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| Andrew Thurman / CoinDesk: |
The Ronin Network, which supports Sky Mavis' Axie Infinity game, says it was hacked, and 173,600 ETH and 25.5M USDC was stolen, worth $600M+; RON is down ~20% — It may be the largest exploit in DeFi history. — The latest crypto hack may be the largest yet.
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Ronin's Newsletter, NBC News, Kotaku, The Verge, VICE, CNN, Decrypt, Forbes, VentureBeat, BleepingComputer, VentureBeat, Engadget, Tom's Hardware, Comparitech, Financial Times, PCMag, Protocol, Bloomberg, PC Gamer, TheGamer, Neowin, The Record, Metaversal, Blockworks, CNBC, Market Meditations, GameSpot, and The Block
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| Christopher Dring / GamesIndustry.biz: |
Sony merges PS Now and PS Plus to form three tiers, launching in June: PS Plus Essentials for $9.99/month, Extra for $14.99/month, and Premium for $17.99/month — PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP, PS4 and PS5 games included, but not brand new releases — At a glance:
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| Christopher Dring / GamesIndustry.biz: |
Interview with PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan on Sony's new PS Plus subscription tiers, why new first-party games won't immediately launch on the service, and more — The platform holder's CEO discusses the potential for games subscription services — Whenever a new platform or service gets announced …
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Protocol, Video Games Chronicle, HotHardware.com News, BetaNews, Insider, purexbox.com, PYMNTS.com, GameSpot, Stevivor, Eurogamer.net, Ars Technica, Appuals.com, The Verge, GamingBolt, Digital Trends, Silicon Republic, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Tom's Guide, TechRadar, Kotaku, Android Central, PC Gamer, TrueAchievements, TheGamer, Wccftech, The Guardian, Pocket-lint, Game Rant, Gameranx, BGR, Softpedia News, Polygon, IGN, and Club386
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Hackers are compromising police and government email accounts to send Emergency Data Requests to ISPs, telecoms, social networks, and others, who quickly comply — There is a terrifying and highly effective “method” that criminal hackers are now using to harvest sensitive customer data …
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AppleInsider. Tweets: @briankrebs, @rayredacted, @evacide, @villi, @daveaitel, @michaelguimarin, @gossithedog, @josephfcox, @matthew_d_green, and @elizabeth_joh
| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart: the Digital Markets Act could upend encryption, privacy, and product design while increasing spam, misinformation, and hate speech — WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart on how the Digital Markets Act could upend encryption, privacy, and product design
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The Verge and Wired UK
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| Corin Faife / The Verge: |
Security experts worry that the EU's DMA, which mandates messaging app interoperability, will undermine the end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp and other services — Big names in internet security have been fiercely critical of the new DMA legislation — On March 24th, EU governing bodies announced …
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Financial Times, Fortune, matrix.org, TechRadar, IT Management, New York Post, ExchangeWire.com, Pocket Gamer.biz, Fossbytes, 9to5Mac, and Telecoms.com
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Verizon blames “bad actors” and engages US law enforcement after its customers and users of its MVNO Visible receive spam texts from their own phone numbers — The carrier says it's working with US law enforcement to find those responsible — Yesterday, I wrote about receiving …
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USA Today, Insider, Engadget, Android Central, SlashGear, Mashable, CNET, XDA Developers, VICE, and The Week
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| Paul Vigna / Wall Street Journal: |
Greenpeace and other groups run ads highlighting bitcoin's environmental impact in the NYT, WSJ, and others, funded with $5M from Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen — Consortium launches effort advocating changes to the cryptocurrency's code — A consortium of environmental groups launched …
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Bloomberg, Decrypt, Protocol, VICE, Ars Technica, CoinDesk, The Verge, The Guardian, Greenpeace USA, The Daily Hodl, and Cryptonews
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
TikTok launches TikTok Library, an in-app creator tool with select content from Giphy, and plans to add more content sources, audio, sounds, and text templates — TikTok today is announcing a new in-app creation tool called TikTok Library, which the company hopes will make it easier … | Patrick McGee / Financial Times: |
Researchers find that Yandex's AppMetrica SDK, used by many iOS and Android apps like VPNs, sends device, network, and IP address metadata to servers in Russia — Information collected by company through apps on Apple and Google-powered mobile devices is sent to Russian servers
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Protocol, 9to5Mac, The Mac Observer, Infosecurity, AppleInsider, and KnowTechie
| Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal: |
Apple's Oscars win for CODA and Ted Lasso's success shows TV+'s boutique approach is paying off with tastemakers; Apple paid $25M for CODA's distribution rights — Launched in 2019, Apple TV+ produces far less content than its biggest streaming rivals — Apple Inc.'s boutique-store approach …
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Macworld, iThinkDifferent, iMore, The Wrap, and Apple Must
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify tests a vertically scrolling feed for podcasts in its app with ML-selected 60-second audio previews, using tech from its Podz acquisition in June 2021 — Spotify acquired podcast discovery platform Podz last summer for roughly $49.4 million, per a Securities and Exchange Commission filing …
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Android Central, SlashGear, Android Headlines, and The Verge
Tweets: @chrismessina and @chrismessina
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft updates Windows 11 to let users change their default browser with a single click, after criticism over Windows 11 making the process more complicated — It's a one-click process now — Microsoft is finally making it easier to change your default browser in Windows 11.
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Neowin, Thurrott, PCWorld, Windows Central, The Register, 9to5Google, Softpedia News, ZDNet, MUO, OnMSFT.com, Android Authority, and PCMag
Tweets: @tomwarren and @zachleat
| Cara Lombardo / Wall Street Journal: |
Nielsen agrees to be acquired by a consortium of PE firms, led by Brookfield and Elliott, in a deal valuing it at ~$16B, or $28 per share, including debt — Elliott, Brookfield to pay $28 a share for TV ratings company — Nielsen Holdings PLC agreed to sell itself to a group … | April Roach / Bloomberg: |
Meta halts plans to build a large data center in the Netherlands, amid rising opposition from the government over environmental concerns — Meta Platforms Inc. has paused plans to build a large data center in the Netherlands after the tech giant faced increasing opposition from the government.
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| Maggie Fitzgerald / CNBC: |
Robinhood says it will add four hours to its trading day, which will stretch from 7am to 8pm ET, in a push to eventually offer 24/7 trading; stock jumps 25%+ — - Robinhood said Tuesday it now provides trading from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET. — Until Tuesday, Robinhood offered trading 30 minutes …
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Benzinga, TechCrunch, Robinhood, Under the Hood, and Bloomberg
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Pinecone, which offers a serverless vector database designed specifically for the needs of data scientists, raises a $28M Series A led by Menlo Ventures — When Pinecone launched last year, the company's message was around building a serverless vector database designed specifically for the needs of data scientists.| Shannon Liao / Washington Post: |
Judge approves an $18M settlement between Activision Blizzard and the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, ending the federal sexual harassment lawsuit — A judge approved an $18 million settlement between Activision Blizzard and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Tuesday …
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The Guardian, Protocol, Axios, GamesIndustry.biz, Engadget, VentureBeat, Kotaku, Wccftech, and Dot Esports. Tweets: @charlieintel
| Liam Tung / ZDNet: |
Intel unveils i9-12900KS, an unlocked i9-12900K that can be overclocked, with a 30MB L3 cache, 150W base power, 5.5 GHz max frequency, coming April 5 for $739 — Intel takes the covers off its new 5.5GHz 12th generation i9-12900KS processor. — Intel has announced it will be releasing … | Ryan Tracy / Wall Street Journal: |
The DOJ endorses the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, which would forbid large platforms from favoring their products and services over competitors' — The Justice Department told lawmakers in a letter that the rise of dominant platforms presents a threat to open markets and competition
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Input, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Axios, The Register, iThinkDifferent, iMore, Protocol, and MacDailyNews
| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Automated transcription service Otter.ai adds several features, including AI-generated meeting summaries and a “home feed” with transcriptions and a calendar — Otter expands beyond transcripts to become a work hub — Otter.ai made its name as a slick, AI-powered transcription service.
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Otter.ai Blog, Search Engine Land, Protocol, TechCrunch, TechRadar, Forbes, Fast Company, TNW, Engadget, and Computerworld
| Greg Kumparak / TechCrunch: |
Amazon makes Glow, its video calling and projector device aimed at kids, available to all in the US for $299, following its invite-only launch in September 2021 — Back in September of last year, Amazon announced a curious looking device called the Amazon Glow.
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Gizmodo, CNET, and KnowTechie
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
HackerRank, which helps businesses find, evaluate, and hire developers, raises $60M at a ~$500M valuation, bringing its total funding to date to $115M — The job market for coders remains very tight on both sides of the table: there remains a major skills and talent shortage when it comes …
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| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
Leaked Mandiant report: Okta's contractor Sitel first sent a Lapsus$ breach notification to Okta on January 25 and a detailed “Intrusion Timeline” on March 17 — Documents shed some light on how Okta and its subprocessor Sitel reacted to a breach, but they don't explain the apparent lack of urgency.
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