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| Tal Eisner / Check Point Software: |
Analysis: Log4j attacks rose from a few thousand on December 10 to 800K+ within 72 hours; exploits have been attempted on ~44% of corporate networks globally — Precisely one year after the SolarWinds Hack, the groundbreaking supply chain attack the world experienced, and while organizations …
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ZDNet, Financial Times, CIO Dive, The Hill, ComputerWeekly.com, CNET, tools.cisco.com, and Microsoft Security …. Tweets: @pkedrosky
| Bloomberg: |
Documents and interviews reveal Apache developers' efforts to patch the Log4j vulnerability, after an Alibaba employee alerted them of the flaw on November 24 — At 2:51 p.m. on Nov. 24, members of an open-source software project received an alarming email.
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The Cloudflare Blog, Security Boulevard, Search Engine Roundtable, WeLiveSecurity, The New Stack, ZDNet, cybernews.com, TNW, and The Record
Tweets: @eastdakota, @eastdakota, @gossithedog, @soychicka, @techjournalist, @rover829, @williamturton, @jamietarabay, and @seldo
| Tim Starks / CyberScoop: |
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Wired, Business Insights …, HotHardware.com News, BleepingComputer, 360, SecurityWeek, TechRadar, Livemint, The Record, CNN, PIA VPN Blog, Threatpost, Check Point Software, ZDNet, Ars Technica, Sophos News, WinBuzzer, The Hacker News, FedScoop, SiliconANGLE, PYMNTS.com, Dark Reading, AppleInsider, Tech Monitor, Nextgov, Tom's Guide, TechRepublic, IBM PSIRT, BBC, Ars Technica, and BleepingComputer
| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Oppo unveils Air Glass, a 30g “assisted reality” wearable that projects 2D info into the user's FoV with a claimed three-hours usage, coming to China in Q1 2022 — Coming to China early next year — Oppo has announced the Air Glass, an AR device that'll go on sale early next year.
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YouTube, OPPO, XDA Developers, PCMag, TechCrunch, Android Beat, SiliconANGLE, TechEBlog, Phandroid, Liliputing, SPARROWS NEWS, KnowTechie, ntmbulo.com, Tom's Guide, TNW, Digital Trends, GSMArena.com, TechRadar, NextPit, Livemint, Android Authority, Android Police, Android Central, Android Central, and XDA Developers. Tweets: @epro
| Vlad Savov / Bloomberg: |
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OPPO, Tech Advisor, South China Morning Post, Digit, Tech Advisor, Trusted Reviews, Pocketnow, and Digital Trends. Tweets: @oppo
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
LogMeIn plans to spin out password management tool LastPass; LogMeIn acquired LastPass, now used by 30M people and 85K businesses, for $125M in 2015 — LastPass has more than 30 million users — LogMeIn plans to spin out password management tool LastPass as a standalone company, it announced Tuesday.
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LogMeIn Remote Access, The LastPass Blog, ZDNet, 9to5Google, Neowin, TechSpot, infosecurity-magazine.com, Liliputing, and Forbes. Tweets: @lastpass
| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Sources: Instagram passed 2B monthly active users this fall, up from 1B in June 2018, the last time it publicly disclosed the metric — - Instagram now has more than 2 billion monthly active users worldwide, according to employees with knowledge of the key metric.
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Fortune, iPhone Hacks, and iPhone in Canada Blog
| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
A look back at tech's three eras, from Bell Labs to Facebook, and why the metaverse is the fourth, defined by its bifurcation with the physical world — For the first several years of Stratechery I would write a year end article about “The State of Consumer Technology”; the last one I wrote …
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Marvin’s Newsletter. Tweets: @rjs, @stratechery, @ntaylor963, @dkthomp, @rjcc, @akberzins, @bryanmenegus, @jamcnn, @dkthomp, and @mdudas
| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
PwC report details the ransomware attack on Ireland's public health system in May 2021 and finds that IT admins failed to respond to multiple warning signs — The consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers recently published lessons learned from the disruptive and costly ransomware attack in May 2021 on Ireland's public health system.| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
US OSHA is investigating the collapse of an Amazon warehouse in Illinois caused by a tornado, where six workers died, one was injured, and 45 were rescued — - OSHA is investigating a collapse at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois. — The facility collapsed Friday as a tornado rolled through, killing six employees.
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Tweets: @moreperfectus, @lucaskuncemo, @amazonlabor, @kenklippenstein, @mannyfidel, and @shiloh1950
| Hannah Miller / The Information: |
A look at Solana's early backers including 500 Startups, Slow Ventures, Multicoin Capital, and angels David Quiec and Chris McCann, who have $1B+ stakes — When Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko tried to raise money in 2018 to develop his idea for a faster blockchain for financial transactions …
Tweets: @brianmcc, @amir, @bob_wins, and @theinformation
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
The UK's CMA issues an interim report voicing concerns over Apple and Google's “vice-like grip” on the mobile ecosystem, hinting at future antitrust action — The UK's antitrust watchdog has given the clearest signal yet that interventions under an upcoming reform …
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GamesRadar, GOV.UK, PYMNTS.com, Reuters, 9to5Google, 9to5Mac, The Guardian, Patently Apple, iPhone in Canada Blog, cybernews.com, TechRadar, Digital Trends, The Independent, iPhone Hacks, and Pocket Gamer.biz
Tweets: @eric_seufert, @benedictevans, @benedictevans, @benedictevans, and @benedictevans
| CoinDesk: |
Institutional bitcoin broker and custody services provider NYDIG raises $1B led by WestCap, valuing the startup at $7B+ — NYDIG said Tuesday it raised a stunning $1 billion in a funding round that will value the firm at over $7 billion - and potentially expand bitcoin's reach into …
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PR Newswire, Bloomberg, TheBitTimes.Com’s Newsletter, Crypto Briefing, Blockworks, Bitcoin Magazine, The Block, and CryptoPotato
Tweets: @fintechfrank and @kr00ney
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: the NSO Group is considering shuttering its Pegasus unit and selling the company, amid US restrictions and the danger of defaulting on $450M in debt — - Moelis tapped to advise on talks with investment funds — One plan would repurpose product for strictly defensive use
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Financial Times, AppleInsider, Beyond Search, Silicon Republic, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @runasand, @malwarejake, @glcarlstrom, and @jsrailton
| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
Snap launches a preview of Story Studio, a standalone video editing app for iOS, aimed at users who make more professional content, like Spotlight creators — The app is for users wanting to make more professional content, like Spotlight creators — Snap has launched a standalone video … | Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Nike acquires RTFKT, an NFT studio founded in 2020, for an undisclosed sum; RTFKT raised an $8M seed in May led by a16z at a $33.3M valuation — Nike is taking a plunge deeper into the world of crypto collectibles, announcing that they're acquiring the NFT studio RTFKT (pronounced “artifact").
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NIKE NEWS, Marketing Dive, CryptoPotato, CNBC, PCMag, Engadget, Crypto Bulls and Bears, thegamer.com, Newser, Bloomberg, Insider, The Market Herald Fancy, Complex, CoinDesk, Bloomberg, HYPEBEAST, Reuters, Crypto Briefing, Benzinga, and Forbes
Tweets: @rtfktstudios, @zaptio, @rtfktstudios, @jowyang, @carnage4life, @deray, @lucasmtny, and @cdixon
| Sami Fathi / MacRumors: |
Apple delays macOS Monterey's Universal Control until spring 2022, after already delaying it to “later this fall” — Apple has officially delayed Universal Control, a hallmark feature of macOS Monterey and iPadOS 15 announced in June, until Spring 2022.| Eva Dou / Washington Post: |
Internal Huawei marketing slides show a broader role in surveilling China's population than it has admitted to, including using voice ID and tracking shoppers — The Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies has long brushed off questions about its role in China's state surveillance, saying it just sells general-purpose networking gear.
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The Hill. Tweets: @tedcruz, @lilkuo, @benpershing, @kevincarrico, @jordanschnyc, @kylecmatthews, @laurelchor, and @jerrydunleavy
| Janko Roettgers / Protocol: |
VR meeting startup Spatial pivots to NFTs, letting users host galleries and events, and raises $25M, bringing its total funding to $50M — Just a few months after Meta unveiled its own VR meeting platform, a startup known for a similar product is hitting the brakes: Spatial … | Charmaine D'Silva / The Keyword: |
Google details Android 12 Go edition, coming to low-end phones in 2022 with faster app launches, longer battery life, better sharing, and more privacy controls — Android (Go edition) launched in 2017 with the goal to help more people access the best of Android and Google through affordable, entry-level phones.| Louise Matsakis / The Atlantic: |
Investors have poured $1B+ into startups looking to turn mom-and-pop stores into digital retailers and mini-tech hubs, especially in South and Southeast Asia — Corner stores don't look like much. Maybe the one nearest to you has dusty shelves lined with bags of chips and cookies …
Tweets: @cengizyar, @paulbisceglio, @lemonsand, @bcmerchant, and @lmatsakis
| BBC: |
UK MPs propose changes to the UK's Online Safety Bill, including adding more offenses and fines, mandating tech firms appoint a “safety controller”, and more — New criminal offences and major changes have been proposed in the UK's landmark Online Safety Bill, which seeks to regulate social media and tech giants.| Daniel Rubino / Windows Central: |
Microsoft and iFixit partner to let approved independent repairers buy official Microsoft service tools for Surface devices from iFixit.com — Authorized and independent technicians can new repair select Surface devices thanks to iFixit and Microsoft — What you need to know
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iFixit News, Thurrott, ExtremeTech, PCMag, Engadget, Pocketnow, WinBuzzer, Pureinfotech, and MSPoweruser
Tweets: @tomwarren, @marypcbuk, and @benbajarin
| Kyle Alspach / VentureBeat: |
Cloud security remediation startup Dazz raises a $50M Series A and a $10M seed from investors including Insight Partners, Greylock Partners, and Index Ventures — Cloud security remediation startup Dazz, which today announced it has raised $60 million in funding, said it plans to launch …
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