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| Stephen Totilo / Axios: |
Inside Ubisoft's unprecedented developer exodus over the past 18 months, including at least five of the top 25-credited people from Far Cry 6, its top 2021 game — Colleagues across Assassin's Creed publisher Ubisoft have names for the procession of developers who have departed over the past 18 months …
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| Taylor Kerns / Android Police: |
Google will end support for OnHub, a $200 router and smart home hub launched in 2015, in December 2022, offering owners 40% off the latest Nest Wifi router — More like OffHub, am I right? — In 2015, Google launched OnHub, a $200 router-smart home hub hybrid with an easy-to-use app to manage it.
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Droid Life, The Verge, 9to5Google, XDA Developers, Chrome Unboxed, Slashdot, and Liliputing
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| Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: |
Oracle will acquire electronic medical records company Cerner for $28.3B, or $95 per share, in an all-cash deal, its biggest acquisition yet — - Enterprise software giant Oracle will acquire electronic medical records company Cerner. — Enterprise software giant Oracle …
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PR Newswire, Bloomberg, Reuters, The Information, Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, ZDNet, TechRadar, TechCrunch, CRN, MedCity News, Channel Futures, hitconsultant.net, Database Trends …, Kansas City Business Journal, Barron's Online, Protocol, New York Post, SiliconANGLE, STAT, Tech News, WRAL TechWire, and Slashdot
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| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
The UK's National Crime Agency shares 585M+ compromised passwords, found during an investigation, with Have I Been Pwned, after the FBI started sharing in May — The UK National Crime Agency has shared a collection of more than 585 million compromised passwords it found during an investigation … | New York Times: |
Investigation details China's social media propaganda machine, which uses private contractors to generate content to sculpt opinion on Facebook and Twitter — Register accounts on foreign social media platforms — 按月报单 价
Tweets: @muyixiao, @etawakening, @yaqiu, @walterlohman, @sinbad_w, @noupside, @kenvogel, @zachcoelius, @smxfr, @williamyang120, @danharris, @pacstandardtw, @benjamint0001, @pekingmike, @niubi, @feliciasonmez, @nytimes, @mmcintire, @samuelbickett, @judah_grunstein, @aleszubajak, @c_m_churchman, @gadyepstein, @robertbluey, @kenvogel, @mauracunningham, and @baldingsworld
| Janko Roettgers / Protocol: |
TikTok faces allegations that it copied code from broadcast app OBS Studio and other open source projects for Live Studio without adhering to licensing terms — TikTok's latest video production tool is said to be violating open source licenses: The company's new Live Studio Windows app … | Tim Copeland / The Block: |
Crypto staking service Figment raises a $110M Series C led by Thoma Bravo at a $1.4B valuation; Figment has $10M in revenue/month with ~$100M projected for 2021 — Quick Take — Staking provider Figment has raised $110 million at a $1.4 billion valuation.
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| Frank Chaparro / The Block: |
Study: stablecoin supply has reached $140B+, up 388% in 2021 from $29B at the start of the year, driven by DeFi and derivatives markets — The market for stablecoins experienced breakneck growth in 2021, with the supply for dollar-backed cryptocurrencies surging by 388%, according to data compiled by The Block Research.| chromeOS.dev: |
Google says the “number of users engaging with Android apps” on Chrome OS is up 50% YoY; in May, it said Chrome OS grew 92%+ YoY, 5X faster than the PC market — Large screens are getting a lot of love from Android users. Not only has Chrome OS grown 92% in the past year …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Profile of Bret Taylor, made co-CEO of Salesforce and chairman of Twitter last month, who joined Salesforce in 2016 after stints at Google and Facebook — Promotions to co-CEO of Salesforce and chairman of Twitter have turned the Silicon Valley entrepreneur into one of tech's highest-profile executives
Tweets: @yoda and @amy_e_weaver
| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
The US DOJ charges five Russian nationals with hacking two SEC Filing Agents between January 2018 and September 2020, and using the stolen info for stock trades — The US Department of Justice has charged today five Russian nationals, including a former officer of Russia's GRU military intelligence agency …
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U.S. Department of Justice, Gizmodo, CNN, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, iTnews, and CyberScoop
Tweets: @fbi and @campuscodi
| Brian Sozzi / Yahoo Finance: |
Rocket Companies, a consumer finance-focused holding company, will pay $1.275B in cash to acquire personal finance app Truebill, which has 2.5M members — Rocket Companies CEO Jay Farner wasn't kidding around when he told Yahoo Finance Live in November he was on the hunt for acquisitions …
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TechCrunch, PYMNTS.com, FinLedger, PR Newswire, Protocol, Crowdfund Insider, and Benzinga
Tweets: @sarthakgh, @gokulr, @yoda, and @ekp
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
The FCC settles with AT&T, Verizon, Intrado, and CenturyLink over failed 911 calls during network outages in 2020; the companies will pay $6M collectively — The companies will pay a total of $6 million — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reached settlements with AT&T …
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Federal Communications …, Light Reading, Android Headlines, CNET, TechRadar, 9to5Mac, Telecompetitor, and Reuters. Tweets: @jrosenworcel
| Wall Street Journal: |
Airlines begin preparing for potential FAA flight limits in up to 46 large American metro areas, as a new 5G wireless service is set to go live on January 5 — Carriers are taking steps to prepare for potential FAA flight limits when a new 5G wireless service goes live Jan. 5
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Gizmodo, PCMag, New York Post, The Points Guy UK, Bloomberg, Forbes, and The Mac Observer. Tweets: @jeffnolan
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
T-Mobile says it blocked 21B scam, spam, and unwanted robocalls in 2021 via its Scam Shield service, as scam call traffic rose 116%+ YoY to 425M calls per week — T-Mobile says it blocked 21 billion scam, spam, and unwanted robocalls this year through its free Scam Shield robocall …
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Threatpost, TmoNews, Business Wire, and Telecompetitor
| Wamda: |
Saudi Arabia-based Sary, a B2B e-commerce marketplace that connects small retailers with a network of wholesalers and manufacturers, raises a $75M Series C — - Saudi Arabia B2B e-commerce marketplace Sary has raised SR281 million ($75 million) in a Series C round led by Sanabil Investments … | Nick Statt / Protocol: |
Microsoft's Phil Spencer says the success and growth of games like Minecraft show the ingredients required for the metaverse to shed its dystopian roots — When Phil Spencer thinks about the tech and gaming industries' newfound obsession with the metaverse, the Xbox chief's mind goes to Minecraft.
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GamesIndustry.biz, OnMSFT.com, and Forbes
Tweets: @nickstatt, @nickstatt, @protocol, @nickstatt, @nickstatt, @xboxp3, @nickstatt, and @protocol
| Ben Bowman / The Streamable: |
YouTube TV reaches a deal with Disney to bring back 17+ channels including ABC, Disney, ESPN, Freeform, FX, and National Geographic — After one day of being dark, YouTube TV and Disney have reached a deal which will see more than 17 Disney-owned channels, including local ABC affiliates, Disney Channel, and ESPN return to the service.
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The Verge, YouTube Official Blog, Gizmodo, USA Today, TechHive, Input, Tubefilter, SlashGear, BGR, XDA Developers, Engadget, The Economic Times, Forbes, Benzinga, Deadline, CNET, Droid Life, Thurrott, BetaNews, Digital Trends, 9to5Google, Android Police, and Hollywood Reporter
Tweets: @youtubetv, @troypoint, @pkafka, @ralphdrussoap, @mgsiegler, @film_girl, @reckless, @epro, and @thestreamable
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