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Hackers drain nearly the entire $190.7M in crypto from the Nomad token bridge, which raised an April 2022 seed from Coinbase, OpenSea, and five other companies — Hundreds of potential exploiters appear to have drained all of the bridge's $190 million in TVL in just a matter of hours. — 57 Total views
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: Adam Mosseri plans to temporarily relocate to London and build out Instagram's presence over the coming months at Meta's King's Cross offices — UK capital will effectively become social media app's base as parent Meta battles TikTok — Instagram head Adam Mosseri is moving to London …
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Legal docs: Twitter subpoenaed information about Chamath Palihapitiya, David Sacks, Steve Jurvetson, Marc Andreessen, and others in its Elon Musk lawsuit — Twitter has subpoenaed information about elite Silicon Valley investors Chamath Palihapitiya, David Sacks, and Steve Jurvetson
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| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
CloudSEK researchers find 3,207 mobile apps exposing Twitter API keys to the public, potentially letting hackers take over associated users' Twitter accounts — Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a set of 3,207 mobile apps that are exposing Twitter API keys to the public …
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| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
Pinterest reports Q2 revenue up 9% YoY to $666M, vs $667M est., global MAUs down 5% YoY to 433M, vs 431M est., and a net loss of $43M; stock jumps 20%+ — - Pinterest posted disappointing financial results and gave guidance that missed Wall Street expectations, but user numbers were better than expected.
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| Sabrina Ortiz / ZDNet: |
IDC reports global Chromebook shipments fell 51.4% YoY to 6M units in Q2 2022, still above pre-pandemic levels, and tablet shipments rose 0.15% YoY to 40.5M — The second quarter of 2022 showed a sharp decline in Chromebook shipments — When the world went online because of the pandemic …
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As TikTok grows in the Middle East and North Africa, its regional content moderators complain of psychological distress and pay of around $2 to $3 per hour — - As TikTok gains in popularity in the Middle East and North Africa, it's ramping up its content moderation operation in the region.| Ryan Smith / AnandTech: |
The CXL consortium plans to absorb the OpenCAPI consortium's assets and standards, setting CXL to become the dominant server CPU-to-device interconnect standard — With the 2022 Flash Memory Summit taking place this week, not only is there a slew of solid-state storage announcements in the pipe … | Wallace Witkowski / MarketWatch: |
Activision Blizzard reports Q2 revenue of $1.64B, down from $2.3B YoY, vs $1.57B est., $280M net income, down from $876M YoY, and 361M MAUs, down from 408M YoY — Ahead of earnings, Microsoft reportedly said Activision Blizzard has no ‘must have’ games — Activision Blizzard Inc. shares ticked higher …
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| Raisa Bruner / TIME: |
An interview with OnlyFans CEO Ami Gan on adapting to the role, addressing safety concerns, embracing adult creators, plans to grow the platform, and more — When Amrapali “Ami” Gan became CEO of OnlyFans in December 2021, she wasn't just stepping into a bigger job than her previous position …
Tweets: @mikestabile, @raisabruner, @amrapaligan, and @erictheumpire
| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
Leaked docs: how Roblox handles child grooming, automatic image scanning, mass shooting simulators, and more; Roblox says it has 2,600+ working on moderation — Internal documents reveal how exactly the platform played by half of all children in the U.S. is tackling grooming …
Tweets: @karlssonmax, @motherboard, @josephfcox, @motherboard, and @motherboard
| Simon Sharwood / The Register: |
Microsoft extends the useful life of its cloud server assets from four to six years, citing improved efficiencies and tech, and expects to save $3.7B in FY 2023 — Banks billions by making servers last even longer than AWS or Google — Microsoft has extended the life of the machines powering … | Politico: |
On top of chip subsidies, the US must reform its immigration policies for high-skilled workers and invest in STEM education to become a manufacturing hub again — JOHNSTOWN, Ohio — Just 15 minutes outside of downtown Columbus, the suburbs abruptly evaporate.| Richard Waters / Financial Times: |
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