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Crypto exchange BitMart says it was hacked, resulting in the loss of ~$150M in crypto after its Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain hot wallets were breached — Crypto exchange BitMart said late Saturday that it has suffered a hack, resulting in the loss of $150 million worth of crypto.
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Many customers complain that T-Mobile and Verizon have failed to deliver promised rebates for promoted Apple products in a straightforward manner — Some customers are finding that wireless carriers are denying rebates used to promote Apple Inc.'s newest iPhones, iPads and watches.
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Alibaba says it will appoint a new CFO and reorganize its e-commerce businesses under two new divisions, one domestic and one international — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (9988.HK) said Toby Xu, will succeed Maggie Wu as the company's chief financial officer from April, a move it described … | Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Google is investigating a report that a Pixel 5a, sent to an official repair center in Texas, was used to bypass 2FA on several of the owner's accounts — Google says it's investigating the latest report — After game designer and author Jane McGonigal sent her Pixel 5a in for repair at Google …
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Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile all have programs that collect additional data, like app usage and web history, on their customers, and they are generally opt-out — Verizon says it's to better “understand your interests” — The My Verizon app might be collecting information about your browsing history … | David Streitfeld / New York Times: |
Some Amazon sellers are backdating books to fool Amazon's algorithms into changing where they appear, often allowing the sellers to charge exorbitant prices — A 2011 thriller was supposed to cost $15. One merchant listed it at $987, with a 17th-century publication date.| Katie Schoolov / CNBC: |
Amazon's shipping investments, like chartering cargo ships, making its own containers, and chartering long-haul planes, are helping it avoid supply chain chaos — How Amazon is beating supply chain chaos with its own containers, chartered... For years, Amazon has been quietly chartering …
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| Julian E. Barnes / New York Times: |
The head of US Cyber Command says the US military has “taken actions” against ransomware groups, the first public acknowledgement of the offensive measures — Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, the head of Cyber Command, said a new cross-functional effort has been gathering intelligence …
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| Tage Kene-Okafor / TechCrunch: |
TradeDepot, which connects consumer goods brands to retailers, raises a $110M Series B in equity and debt led by the International Finance Corporation — Startups digitizing B2B e-commerce and retail in Africa continue to grab the headlines after the pandemic paved the way for widespread offline retail and commerce disruption.| RT: |
Apple sues Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service challenging the order to let developers inform App Store users about alternative payment options — US technology giant Apple has brought legal action against Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) in an effort to challenge the request to …
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| Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at the challenges of developing a mass-market augmented reality headset as Apple reportedly prepares to launch its own mixed reality device in 2022 — An augmented-reality headset or smart glasses could become the tech giant's next big thing — If you thought the hullabaloo about Facebook …
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| Ben Smith / New York Times: |
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