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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
A look at Lapsus$, a data extortion group that first surfaced in December 2021 specializing in stealing data from big companies by bribing or tricking employees — Microsoft and identity management platform Okta both this week disclosed breaches involving LAPSUS$, a relatively new cybercrime group …
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Microsoft Security Blog, Security Affairs, TheStreet, iTnews, GamesIndustry.biz, and Forbes
Tweets: @msftsecurity, @krisnova, @kellygoetsch, @billywhizz1970, @briankrebs, and @briankrebs
| Bloomberg: |
Researchers say a 16-year-old from England is the mastermind behind the Lapsus$ group; seven unique accounts associated with Lapsus$ were identified — Cybersecurity researchers investigating a string of hacks against technology companies, including Microsoft Corp. and Nvidia Corp. …
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The Verge, SiliconANGLE, Kotaku, TechSpot, and MobileSyrup
Tweets: @aprilwright, @divinetechygirl, @shoghicp, and @raj_samani
| Raphael Satter / Reuters: |
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Okta Inc., TNW, ZDNet, The Record, Cybersecurity Dive, CyberScoop, The Verge, Protocol, Dark Reading, BBC, Malwarebytes Labs, PYMNTS.com, and iTnews
Tweets: @carnage4life, @brianhonan, @carnage4life, @_mg_, @fattailcapital, @runasand, @kimzetter, and @tomkrazit
| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
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Washington Post, Protocol, VentureBeat, Axios, and Expel
Tweets: @toddmckinnon, @eastdakota, @jschauma, @kimzetter, @troyhunt, @suhail, @malwarejake, @quinnypig, and @gazthejourno
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google Play pilots a third-party billing option to select partners globally, starting with Spotify; Google said user choice billing still involves a service fee — Amid increasing global regulations over app stores and their commission structures, Google today announced the launch …
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Spotify, Android Developers Blog, Variety, PYMNTS.com, Bloomberg Law, ZDNet, SiliconANGLE, Axios, OSnews, Techdirt, Wall Street Journal, Pocket-lint, Protocol, xiaomiui, Daring Fireball, New York Times, 9to5Google, The Economic Times, Android Central, CNBC, The Verge, and Engadget
Tweets: @eldsjal, @andreas_schwab, @randypicker, @randypicker, @pkafka, @kifleswing, @mgsiegler, @mgsiegler, @mgsiegler, @rstephens, @hoeglaw, @ow, @caseynewton, @richlightshed, @jason_kint, @benedictevans, @davidmarcus, @ballmatthew, @mgsiegler, @pkafka, @stevekovach, @spotifynews, and @econ_marshall
| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
Stephen Wilhite, one of the lead creators of the GIF, has died at 74; Wilhite worked on the GIF while employed by CompuServe in the 1980s — It's pronounced ‘jif’ — Stephen Wilhite, one of the lead inventors of the GIF, died last week from COVID at the age of 74, according to his wife, Kathaleen, who spoke to The Verge.
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Megie Funeral Home, NPR, Input, The Independent, Neowin, PC Gamer, HuffPost, Salon, Comic Book, Tech Times, Kotaku, Complex, Daily Hive, and Shacknews
Tweets: @npr, @justjenking, @giphy, @fernalfonso, @benjysarlin, @tumblr, and @rejiyates
| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple adds driver's licenses and state IDs to Wallet in Arizona, the first state with the feature; Colorado, Hawaii, Mississippi, Ohio, and Puerto Rico are next — Apple today announced that Arizona has become the first U.S. state to support driver's licenses and state IDs in the Wallet app on the iPhone and Apple Watch.
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Apple, 9to5Mac, SiliconANGLE, Protocol, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Engadget, azdot.gov, CNN, Slashdot, iMore, PhoneArena, XDA Developers, Macworld, SlashGear, ZDNet, Digital Trends, TechEBlog, iThinkDifferent, Mashable, The Mac Observer, StateScoop, iDownloadBlog.com, Apple Must, The Verge, iPhone in Canada Blog, Tom's Guide, BGR, TechCrunch, CNBC, Neowin, and iOS Hacker
Tweets: @macrumors, @markgurman, @tim_cook, @rsgnl, @petrillic, @tylerg39, @rsgnl, @rsgnl, @joannastern, and @hypervisible
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
YouTube makes nearly 4,000 TV episodes available for free with ads in the US and plans to add up to 100 shows and movies each week — The platform already offers free movies with ads — YouTube is the latest company to offer free shows TV with ads. The video giant says you'll now be able … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Instagram rolls out chronological Following and Favorites feeds to all iOS and Android users globally, neither of which can be set as the default — Instagram today is making a chronological feed available to all users, as earlier promised, alongside another new feed filtering option …
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Meta, Instagram, CNET, BuzzFeed News, TNW, Platformer, Bloomberg, Axios, Wall Street Journal, TechRadar, Pocket-lint, MobileSyrup, The Verge, 9to5Mac, Protocol, and Android Police
Tweets: @instagram, @mosseri, @alexvoica, @ashindestad, @kifleswing, @meghara, @regi_nacho, @alexvoica, @liahaberman, @darylbaxter, @kjramming, @taylorlorenz, @leyawn, @alexvoica, @mattnavarra, @katienotopoulos, @mikeisaac, @joannastern, @brettsvergara, @katienotopoulos, @charlesarthur, and @martinsfp
| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Google plans to remove the Movies & TV section from the Play Store in May 2022, and directs users to buy, rent, or watch movies and shows from the Google TV app — The Play Store used to sell tons of content, but now it offers only apps and books. — Google Play Movies & TV—and the Google Play brand in general—seems doomed.
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Google Play Community. More:
Android Headlines, Digital Trends, The Verge, Neowin, Slashdot, MobileSyrup, and TechCrunch. Tweets: @killedbygoogle
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
DSCC report: Apple is planning a MacBook Air with a ~15-inch display and an entry-level iPad with a display bigger than the current 10.2-inch for 2023 — Apple has new form factors in store for the MacBook Air and entry-level iPad for 2033, according to a new report from Display Supply Chain Consultants.
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Forbes, iMore, Digital Trends, MacRumors, iClarified, iDownloadBlog.com, Cult of Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, iThinkDifferent, and The Mac Observer
Tweets: @dsccross, @vadimyuryev, and @vadimyuryev
| Dave Lee / Financial Times: |
Instacart will build micro-fulfillment warehouses for grocery retailers to support 15-minute deliveries, launching in the “coming months” starting with Publix — Company embarks on ‘new trajectory’ with grocery retailers as it seeks to fend off fierce competition
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The Information, CNN, Insider, and Winsight Grocery Business
| David Ljunggren / Reuters: |
Roskomnadzor has blocked Google News, saying it provided access to “inauthentic” information about Russia's war in Ukraine — Russia's communications regulator has blocked Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google News, accusing it of allowed access to what it calls fake material …
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Engadget and BleepingComputer
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with Robinhood Chief Product Officer Aparna Chennapragada on the company's new Cash Card, managing her team, regulation, payment for order flow, and more — Aparna Chennapragada is the chief product officer at Robinhood, the popular stock and crypto trading app.| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Carl Pei teases Nothing's Phone (1), a smartphone running on Nothing OS, an Android skin, and powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon, debuting this summer — Nothing will launch its debut smartphone this summer, its CEO and former OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei announced today during a live stream.
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Gizmodo, Wired, Nothing US, Forbes, ZDNet, Neowin, Liliputing, Android Authority, Pricebaba.com Daily, PetaPixel, Silicon Republic, PCMag, Digital Trends, Silicon Canals, and Android Headlines
Tweets: @nothing, @techaltar, @alexdobie, @cristianoamon, @rdrv3, @captain2phones, @rdrv3, @rdrv3, @tomwarren, @snazzyq, @greengart, @rdrv3, @greengart, @dcseifert, @tfadell, @dcseifert, @tomwarren, @gartenberg, @tsuvik, and @ishanagarwal24
| The Block: |
Sources: Apple acquired UK banking startup Credit Kudos, which offers APIs to lenders, earlier this week; source says the deal is valued at around $150M — Quick Take — Credit Kudos becomes the latest European open banking startup to be snapped up by a US acquirer.
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CNBC, SiliconANGLE, Bloomberg, iMore, AppleInsider, Financial Times, Pocketnow, The Mac Observer, iClarified, PYMNTS.com, Fortune, Silicon Republic, Macworld, Computerworld, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @jason, @bradmichelson, @alex, @caro_milanesi, and @sytaylor
| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Snap acquires Paris-based neurotech startup NextMind and discontinues its $400 headband that let users control aspects of a computer; NextMind had raised ~$4.5M — NextMind made a headband for controlling virtual objects with your thoughts — Meta, Apple, and a slew of other tech companies …
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Snap Newsroom, Protocol, Engadget, MobileSyrup, 9to5Mac, Gizmodo, PetaPixel, Input, The Information, and Silicon Republic
Tweets: @thedextriarchy, @alexeheath, @epro, and @ldignan
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Sony releases PS4 and PS5 updates; the PS5 will get Variable Refresh Rate “in the coming months”, syncing a display's refresh rate to the PS5's graphical output — Sony says VRR will be available in the coming months on the PS5 — Sony is planning to release a Variable Refresh Rate …
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PlayStation.Blog, HotHardware.com News, BGR, Dot Esports, Global, TechSpot, SlashGear, and Pocketnow
Tweets: @playstation, @tomwarren, and @fubarduck
| Amber Burton / Protocol: |
Microsoft expands its cybersecurity skills initiative beyond the US to 23 more countries, including Australia and India, to help fill 3.5M jobs globally by 2025 — Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it will expand its cybersecurity skilling initiative to 23 additional countries.
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The Official Microsoft Blog, Windows Central, and GeekWire
Tweets: @katebehncken and @msftissues
| Wall Street Journal: |
Meta's top executives are embracing remote work, as sources say Mark Zuckerberg spends extended periods in Hawaii; Sandberg is taking a sabbatical this spring — Executives are scattering to locations far from Silicon Valley headquarters, working from Hawaii, Cape Cod, Europe| Queenie Wong / CNET: |
A look at the Roblox experiences created by large retail brands like Gucci, Nike, Vans, and Ralph Lauren, with some offering virtual items for Robux — Gucci, Dyson and other big brands are experimenting with immersive virtual experiences. — As I enter the Alo Yoga store … | David Anders / CNET: |
The FBI says internet crime victims in the US reported losing over $6.9B in 2021, up from $4.2B in 2020, and it received 847,376 complaints in 2021, up 7% YoY — The FBI releases its annual Internet Crime Report, detailing the most prevalent cybercrimes in 2021.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation. More:
The Record, Dark Reading, and PCMag
Tweets: @brettcallow, @ericgeller, and @fbiwfo
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