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| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
CISA orders US federal civilian agencies to patch systems affected by the Log4j vulnerability by December 24 — The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has told federal civilian agencies to patch systems affected by the Log4Shell vulnerability by Christmas Eve.
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CISA. More:
GitHub, LunaSec Blog, cve.mitre.org, ZDNet, Associated Press, LunaSec Blog, Security Boulevard, CyberScoop, and Tom's Guide
Tweets: @cisagov, @hackervilela, @lunasecio, @c_c_krebs, @dalperovitch, @caseyjohnellis, @gossithedog, @catfish_man, @hhariri, @epro, @likethecoins, @williamturton, @dcuthbert, and @nsqe
| Tim Starks / CyberScoop: |
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Business Insights …, GitHub, The Record, Axios, Financial Times, TechRadar, SecurityWeek, BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, Dark Reading, ZDNet, PYMNTS.com, Sucuri Blog, VentureBeat, PIA VPN Blog, HotHardware.com News, Threatpost, The New Stack, and WinBuzzer
Tweets: @cisagov, @tinkersec, @eastdakota, @tomanthonyseo, @marcioalm, @checkpointsw, @nicoleperlroth, @campuscodi, @jhaddix, @nicoleperlroth, and @eastdakota
| Tal Eisner / Check Point Software: |
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NPR, Ars Technica, The Verge, SiliconANGLE, OneTrust, TechSpot, ZDNet, 9to5Mac, The Record, MobileSyrup, Cybersecurity Dive, and ComputerWeekly.com
Tweets: @pkedrosky and @greynoiseio
| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
Leaked memo: Google tells employees they must comply with vaccine policies by January 18 or lose pay and eventually be fired — - In a memo circulated by leadership, Google told employees that they must comply with vaccine policies or they face losing pay and then losing their job.
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The Hill, The Verge, Engadget, Neowin, Bloomberg, CNET, and Reuters
Tweets: @epro, @gartenberg, @carnage4life, @dvassallo, @snazzyq, and @jenn_elias. Thanks:@mattrosoff
| Rest of World: |
A look at Chinese fast fashion online retailer Shein, as 2020 sales reportedly hit $10B thanks to knockoff items, a nimble supply chain, and social media — By connecting China's garment factories with Western Gen-Z customers, Shein ushered in a new era of “ultra-fast” shopping.
Tweets: @lmatsakis, @lemonsand, @shiraovide, @lmatsakis, @lmatsakis, @mikeisaac, @benedictevans, @lmatsakis, @lmatsakis, and @lmatsakis
| Arun Padmanabhan / The Economic Times: |
Bengaluru-based Juspay, which unifies diverse payment options in its app, raises a $60M Series C at a $460M valuation led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 — The round also saw participation from existing investors VEF and Wellington Management. While SoftBank has put $50 million in this round …
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Livemint, Entrackr, The Hindu BusinessLine, Tech in Asia, BW Disrupt, Moneycontrol, and Inc42 Media
| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
Twitter rolls out automatic video captions, with support for over 30 languages, but not for previously uploaded videos — Starting today, Twitter is rolling out auto-generated captions on videos. This feature will make videos more accessible for Deaf and hard-of-hearing users.
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The Verge, BGR India, Waivly, PhoneArena, 9to5Mac, Wccftech, Social Media Today, and Engadget
Tweets: @twittersupport, @cyclopediabrain, @ben_bayliss, @steven_aquino, and @twittera11y
| Martin Matishak / The Record: |
The US Department of Homeland Security launches “Hack DHS”, a bug bounty program that pays hackers between $500 and $5,000 per flaw found in its systems — The Homeland Security Department has launched a bug bounty program that will allow hackers to report vulnerabilities …
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Department of Homeland …. More:
PCMag, BleepingComputer, Federal Computer Week, CyberScoop, The Hill, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @cisajen, @dhsgov, @doomlaser, and @nelsonmrosario
| Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss / Reuters: |
Anchorage Digital, which offers institutions digital asset services for secure crypto custody, trading, and more, raises $350M led by KKR at a $3B valuation — Anchorage Digital, a digital asset financial platform, said on Wednesday it raised $350 million in its latest funding round led by private equity firm KKR & Co Inc (KKR.N).
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The Block, TechCrunch, PR Newswire, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, and Decrypt
| Financial Times: |
Sources: the US will ban eight Chinese companies, including DJI, for their alleged involvement in the surveillance of Uyghur Muslims — American investors will be banned from groups accused of involvement in Xinjiang abuses — The Biden administration will place eight Chinese companies including DJI …
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Gizmodo, Engadget, DroneDJ, Bloomberg, DealStreetAsia, and Reuters
Tweets: @sino_market, @nuryturkel, and @patrickmcgee_
| 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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GOV.UK. More:
Silicon Republic, Reuters, The Register, SiliconANGLE, Wall Street Journal, International Business Times, PYMNTS.com, Pocket Gamer.biz, Digital Trends, Macworld UK, 9to5Google, iPhone Hacks, The Guardian, 9to5Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, XDA Developers, Android Central, MSPoweruser, iMore, AppleInsider, and TechRadar
Tweets: @s8mb, @cmagovuk, @timsweeneyepic, @benedictevans, @eric_seufert, @timsweeneyepic, @geradinlaw, @eric_seufert, @benedictevans, @thomaszeman, @eric_seufert, @benedictevans, @eric_seufert, @slightlylate, @slightlylate, @eric_seufert, @benedictevans, @geradinlaw, @lukolejnik, @eric_seufert, @carnage4life, @eric_seufert, @eric_seufert, @slightlylate, @appfairness, @geradinlaw, @geradinlaw, @slightlylate, @eric_seufert, @keleftheriou, @carnage4life, @matthfield, @katebevan, @simonjharris, @simonjharris, @cmagovuk, @cmagovuk, @simonjharris, @s8mb, @simonjharris, @cmagovuk, @s8mb, @s8mb, @s8mb, and @jcbcp
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Bengaluru-based Uni, which offers pay-later services, raises $70M Series A, sources say at a $350M valuation, led by General Catalyst, after $18.5M seed in 2020 — Uni, an Indian startup that offers users pay-later cards, has raised $70 million in a financing round as it looks to broaden …
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Entrackr, Finextra, The Economic Times, Moneycontrol, Tech in Asia, and Livemint
| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Oppo unveils foldable Find N with 7.1" internal and 5.49" outer display, Snapdragon 888, up to 12GB RAM and 512GB SSD, coming to China on Dec. 23 for ~$1,200 — An open and shut case? — After teasing its first folding phone last week, Oppo is revealing the Find N in full today.
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XDA Developers, TNW, Engadget, CNET, Bloomberg, 9to5Google, Tech Advisor, Android Police, Digit, NDTV Gadgets 360, Android Headlines, Pocket-lint, and BGR India
| Ryan Weeks / The Block: |
Warsaw- and London-based Ramp, a non-custodial crypto payments infrastructure startup, raises a $52.7M Series A led by Balderton Capital — Quick Take — Ramp has closed a Series A round led by Balderton Capital. — The startup has seen monthly transaction volumes grow 30 times over the last 12 months.
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Tech.eu, EU-Startups, and Insider
| 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, @bob_wins, @theinformation, and @amir
| Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Swiss company Mitto, which offers text message services to companies, tells clients co-founder Ilja Gorelik has departed after surveillance accusations — Ilja Gorelik allegedly ran a secret surveillance service that used Mitto's networks to locate people via their mobile phones
Tweets: @tsgiles, @bradstone, and @rj_gallagher
| Chris Metinko / Crunchbase News: |
Sysdig, which offers tools to secure containers and apps, raises a $350M Series G at a $2.5B valuation, after raising $188M at a $1.19B valuation in April — San Francisco-based cybersecurity company Sysdig more than doubled its valuation to $2.5 billion in just eight months with a new $350 million Series G.
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VentureBeat and SiliconANGLE
| 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: @carnage4life, @smdiehl, @rjs, @dsa, @rjcc, @bryanmenegus, @dkthomp, @ntaylor963, @akberzins, @stratechery, @dkthomp, @jamcnn, and @mdudas
| 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, Android Authority, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, PCMag, Android Beat, TechEBlog, KnowTechie, ntmbulo.com, SiliconANGLE, Phandroid, Liliputing, and SlashGear. Tweets: @epro
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