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REvil is using a malicious update for IT management software from Kaseya to deploy ransomware, with at least eight large managed service providers affected — A massive REvil ransomware attack affects multiple managed service providers and their clients through a reported Kaseya supply-chain attack.
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| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
Interview with Qualcomm's new CEO Cristiano Amon, who says it plans to license Nuvia's designs to cloud computing companies that want to build their own chips — (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc's new chief thinks that by next year his company will have just the chip for laptop makers wondering …
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| Tom Krazit / Protocol: |
IBM President Jim Whitehurst to step down less than two years after being elevated to the position and three years after IBM acquired his company Red Hat — IBM President Jim Whitehurst is stepping down from the No. 2 leadership position at the company less than three years after IBM acquired …
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| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
Vestager warns Apple against using privacy and security concerns to fend off App Store competition, says security and privacy are not lost due to sideloading — Europe's tech chief Margrethe Vestager on Friday warned iPhone maker Apple (AAPL.O) against using privacy and security concerns … | Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Broadcom settles with the FTC, which charged the company with alleged illegal monopolization of the market for chips used in set top boxes and broadband devices — The Federal Trade Commission accused computer chip supplier Broadcom of illegally monopolizing the market for semiconductor components, the agency announced Friday.| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
OnePlus says it is merging codebases of OxygenOS and Oppo's ColorOS, and commits to 3 years of Android updates; OxygenOS will remain the “global” OS for OnePlus — After announcing that OnePlus and Oppo would be merging more teams behind the scenes, the inevitable has happened.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft will replace its Blue Screen of Death with a black screen in Windows 11, marking the first big change to its BSOD since it added QR codes in 2016 — The Black Screen of Death is here — Microsoft is changing its famous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) to black in Windows 11.
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| Karen Weise / New York Times: |
Dozens of long-serving Amazon VPs left in the past 18 months, an unusual number for the company, with more expected to leave as Andy Jassy makes changes — An unusual number of vice presidents are leaving for prominent jobs at public companies or high-growth start-ups.
Tweets: @shiraovide and @billritter7
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Sources: US subscriber growth at Disney+ has slowed sharply, with 38M total subs in North America as of early July, compared to 37M at the start of February — U.S. subscriber growth at Disney's Disney+ streaming service slowed sharply in the past few months, according to internal data reviewed …
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| Siva Vaidhyanathan / Wired: |
To limit the power and reach of Facebook, US regulators need to take citizens' data rights more seriously than they do content moderation or even antitrust — It seems increasingly likely that antitrust and content moderation tools aren't up to the task. Here's what we do next.| Wall Street Journal: |
Gettr has ties to Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, who is involved with GTV Media Group and other disinformation networks in the US; sources: Gettr raised ~$30M — Political operative says his free-speech-focused platform has secured financial support from entity close to fugitive Chinese businessman| Rashi Shrivastava / Forbes: |
Physna, a 3D object database and search engine, raises $56M Series B led by Tiger Global with GV and Sequoia participating, bringing its total raised to $86M — Physna, which aims to bridge the gap between the physical and the digital world by codifying 3D models, announced Thursday …
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Sources: US DOJ has opened an antitrust inquiry into Overwatch League's soft salary cap for teams, which in 2020 equaled $1.6M, as players are not unionized — The U.S. Department of Justice antitrust division is probing the Overwatch League over its soft salary cap policy that discourages teams …
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