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| TechCrunch: |
Hackers pushing a crypto scam hijacked Twitter accounts for Bitcoin, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Ripple, Binance, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Apple, more — A number of high-profile Twitter accounts were simultaneously hacked on Wednesday by attackers who used the accounts …
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New York Times, The Verge, TechCrunch, CoinDesk, CNBC, Search Engine Land, CoinDesk, CNN, The Guardian, Android Authority, NBC News, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Reuters, Decrypt, Cointelegraph, CoinDesk, Bloomberg, Engadget, Ars Technica, Digital Trends, Coinspeaker, Micky, KnowTechie, ExtremeTech, Protocol, Financial Times, Cointelegraph, The Verge, Associated Press, Bloomberg, Search Engine Roundtable, Cryptonews, Search Engine Roundtable, TheStreet, Telegraph, NBC Bay Area, BGR India, CryptoGlobe, Memeburn, Softpedia News, and Beyond Search
Tweets: @jack, @twittersupport, @twittersupport, @tylerwinklevoss, @winklevoss, @jack, @ydklijnsma, @5blocks, @teddyschleifer, @jbarro, @bullyesq, @tomwarren, @selectedwisdom, @kevinroose, @techcrunch, @strngwys, @thehackersnews, @mikaelthalen, @alexstamos, @alexstamos, @duncan, @rjcc, @swiftonsecurity, @alexstamos, @alexstamos, @arrington, @gaberivera, @rmac18, @spectatorindex, @briankrebs, @swati_thn, @strngwys, @gaberivera, @carolecadwalla, @caseynewton, @geekwire, @caseynewton, @mdudas, @dcseifert, @mkbhd, @kaplanezra, @felixsalmon, @briankrebs, @dancow, @robaeprice, @jsnell, @mkbhd, @kimdotcom, @mgsiegler, @nickstatt, @tedmielczarek, @jonostrower, @mattnavarra, @katebevan, @kwiens, @alexstamos, @rmac18, @zackwhittaker, @sarthakgh, @sarahfrier, @mcgrewsecurity, @caseynewton, and @backlon
| @twittersupport: |
[Thread] Twitter says a “coordinated social engineering attack” against employees with access to internal systems and tools allowed hackers to hijack accounts — Our investigation is still ongoing but here's what we know so far:
| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
Sources share screenshots of an internal control panel they say Twitter workers use to interact with user accounts, which may have enabled account takeovers — After a wave of account takeovers, screenshots of an internal Twitter user administration tool are being shared in the hacking underground.
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CoinDesk, Ars Technica, The Verge, Six Colors, CNET, Cointelegraph, Engadget, Business Insider, Security Boulevard, Financial Times, Tom's Guide, The Daily Dot, SlashGear, Lifehacker, BitcoinExchangeGuide, MediaNama, Tech Xplore, Newser, ComputerWeekly.com, Android Authority, CryptoGlobe, The Next Web, SecurityWeek, TechSpot, Decrypt, and Neowin
| Casey Newton / The Interface: |
Twitter hack has profound national security implications as it's no longer unthinkable that someone takes over an account of a world leader to start nuclear war — You can't say you didn't see it coming. — Whatever Twitter eventually comes to say about the events of July 15th, 2020 …
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Axios, SlashGear, New York Times, Cointelegraph, and Crypto Briefing
Tweets: @eastdakota, @wongmjane, @reckless, @derekmross, @ritajking, @nickbona, @dabeard, and @brianfagioli
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Twitter says most verified accounts should be able to tweet again, after limiting the functionality on some verified accounts earlier while investigating hack — Update: “Most accounts should be able to Tweet again” — Twitter completely disabled the ability for many accounts to send … | Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
EU's top court strikes down flagship EU-US data transfer mechanism Privacy Shield, in a ruling that could impact thousands of companies including Facebook — A highly anticipated ruling by Europe's top court has just landed — striking down a flagship EU-US data flows arrangement called Privacy Shield.
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noyb.eu, EU Policy Blog, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Court of Justice of the European Union, The Irish Times, ZDNet, Reuters, Microsoft on the Issues, CNBC, Washington Post, The Guardian, CNET, CSO, Politico, Reuters, EAID, The Verge, WIRED UK, iMore, U.S. Department of Commerce, 9to5Mac, EU Law Analysis, EDRi, The Hill, RTÉ, UPI, Associated Press, Engadget, American Enterprise Institute, International Business …, newseu.cgtn.com, Silicon Republic, and Axios
Tweets: @eucourtpress, @maxschrems, @maxschrems, @juliesbrill, @kierenmccarthy, @tconnellyrte, @europaulb, @grabancijas, @stevepeers, @marcrotenberg, @baldingsworld, @tconnellyrte, @tconnellyrte, @maxschrems, @sophieintveld, @wolfiechristl, @narcaware, @jason_kint, @paulbernaluk, @alanbeattie, @linnetelwin, @hadas_gold, @paultang, @webdevlaw, and @raoulruparel
| Dylan Byers / NBC News: |
Sources: Facebook will launch Instagram Reels, its answer to TikTok, in the US, UK, Japan, Mexico, and ~50 other countries in the coming weeks — Facebook will launch Instagram Reels, its answer to TikTok, in the United States and more than 50 other countries in a matter of weeks …
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The Next Web and Associated Press
Tweets: @dylanbyers, @hshaban, @lululemew, @cjmordock, @stevemullis, @ndproblemsolver, @dylanbyers, @mattnavarra, @jesselehrich, @joshsternberg, and @pnani456
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says it will offer its game streaming service, Project xCloud, for free to its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers in September — xCloud will get a new name and some bigger ambitions — Microsoft is planning to launch its game streaming service, currently known as Project xCloud …
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Xbox Wire, AppleInsider, Protocol, PCWorld, Thurrott, Windows Experience Blog, Tom's Hardware, Ars Technica, CNET, 9to5Google, Windows Central, GeekWire, OnMSFT.com, MCV/DEVELOP, USgamer.net, Kotaku, GamesIndustry.biz, Destructoid, Trusted Reviews, OnMSFT.com, Twinfinite, iPhone in Canada Blog, Engadget, Polygon, Gamasutra, and MSPoweruser
Tweets: @tomwarren, @majornelson, @xbox, and @kr3at0r
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google debuts a major update to Gmail for G Suite, bringing integrations with Chat, Meet, Rooms, Docs, and more, coming first to G Suite's early adopter program — Google is launching a major update to its G Suite productivity tools today that will see a deep integration of Gmail, Chat …
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Google Cloud Blog, Axios, Laptop Mag, ZDNet, Android Police, TechRepublic, CNBC, and Fossbytes
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon launches a new livestreaming option for influencers on its Amazon Live service, a home shopping network-style video feed on Amazon's retail site — Amazon is giving live streamers a new way to earn commissions on purchases of products showcased in their streams.
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AWS News Blog, Amazon.com, Inc., Engadget, and Neowin
Tweets: @colin_sebastian, @tprstly, @brianroemmele, and @sandeepssrin
| Wall Street Journal: |
US and UK say state-backed Russian hacking group APT 29 is responsible for ongoing cyberattacks against orgs involved in the development of coronavirus vaccines — Targets include universities, private companies and other organizations working on vaccine research and testing globally
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BBC, Financial Times, The Guardian, New York Times, Reuters, CNBC, GOV.UK, and New York Times
Tweets: @tombossert, @dnvolz, and @rebeccaballhaus
| Nick Summers / Engadget: |
Instagram is rolling out a redesigned shopping hub with collections, a carousel of brands, and curated selections from Instagram's own @Shop account — It'll be available globally “in the coming weeks.” — 7m ago … You might have noticed that Instagram has an area called ‘Shop.’ It's accessible …
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The Verge, Instagram, WWD, TechCrunch, and Reuters
Tweets: @kantrowitz, @neednewshorts, and @wongmjane
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Uber acquires Routematch, which provides a suite of software services covering both fixed-schedule and demand-based transport to transit agencies — Last Chance: Register for Transform, VB's AI event of the year, hosted online July 15-17. — Uber is stretching deeper into the public transport realm today …
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The Verge, TechCrunch, and Reuters
| Aoife White / Bloomberg: |
EU launches a sweeping antitrust inquiry into how tech giants might be using voice assistants like Siri and Alexa to restrict access to data — - Vestager warns that voice assistants may offer less choice — Some 400 firms to be quizzed, EU to present results in 2021
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Reuters, EURACTIV.com, iMore, AppleInsider, iPhone Hacks, and Seeking Alpha. Tweets: @brianroemmele
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Drover, a UK-based car subscription marketplace, raises £20.5M led by new investors Target Global, RTP Global, and Autotech Ventures — The future of transportation is in a moment of flux, and that continues to provide opportunities for startups to build solutions provide new ways … | Owen Hughes / ZDNet: |
An inside look at how the UK's NHS changed its approach to technology to deal with the COVID-19 crisis, including an interview with the CEO of NHS Digital — Digital solutions have proven invaluable in helping the NHS cope with the demands of COVID-19. But will support for new ways of working survive beyond the pandemic?| New York Times: |
TikTok has rapidly scaled up US lobbying in the past year, hiring 35+ lobbyists, one with deep ties to Trump, who have held 50+ meetings in the last 3 months — The viral social media app has beefed up its lobbying operation to counter several potential actions in Washington that could threaten the company's future.
Tweets: @nickcho, @scs_disputes, and @deborah_solomon
| Elise Reuter / MedCity News: |
GoHealth, an online portal that lets users buy health insurance plans, closes at ~$19/share, after pricing at $21/share, raising $914M in its Nasdaq IPO — GoHealth, an online insurance broker focusing on Medicare Advantage plans, went public on Wednesday for $914 million.
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Investor's Business Daily and FierceHealthcare
| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Cloud file storage startup Qumulo raises $125M Series E led by BlackRock, at a valuation of more than $1.2B — Qumulo is joining an elite club of Seattle startups. — The company just announced a $125 million funding round that propels its valuation to more than $1.2 billion … Thanks:@johnhcook
| Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asian Review: |
TSMC confirms it has suspended processing new orders from Huawei to comply with US export regulations, will stop shipping wafers after September 14 — Chip titan says 5G demand will fuel growth despite US export ban and pandemic — TAIPEI — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co … | Donna Fuscaldo / Forbes: |
Bolt, which helps retailers develop e-commerce sites, raises $50M Series C led by WestCap, bringing its total raised to $140M — With eCommerce taking off amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Bolt the checkout technology platform company is raising $50 million in a new round of venture funding.Thanks:@brookelynashlyn
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Facebook is rolling out labels to all posts from presidential candidates and federally elected officials that mention voting or ballots today — Facebook announced Thursday that it will add labels to all posts from presidential candidates and federally-elected officials that mention voting or ballots …
Tweets: @evale72 and @sarafischer
| Thomas Ohr / EU-Startups: |
Berlin- and Istanbul-based mental wellness app Meditopia raises €13.1M Series A led by Creandum and Highland Europe — Meditopia, the most downloaded mental coach in non-English speaking markets, has today announced a Series A investment of €13.1 million co-led by the VC firms Creandum …
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TechCrunch, MobiHealthNews, and Tech.eu
| Apple: |
Apple updates News to include audio stories on Apple News+, a daily audio news briefing, and curated local news collections in five US cities and regions — Apple is introducing several new features for Apple News and Apple News+, including audio stories of some of the best feature stories from Apple News+ … | Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
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