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| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
Researchers spot waves of attacks hitting unpatched Apache servers with the Log4j bug, exfiltrating data, expanding botnets, deploying crypto miners, and more — Threat actors and researchers are scanning for and exploiting the Log4j Log4Shell vulnerability to deploy malware or find vulnerable servers.
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| Filippo Valsorda / Filippo.io: |
How the role of open-source maintainers could be professionalized, as the maintainer who fixed the Log4j zero-day says he works on the project in his spare time — Open Source software runs the Internet, and by extension the economy. This is an undisputed fact about reality in 2021.
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| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
Cloudflare and Cisco Talos say Log4j zero-day attacks were first observed on December 1 and December 2, ahead of mass exploitation over the weekend — While a public proof-of-concept code was released last Thursday, attacks exploiting the Log4Shell vulnerability started two weeks ago.
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ZDNet, JFrog, Scott Helme, and Ars Technica
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| Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: |
After a deadly warehouse collapse in Illinois, Amazon staff say a ban on phones at work denies access to emergency alerts and a way to contact first responders — - Online retailer is returning to a cell phone ban in warehouses — Workers say they want access to weather alerts, communication
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| Daniel Van Boom / CNET: |
A seller blames a “fat-finger error” after selling a Bored Ape NFT for 0.75 eth (around $3,000), not 75 eth; the NFT was then immediately relisted for 60+ eth — “Fat finger” errors occasionally happen in traditional finance, but they're usually stopped or reversed.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Adobe launches Creative Cloud Express, a mobile and web app to help create social media content, available for free or $9.99/month with more advanced templates — Adobe today launched Creative Cloud Express, a new mobile and web app that brings some of the best features …
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Financial Times, Adobe Press Releases, Adobe Blog, 9to5Mac, Bloomberg, Thurrott, MacRumors, The Verge, Fast Company, and MSPoweruser
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| Maddison Connaughton / New York Times: |
An Australian artist using the @Metaverse Instagram handle for a decade found herself being blocked from using it after Facebook changed its name to Meta — Five days after Facebook changed its name to Meta, an Australian artist found herself blocked, with seemingly no recourse …
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Insider. Tweets: @nytimes, @alexmasmej, @jowyang, @brandyzadrozny, @kantrowitz, @el33th4xor, @mtvsmkvrs, @ericnewcomer, @nytimes, @christianmccrea, @konfidinse, @neerajka, @rowankaiser, @cdixon, @evleaks, and @0xshual
| Yadarisa Shabong / Reuters: |
UK's CMA opens an investigation into Microsoft's planned $16B acquisition of Nuance, announced in April, arguing it could reduce competition — Britain's antitrust regulator said on Monday it will look into Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) $16 billion purchase of artificial intelligence …
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| Ina Fried / Axios: |
In an interview, Meta's Andrew Bosworth says political and COVID-19 misinformation are societal problems, not issues that have been magnified by social networks — Longtime Facebook veteran Andrew Bosworth insists that political and COVID-19 misinformation are societal problems rather …
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Insider, YouTube, KnowTechie, New York Post, The Hill, and Newser
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| Riley de León / CNBC: |
Airtable raises a $735M Series F led by XN, valuing the company at $11B and bringing its total funding to $1.4B — - Enterprise software company Airtable has raised a $735 million Series F funding round that boosts its valuation to $11 billion. — The San Francisco-based company has now raised nearly $1.4 billion to date.| Yantoultra Ngui / Bloomberg: |
Intel says it will spend $7B to expand its chip packaging facilities in Penang, Malaysia — - CEO is in Asia this week for talks with TSMC, partners — The investment marks a major outlay for the American firm — Intel Corp. is spending $7 billion to build a new chip packaging facility … | Kellen Browning / New York Times: |
The Game Awards 2021, fast becoming a major industry event, saw stars from gaming and Hollywood assemble for a long-delayed reunion on December 9 — On Thursday night, the video game industry held its big awards event, which is quickly becoming as important — and as long — as certain other entertainment occasions.
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