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| Brian Barrett / Wired: |
A sophisticated global phishing campaign is targeting the companies involved in the cold chain necessary to the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine — As vaccines await US approval, a sophisticated global phishing campaign has tried to harvest credentials from companies involved in their distribution.
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Security Intelligence, New York Times, us-cert.cisa.gov, ZDNet, ComputerWeekly.com, Financial Times, CNET, BBC, Bloomberg, The Guardian, Associated Press, Reuters, SecurityWeek, ZDNet, Forbes, Tech Xplore, and Silicon Republic
Tweets: @b_fung, @virginiahughes, @nytimes, @muniramustaffa, and @leahmcelrath
| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
Slack's struggles to succeed as a standalone company mirror the fortunes of other one-time innovators in enterprise productivity who struggled with distribution — And why the era of worker-centered work tools may be over — Slack's life as an underdog darling of Silicon Valley ended on November 2, 2016.
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Box Blog, Business Insider, The Information, New York Times, Protocol, 500ish, Forbes, diginomica, Salesforce News, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @levie, @box, @tomkrazit, @chrismessina, @mgsiegler, @mgsiegler, and @jaycuthrell
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Google will let users with ARCore-compatible Android phones submit Street View imagery, starting in Toronto, NY, Austin, Nigeria, Indonesia, and Costa Rica — No special equipment required — Google Maps is getting a new update that lets you create Street View photos using just a phone.
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The Keyword, Engadget, TechCrunch, XDA Developers, Android Police, SlashGear, Mashable, MSPoweruser, Fast Company, and Neowin. Tweets: @tomwarren
| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
Three Democratic lawmakers introduce a bill that would require stablecoin issuers to obtain a banking charter, approval from the Federal Reserve and FDIC, more — A new U.S. Congressional bill would require stablecoin issuers to secure bank charters and secure regulatory approval prior to circulating any stablecoins.
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Representative Rashida Tlaib, Decrypt, Crypto Briefing, BitcoinExchangeGuide, Cryptonews, The Daily Gwei, Blockonomi, blockchain.news, Cointelegraph, The Block, and Modern Consensus
Tweets: @reprashida, @rohangrey, @jerallaire, @melt_dem, @tyler_lindholm, @mdudas, @thecryptolark, @econoar, @erikvoorhees, @xrp_mami, @cryptocobain, @cyounessi1, @mayazi, @hectorrosekrans, @meanhash, @qwqiao, @cduhaime, @galgitron, @zosegal, @jameswester, @panama_tj, @lopp, @ahcastor, @cmsholdings, @ofnumbers, @matthew_d_green, @iamnomad, @doveywan, @paulrberg, @nikhileshde, @alongoren, @santiag78758327, @cynthiamlummis, @novogratz, and @mikeinspace
| Reuters: |
Source: a group of more than 40 US states, led by New York, plans to file an antitrust suit against Facebook next week — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of U.S. states led by New York is investigating Facebook Inc for possible antitrust violations and plans to file a lawsuit …
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| Peter Rudegeair / Wall Street Journal: |
Stripe launches Treasury to let its customers offer checking accounts and other business-banking services; Shopify will offer the services from early next year — Shopify, a Stripe customer, will begin offering the service to its merchants early next year — Stripe Inc. is teaming …
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Tweets: @patrickc, @stratechery, @sarthakgh, @collision, @tarstarr, @mengxilu, @stripe, @noyesclt, @sytaylor, @jeff_weinstein, @levie, @kr00ney, @cm_brown90, @mgsiegler, @collision, @stammy, @sriramk, and @alex
| Washington Post: |
Leaked docs: Facebook to start policing anti-Black hate speech more aggressively than anti-White comments, reversing years of “race-blind” practices — The company is overhauling its algorithms that detect hate speech and deprioritizing hateful comments against Whites, men and Americans.
Tweets: @craigsilverman, @sullydish, @hannahgais, @benshapiro, @alexhern, and @iansherr
| Anna Irrera / Reuters: |
S&P Dow Jones Indices says it will launch cryptocurrency indices in 2021, using data from crypto company Lukka on more than 550 of the top traded coins — LONDON (Reuters) - S&P Dow Jones Indices, a division of financial data provider S&P Global Inc, said on Thursday … | Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
PhonePe is partially spinning off, reducing Flipkart's stake from 100% to 87%, and raises $700M led by Walmart at a post-money valuation of $5.5B — PhonePe, the crown jewel in Flipkart's acquisition by Walmart, is “partially” spinning off, the financial services firm said on Thursday.
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The Economic Times, TechCircle, The Economic Times, Tech in Asia, Reuters, and MediaNama
Tweets: @sub8u, @tsuvik, @cnbctv18news, and @meghavishwanath
| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Alphabet transitions its navigation system for its fleet of Loon high-altitude balloons to one controlled by AI, a first for commercial aerospace systems — The company's new AI flight control system outperforms its human-made one — Alphabet's Loon, the team responsible for beaming internet …
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Tweets: @stratoballoon, @sigfpe, @micokoch, @loon4all, and @emulenews
| Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: |
GitHub: JavaScript, Python, and Java remain most popular languages on GitHub in 2020, followed by TypeScript; open source project creation jumped up to 40% YoY — GitHub released its annual Octoverse report today to reveal trends found in one of the largest developer communities on the planet … | Andrei Frumusanu / AnandTech: |
Interview with Qualcomm's Alex Katouzian on the launch of Snapdragon 888, working with mmWave and Sub-6 5G networks, Apple's M1, Windows on Snapdragon, and more — Within today's Qualcomm Tech Summit 2020, we've seen the announcement of the new Snapdragon 888 which we've detailed extensively in our dedicated coverage article.
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Qualcomm, SiliconANGLE, ExtremeTech, and CNET
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft launches Azure Purview, a unified data governance service that automates the discovery, cataloging, mapping, and tracking of data, in public preview — As businesses gather, store and analyze an ever-increasing amount of data, tools for helping them discover, catalog …
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VentureBeat, azure.microsoft.com, and Microsoft Security
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
ESET researchers detail Crutch malware, used by Russian APT Turla to steal sensitive docs from an EU foreign ministry and exfiltrate them via Dropbox accounts — Russian-backed hacking group Turla has used a previously undocumented malware toolset to deploy backdoors and steal sensitive documents …
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WeLiveSecurity, SC Media, SecurityWeek, Threatpost, ZDNet, DataBreaches.net, and The Hacker News. Tweets: @esetresearch
| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
Pigment, which builds a dashboard in real-time through charts, simulations, and continuous modeling for business forecasting, raises $25.9M Series A — Realizing that modern, complex businesses can no longer be adequately managed using spreadsheet-style programs, the founders of Pigment decided there had to be a better solution.
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Forbes, FinSMEs, VentureBeat, Tech.eu, and EU-Startups
| Caitlin Dewey / OneZero : |
How Americans are using Cash App and Venmo to practice direct giving to one another in a new way, as an alternative to giving through charitable institutions — In 2020, Venmoing total strangers in need became a radical act of support — and trust — aised in a six-bedroom mansion …
Tweets: @dlberes, @ozm, @doctoryasmin, @gaetaamy, @caitlindewey, @ozm, @daniellesacks, @dannygroner, and @ozm
| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
A look at MANRS, a group of ~600 participants including Google, which aims to add safeguards to the Border Gateway Protocol, improving internet routing security — Efforts to secure the Border Gateway Protocol have picked up critical momentum, including a big assist from Google.
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MANRS. Tweets: @lilyhnewman, @campuscodi, @gadgetlab, @amatwyshyn, @k8em0, @kimzetter, @stevebellovin, @paul_ipv6, and @wired
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Ultimate.ai, which develops virtual customer service agents to automate customer service interactions, raises $20M Series A led by Omers Ventures — Ultimate.ai, a virtual customer service agent builder, has closed a $20 million Series A round of funding, led by Omers Ventures with participation …
Tweets: @paavoraisanen
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Amazon adds webcam support to the 2nd-gen Fire TV Cube, enabling video calls with Alexa-enabled devices, rolling out in the coming weeks in US, UK, elsewhere — Call any Alexa-enabled device with a screen, including smartphones, Fire tablets, and the Echo Show| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
Facebook says it will start removing false claims about coronavirus vaccines that have been debunked by public health experts — - Facebook's policy has been to remove false claims about Covid-19 that it says could lead to “imminent physical harm.” — Now, Facebook said it will …
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New York Times, The Independent, Bloomberg, BBC, The Guardian, The Hill, Reuters, Neowin, Forbes, and Business Insider
Tweets: @mikeisaac, @alexhern, @oliverdarcy, @xml_jim, @megancgraham, @mikebutcher, and @ryan_browne_
| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
Bizay, which has created a marketplace for highly customized products for SMBs, raises €32M Series C co-led by Indico Capital and the European Investment Bank — Bizay, a marketplace for small-to-medium-sized businesses allowing them to create highly customized products (such as merchandise) …
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