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A rundown of Twitter whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko's testimony before US Senate Judiciary Committee lawmakers — A Twitter whistleblower on Tuesday testified before Congress that the company's failure to secure sensitive data causes “real harm to real people,” …
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| Ronan Farrow / New Yorker: |
A look at the efforts by at least six research groups to find dirt on Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko, including offers to pay his former colleagues for info — Many of Peiter (Mudge) Zatko's former colleagues have received offers of payment for information about him.
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Mudge details Twitter's lack of logging, ignoring hackers' ongoing efforts to access its systems, how the FTC let the company “grade its own homework”, and more — A ticking bomb of security vulnerabilities. Covering up security failures. Duping regulators and misleading lawmakers.| David McCabe / New York Times: |
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| Brady Dale / Axios: |
The US Treasury clarifies its guidance on Tornado Cash and provides a way for users to lawfully withdraw their funds by applying for a license — New guidance from the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control provides a roadmap for people who used Tornado Cash for lawful transactions to withdraw their stuck funds.
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
In an email to developers, Apple says that new App Store ad placements will be available for the 2022 holiday season — - Apple is planning to release new ad “placements” as soon as the holiday season of this year. — The new ad units represent a significant expansion in Apple's advertising inventory …
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| Adam Blacker / Apptopia Blog: |
In July, the average in-app purchase price rose 40% YoY on iOS and 9% YoY on Google Play; Adjust data: iOS IAP prices correlate with the rising cost per install — The average price of an in-app purchase (IAP) in the U.S. on the iOS App Store has increased 40% year-over-year (YoY) in the month of July.
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Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, TechCrunch, The Bharat Express News, and 9to5Mac
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| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
Meta plans to test Discord-like “Community Chats” in Messenger and Facebook Groups, offering categories, audio and video channels, admin-only chats, and more — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced this morning that “Community Chats” are coming to Messenger and Facebook Groups.
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Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg. Tweets: @sulamatraore, @evanhamilton, @farokhshahabi, @sulamatraore, @vader7x, @messenger, and @ldignan
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Twitter says that a preliminary count shows that shareholders have voted to approve Elon Musk's proposed $44B buyout — Twitter's shareholders have voted to approve a proposed $44 billion acquisition by Elon Musk. Reports yesterday suggested that a wide margin of approval was expected for the vote …
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| CNBC: |
After surprising CPI data, the Nasdaq closes down 5.16%, Nvidia down 9.47%, Meta down 9.37%, Coinbase down 8.84%, Amazon down 7.06%; BTC fell 9%+ in 24 hours — Stocks fell sharply on Tuesday after a key August inflation report came in hotter than expected, hurting investor optimism …
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| Kris Holt / Engadget: |
EA says it plans to debut EA AntiCheat, a kernel-level anti-cheat system for some PC games, due to cheat developers increasingly building kernel-level exploits — Electronic Arts is determined to keep cheaters at bay. The company has developed a kernel-level anti-cheat system for PC …
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| Sabrina Ortiz / ZDNet: |
Google signs a cooperative research and development agreement with the US NIST to develop new nanotechnology and semiconductor devices with open-source designs — Chips used to develop new nanotechnology and semiconductor devices oftentimes have a large price tag, posing a big obstacle for innovation.
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Alongside iOS 16, Apple releases iOS and iPadOS 15.7, macOS Monterey 12.6, and macOS Big Sur 11.7 to fix 2022's eighth actively exploited iOS and macOS zero-day — Apple has released security updates to address the eighth zero-day vulnerability used in attacks against iPhones and Macs since the start of the year.| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
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| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
Twitter rolls out its redesigned Spaces tab to Twitter Blue subscribers on iOS, which includes live and recorded Spaces, podcasts, and themed audio stations — Twitter has begun rolling out its redesigned Spaces tab. Starting today, Twitter Blue members on iOS can check …
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Adweek, XDA Developers, TechCrunch, OnMSFT.com, and Android Headlines
Tweets: @twitterblue, @maazarin, @return_of_metro, @rabble, @ajchavar, and @marcoarment
| Wall Street Journal: |
Bob Iger, the CEO of Walt Disney from 2005 to 2020, joins VC firm Thrive Capital, founded by Joshua Kushner, as a venture partner to advise on day-to-day work — As a venture partner, Iger will identify new investments and mentor founders in day-to-day role — Netflix Hit a Subscriber Peak, Here's How It Plans to Keep Growing
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Tweets: @kylebrussell, @joshuakushner, @sherman4949, @loudmouthjulia, and @rwhelanwsj
| Maria Gracia Santillana Linares / Forbes: |
Doodles, an NFT profile picture maker, raised $54M at a $704M valuation from Alexis Ohanian's 776, FTX, and others, and plans to expand to music and gaming NFTs — Amid generally somber conditions in the non-fungible token (NFT) market, colorful-profile-picture maker Doodles raised $54 million …
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The Block, 2-Minute NFT/Crypto Newsletter, Cointelegraph, Fortune, Bitcoinist.com, and The Information
Tweets: @doodles, @xbenjamminx, @rager, @jonrosenberg, @unlockscalendar, @0x7d54, @silvermanjacob, @doodles, @kboiciuc, and @forbescrypto
| Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: |
A NY federal judge rules most of the state AGs' ad tech antitrust suit against Google can proceed, dismissing their claim Meta and Google colluded via Jedi Blue — An antitrust suit by state attorneys general accusing Alphabet Inc.'s Google of monopolizing the technology underlying online advertising …
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| Luc Cohen / Reuters: |
Nikhil Wahi, a brother of ex-Coinbase PM Ishan Wahi, pleads guilty to a wire fraud conspiracy charge, in the first insider trading case involving cryptocurrency — The brother of a former Coinbase Global Inc (COIN.O) product manager pleaded guilty on Monday to a wire fraud conspiracy charge … | Katherine Doherty / Bloomberg: |
SWIFT is testing a blockchain project with crypto startup Symbiont to drive “efficiencies in communicating significant corporate events”, like mergers — SWIFT, the messaging system used by financial institutions globally to convey instructions on tens of millions of transactions each day, is testing out blockchain.
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: Newport Wafer Fab's prior owner is orchestrating a bid to buy back the company, as the UK plans to tell Chinese-owned Nexperia to reduce its stake — Drew Nelson orchestrates bid for company as government plans to curb sale to Chinese-owned Nexperia
Tweets: @editorbtb, @annasophiegross, and @dylanjonesevans
| Reuters: |
A close look at Twitter's China business, one of its largest non-US revenue streams: local governments and state media buying ads, internal tensions, and more — Even as China bars 1.4 billion citizens from Twitter, its local authorities are splurging on global advertising on the site …
Tweets: @mattnavarra, @780thc, @olivertheyoung, @niubi, @aparanjape, @aparanjape, and @aparanjape
| Benjamin Mullin / New York Times: |
TCG invests $100M in Night Capital, co-founded by Mr. Beast's manager Reed Duchscher, which plans to buy DTC businesses and pair them with influential creators — Reed Duchscher, the manager of the YouTube megastar “Mr. Beast,” is teaming up with the investment firm TCG to bankroll businesses led by online creators.
Tweets: @jarroddicker and @bentwitr
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