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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, Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At, The Verge, VICE, Kotaku, Decrypt, CyberScoop, CNN, Forbes, Input, Comparitech, SiliconANGLE, VentureBeat, BleepingComputer, Crypto Daily, Protocol, Engadget, Tom's Hardware, Security Affairs, PC Gamer, TheGamer, Neowin, PCMag, CryptoSlate, Ethereum World News, Elliptic Blog, GameSpot, The Block, The Record, and Metaversal
Tweets: @ronin_network, @ronin_network, @ronin_network, @axieinfinity, @sbf_ftx, @coindesk, @josephfcox, @benedictevans, @zrachess, @the_postman_, @adamscochran, @jihoz_axie, @frankresearcher, @degenapeacademy, @danlesac, @johnreedstark, @jonrussell, @loopifyyy, @_prestwich, @nft_guru, @fredbenenson, @phabcd, @adamscochran, @j0hnnyxm4s, @epro, @kelvinfichter, @carnage4life, @iboudreau, @lawmaster, @kelvinfichter, @malwarejake, @adrianweckler, @adamscochran, @rleshner, @mikeisaac, @broderick, @discoverxnft, @ryanlcooper, @mkapor, @nft_guru, @adamscochran, @zackseward, @livercoin, @joepostingg, @cryptodefilord, @adamscochran, @staffordphilip, @blockanalia, @bigblackjacobin, @kelvinfichter, @munecatmusic, @zackwhittaker, @ben_mckenzie, @0xpepo, @alexhern, @caseynewton, @blockanalia, @cobie, @mintroyale, @kelvinfichter, @villi, @hosseeb, @dclblogger, and @mattbinder
| Christopher Dring / GamesIndustry.biz: |
Sony merges PS Now and PS Plus to form three tiers, launching in June: PS Plus Essential 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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PlayStation.Blog, GeekWire, Gizchina, Fast Company, Video Games Chronicle, PC Gamer, CNBC, Android Central, Press Start, Ars Technica, BigTechWire, Laptop Mag, Game Developer, Entechtainment.today, Stevivor, OnMSFT.com, Game Rant, TechRadar, Android Authority, Tom's Guide, BetaNews, and Gizmodo
| 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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Video Games Chronicle, Windows Central, TheGamer, Tom's Guide, Eurogamer.net, IGN, Protocol, Stevivor, Kotaku, Digital Trends, PYMNTS.com, HotHardware.com News, PC Gamer, TrueAchievements, purexbox.com, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, The Verge, Wccftech, Insider, The Guardian, Pocket-lint, Game Rant, GameSpot, GamingBolt, Gameranx, Appuals.com, BGR, Polygon, and Softpedia News
Tweets: @nibellion, @tomwarren, @loudmouthjulia, @ethangach, @loudmouthjulia, @tomwarren, @nickstatt, @gibiz, @realbengilbert, and @nibellion
| 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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Gizmodo. Tweets: @briankrebs, @malwarejake, @rayredacted, @evacide, @villi, @daveaitel, @michaelguimarin, @gossithedog, @josephfcox, and @matthew_d_green
| Liam Tung / ZDNet: |
Intel unveils i9-12900KS, an unlocked i9-12900K meant to be overclocked, with a 30MB L3 cache, 150W base power, a 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 …
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The Verge, AnandTech, PCWorld, The Register, GamesRadar, Tom's Hardware, XDA Developers, and Gizchina. Tweets: @tomwarren
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Meta updates Messenger with Slack-like shortcuts, /silent to reply without a notification and @everyone to notify all, and plans to add more, like /pay and /gif — There's also one that pings everyone, so please use it responsibly — Meta, the parent company of Facebook …
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Messenger News, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, Social Media Today, and PYMNTS.com
| 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, Android Police, CNET, govtech.com, Android Central, VICE, SlashGear, XDA Developers, Mashable, and Engadget
Tweets: @alex_lanstein, @pattymo, @senatorshoshana, @reckless, @mattscalici, @samitsarkar, @rjcc, and @edzitron
| Shannon Liao / Washington Post: |
A 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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Kotaku, Activision Blizzard, Los Angeles Times, The Hill, The Guardian, Protocol, Game Developer, Axios, Dow Jones Newswires, The Wrap, NPR, GamesIndustry.biz, Deadline, Engadget, We Got This Covered, The Daily Beast, Gamepur, CBR, ScreenRant, IGN, Hollywood Reporter, Video Games Chronicle, TechSpot, and VentureBeat
Tweets: @shannon_liao, @charlieintel, and @eurogamer
| 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, Pixel Envy, and Wired UK
Tweets: @caseynewton, @caffar3cristina, @marietjeschaake, @alexstamos, @caseynewton, @s8mb, and @saramorrison
| Corin Faife / The Verge: |
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Protocol, matrix.org, TechRadar, New York Post, ExchangeWire.com, and Fortune
Tweets: @benedictevans, @benedictevans, @1br0wn, and @1br0wn
| 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 … | 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, Windows Central, Softpedia News, The Register, MUO, OnMSFT.com, Android Authority, and PCWorld
Tweets: @brave, @tomwarren, and @zachleat
| 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, Washington Post, Fortune, Decrypt, Greenpeace USA, The Guardian, Protocol, VICE, Ars Technica, Crypto Briefing, CoinDesk, The Daily Hodl, and The Verge
| 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, New York Times, Gizmodo, FemaleFirst, GamesRadar, Deadline, Comic Book, iMore, Paste, UPROXX, Nerdist, and SlashFilm
| 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 … | 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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9to5Mac, The Mac Observer, AppleInsider, and KnowTechie
| Cara Lombardo / Wall Street Journal: |
Nielsen agrees to be acquired by a group of private equity 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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Reuters and nltimes.nl
| 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.
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PR Newswire, Pinecone, CTech, FinSMEs, and Insider
| Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: |
Kuaishou reports Q4 revenue of $3.8B, up 35% YoY, with a ~$1B net loss, and MAUs up 21.5% YoY to 578M, as daily time spent per user rose 32% to 118.9 minutes — Kuaishou Technology's revenue beat estimates, defying China's economic slowdown despite intensifying competition with TikTok-owner ByteDance Ltd.
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Dow Jones Newswires, Forbes, Seeking Alpha, Forbes, and Kuaishou Technology
| Rita Liao / TechCrunch: |
Chinese AR glasses maker Nreal raises a $60M Series C extension led by Alibaba, bringing its total funding to $200M in the past 12 months — China's augmented reality startup Nreal is on a roll. The company, which hopes to bring AR to the masses by making bright-color, lightweight smart glasses …
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Bloomberg, VentureBeat, CNBC, and Nikkei Asia
| 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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