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Twitter complies with an emergency order from India and hides 50+ tweets, some of which were critical of Modi's handling of COVID-19, from users in the country — You're reading it here first: Twitter has complied with government requests to censor 52 tweets that mostly criticised India's handling …
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Dan Kaminsky, the celebrated security researcher widely known for his work on discovering crucial DNS security flaws and Sony Rootkit infections, has died at 42 — The celebrated security researcher, Dan Kaminsky, widely known for his work on discovering crucial DNS security flaws …
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An obscure Florida company began acquiring DoD's IP addresses, now totaling 175M, on Jan. 20; DoD says it is a pilot to prevent unauthorized use of its IP space — After decades of not using a huge chunk of the Internet, the Pentagon has given control of millions of computer addresses …
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A deep look at the slander industry, and the symbiotic relationship between the sites that host slander and the “reputation management” companies who remove it — I wanted to slander someone. — My colleague Kashmir Hill and I were trying to learn who is responsible for …
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Cherre, which uses AI to index and analyze real estate data from disparate public and private sources, raises $50M Series B, bringing total raised to $75M — Real estate data management and analytics startup Cherre Inc. has raised $50 million in new funding to enable it to expand its platform offering …
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Silicon Labs to sell its auto and infrastructure business to Skyworks for $2.75B in a deal that includes Silicon Labs' power and isolation chips for EVs — Silicon Laboratories Inc (SLAB.O) said on Thursday it would sell its infrastructure and automotive business to Skyworks Solutions Inc …
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Rocket Lawyer, which offers online legal documents and virtual attorney meetings to businesses and individuals, raises $223M led by Vista Credit Partners — Our mission to make business better is fueled by readers like you. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today.
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Big data analytics startup Kyligence, whose founders created Apache Kylin at eBay in Shanghai, raises $70M Series D, bringing its total raised to $118M — Kyligence develops an advanced data analytics platform, based on the open-source Apache Kylin analytics engine, that's capable …
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As the US market saturates, Netflix, Disney, and Amazon are slowing Hollywood exports and spending billions of dollars to make international content — With U.S. market saturated, companies are slowing Hollywood exports and spending billions of dollars to make international content| Jeannette E. Garcia / San Antonio Business Journal: |
Battery Ventures leads a combined $150M+ investment in SaaSOptics and Chargify, two companies that help SaaS companies manage billing and subscriptions — The San Francisco office of Battery Ventures, a Boston investment firm, led a growth-equity investment worth a combined $150 million … | Nancy Crotti / Medical Design and Outsourcing: |
Proximie raises $38M Series B for its AI-based AR tech that enables physicians and surgeons to interact virtually during surgical and diagnostic procedures — Digital surgery company Proximie this week announced it has raised $38 million in a Series B equity financing round.
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Sources familiar with the investigation of SolarWinds breach say hackers from Russia's SVR intelligence agency likely still maintain access to US networks — Washington (CNN)The White House's top official on the response to the massive SolarWinds hack says the sweeping measures announced … Sponsor Posts
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