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| Jonathan Greig / The Record: |
Ukrainian officials say they stopped an attack on an energy facility with help from ESET and Microsoft, and identified a new variant of the Industroyer malware — Ukrainian officials said they stopped an attack on an energy facility with the help of researchers from ESET and Microsoft.
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Tweets: @dsszzi, @cisajen, @wired, @davemaasland, @nicoleperlroth, @gadgetlab, and @hatr
| Daniel Van Boom / CNET: |
Meta's plan to take up to a 47.5% cut of each virtual transaction on Horizon Worlds draws criticism from NFT proponents; OpenSea takes a 2.5% cut — Meta, previously known as Facebook, is figuring out how to monetize the metaverse. … It's been nearly six months since the company formerly known …
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| Cheyenne Ligon / CoinDesk: |
Former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith is sentenced to 5+ years in prison and fined $100K for helping North Koreans use cryptocurrencies to evade sanctions — Griffith previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate international sanctions for giving a talk at a crypto conference in Pyongyang in 2019.
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Tweets: @matthew_d_green, @richardhanania, @rgcooke, @el33th4xor, and @shanvav
| Stacy Elliott / Decrypt: |
An anonymous crypto trader seems to have bought $400K of tokens that were later listed on Coinbase, before the list was public; the tokens are now worth $572K+ — An Ethereum wallet went on a token shopping spree, focusing entirely on assets Coinbase later revealed it is considering listing.
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Tweets: @newsycombinator, @blockanalia, @blockanalia, @silvermanjacob, @somospostpc, and @silvermanjacob
| Will Oremus / Washington Post: |
Research details the impact of TikTok's decision to block outside content from appearing to Russian users while allowing state propaganda — Last month, as many tech companies sided with Ukraine over Russia's invasion, TikTok appeared to follow suit by suspending new video uploads and live streams from Russia.
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| Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg: |
Elon Musk is facing a proposed shareholder class action that alleges Musk's delayed SEC filings disclosing his stake kept Twitter's share price artificially low — Elon Musk was sued by a Twitter Inc. shareholder who claims the Tesla Inc. CEO's delay in disclosing his ownership of more than 5% …
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Tweets: @timobrien, @counternotions, and @sarahfrier
| Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: |
MoonPay, which lets users buy crypto and NFTs with credit cards, announces Justin Bieber, Gwyneth Paltrow, and other celebs invested $86.7M at a $3.4B valuation — First, they bought NFTs with MoonPay — then they bought MoonPay — MoonPay, the company that lets consumers pay for digital assets …
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Tweets: @jordanuhl, @lhm1, and @wublockchain
| Alex Sherman / CNBC: |
Sources: two weeks after the launch of CNN+, the premium streaming service has garnered under 10K DAUs, amid reports that CNN has spent ~$300M on the effort — - Fewer than 10,000 people are using CNN+ on a daily basis two weeks into its existence, sources said.
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| Rebecca Jennings / Vox: |
A look at the burgeoning cottage industry devoted to teaching children and teens about Web3, including Crypto Kids Camp, which operates a $500 weeklong camp — Today's parents must ask the age-old question: When's the right time to teach my 5-year-old about NFTs?
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Digital Threat Digest. Tweets: @rebexxxxa, @adamsinger, @rebexxxxa, @ahcastor, @smdiehl, @jilliancyork, @evan_greer, and @kellymakena
| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
A look at Jack Dorsey's life after Twitter, as 30+ people who have worked with him say his “favorite child” is promoting bitcoin, not working at Block — As he walked onstage at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Jack Dorsey was still technically the chief executive officer … | Charlie Osborne / ZDNet: |
Microsoft releases over 100 security fixes, including patches for two zero-day vulnerabilities, for Windows, Office, Edge, Dynamics, Hyper-V, and other software — Microsoft has dealt with zero-day bugs in the firm's customary monthly batch of security fixes.| JD Shadel / Them: |
Analysis of Google search results for 50+ trans celebrities shows transphobic suggestions, such as “before surgery” or “as a guy”; Google says it fixed an issue — When the world has a question, we Google it. Processing more than three billion searches a day …
Tweets: @mpjinstitute, @histoftech, @jenniolsonsf, @roseschmits, @jdshadel, @jdshadel, @histoftech, @histoftech, @histoftech, @dlberes, @techwontsaveus, and @timnitgebru
| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
OpenAI's DALL-E 2 and other AI models' ability to generate new content at zero marginal cost has major implications for the metaverse, social networks, and more — Last week OpenAI released DALL-E 2, which produces (or edits) images based on textual prompts; this Twitter thread from @BecomingCritter …
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VICE, LessWrong, and Marketing BS …
Tweets: @matthausk, @stratechery, @martinsfp, @mwpen, and @johnlmacfarlane
| David Hundeyin / West Africa Weekly: |
An investigation into Nigerian payments startup Flutterwave, valued at $3B, alleges employee stock option fraud, sexual harassment, and workplace bullying — On the night of Sunday March 20, 2022, a particular WhatsApp group wouldn't stop buzzing. — Word had got out that a big story …
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Techpoint Africa. Tweets: @davidhundeyin, @mattflannery, @macjordan, @dolarpo, @ishuku, @grantbrooke, and @realkelvin07
| Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Spotify's podcasting boss Courtney Holt, who brought on Joe Rogan, Harry and Meghan, the Obamas, and others, is leaving after almost five years — The architect of Spotify Technology SA's podcasting strategy, including the signing of controversial commentator Joe Rogan … | Joseph Cox / VICE: |
Court docs: T-Mobile paid hackers ~$200K via a third party to stop an ongoing leak of stolen data on 30M customers, but the hackers kept selling it regardless — After hackers targeted T-Mobile in August, T-Mobile hired a third-party firm that went undercover and bought exclusive access to the data.
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Engadget, National Crime Agency, Telecoms.com, Fossbytes, PhoneArena, Android Headlines, and TmoNews
Tweets: @hackermaderas, @nca_uk, @motherboard, and @jason_koebler
| Giles Turner / Bloomberg: |
Google says it will invest $9.5B across 2022 to build US offices and data centers, with plans to create 12,000 jobs, up from the $7B announced in 2021 — Google said it will invest $9.5 billion in offices and data centers in the U.S. over 2022., putting money behind its bid to get more workers back in its buildings.
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Protocol, Wall Street Journal, The Keyword, Barron's Online, TechCircle, The Economic Times, and Tech News. Tweets: @sundarpichai
| Jack Gillum / Bloomberg: |
A group of cybersecurity companies specializing in securing US critical infrastructure form a coalition to work with the government and adopt uniform standards — A group of cybersecurity companies that specialize in securing critical infrastructure said Tuesday they've formed a lobbying group …
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Tweets: @ericgeller, @kellyferg23, and @selenalarson
| Lesley Goldberg / The Hollywood Reporter: |
Amazon will rebrand IMDb TV as Freevee starting April 27 and plans to grow its slate of originals by 70% in 2022 — The ad-supported streamer, home to ‘Alex Rider’ and a growing slate of original series and movies, will change its name starting April 27. — Amazon-backed IMDb TV is being rebranded.
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Deadline, Variety, CNBC, The Wrap, TVLine, and Adweek
Tweets: @dylanljmartin, @mgsiegler, @kslane, @fellawhomstdve, @edzitron, @markdistef, @joeotterson, and @loudmouthjulia
| New York Times: |
Many tech companies, eager to please employees returning to offices, are providing perks like concerts with pop stars, food trucks, and “appreciation events” — Tech companies really want their employees to be happy — or at least less annoyed — about returning.
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Bloomberg. Tweets: @kateconger, @kocienda, @kocienda, @madelinecuddihy, @kocienda, @dubois, @business, @taylorlorenz, @kevinhoctor, @gregbensinger, @kocienda, @chipgoines, @jordanzakarin, @tminsberg, @dannygroner, @kocienda, @taylorlorenz, @taylorlorenz, @karlbode, @karlbode, and @rmac18
| Bloomberg: |
KKR agrees to buy Barracuda, which helps companies manage and protect cloud data, from Thoma Bravo; sources: the deal values Barracuda at ~$3.8B including debt — KKR & Co. has agreed to to acquire cybersecurity company Barracuda Networks Inc. from Thoma Bravo.Sponsor Posts
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