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Uber takes some internal systems offline to investigate a network breach; Yuga Labs' Sam Curry says it appears the hacker pretty much has “full access to Uber” — The company said on Thursday that it was looking into the scope of the apparent hack.
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Uber's hacker, who claims to be 18 years old, says he hacked Uber for fun, using social engineering, might leak source code, and has access to its AWS account — The company said in a tweet it was “responding to a cybersecurity incident” — SAN FRANCISCO — Uber's computer systems …
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Yuga Labs engineer: Uber's hacker accessed its HackerOne bug bounty program; source: the hacker downloaded all the vulnerability reports before losing access — Uber suffered a cyberattack Thursday afternoon with a hacker gaining access to vulnerability reports and sharing screenshots … | Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Uber says there is “no evidence” the hacker accessed sensitive user info, like trip histories, during the breach and that all its products are now “operational” — Uber says there is “no evidence” that any of its users' private information was compromised in a breach of its internal computer systems.| Tim Hakki / Decrypt: |
The White House releases a “comprehensive framework” for US crypto regulation, outlining various federal agencies' recommendations after six months of study — The White House's recommendations are built on six months of wide-ranging research across the digital asset sector.
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Intel says the company plans to replace its Pentium and Celeron brands, debuted in 1993 and 1998, with Intel Processor, starting with notebooks in 2023 — While there are more and more premium Chrome OS devices, the category very much excels at the cheaper end of the market.
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| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Vectra: Microsoft Teams stores authentication tokens in unencrypted plaintext; Microsoft has no plans for a fix, since an exploit would require network access — Microsoft downplayed the flaw saying it ‘does not meet our bar for immediate servicing.’ — Microsoft Teams stores authentication tokens … | Nico Grant / New York Times: |
Leaked audio: YouTube will lower the barriers to entry for its partner program and bring ads to Shorts, paying creators 45% of ad money vs. 55% for YouTube ads — The video platform will let more creators earn payments and place ads in Shorts, its TikTok competitor, according to audio from an internal meeting.
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Former TikTok and ByteDance staff say TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew's power is limited; ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming and other executives make most of the decisions — Shou Zi Chew, TikTok's chief executive, is balancing how to be an autonomous leader while juggling the demands of the app's Chinese parent company.
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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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| Bloomberg: |
PitchBook: the Adobe deal makes Figma the largest VC-backed exit in 20+ years; source: Figma's biggest outside shareholder is Index Ventures with a 12%+ stake — Danny Rimer first invested in Figma in 2012, shortly after the company was established and began developing software tools for designers.
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| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
Parler restructures as Parlement Technologies after raising a $16M Series B and acquires Dynascale to offer “uncancelable” cloud services for online businesses — On Friday, Parler announced that it was entering the internet infrastructure industry in order to provide new … | 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
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Ryan Breslow, who stepped down as Bolt Financial CEO in January 2022, launches Love, a DAO to fund alternative medicine clinical trials, with $7.5M in funding — The controversial founder and executive chairman of payment company Bolt slides into the CEO seat of an early-stage wellness startup.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
General Atlantic plans to buy out SoftBank's entire 15% stake in game-based online learning service Kahoot for about $152M; SoftBank spent $215M+ for the stake — SoftBank's retreat from its past investing exuberance continues apace. This morning, Kahoot, the Norwegian startup that provides … Sponsor Posts
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