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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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Tweets: @ronin_network, @ronin_network, @ronin_network, @axieinfinity, @coindesk, @sbf_ftx, @josephfcox, @cz_binance, @benedictevans, @zrachess, @the_postman_, @adamscochran, @jihoz_axie, @frankresearcher, @cobie, @kelvinfichter, @lawmaster, @degenapeacademy, @danlesac, @johnreedstark, @jonrussell, @carnage4life, @loopifyyy, @_prestwich, @nft_guru, @fredbenenson, @phabcd, @adamscochran, @j0hnnyxm4s, @epro, @kelvinfichter, @carnage4life, @iboudreau, @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, @mintroyale, @villi, @hosseeb, @dclblogger, @mattbinder, @ibogost, @mitsuhiko, @hosseeb, @joepostingg, @thedextriarchy, @livercoin, @kyle_chasse, @bcrypt, @nft_guru, @iansherr, @frankresearcher, @krugermacro, @nischalshetty, @chainlinkgod, @edzitron, @caseynewton, @nft_guru, @cobie, @matthew_d_green, @adamscochran, @dogetoshi, @adamsinger, @silvermanjacob, @musalbas, @simonyusea, and @tomaxwell
| 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:| 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 … | 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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| 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 … | 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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| 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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Tweets: @freethewolfvo, @charlieintel, @jonnypeltz, @shannon_liao, @eurogamer, and @gibiz
| 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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| The Economic Times: |
Qure.ai, which uses AI to read and interpret X-rays, CT scans, and ultrasounds for medical image diagnosis, raises $40M led by Novo Holdings and HealthQuad — Mumbai: Healthtech startup Qure.ai (Qure) has raised $40 million in a funding round led by Novo Holdings and HealthQuad.
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| TechCrunch: |
A brief overview of Y Combinator's Demo Day for the Winter 2022 batch, with 414 companies in total and the first batch to receive YC's new standard deal — The TechCrunch team spent today covering the first day of Y Combinator's Winter 2022 Demo Day, which featured half of the 394 companies that plan to virtually present.
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| 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 shares slid after a Wall Street Journal report stoked investors' concerns about more curbs on China's online video industry …
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| 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 … | Gillian Tan / Bloomberg: |
Brightline, a provider of virtual behavioral health services to children and their families, raises a $105M Series C at a $705M valuation led by KKR — Brightline, a provider of virtual behavioral-health services to children and their families, said it is valued at $705 million … | 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.
Tweets: @brave, @tomwarren, and @zachleat
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Israel-based Kooply, still in stealth mode, raises an $18M seed led by Microsoft's M12, TPY Capital, and Playtika to build a mobile games development platform — Mobile dominates the world of gaming, with smartphone and tablet games generating $93.2 billion in revenues in 2021, more than console …
Tweets: @jofoloco2
| Shubham Sharma / VentureBeat: |
BoostUp.ai, whose AI-based revenue operations and intelligence platform is used by companies like Cloudflare and Udemy, raises a $28.5M Series B led by NGP — Santa Clara, California headquartered BoostUp.ai, which provides a revenue operations and intelligence platform to enterprises … | Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
Boston-based Cloaked, which allows users to generate unique email addresses and phone numbers while creating online accounts, raises a $25M Series A — Cloaked, a Boston-based startup that allows users to generate unique email addresses and phone numbers when creating online accounts, has secured $25 million in Series A funding.| Michail / GSMArena.com: |
Counterpoint: Motorola was the third largest smartphone OEM in the US in 2021, with a 10% market share, up 131% YoY, filling the void left by LG's exit — LG officially shut down its mobile division last April which left a sizeable hole in the US smartphone market and based … | Berber Jin / The Information: |
Source: Philadelphia-based delivery startup Gopuff to lay off ~3% of its staff to cut $40M in costs; layoffs follow the resignations of several key executives — Gopuff, the instant-delivery company valued at $15 billion last fall, is preparing to lay off hundreds of employees …
Tweets: @berber_jin1, @patrickmoorhead, @benfischersbj, @zachtratar, @ckrewson, and @chandrarsrikant
| 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 …
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TikTok, Almund's Newsletter, Android Headlines, MSPoweruser, dot.LA, and Social Media Today
Tweets: @danprimack and @mattnavarra
| 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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