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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Microsoft took nearly two months to issue a patch after hearing of Exchange Server's flaws, even as a mass-hack unfolded; some of the flaws were 10+ years old — Sometimes when a complex story takes us by surprise or knocks us back on our heels, it pays to revisit the events in a somewhat linear fashion.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
EU approves Microsoft's $7.5B deal to acquire ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, without conditions — Microsoft will have 23 first-party game studios — The European Commission has approved Microsoft's $7.5 billion deal to acquire ZeniMax Media …
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| Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal: |
Source: Discord generated $130M in revenue in 2020, up from $45M in 2019, and isn't profitable; CEO Jason Citron says its focus will be subscriptions, not ads — The chat startup is leaning on its millions of passionate users to fuel growth after nearly tripling revenue last year
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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
The new Google Pay app that came out of beta this week replaces a perfectly fine service for P2P users with a less-functional service that has more fees — For P2P users, the new app has fewer features, is less convenient, and has more fees. — The new Google Pay app came out of beta this week …
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| Jeff John Roberts / Decrypt: |
PayPal says it acquired Tel Aviv-based Curv, which facilitates secure storage of cryptocurrency, source says for nearly $200M — PayPal announced on Monday it has acquired Curv, a Tel Aviv-based startup that uses a novel form of cryptography to safeguard customers' stashes of Bitcoin and other digital assets.| Nate Lanxon / Bloomberg: |
GSMA says Mobile World Congress Barcelona will go ahead in June, with plans for up to 50,000 in-person attendees — - MWC Barcelona is industry body's main source of revenue — Gathering was among first major Covid-related cancelations — The global mobile industry is planning …
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Apple partners with Common Sense Media, which specializes in age-based content reviews, to curate collections of podcasts for kids in the US — Coming to Apple Podcasts in the US — Apple is making it easier for parents to find podcasts to listen to with their kids.| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
McAfee announces the sale of its enterprise business to private equity firm Symphony Technology Group in an all-cash deal worth $4B — Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. — McAfee is selling its enterprise cybersecurity unit …
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The NYT editorial board calls for federal US privacy legislation mandating opt in as default on data collection practices by tech companies like Facebook — Using an opt-in approach will help curb the excesses of Big Tech. — The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views … | Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Bitcoin trading and custody services provider NYDIG raises $200M from Morgan Stanley and others, bringing its total raised to $305M — Quick Take — Bitcoin trading and custody services provider NYDIG announced Monday that it raised $200 million in a growth capital round.
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| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
Secureworks: a second threat actor targeting SolarWinds flaws, by adding backdoors via Orion bugs, has characteristics that suggest the group is based in China — Back in December 2020, days after the massive SolarWinds supply chain attack came to light, Microsoft warned … | David Kirton / Reuters: |
Sources: after DJI was added to the US Commerce Dept's Entity List in Dec. 2020, its North American operations have lost about a third of its 200-strong team — SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Chinese drone giant DJI Technology Co Ltd built up such a successful U.S. business over the past decade … | New York Times: |
Sources: US plans attacks on Russian networks and new sanctions, in retaliation for SolarWinds hack; Biden curbed Cyber Command's offensive leeway in Jan. 20 EO — The proliferation of cyberattacks by rivals is presenting a challenge to the Biden administration as it seeks to deter intrusions on government and corporate systems.
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