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How Telegram, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter were used to boost election fraud claims in Brazil before riots hit Congress and government buildings — Researchers detected a surge in agressive rhetoric from election denialists in far-right channels online ahead of Sunday's rioting
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| Eric Wallerstein / Wall Street Journal: |
FTX's bankruptcy executives are seeking to recoup Sam Bankman-Fried's and FTX's charitable donations; FTX's Future Fund pledged $160M+ to over 110 nonprofits — Nonprofits struggle to decide how to handle money received from bankrupt crypto exchange — Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX doled out millions in charitable donations.
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| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
SteamDB: Valve's Steam platform passed 10M concurrent in-game players for the first time on January 7 and exceeded 33M concurrent online users on January 8 — Valve's game distribution platform Steam had a record-breaking weekend, exceeding 10 million concurrent in-game players for the first time …
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Up until late December 2022, hackers were using a flaw in Experian's site to get anyone's entire credit report using only their name, address, birthday, and SSN — Identity thieves have been exploiting a glaring security weakness in the website of Experian, one of the big three consumer credit reporting bureaus.
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| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
A look at the impact of the emerging AI epoch, led by DALL-E, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and ChatGPT, on Apple, Amazon, Meta, Google, and Microsoft — The story of 2022 was the emergence of AI, first with image generation models, including DALL-E, MidJourney, and the open source Stable Diffusion …
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| P J Huffstutter / Reuters: |
John Deere signs an MOU with the American Farm Bureau Federation, promising farmers the right to repair their own equipment or go to an independent technician — The American Farm Bureau Federation and machinery manufacturer Deere & Co (DE.N) signed a memorandum of understanding on Sunday …
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| Patrick McGee / Financial Times: |
LinkedIn posts and Apple job listings suggest Apple plans to open its first flagship stores in India, likely beyond the reported 22,000 square foot Mumbai store — Smartphone maker wants to expand in the country and diversify manufacturing away from China — Apple has started hiring …
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Report: Apple VP of Services Peter Stern, who helped build Apple TV+'s business operations, is leaving, as Apple reorganizes its Services unit — One of Apple's top services executives is departing the company. Peter Stern, Apple's vice president of Services, is reportedly telling … | Tatum Hunter / Washington Post: |
The EFF, iFixit, Consumer Reports, and other advocacy groups say companies with buzzy CES demos failed to address how customer data is collected and protected — CES brings a flood of new gadgets with dangerous technology and little vetting — LAS VEGAS — American shoppers …
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| Chip Cutter / Wall Street Journal: |
Q&A with Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, in the role since December 2007, on acquiring Figma for $20B, the state of the industry, hybrid work, longevity, and more — For all the turmoil in the technology industry in 2022, Adobe Inc. ADBE 1.31%increase; green up pointing triangle Chief … | Nate Raymond / Reuters: |
SCOTUS lets Meta's WhatsApp pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug to install spyware, allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let Meta Platforms Inc's (META.O) WhatsApp pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting …
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| Jesse Pound / CNBC: |
Vista Equity Partners plans to acquire insurance tech company Duck Creek for ~$2.6B in cash, or $19 per share, a 46% premium on Friday's close; DCT jumps 45%+ — Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT — Insurance tech company Duck Creek Technologies has reached a takeover deal …
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Montreal-based payments company Nuvei enters a deal to acquire Atlanta-based rival Paya for ~$1.3B, a ~25% premium to Paya's last close; Paya stock jumps 24%+ — Nuvei Corp (NVEI.TO) has agreed to buy Paya Holdings Inc (PAYA.O) in a deal valuing its smaller peer at $1.3 billion …
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