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Microsoft and cybersecurity company Mandiant say hacking groups linked to China, Iran, North Korea, and Turkey are exploiting the Log4j flaw — Researchers call it one of the most dire cybersecurity threats to emerge in years and could enable devastating attacks
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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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LunaSec Blog, Livemint, ZDNet, GitHub, Associated Press, IT PRO, Aqua Blog, Armis, nvd.nist.gov, and Security Boulevard
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| Tim Starks / CyberScoop: |
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| 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 Verge, Ars Technica, The Hill, International Business Times, 9to5Google, Silicon Valley Business …, New York Post, BBC, IT PRO, iPhone in Canada Blog, PhoneArena, KnowTechie, Android Headlines, TechSpot, PCMag, Engadget, Neowin, Reuters, Bloomberg, CNET, and New York Times
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| Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: |
Apple quietly removes all mentions of CSAM scanning on its Child Safety webpage, but says its plans have not changed since September when it delayed the feature — Apple has quietly nixed all mentions of CSAM from its Child Safety webpage, suggesting its controversial plan …
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The Verge, Apple Support, Computerworld, PCMag, Gizmodo, Macworld, Engadget, 9to5Mac, PhoneArena, Digital Trends, TechCrunch, Input, iPhone in Canada Blog, iMore, iPhone Hacks, and AppleInsider
| 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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DroneDJ, The Register, TechCrunch, AppleInsider, Wall Street Journal, petapixel.com, Reuters, Gizmodo, DealStreetAsia, and Bloomberg
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| 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.
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New York Times. Tweets: @lmatsakis, @shiraovide, @lmatsakis, @lemonsand, @lmatsakis, @mikeisaac, @benedictevans, @lmatsakis, @lmatsakis, and @lmatsakis
| 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:
ZDNet, BleepingComputer, PCMag, Engadget, Federal Computer Week, Bloomberg, CyberScoop, and The Hill
Tweets: @doomlaser, @nelsonmrosario, @cisajen, and @dhsgov
| 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).| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Katie Haun is leaving Andreessen Horowitz to start a new firm focusing on crypto and Web3 startups; Haun's deals at a16z included OpenSea and Coinbase — Katie Haun, one of the world's most influential crypto venture capitalists, is leaving Andreessen Horowitz to form her own firm.
Tweets: @alexrkonrad
| Kyle Alspach / VentureBeat: |
Noname Security, which automatically discovers and remediates API vulnerabilities, raises a $135M Series C at a $1B valuation led by Georgian and Lightspeed — API protection startup Noname Security, which today disclosed a $135 million series C funding round at a post-money valuation of $1 billion …
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The New Stack, Globes Online, TechCrunch, Barron's Online, CTech, Bloomberg, RealWire, and SiliconANGLE
| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Crypto lending company Ledn raises a $70M Series B at a $540M valuation led by 10T Holdings and announces a bitcoin-backed home mortgage product — Quick Take — Ledn has raised $70 million in new funding and is now valued at $540 million. — The firm has also announced …
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PR Newswire, BetaKit, CoinDesk, Cryptonews, Decrypt, CryptoPotato, and Bitcoin Magazine
| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Swimply, a marketplace for renting private swimming pools, raises $40M led by Mayfield, seven months after raising $10M — The concept of creating a marketplace for underutilized assets that can turn into a meaningful business for hosts is not a new one. And there is no higher profile of how successful that model can be than Airbnb.| Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: |
A look at the industry-backed smart home standard Matter, slated for mid-2022, and whether it can achieve its promises to fix smart home interoperability — The smart home should be a natural evolution of our homes, bringing better appliances, better systems, better experiences.| Emily Birnbaum / Politico: |
The Internet Association says it is closing at the end of the year; sources describe financial struggles and tension between members — The Internet Association plans to announce it is dissolving as soon as tomorrow. — From left, former Internet Association President & CEO Michael Beckerman speaks …
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Gizmodo, Protocol, Axios, and The Mac Observer
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
London-based Signal AI, which uses AI to offer businesses sentiment insights, raises a $50M Series D led by Highland Europe, bringing its total funding to $100M — Signal AI, an artificial intelligence startup that trawls the vast sea of internet and other publicly available data …
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SiliconANGLE, Signal AI, Tech.eu, and Silicon Canals
| Ryan Weeks / The Block: |
Warsaw- and London-based Ramp, a crypto payments infrastructure startup, raises a $52.7M Series A led by Balderton Capital, bringing its total funding to $63.9M — Quick Take — Ramp has closed a Series A round led by Balderton Capital. — The startup has seen monthly transaction …
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TechCrunch, Tech.eu, Insider, Finextra, and EU-Startups
| New York Times: |
How China helps foreign influencers in the country who spread pro-China messages, funding their travel and generating lucrative, likely inauthentic, traffic — We are on the outskirts of Shanghai today at the most incredible hotel we've ever stayed at. — It's the first in the world built inside a quarry.
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Innovaccer, which aggregates medical data for institutions, raises a $150M Series E at a $3.2B valuation led by Mubadala Capital, up from $1.3B in February — Innovaccer has raised a new financing round and more than doubled its valuation to $3.2 billion from $1.3 billion in February this year …
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hitconsultant.net, The Economic Times, MedCity News, Business Wire, and Reuters
| Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: |
Samsara, which offers tools to manage IoT sensors in vehicle fleets, raises $805M in its IPO, pricing shares at $23 and valuing the company at $11.4B — Samsara Inc., a connected operations cloud platform provider for “internet of things” data, raised $805 million through an initial public offering … | Sankalp Phartiyal / Reuters: |
India approves a $10B plan to attract semiconductor and display manufacturers; source says Foxconn and others want to set up chip factories in the country — India's federal cabinet has approved a roughly $10 billion incentive plan to woo semiconductor fabricators and display manufacturers …
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Hindustan Times, News18, and Business Today
| 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, The Verge, iMore, PCMag, BGR India, PhoneArena, Android Central, Android Headlines, Waivly, Wccftech, Engadget, and Social Media Today
Tweets: @twittersupport, @ben_bayliss, @cyclopediabrain, @twittera11y, and @steven_aquino
| Reuters: |
18 Democratic lawmakers call on the Treasury and State Departments to enact Magnitsky rights abuse sanctions on four spyware firms, including NSO and DarkMatter — A group of U.S. lawmakers is asking the Treasury Department and State Department to sanction Israeli spyware firm NSO Group … | Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Oppo unveils Find N, a foldable with a 7.1" inner and a 5.49" outer display, Snapdragon 888, 8-12GB RAM, 256-512GB SSD, coming December 23 to China 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.| Victoria Song / The Verge: |
Amazon Halo View fitness band review: affordable and easy to use, but body fat and tone features are problematic, app is clunky, and activity metrics are poor — It didn't have to be like this — The Amazon Halo View looks like a Fitbit and acts like a Fitbit, and if that's all it did, that would've been fine.
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MacRumors, CNN, Forbes, PCMag, and Digital Trends
| 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 and GOV.UK. More:
iThinkDifferent, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Android Authority, The Register, Silicon Republic, ZDNet, SiliconANGLE, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, International Business Times, PYMNTS.com, Pocket Gamer.biz, Digital Trends, Macworld UK, 9to5Google, and iPhone Hacks
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| Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: |
API security startup Cequence raises a $60M Series C led by Menlo Ventures, bringing its total funding to $89.5M — Application programming interface security startup Cequence Security Inc. announced today that it has raised $60 million in new funding to support enhancements to its solutions expand its product offerings.
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