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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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| 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, Engadget, Bloomberg, GameSpot, TechRadar.com, The Daily Dot, Gizmodo, iPhone Hacks, Reuters, Neowin, Mashable, SlashGear, MSPoweruser, and CNET
Tweets: @hackapreneur, @azeemk_, @martinsfp, @tocelot, @pimdewitte, and @loudmouthjulia
| 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.
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The Guardian, New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Australian Financial Review, Bloomberg, Mashable, Sydney Morning Herald, Ubergizmo, Associated Press, The Conversation, The Verge, Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review, Paul Fletcher MP, Engadget, YouTube, and Slashdot
Tweets: @business, @theage, @miriyananz, @chrisberg, @vivifriedgut, @rabble, @joshfrydenberg, @pickardje, @chriskeall, @nzherald, @jason_kint, @mollyfud, @joshgans, @rasmus_kleis, @darrinlim, @lukebuckmaster, @hardiegrant, @arekfurt, @manjusrii, @benedictevans, @sineadboucher, @jeremyreesnz, @corinne_podger, @pippac1, @jmatthiasford, and @dcbigjohn
| 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, gHacks Technology News, aa.net.uk, The Cloudflare Blog, and Forbes
Tweets: @cloudflare, @wired, @eastdakota, @cloudflare, @gossithedog, and @grittygrease
| 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.
Tweets: @marahvistendahl, @ourobororoboruo, @wired, and @chinalawtransl8
| 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, @tarletong, @adriennelaf, @russellbrandom, @theatlantic, @theatlantic, and @policyr
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Parsyl, which uses an IoT supply chain data service to offer cargo insurance for shippers of perishable goods, raises $15M Series A led by GLP and Ascot Group — Parsyl, Inc., a Denver, CO-based supply chain data platform, raised 15m in Series A funding. — The round was led by GLP and Ascot Group.| 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.| FinSMEs: |
Greenbits, a San Jose-based cannabis retail platform provider, raises $23M Series B led by Tiger Global Management and Casa Verde — Greenbits, a San Jose, CA-based cannabis retail platform provider, raised $23m in Series B financing. — The round was co-led by Tiger Global Management … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger launch Rt.live, an up-to-date tracker of how fast COVID-19 is spreading in each US state — Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have teamed up to launch their first product together since leaving the Facebook mothership.
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Rt: Effective Reproduction Number, Digital Trends, TechSpot, BGR, 9to5Mac, SiliconANGLE, Gizmodo, The Verge, Bloomberg, Daring Fireball, Engadget, Beebom, ClickItorNot, and New York Post
Tweets: @sfermigier, @misterhoonlee, @hrbrmstr, @jpstephens, @bfeld, @emilychangtv, @ryan_lanham, @miurbanchicago, @carlosdelrio7, @antoniogm, @hypervisible, @expresstechie, @bloombergquint, @thebestsophist, @kottke, @ianmulvany, @jacksonkernion, @emilychangtv, @raymuzyka, @sebmck, @slightlylate, @thebasepoint, @robertwrighter, @bjorn, @joshconstine, and @kevin
| 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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