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| Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
Elon Musk says Tesla no longer accepts bitcoin for vehicle purchases due to its environmental cost, is looking at more environmentally friendly cryptocurrencies — Tesla has stopped accepting bitcoin as payment for its cars out of concern that it will contribute to greater consumption of fossil fuels …
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Tweets: @elonmusk, @apompliano, @mcuban, @firstadopter, @scottmelker, @cybergibbons, @yared_theguy, @cz_binance, @bigblackjacobin, @mulligan, @wadhwa, @timcast, @thestalwart, @rmac18, @liz_franczak, @rmac18, @salafel, @hblodget, @liz_franczak, @stevekovach, @loganbartlett, @wbm312, @lopezlinette, @bgarlinghouse, @sokane1, and @melt_dem
| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Cryptocurrency market loses as much $365B after Musk tweeted Tesla would be suspending car purchases with bitcoin; bitcoin, ether, and XRP all fell sharply — - Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that the electric vehicle maker would suspend car purchases using bitcoin, citing environmental concerns.
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Bloomberg, PYMNTS.com, TNW, Washington Post, Reuters, Forbes, Neowin, NBC News, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @jonathanwatts, @campanalemark, and @arjunkharpal
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Apple says it parted ways with recent hire Antonio García Martínez, an ex-Facebook staffer and author, after employee petition citing “misogynistic statements” — Apple has severed ties with recent hire Antonio Garcia-Martinez, a former Facebook employee and author …
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The Verge, Insider, Bloomberg, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Firstpost Tech, iPhone in Canada Blog, Cult of Mac, AppleInsider, The Overspill, and CNET
Tweets: @devonbl, @markgurman, @sandofsky, @paulg, @moorehn, @zoeschiffer, @davidsacks, @mark_t_gray, @moorehn, @caseynewton, @lukolejnik, @gabbifish, @backlon, @reckless, @moorehn, @markgurman, @eade_bengard, @maxwinebach, @emilykager, @moorehn, @alicegoldfuss, @gassee, @sdw, @plswatchgundam, @sdw, @twostraws, @reckless, @sommer, @ellearmageddon, @moorehn, @ejacqui, @emilygorcenski, @jandersen, @alexeheath, @chr1sa, @danielpunkass, @hoofed_locust, @sarahtaber_bww, @edzitron, @bhansmeyer, @mathiasverraes, @karlbode, @counternotions, @novallswift, @jensimmons, @ekp, @fiodeer, @karlbode, @s1guza, @gartenberg, @can, @rmac18, @rebeccawatson, @caro_milanesi, @della_morte_, @timnitgebru, @shiringhaffary, @benedictevans, @buzz, @quinnypig, @schwa, @karlbode, @bluespacecanary, and @itsthebrandi. Thanks:@inafried
| Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post: |
Biden signs EO to strengthen US cyber defenses, including the development of cybersecurity standards for software companies that sell to the government — President Biden signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at shoring up the federal government's digital defenses as his administration grapples …
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Tweets: @whitehouse, @c_c_krebs, @edokeefe, @markwarner, @chrismurphyct, @erratarob, @thegrugq, @jsrailton, @jeremiahg, @jobertabma, @malwarejake, @kecoswags, and @w7voa
| Kevin Collier / NBC News: |
Colonial Pipeline says it has restarted operations, after being shut down for five days due to DarkSide's ransomware attack — Colonial Pipeline, operator of the largest U.S. fuel pipeline, said Wednesday it is restarting operations after being shut down for five days due to a cyberattack.
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft is shutting down its Azure Blockchain Service on September 10, six years after initial launch, and no new deployments are being supported as of May 10 — Six years after its initial launch, Microsoft's Azure Blockhain as a Service is going to be shut down this September.
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Microsoft Docs, BetaNews, Silicon Republic, Neowin, OnMSFT.com, and The Register
Tweets: @vilile, @quinnypig, @brianleroux, @matthewconover, @francis69610984, @jptoto, @c_gandhi, @ryannosaurusrex, @stshank, and @marypcbuk
| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
Facebook's Diem says it has withdrawn its application for a Swiss payment license and will shift its operations to the US via a California state-chartered bank — - Diem, the digital currency project backed by Facebook, has abandoned plans to secure a payment license from Switzerland's FINMA watchdog.
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Tweets: @hedgemind, @regulatorynerd, @rohangrey, @diemassociation, and @documentingbtc
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Epic v. Apple is shining a light on Apple's anti-steering rules, which prevent developers from pointing users to better deals on their website or elsewhere — Would ending anti-steering rules fix the App Store? — Last week, the judge in Epic v. Apple asked whether Epic really had an antitrust case …
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Google has been fined €100M+ by Italy's antitrust watchdog for abuse of a dominant market position by restricting third party access to the Android Auto app — Google has been fined just over €100 million (~$123M) by Italy's antitrust watchdog for abuse of a dominant market position.
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AGCM, Silicon Republic, Engadget, Light Reading, Reuters, Reuters, and MSPoweruser
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Researcher details an exploit for Apple's Find My network that allows packets of arbitrary data to be transmitted by simulating a Find My broadcast — The Find My network is used by Apple to report locations of items and devices via the data connection of any nearby iPhone, Mac, or other Apple device.
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Positive Security, Macworld, NDTV Gadgets 360, phonearena.com, The Mac Security Blog, iMore, Ubergizmo, and SlashGear
Tweets: @johnkoetsier and @positive_sec
| Neal St. Anthony / Star Tribune: |
NetSPI, which provides penetration testing and vulnerability management services to enterprises, raises $90M; NetSPI expects sales of about $50M in 2021 — It's the second large round of outside investment raised by NetSPI, a provider of cyber security services and tests for businesses and institutions.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Roku announces launch of its original programming, including the Quibi content it acquired, on the Roku Channel, starting May 20 — Roku today announced the launch of its own original programming, which will initially become available to viewers in the U.S., U.K., and Canada through …
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The Verge, Engadget, Variety, HD Guru, and Cord Cutters News
| Benjamin Wallace / New York Magazine: |
Behind the online battle between notable tech figures including a16z partners and Balaji Srinivasan, and the journalists who report, and tweet, on the industry — Late last fall, the New York Times was preparing a bombshell article about Coinbase, a financial exchange that had become …
Tweets: @jayhinman, @dskok, @joab_jackson, @newley, @heidilegg, @kitson, @intelligencer, @nymag, @harrymccracken, @riceid, @beschizza, @nymag, @mgsiegler, @nymag, @gettingsome, @gaberivera, @lisakayhawes, and @tomgara
| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
Munich-based parcelLab, which helps retailers send automated personalized shipping messages to their customers, raises $112M Series C led by Insight Partners — Munich-based parcelLab, which offers a final-mile fulfillment service for online retailers, has closed a $112 million … | Bloomberg: |
South Korea plans to spend around $450B to build the world's biggest chipmaking base over the next decade; Samsung to boost spending by 30% to $151B by 2030 — - Samsung and SK Hynix leading investment to rev up capacity — Severe chip shortages prompt global race to shore up supply| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
Researcher discovers a series of vulnerabilities, known as Frag Attacks, impacting Wi-Fi devices from the past 24 years, even when WEP and WPA are activated — A Belgian security researcher has discovered a series of vulnerabilities that impact the WiFi standard, with some bugs dating …
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FragAttacks and Mathy Vanhoef, PhD. More:
XDA Developers, ICASI, Gizmodo, SiliconANGLE, HackRead, and iTnews
Tweets: @vanhoefm and @lukolejnik
| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Alibaba reports Q4 net loss of $836M as the massive antitrust fine it received last month weighed on earnings, and revenue of $28.6B, up 64% YoY — - Alibaba swung to a net loss in its fiscal fourth quarter as a massive antitrust fine it received last month weighed on its earnings.| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Animoca Brands, which lets players own in-game items through NFTs, enabling them to sell or take items if they leave the game, raises $88M at a $1B valuation — Did you miss GamesBeat Summit 2021? Watch on-demand here! — Animoca Brands has raised $88 million at a $1 billion valuation …
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Forkast, Nikkei Asia, PR Newswire, Cryptonews, and Cointelegraph
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Cyral, which offers enterprise data governance across platforms including Amazon S3, Snowflake, and MongoDB, raises $26M, bringing its total raised to $41.1M — Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register fo r the AI event of the year. — Data security and governance startup Cyral today announced …
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| Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: |
Chinese autonomous driving company WeRide says it raised an undisclosed sum to complete its Series C at a $3B+ valuation, four months after its $310M Series B — Only four months after securing Series B fundraising of $310 million, Chinese autonomous driving company WeRide says it has achieved …
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