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Uber is investigating a breach of its computer systems, saying a hacker compromised a worker's Slack account and also gained access to other internal systems — The company said on Thursday that it was looking into the scope of the apparent hack. — Uber's computer network was breached on Thursday …
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| Bloomberg: |
Adobe plans to buy UI design and prototyping tool Figma for ~$20B, half cash and half stock; CEO Dylan Field will continue to lead Figma; ADBE closed down 16.8% — Adobe Inc. agreed to buy software design startup Figma Inc. in a deal valued at about $20 billion in a bid to expand its suite of creative tools for professionals.
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| Bloomberg: |
PitchBook: Figma deal is the largest exit for a VC-backed company in ~20 years; source: Index Ventures' ~12% stake makes it Figma's biggest outside shareholder — Danny Rimer first invested in Figma in 2012, shortly after the company was established and began developing software tools for designers.| Wall Street Journal: |
Speaking hours after Ethereum's Merge update, SEC Chair Gary Gensler says cryptocurrencies that let holders stake coins may be subject to US securities laws — SEC chairman says system used by ether following software update could trigger securities laws — WASHINGTON—Ethereum's big software update …
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| Sandali Handagama / CoinDesk: |
Chainalysis: emerging markets, led by Vietnam and the Philippines, drove global cryptocurrency adoption over the past year; China remained active despite a ban — The blockchain analytics firm's 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Index also shows China remains active despite a ban on crypto trading.
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| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
Source: Meta's Chris Cox directed the New Product Experimentation division to scale back; Meta says the division will focus on short-form video — Facebook's New Product Experimentation division is scaling back its mission dramatically, Platformer has learned.
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| The Information: |
Memo to staff: Adam Mosseri says Instagram's creator surveys show the app lags behind TikTok and YouTube on the most important creator satisfaction dimensions — For the past couple of years, as Instagram has sought to better compete with TikTok, becoming more appealing to creators has been a top priority.
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| Natasha Singer / New York Times: |
California Governor Newsom signs into law an online safety bill that puts limits on the data companies collect on minors; the law goes into effect in July 2024 — The bill could require many social media sites, games and other online services used by children to install protections for minors.| Meghan Bobrowsky / Wall Street Journal: |
COO Vanessa Pappas told senators that TikTok is working on a final deal with CFIUS that satisfies all US national security concerns, but didn't give a timeline — Lawmakers express concern over potential Chinese influence of the popular short-video app — Investigation: How TikTok's Algorithm Figures Out Your Deepest Desires| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
| Drew Harwell / Washington Post: |
Senator Ron Wyden reveals the CBP told Congress it adds data from ~10K travelers' devices per year to a database, accessible by 2,700 officers without a warrant — Contacts, call logs, messages and photos from up to 10,000 travelers' phones are saved to a government database every year| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Some YouTube viewers say the platform's ads expanded in length and quantity over the past month or two, with reports of five to 10 unskippable ads per break — The experience of watching YouTube has been infiltrated by ads over the years as a means of maintaining the platform and supporting creators financially.
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| Paul Hill / Neowin: |
Amazon announces the US launch of Veeqo, a shipping software that lets sellers connect their sales channels and access discounts on UPS, USPS, DHL, and FedEx — Amazon has announced that it's launching a new version of Veeqo in the United States. Veeqo is a multichannel shipping service …
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| Victoria Song / The Verge: |
Apple Watch Series 8 review: watchOS 9 is excellent, crash detection and temperature sensors are neat, but is not much of an upgrade and needs daily charging — ... don't upgrade … The concept, made famous by Toyota, means continuous improvement.
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| Megha Paul / Tech.eu: |
Alcatraz AI, which develops AI-powered, facial recognition-based building access control systems, raised a $25M Series A led by Almaz Capital — Alcatraz AI aims to transform the experience of entering spaces in the most highly secure manner, while enabling a completely passive … | Heather Somerville / Wall Street Journal: |
Research: Chinese investment in US VC funds hit ~$880M in 2022, the second-highest level in 12+ years; China-linked groups invested $4B+ into US VCs since 2010 — New report shows 2022 on pace to be one of the strongest years for investment despite tensions between the two countries| Charles Hutzler / Wall Street Journal: |
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