta, GA, USA)]( - [IT Technology Analyst II at Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (Middletown, PA, United States)]( - [IT Project Lead at Valley Water (San Jose, CA, USA)]( - [Founding Team - Senior Full Stack Developer at Mindworks (San Francisco, CA, USA)]( - [Senior Software Engineer at Zulu Airline Systems, Inc. (Atlanta, GA, USA)]( [See more jobs on CrunchBoard]( [Post your tech jobs]( and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $349 per month. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Youtube]( [Instagram]( [Flipboard]( [View this email online in your browser]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( | [Unsubscribe]( © 2024 Yahoo. All rights reserved. 110 5th St, San Francisco, CA 94103