Adriana Lee / WWD: Croissant, which integrates into merchants’ sites and uses AI to generate a guaranteed buyback value on listed items, launches with a $24M seed  —  Croissant launches Thursday with a novel proposition for retailers and consumers.  —  Resale isn’t just a business, for a growing swath of consumers, it’s a pre-purchase consideration. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: Analyses: hackers infect players of an old Call of Duty game with a worm that spreads in online lobbies; Activision turns off multiplayer for the game on Steam  —  Hackers are infecting players of an old Call of Duty game with a worm that spreads automatically in online lobbies, according to two analyses of the malware. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Wiz researchers say two vulnerabilities in the OverlayFS filesystem module in Ubuntu may allow unprivileged local users to gain elevated privileges  —  Two Linux vulnerabilities introduced recently into the Ubuntu kernel create the potential for unprivileged local users to gain elevated privileges on a massive number of devices. Lees verder op Tech Meme

PYMNTS.com: RapidAI, which develops AI-powered software to help diagnose neurovascular, cardiac, and vascular diseases, raised a $75M Series C led by Vista Credit Partners  —  RapidAI has secured $75 million in Series C funding to continue developing its clinical artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. Lees verder op Tech Meme