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Microsoft says an ad in Windows 11 File Explorer “was not intended to be published externally and was turned off” after a Microsoft MVP found it in latest build — We may still see File Explorer ads in the future — Microsoft appears to be testing a new type of ad inside File Explorer on Windows 11.
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google says Steam launched in alpha “on select Chromebooks”; code changes previously showed that the PC game store would require a high-performance Chromebook — The long-awaited availability of Steam on Chromebooks was just more or less announced (in alpha) at the 2022 Google for Games Developer Summit.| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Google details Stadia plans, including letting developers offer trials, port Unreal Engine and Unity games more easily, and white label cloud gaming services — Less friction, more white-labeling — Google's Stadia cloud gaming service didn't stick the landing, and it's been a rough ride since.| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Mark Zuckerberg says NFT support will be coming to Instagram over the next several months and that users will “be able to mint things within that environment” — Love them or hate them, NFTs will soon be coming to Instagram. Speaking at SXSW, Mark Zuckerberg confirmed … | Kris Holt / Engadget: |
Google Domains launches out of beta in 26 countries, after seven years, offering 300+ domain endings and “around-the-clock customer support from real people” — Seven long, long years ago, Google started offering users a way to buy a domain without having to deal with a host provider.
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
The FBI and CISA warn that Russian state-sponsored hackers accessed an unnamed NGO's network by exploiting default MFA protocols and the PrintNightmare flaw — The FBI says Russian state-backed hackers gained access to a non-governmental organization (NGO) cloud after enrolling their own device …
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| Chris Bengel / CBS Sports: |
Spotify signs a sponsorship deal with FC Barcelona, including rebranding the soccer club's stadium to Spotify Camp Nou, reportedly worth $310M over four years — FC Barcelona have agreed to a sponsorship deal with Spotify to have the audio streaming platform become the club's main partner.
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| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
Several Patreon creators say Vimeo is forcing them to pay thousands of dollars per year for a custom plan, as Vimeo shifts its focus to large corporate clients — Popular Patreon creators are being hit with unexpected Vimeo price hikes as Vimeo shifts corporate strategy
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| Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico: |
Congress is unlikely to pass major legislation to regulate crypto, as Senator Warren emerges as a vocal critic while some progressives embrace the industry — Democratic lawmakers are entering a crypto collision course. — Questions around how to police digital currency and whether …
Tweets: @amanda_cavaleri, @bradydale, @thinkingcrypto1, and @zachary
| Ian Allison / CoinDesk: |
ConsenSys, which develops and invests in Ethereum projects, announces a $450M Series D led by ParaFi Capital at a $7B valuation and says MetaMask has 30M+ MAUs — The hefty Series D more than doubles the firm's previous valuation from November 2021. — Ethereum application …
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Tweets: @consensys, @crypto_dep, @mbuguanjihia, @shaig, @kr00ney, @tayvano_, @ryanlawler, @ryanjamesweeks, @marcmercuri, @ldrogen, and @loomdart
| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Bear Robotics, which makes robots that serve food in restaurants like Chili's, raises a $81M Series B led by IMM, bringing its total funding to $117M — One of the most interesting things about following food robotics startups over the past couple of years is tracking all of the different tasks companies … | Tom Matsuda / The Block: |
Crypto.com begins rolling out its exchange to waitlisted users in the US “over the coming months”, initially only available to select institutional investors — Cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com has begun to roll out its exchange to waitlisted users in the US as it boosts its presence in the world's biggest economy.
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Six months after El Salvador adopted Bitcoin as legal tender, citizens, economists, and tech developers reflect on the country's glitch-plagued initiative — As El Salvador prepares to launch its ‘Bitcoin bond’, interviews with citizens, economists and technologists reveal cracks in the country's crypto revolution.
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Tweets: @terencehuynh, @vickiturk, @skinosian, @ricardovalp, @leomschwartz, @restofworld, @somospostpc, @counternotions, and @smdiehl
| Masha Borak / Wired: |
As China's delivery firms use algorithms to force drivers to work faster, couriers have started to band together and form unofficial unions on WeChat and Douyin — Food delivery drivers are using platforms' data-powered systems, mass WeChat groups, and unofficial unions to fight unfair conditions.
Tweets: @wiredscience and @wired
| Margaret Harding McGill / Axios: |
With Congress divided over passing a national privacy law, tech industry groups are lobbying Utah and other states to pass privacy laws weaker than California's — The tech industry is lobbying statehouses across the country to pass privacy bills that critics call weak.
Tweets: @accountabletech, @axios, and @fightfortheftr
| Thomas Brewster / Forbes: |
A look at Ukraine's “invisible heroes”, its internet technicians who are risking their lives battling Russian hackers and avoiding bombs to keep Ukraine online — They're fixing internet in bombed-out buildings, finding rogue operators providing Russians with mobile connections and thwarting hackers.
Tweets: @iblametom, @netblocks, @davemaasland, @iblametom, @iblametom, and @kimzetter
| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Hex Trust, which offers crypto custody, staking, brokerage, and financing services to institutional clients in Hong Kong and Singapore, raises an $88M Series B — Quick Take — Asian crypto custodian Hex Trust has raised $88 million. — Animoca Brands and Liberty City Ventures co-led the round.
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| Christine Hall / TechCrunch: |
Rutter, whose universal API for e-commerce data helps companies integrate with commerce, accounting, and payments platforms, raises a $27M Series A led by a16z — Seven months after publicly launching its company, Rutter is back with a new capital injection, this time $27 million in a Series …
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Crowdfund Insider, PR Newswire, FinSMEs, and Rutter
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
The Irish DPC fines Meta €17M for GDPR violations related to 12 personal data breaches that Meta disclosed to the regulator between June 2018 and December 2018 — Facebook's parent company, Meta, has been fined €17 million (~$18.6M) by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) over a string of historical data breaches.
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Selector, which develops AI tools for IT operations, raises a $28M Series A, bringing its total funding to $33M — AIops — the practice of applying AI to automate and improve IT operations — has gained currency during the pandemic. As businesses embrace digital transformation strategies involving …
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