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Twitter complies with an emergency order from India and hides 50+ tweets, some of which were critical of Modi's handling of COVID-19, from users in the country — You're reading it here first: Twitter has complied with government requests to censor 52 tweets that mostly criticised India's handling … | CircleID: |
Dan Kaminsky, the celebrated security researcher widely known for his work on discovering crucial DNS security flaws and Sony Rootkit infections, has died at 42 — The celebrated security researcher, Dan Kaminsky, widely known for his work on discovering crucial DNS security flaws …
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An obscure Florida company began acquiring DoD's IP addresses, now totaling 175M, on Jan. 20; DoD says it is a pilot to prevent unauthorized use of its IP space — After decades of not using a huge chunk of the Internet, the Pentagon has given control of millions of computer addresses …
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A deep look at the slander industry, and the symbiotic relationship between the sites that host slander and the “reputation management” companies who remove it — I wanted to slander someone. — My colleague Kashmir Hill and I were trying to learn who is responsible for …
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US Marshals Service signs a $4.5M contract with BitGo to manage seized cryptocurrencies; USMS occasionally auctions off seven-figure troves of seized crypto — The custodian will manage potentially tens of millions of dollars in seized cryptocurrencies, according to documents published Wednesday.| Wall Street Journal: |
As its trial with Apple approaches, a look at Epic's antitrust arguments in court docs, and its previous, successful fights with gaming giants like Sony — Tim Sweeney is responsible for one of the world's most successful videogames. Does he have what it takes to defeat the world's biggest company?| CNN: |
Sources familiar with the investigation of SolarWinds breach say hackers from Russia's SVR intelligence agency likely still maintain access to US networks — Washington (CNN)The White House's top official on the response to the massive SolarWinds hack says the sweeping measures announced … | Jeannette E. Garcia / San Antonio Business Journal: |
Battery Ventures leads a combined $150M+ investment in SaaSOptics and Chargify, two companies that help SaaS companies manage billing and subscriptions — The San Francisco office of Battery Ventures, a Boston investment firm, led a growth-equity investment worth a combined $150 million … | Rick Whiting / CRN: |
Kyligence, a big data analytics startup founded by the creators of Apache Kylin at eBay in Shanghai, raises $70M Series D, bringing its total raised to $118M — Kyligence develops an advanced data analytics platform, based on the open-source Apache Kylin analytics engine …
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Cherre, which uses AI to index and analyze real estate data from disparate public and private sources, raises $50M Series B, bringing total raised to $75M — Real estate data management and analytics startup Cherre Inc. has raised $50 million in new funding to enable it to expand its platform offering …
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A researcher tricked ransomware operators into revealing their ransom payout structure, cash out schemes, and target acquisition strategies — During an undercover interview, a CyberNews researcher tricked ransomware operators affiliated with Ragnar Locker into revealing their ransom payout structure … | Washington Post: |
How Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google have used extensive acquisitions to expand into new areas, creating new revenue streams and outflanking competitors — You're probably reading this on a browser built by Apple or Google. If you're on a smartphone, it's almost certain those two companies built the operating system.
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