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Hackers steal ~$25M worth of cryptocurrency from Lendf.Me, a dForce-based decentralized lending platform, likely using a well-known exploit of an Ethereum token — DForce, a Chinese decentralized finance protocol, today lost $25 million worth of its customers' cryptocurrency due to a well-known exploit of an Ethereum token.
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The Block, ZDNet, CoinDesk, Decrypt, Cointelegraph, imToken, Crypto Briefing, DeFi Rate, and InsideBitcoins.com
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| Seth Schiesel / New York Times: |
Facebook to launch a dedicated gaming app to let users create and watch live game streams, available on Android on Monday and on iOS when Apple approves it — Video games are surging in popularity in the pandemic. So Facebook is rolling out an app designed for creating and watching live gameplay.
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The Verge, CNET, Neowin, Mashable, MSPoweruser, Yahoo Finance, and iPhone Hacks
Tweets: @azeemk_, @martinsfp, @tocelot, and @loudmouthjulia
| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
Cloudflare debuts Is BGP Safe Yet, a site that checks if your ISP has added security protections and filtering that make Border Gateway Protocol less vulnerable — “Is BGP Safe Yet” is a new site that names and shames internet service providers who don't tend to their routing.
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Cloudflare, aa.net.uk, gHacks Technology News, The Cloudflare Blog, and Forbes
Tweets: @wired, @eastdakota, @cloudflare, @gossithedog, and @grittygrease
| Nour Haydar / ABC: |
Australia orders the creation of a mandatory code of conduct requiring platforms like Google and Facebook to pay media businesses for news content — The Federal Government has ordered the competition watchdog to develop a mandatory code of conduct to govern commercial dealings between tech giants and news media companies.| Mara Hvistendahl / Wired: |
As Amazon and eBay crack down on listings for masks and PPE, suppliers, brokers, and even scammers are reaching out to prospective buyers via LinkedIn — With face masks and other protective gear in short supply, speculators and popup brokers are finding customers on LinkedIn.| Sarah White / Reuters: |
Amazon says its six French warehouses will remain closed until after April 21, the date of its appeal of a court order to limit deliveries to “essential goods” — PARIS (Reuters) - Amazon (AMZN.O) will keep its six warehouses in France closed until at least April 22 after a stand-off … | Kaitlyn Tiffany / The Atlantic: |
The idea that the pandemic has made the internet better is tempting but premature, as major platforms struggle to adapt to a surge in activity and new use cases — The weekend before bars and restaurants closed in New York, I sat on the ground in the park with three friends in a creepy circle …
Tweets: @dittrichmiro, @adriennelaf, @theatlantic, @theatlantic, @policyr, @russellbrandom, and @tarletong
| Benedict Evans: |
COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of tech and ecommerce that will impact the lives of people who aren't online, especially in the developing world — At the beginning of this year (which now feels like 100 years ago), I gave a presentation on macro trends in tech, at an event in Davos.
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Christopher Wan's Newsletter and The Guardian
Tweets: @jrichlive, @fgraillot, @valaafshar, @manoushz, @samuelgil, and @drjackuk
| Ian Walker / Kotaku: |
Riot launches one of the biggest bug bounty programs in gaming, offering up to $100K for finding security flaws in its controversial Vanguard anti-cheat system — Riot has posted one of the biggest—if not the biggest—bounties in gaming, offering people up to $100,000 if they can find …
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CCN.com, Riot Games, IGN, dexerto.com, Game Rant, Game Rant, Engadget, VG247, Blue's News, and Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Tweets: @jimbojay_, @dcaic12, @paschlol, @valorantupdates, and @riotgames
| James Batchelor / GamesIndustry.biz: |
Pokémon Go developer Niantic names its current board member Megan Quinn as COO; Quinn was most recently a general partner at VC firm Spark Capital — Former employee leaves position at Spark Capital to return to Pokmon Go developer — Niantic has appointed a new COO — and it's a familiar face for the firm.
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megan quinn, Niantic, and VentureBeat
Tweets: @msquinn, @teddyschleifer, @mgsiegler, @sparkcapital, @willreed_21, and @rebeccakaden
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Spontaneous social apps that let users join video, voice, and chat rooms on a whim have become popular under lockdowns, like exclusive voice chat app Clubhouse — Forget the calendar invite. Just jump into a conversation. That's the idea powering a fresh batch of social startups poised …
Tweets: @joshconstine, @taylorlorenz, @sachinrekhi, @thekenyeung, @garrytan, @thisiskp_, @martinsfp, @bdsams, @fnthawar, @db, @ericbahn, @rrhoover, @julianweisser, @julialipton, @austen, @sehaj23, @zebulgar, @toddg777, @keccers, and @joshconstine
| David Streitfeld / New York Times: |
Profile of Stacy Mitchell, the driving force behind Athena, a coalition of ~50 labor, small business, and social justice groups aiming to curb Amazon's power — Stacy Mitchell knew that taking on a trillion-dollar company would be a lopsided fight. But the pandemic has not only made Amazon more essential.Sponsor Posts
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