GlossGenius raises $28M to expand its bookings and payments platform for beauty businesses

[ad_1] GlossGenius, a platform designed to handle bookings and payments for salons and spas, today announced that it raised $28 million in a Series C funding round led by L Catterton with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners and Imaginary Ventures. The round values GlossGenius at $510 million — the startup’s second up-round in the past … Read more

‘The Witcher’ Season 3 has one of the most nightmare fuel monsters yet

[ad_1] Geralt (Henry Cavill), Yennefer (Anya Chalotra), and Ciri (Freya Allan) may be the protagonists of The Witcher, but the true stars of the show have a few more claws, wings, and extra limbs. Beyond the royal court conniving and mage tutelage, furious battles and bounty hunter brawls of Netflix’s adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski’s novels, … Read more

US government contractor says MOVEit hackers accessed health data of ‘at least’ 8 million individuals

[ad_1] U.S. government services contracting giant Maximus has confirmed that hackers exploiting a vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer accessed the protected health information of as many as 11 million individuals. Virginia-based Maximus contracts with federal, state, and local governments to manage and administer government-sponsored programs, such as Medicaid, Medicare, healthcare reform, and welfare-to-work.  In an 8-K … Read more

Previous governments’ incompetence crippled India’s semiconductor growth, deputy IT minister says

[ad_1] In an indictment of past administrations, a senior Indian minister blamed their strategic and political vision and “a big dose of incompetence” as significant contributors to the country’s underdeveloped semiconductor industry. “India has missed the bus repeatedly on electronics and semiconductors. There was a lack of strategic and political vision and a big dose of … Read more

The best sex toys for women in 2023

[ad_1] UPDATE: Jul. 27, 2023, 5:00 a.m. EDT This guide has been updated to include information from Mashable’s latest hands-on tests and sex toy reviews. Let’s debunk the sanitized Instagram version of self-care that’s limited to bubble baths, face masks, and daily affirmations (although those can be great, too!). True self-care also involves embracing and … Read more

EU opens competition probe of Microsoft bundling Teams with Office 365

[ad_1] The European Union has finally announced a formal antitrust investigation of Microsoft’s bundling of Teams with Office 365 and Microsoft 365. The move comes two years after rival workplace comms company Slack complained to the bloc that Microsoft was unfairly bundling the collaboration and comms software with its popular cloud-based productivity suites for business. … Read more

Best MacBook VPN in 2023 (UK)

[ad_1] This content originally appeared on Mashable for a US audience and has been adapted for the UK audience. There are a number of reasons why you might want to start using a VPN. These security tools offer many benefits, including bypassing geographic restrictions for unlocking shows and films on popular streaming sites. VPNs can … Read more