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Sony reveals the PlayStation VR2's design: lighter, with a lens adjustment dial, new vent layout, and similar white-and-black color scheme — This is the PlayStation VR2 — Sony has finally revealed the design of its next-generation PlayStation VR2 headset, after it announced it in February 2021 …
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Meta rolls out Facebook Reels to over 150 countries, following the feature's US launch in September 2021, alongside new creative tools and ad formats — After publicly launching in the U.S. this past September, Facebook Reels today is becoming globally available in over 150 countries.
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An investigation suggests that Austrian programmer Toby Hoenisch was likely behind The DAO's 2016 hack that diverted 3.64M ETH, now worth $11B — Who hacked The DAO in 2016, diverting 3.6 million ether? We identify the apparent hacker — he denies it — by following a complicated trail …
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| Joan E. Solsman / CNET: |
Spotify says Car Thing is now on sale in the US for $90, after its April 2021 announcement; in a few weeks, a software update will add Audible support and more — Two million raced onto a waitlist for Spotify's first hardware. Now that it's on sale, Spotify's real road test must prove Car Thing's more than a goofy name.
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A look at nine Android spyware apps, installed on ~400K phones, which connect to servers controlled by Vietnam-based 1Byte and share a critical security flaw — A fleet of spyware apps share the same security flaw — Much of the spyware you hear of today are the powerful nation-state backed exploits …
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With Meta handicapped by Apple's ATT privacy changes, Shopify should build an advertising business to complement Shop Pay and the Shopify Fulfillment Network — Tobi Lütke, who famously started Shopify when he realized that the software he built to run his snowboard shop … | The Verge: |
Slack fixes an issue that caused an hours-long outage, in which users were unable to reliably send messages or even load the service — If you've been having trouble contacting co-workers, this may be why — Slack was experiencing some issues Tuesday morning that made it difficult for users …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Amazon has shipped at most a few hundred Astros since the home robot's September 2021 debut; Amazon says Astro is “our first robot, not our last” — Last September, Amazon.com Inc. debuted a household robot named Astro that was supposed to usher in—or at least point to—a Jetsons-like future.| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon sues AppSally and Rebatest, alleging the sites had their combined 900K+ users post fake Amazon reviews to boost third-party sellers' product rankings — - Amazon on Tuesday filed lawsuits against two companies that allegedly acted as fake review brokers.
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Luna Foundation Guard raises $1B in a sale of LUNA, the native token of Terra's blockchain, to form a BTC-denominated forex reserve for Terra's UST stablecoin — Quick Take — The capital will be used to create a new reserve that can act as a “release valve” for UST redemptions during selloffs in crypto markets.
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London-based fintech Weavr, which offers online businesses preconfigured financial services APIs, raises a $40M Series A led by Tiger Global — Embedded finance startup Weavr raised $40 million in a Series A funding round led by Tiger Global, with participation from Mubadala Capital …
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| Ilena Peng / Bloomberg: |
A profile of RightForge, a web hosting service underpinning Trump's Truth Social and nearly 1,000 other sites, that serves those who feel “censored” — In the days following Jan. 6, 2021, when many Americans were trying to comprehend how a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol … | Queenie Wong / CNET: |
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| Philip Russo / Commercial Observer: |
Funnel, which offers CRM software and online property management tools for apartment operators, raises a $36.5M Series B led by RET Ventures — RET Ventures leads funding for the renter-centric proptech leasing platform — Looking to create an innovative renter management platform … Sponsor Posts
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