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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. If you haven’t already, sign up here to get WiR in your inbox every Saturday. Now, on with the recap.

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

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We also have notes today on the latest and greatest in VR fitness products. And there was even more, of course: MyPlace raised nearly $6 million for a home-sharing social network, Apollo.io There’s a lot to talk about today as always, but let’s start with some non-financial fare. You can follow her on Twitter here.

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Radar trends to watch: August 2021

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To succeed, VR will have to get beyond ultra geeky goggles. Amnesty International has released an open source tool for checking whether a phone has been compromised by Pegasus, the spyware sold by the NSO group to many governments, and used (among other things) to track journalists. AI and Data. Web and Mobile. Virtual Reality.

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Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Disrupt 2022

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Alongside a16z founder Marc Andreessen, general partner Chris Dixon has been integral to the firm’s rise as a giant in the crypto VC world — he was an early investor in startups such as Coinbase, Uniswap and Oculus VR. How To Build Your Early VC Network: Turning Social Capital Into Financial Capital. Yes, Chief.