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| Patrick Howell O'Neill / MIT Technology Review: |
A look at Positive Technologies, a Russian cybersecurity firm sanctioned by the US, which sources say provides hacking tools and ops support for Russian spies — Washington has sanctioned Russian cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies. US intelligence reports claim it provides hacking tools and runs operations for the Kremlin.
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The White House, CyberScoop, Vox, The Block, The Register, and BleepingComputer
Tweets: @howelloneill, @dellcam, @ericgeller, @howelloneill, and @hatr
| NBC News: |
US sanctions Russia for 2020 election interference and SolarWinds hack, blacklisting six tech companies that provide support to Russian intelligence services — The United States is hitting Russia with fresh sanctions for interference in the 2020 presidential election …
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Tweets: @nsacyber, @selenalarson, @michaeldweiss, @jimsciutto, @kimmasters, @martinmatishak, @wakeywakey16, @petestrzok, @jennamc_laugh, @profwoodward, @saysdana, @iblametom, @gossithedog, @dnvolz, @gordoncorera, @dfriedman33, @peterzeihan, @selectedwisdom, @usembassykyiv, @timobrien, @natashabertrand, @wylienewmark, @x0rz, @bing_chris, @brfreed, @thegrugq, @breakingnews, @iblametom, @iblametom, @kevincollier, @craigcaplan, and @ridt
| Sam Machkovech / Ars Technica: |
Executives from Intel, Nvidia, and TSMC say the global chip shortage will likely continue at least into 2022 and maybe into 2023 — Companies reeling from natural disasters and massive demand from OEMs, consumers. — How many years will the ongoing chip shortage affect technology firms across the world?
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Reuters, New York Times, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Financial Times, PCWorld, iTnews, SiliconANGLE, The Overspill, Nikkei Asia, Gizmodo, TechSpot, and Windows Central
Tweets: @globalfoundries, @jimhandc, @stevestreeting, @matt_on_tech, @meaningness, and @ps5updatesuk
| David Priest / CNET: |
Jeff Bezos says Amazon Prime now has 200M+ subscribers, up 50M from the beginning of 2020, and Amazon's net profit in 2020 was $21.3B — A new letter to shareholders from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos revealed that the tech giant's Prime service now has over 200 million subscribers.
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About Amazon, Hollywood Reporter, Insider, The Verge, Platformer, Variety, CNBC, SiliconANGLE, and GameSpot
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
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| Naaman Zhou / The Guardian: |
Australian Federal Court rules Google misled Android users into thinking it would not collect their location data when they turned location history off — Google collected data on some Android and Pixel phones even when customers ticked ‘No’ or ‘Do not collect’
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Tweets: @acccgovau, @elgaree, @jpwarren, @jendudley, @manjusrii, and @chris_griffith
| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
Google's Project Zero updates its vulnerability disclosure policy to include a 30-day cushion before publishing bug details to give users time to apply patches — The Google Project Zero security team has updated its vulnerability disclosure guidelines today to add a cushion of 30 days …
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Project Zero, XDA Developers, Engadget, ZDNet, and 9to5Google
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Facebook's own ads that display the number of Facebook Dating users in a specific region show the service may have far fewer users than competitors like Tinder — Dawn Hallson has tried nearly every dating app you can think of — Tinder, Bumble, eHarmony, Plenty of Fish, and Match, just to name a few.
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Android Authority. Tweets: @ashleyrcarman, @alexeheath, @jake_k, @reckless, @stevekovach, @reckless, @mattnavarra, and @tonyromm
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Apple's App Store hosted kids' games that became crypto-based casinos if launched from some non-US locations — Kosta Eleftheriou has found another iOS scam — In popular culture, access to an illicit gambling den is as easy as stumbling into the right shop and saying the password — or greasing some palms.
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Daring Fireball, Gizmodo, 9to5Mac, and AppleInsider
Tweets: @keleftheriou, @nsexceptional, @adora, @parkerortolani, @tolmasky, @tomwarren, @keleftheriou, @charlesarthur, @brentdirks, and @gartenberg
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft launches a Kids Mode for Edge, with two age range options of between 5 to 8 years or 9 to 12 years — A free and simple tool for parents — Microsoft is launching a new Kids Mode for its Edge browser today. It's built directly into Microsoft Edge on Windows and macOS …
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Tweets: @juliesbrill and @frankcatalano
| Wall Street Journal: |
FBI Director Wray says social media companies play a key role in disseminating the messaging of domestic violent extremists, similar to foreign disinformation — Christopher Wray's warning comes amid rise in homegrown attacks — WASHINGTON—Social-media companies play a central role …
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New York Times and Engadget
Tweets: @stuntpants, @anthony, @malinowski, @jgreenblattadl, @reneritchie, @clearing_fog, and @dnvolz
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Walmart-owned Flipkart says it will acquire India-based online travel and hotel ticketing company Cleartrip; source says the deal values Cleartrip at about $40M — Flipkart said on Thursday it has agreed to acquire online travel and hotel ticketing firm Cleartrip as the Walmart-owned e-commerce firm looks … | Cameron Faulkner / The Verge: |
Oculus says developers can now sell recurring subscriptions to their Quest apps, and each subscription will have a free trial period — Each subscription will have a free trial period — Developers who have apps or games on the Oculus Store can now sell recurring subscriptions to their titles …
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Oculus, Laptop Mag, CNET, Ars Technica, Siliconera, UploadVR, UploadVR, UploadVR, SlashGear, Input, The Information, TechCrunch, and VentureBeat
Tweets: @top_keko, @lixiantv, @pms_jordan, and @boztank
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Google updates Earth with historical 3D time lapses that show the devastating effects of climate change, using satellite photos from the last 37 years — The new feature will be available Thursday — Google Earth is getting a new 3D time-lapse feature that lets you observe how Earth …
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The Keyword, Android Authority, Livemint, The Economic Times, ZDNet, Pocket-lint, Android Police, Digital Trends, BGR, TechCrunch, Wired, Gizmodo, and BBC
Tweets: @googleearth, @muo_official, @chrismessina, @jmpyper, @lifeofc, @morganssong, @dmarvs, @uhoelzle, @google, @googlemaps, @sundarpichai, @usgs, @ketanj0, @nasaearth, @kent_walker, @google, and @google
| Megan Graham / CNBC: |
KKR-backed mobile gaming company AppLovin closes down 18.5% on its first day of trading, after raising $2B in its IPO at a valuation of $28.6B — - Nine-year-old AppLovin, which has a portfolio of mobile games and also sells marketing services to game companies, began trading Thursday.
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Tweets: @megancgraham, @johnkoetsier, @mattrosoff, and @w_chloe
| James Rundle / Wall Street Journal: |
For the first time, NATO wargames include scenarios exploring the impact of widespread cyberattacks on financial infrastructure — Financial industry helped plan scenarios in which widespread disruption would hit banks and other firms — One of the world's largest cyber wargames is …
Tweets: @natesibley
| Mars W. Mosqueda Jr / DealStreetAsia: |
Netstars, a payments aggregator and fintech company, raises $60.6M led by KKR; Netstars' StarPay is used by 280K+ merchants in Japan — Netstars Co Ltd, the operator of Japan's largest QR code payment gateway, has raised 6.6 billion yen ($60.6 million) in its latest funding round led …
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netstars.co.jp, PYMNTS.com, Finextra, and PYMNTS.com
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Cart.com, which provides end-to-end software and services to scale e-commerce businesses, raises $25M Series A led by Mercury Fund and Arsenal Growth — Cart.com, a Houston, TX-based end-to-end e-commerce services provider delivering a fully integrated and owned suite of software …
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| Reuters: |
Massachusetts seeks revocation of Robinhood's broker-dealer license, charging that it encourages inexperienced investors to place risky trades without limits — Massachusetts regulators on Thursday sought the revocation of Robinhood's broker-dealer licenseafter charging …
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Under the Hood, CNN, Bloomberg, SiliconANGLE, The Boston Globe, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, and Crowdfund Insider
Tweets: @jmihaljevic, @sheeltyle, @reuterslegal, @knieriemen, and @epro
| Matthew Boyle / Bloomberg: |
Walmart says it is investing in GM's self-driving unit Cruise, bringing its latest round to $2.75B, up from $2B in January when Microsoft invested — - Deal brings Cruise's latest funding round to $2.75 billion — Walmart joins fellow Cruise investors Microsoft and Honda
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Walmart Inc., CNBC, CNN, Roadshow, TechSpot, SiliconANGLE, Ars Technica, and PYMNTS.com. Tweets: @walmartinc
| Politico: |
Leaked doc: EU considers a ban on using AI for social credit scores, surveillance, and more; non-compliant companies could be fined up to €20M or 4% of turnover — Non-compliant companies could face a fine of up to €20 million or 4 percent of turnover.
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TechCrunch, Security, Privacy & …, Metro.co.uk, and CNBC
Tweets: @openmediaorg, @profjohanna, @cascio, @jessicacregg, @joannashields, @warinthefuture, and @melissahei
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