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NFT marketplace Cent halts most transactions, citing users minting NFTs of content they don't own, selling unauthorized NFT copies, and more — The platform which sold an NFT of Jack Dorsey's first tweet for $2.9 million has halted transactions because people were selling tokens of content …
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| Kim Lyons / The Verge: |
Twitch has updated its policy to ban usernames that include “references to sexual acts, arousal, fluids, or genitalia” and references to hard drugs from March 1 — Cannabis and alcohol are still allowed — Video streaming website Twitch has updated its policy to ban usernames …
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| Gian M. Volpicelli / Wired UK: |
A profile of OpenSea, whose Web3 credentials have been called into question by crypto hardliners, as it tries to deal with security incidents and copycat NFTs — Security issues and endless copycat listings are rife, but the platform's attempt to stop them is angering everyone. — What is a real ape?| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
Google's bug bounty program paid out $8.7M in 2021, up from $6.7M in 2020; $3M went to Android bugs, $3.3M to Chrome bugs, and $0.5M to Play Store bugs — In the yearly review of its vulnerability rewards program (VRP), Google said on Thursday that it awarded more than $8.7 million …
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A review of 80K+ Freedom Convoy 2022 donations reveals a Bangladeshi digital marketing firm was behind two of the biggest Facebook groups promoting the events — As American politicians call for stateside convoys, a Grid investigation finds signs that foreign actors, QAnon and hate pervade the movement's support.
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Sources: Cisco recently made a takeover offer worth $20B+ for big data analytics software maker Splunk; the companies aren't currently in active talks — Offer was made recently though it isn't clear where things currently stand, according to people familiar with the matter
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| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
Bored Ape Yacht Club members, who have full IP rights for the ape character they own, are pursuing licensing deals to put ape characters on cannabis packaging — When Richard Lee first brought his business proposal to Backpack Boyz, he could sense skepticism from the California-based cannabis company.
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| Samuel Osborne / Sky News: |
UK's largest insurer Aviva says VR headset-related damage claims increased by 31% in 2021, with an average claim of ~£650 and TVs being the most damaged item — Aviva has said home contents claims involving the gaming headsets rose by 31% last year and have increased by 68% in five years.| Dan Taylor / Tech.eu: |
UK-based online car retailer Cazoo raises $630M through a two percent sale via convertible senior notes, led by Viking Global Investors — UK-based online car retailer Cazoo has raised $630 million to support continued UK and Continental European expansion plans
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Wallaroo, a NY-based startup that helps enterprises deploy, run, and observe ML models in production at scale, raises a $25M Series A led by Microsoft's M12 — Enterprises are increasingly looking to AI for opportunities to boost revenue as their operations move online.
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| Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
How warehouse automation startups like Accelerate360 and Attabotics, grocery services like Misfits, and delivery firms like Veho are transforming supply chains — Startups are developing better ways to move products around, from snapping up goods stranded by logistics snafus to automating warehouse work
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| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Paris-based Silvr, which offers revenue-based financing to e-commerce and SaaS companies in Europe, raises an €18M Series A and €112M in debt — French startup Silvr has raised a $20.6 million (€18 million) Series A funding round and has opened a $128 million (€112 million) debt line for its activities.
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