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| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
CISA orders US federal civilian agencies to patch systems affected by the Log4j vulnerability by December 24 — The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has told federal civilian agencies to patch systems affected by the Log4Shell vulnerability by Christmas Eve.
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CISA, GitHub, cve.mitre.org, LunaSec Blog, Associated Press, LunaSec Blog, ZDNet, and Security Boulevard
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| Tal Eisner / Check Point Software: |
Analysis: Log4j attacks rose from a few thousand on December 10 to 800K+ within 72 hours; exploits have been attempted on ~44% of corporate networks globally — Precisely one year after the SolarWinds Hack, the groundbreaking supply chain attack the world experienced, and while organizations …
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NPR, Ars Technica, The Verge, TechSpot, OneTrust, SiliconANGLE, 9to5Mac, The Record, MobileSyrup, ZDNet, Cybersecurity Dive, and ComputerWeekly.com
Tweets: @pkedrosky and @greynoiseio
| Tim Starks / CyberScoop: |
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Business Insights …, GitHub, The Record, ZDNet, Financial Times, TechRadar, SecurityWeek, BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, Dark Reading, PYMNTS.com, Tom's Guide, Sucuri Blog, VentureBeat, PIA VPN Blog, HotHardware.com News, Threatpost, The New Stack, and WinBuzzer
Tweets: @tinkersec, @cisagov, @tomanthonyseo, @eastdakota, @marcioalm, @checkpointsw, @jhaddix, @nicoleperlroth, @campuscodi, @nicoleperlroth, and @eastdakota
| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
Leaked memo: Google tells employees they must comply with vaccine policies by January 18 or lose pay and eventually be fired — - In a memo circulated by leadership, Google told employees that they must comply with vaccine policies or they face losing pay and then losing their job.
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The Hill, The Verge, Engadget, Neowin, Bloomberg, CNET, and Reuters
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| Rest of World: |
A look at Chinese fast fashion online retailer Shein, as 2020 sales reportedly hit $10B thanks to knockoff items, a nimble supply chain, and social media — By connecting China's garment factories with Western Gen-Z customers, Shein ushered in a new era of “ultra-fast” shopping.
Tweets: @lmatsakis, @lemonsand, @shiraovide, @lmatsakis, @benedictevans, @lmatsakis, @mikeisaac, @lmatsakis, @lmatsakis, and @lmatsakis
| Financial Times: |
Sources: the US will ban eight Chinese companies, including DJI, for their alleged involvement in the surveillance of Uyghur Muslims — American investors will be banned from groups accused of involvement in Xinjiang abuses — The Biden administration will place eight Chinese companies including DJI …
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Engadget, DroneDJ, Bloomberg, DealStreetAsia, and Reuters
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| Eva Dou / Washington Post: |
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| Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss / Reuters: |
Anchorage Digital, which offers institutions digital asset services for secure crypto custody, trading, and more, raises $350M led by KKR at a $3B valuation — Anchorage Digital, a digital asset financial platform, said on Wednesday it raised $350 million in its latest funding round led by private equity firm KKR & Co Inc (KKR.N).
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The Block, TechCrunch, PR Newswire, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, and Decrypt
| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
Twitter rolls out automatic video captions, with support for over 30 languages, but not for previously uploaded videos — Starting today, Twitter is rolling out auto-generated captions on videos. This feature will make videos more accessible for Deaf and hard-of-hearing users.
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XDA Developers, The Verge, PhoneArena, Wccftech, 9to5Mac, and Social Media Today
Tweets: @twittersupport, @cyclopediabrain, @ben_bayliss, @steven_aquino, and @twittera11y
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
The UK's CMA issues an interim report voicing concerns over Apple and Google's “vice-like grip” on the mobile ecosystem, hinting at future antitrust action — The UK's antitrust watchdog has given the clearest signal yet that interventions under an upcoming reform …
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| Ryan Weeks / The Block: |
Warsaw- and London-based Ramp, a non-custodial crypto payments infrastructure startup, raises a $52.7M Series A led by Balderton Capital — Quick Take — Ramp has closed a Series A round led by Balderton Capital. — The startup has seen monthly transaction volumes grow 30 times over the last 12 months.
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Tech.eu, EU-Startups, and Insider
| Martin Matishak / The Record: |
The US Department of Homeland Security launches “Hack DHS”, a bug bounty program that pays hackers between $500 and $5,000 per flaw found in its systems — The Homeland Security Department has launched a bug bounty program that will allow hackers to report vulnerabilities …
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Department of Homeland …. More:
BleepingComputer, Federal Computer Week, CyberScoop, The Hill, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @doomlaser and @nelsonmrosario
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
LogMeIn plans to spin out password management tool LastPass; LogMeIn acquired LastPass, now used by 30M people and 85K businesses, for $125M in 2015 — LastPass has more than 30 million users — LogMeIn plans to spin out password management tool LastPass as a standalone company, it announced Tuesday.
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LogMeIn Remote Access, The LastPass Blog, Ubergizmo, SiliconANGLE, Gizmodo, TechSpot, Neowin, infosecurity-magazine.com, ZDNet, and Liliputing. Tweets: @lastpass
| Arun Padmanabhan / The Economic Times: |
Bengaluru-based Juspay, which unifies diverse payment options in its app, raises a $60M Series C at a $460M valuation led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 — The round also saw participation from existing investors VEF and Wellington Management. While SoftBank has put $50 million in this round …
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Entrackr, Livemint, The Hindu BusinessLine, Tech in Asia, BW Disrupt, Moneycontrol, and Inc42 Media
| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
A look back at tech's three eras, from Bell Labs to Facebook, and why the metaverse is the fourth, defined by its bifurcation with the physical world — For the first several years of Stratechery I would write a year end article about “The State of Consumer Technology”; the last one I wrote …
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Marvin's Newsletter. Tweets: @carnage4life, @smdiehl, @rjs, @dsa, @ntaylor963, @rjcc, @bryanmenegus, @dkthomp, @akberzins, @stratechery, @dkthomp, @jamcnn, and @mdudas
| Hannah Miller / The Information: |
A look at Solana's early backers including 500 Startups, Slow Ventures, Multicoin Capital, and angels David Quiec and Chris McCann, who have $1B+ stakes — When Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko tried to raise money in 2018 to develop his idea for a faster blockchain for financial transactions …
Tweets: @brianmcc, @bob_wins, @theinformation, and @amir
| Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Swiss company Mitto, which offers text message services to companies, tells clients co-founder Ilja Gorelik has departed after surveillance accusations — Ilja Gorelik allegedly ran a secret surveillance service that used Mitto's networks to locate people via their mobile phones| Charmaine D'Silva / The Keyword: |
Google details Android 12 Go edition, coming to low-end phones in 2022 with faster app launches, longer battery life, better sharing, and more privacy controls — Android (Go edition) launched in 2017 with the goal to help more people access the best of Android and Google through affordable, entry-level phones.| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
Snap launches a preview of Story Studio, a standalone video editing app for iOS, aimed at users who make more professional content, like Spotlight creators — The app is for users wanting to make more professional content, like Spotlight creators — Snap has launched a standalone video … | Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Oppo unveils foldable Find N with 7.1" internal and 5.49" outer display, Snapdragon 888, up to 12GB RAM and 512GB SSD, coming to China on Dec. 23 for ~$1,200 — An open and shut case? — After teasing its first folding phone last week, Oppo is revealing the Find N in full today.| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Oppo unveils Air Glass, a 30g “assisted reality” wearable that projects 2D info into the user's FoV with a claimed three-hours usage, coming to China in Q1 2022 — Coming to China early next year — Oppo has announced the Air Glass, an AR device that'll go on sale early next year.
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YouTube, OPPO, Android Authority, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, PCMag, Android Beat, TechEBlog, KnowTechie, ntmbulo.com, SiliconANGLE, Phandroid, Liliputing, and SlashGear. Tweets: @epro
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