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| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
Activision Blizzard and Epic Games suspend sales of their games in Russia; Activision Blizzard will also pause offering in-game microtransactions in the country — Activision Blizzard and Epic Games have joined a growing list of publishers suspending sales of their games in Russia due to the country's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
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Tweets: @epicnewsroom and @commander_ivy
| Brent Lang / Variety: |
Netflix says it is suspending its service in Russia, which operates through a joint venture with the country's National Media Group and has 1M+ subscribers — Netflix has suspended its service in Russia to protest the country's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Tweets: @fedorovmykhailo, @realkerismith, @lucas_shaw, @vinnymcav, @lucas_shaw, @brianstelter, @bdherzinger, @mlarty_art, @kevinrothrock, and @wfn_art
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Tweets: @maxkashevsky, @miablove, @jbursz, @axios, @crypto_mystery, @dan_murphy, @gcornish91, @just_whatever, @langfittnpr, @annmarie, @jp_koning, @swiftonsecurity, @dhume, @huck1995, @gissisim, @lookner, @ritchietorres, @melissakchan, @vladdavidzon, @epro, @kyivindependent, @kosturdistan, @quicktake, @apmassaro3, @simdisrespecter, @nkulw, @thebaxterbean, @annmarie, and @jenniferjjacobs
| Ionut Ilascu / BleepingComputer: |
The Lapsus$ group leaks ~190GB of alleged confidential Samsung files, including a suspected dump of source code and related device security and encryption data — The Lapsus$ data extortion group leaked today a huge collection of confidential data they claim to be from Samsung Electronics …
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The Verge, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, ZDNet, SamMobile, Engadget, Silicon Republic, CNBC, AppleInsider, cybernews.com, Gizchina, androidcentral.com, Pocketnow, Video Games Chronicle, PhoneArena, Wccftech, Fossbytes, The Korea Herald, Ubergizmo, TheGamer, PCMag, Bob's Newsletter, BetaNews, The Verge, Pocketnow, PC Gamer, Tom's Hardware, Android Police, SamMobile, and Engadget. Tweets: @martinsfp
| Bloomberg: |
TikTok suspends livestreaming and new content uploads in Russia in response to the country's new law that would impose prison terms for spreading “fake news” — TikTok says it's suspending livestreaming in Russia amid the country's new “fake news” law that's aimed at silencing dissent …
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Kuo: a more powerful Mac mini and a more affordable 27-inch external display without mini-LED will launch in 2022, a Mac Pro and an iMac Pro are coming in 2023 — Ming-Chi Kuo has continued his newfound career as a Twitter leaker by today sharing his predictions for Apple's desktop roadmap.
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Tweets: @mingchikuo, @9techeleven, @vadimyuryev, @saranbyte, and @apple_tomorrow
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
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9to5Mac, MacRumors, Macworld, Engadget, RTÉ, MacDailyNews, Gizchina, 9to5Mac, Laptop Mag, iThinkDifferent, Softpedia News, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, 512 Pixels, TechRadar, ANI News, Stuff.co.nz, iMore, iPhone in Canada Blog, PhoneArena, AppleTrack, 9to5Mac, Engadget, Wccftech, Wccftech, MacRumors, CNET, iPhone in Canada Blog, Macworld, Digital Trends, CNN, The Verge, CNET, Macworld, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, AppleInsider, and Appleosophy
Tweets: @markgurman, @mingchikuo, @majinbuofficial, @mehedih_, @johnvoorhees, @vadimyuryev, @caro_milanesi, and @viticci
| Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: |
Crypto exchange FTX will start offering services in Europe and the Middle East, with an HQ in Switzerland and a base in Cyprus — Cryptocurrency exchange operator FTX Trading Ltd. is poised to start offering services in Europe and the Middle East, following its rapid rise to become …
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PR Newswire, The Block, CoinDesk, Decrypt, Cointelegraph, CoinQuora, Coinspeaker, CoinJournal, and CryptoPotato
Tweets: @emilyjnicolle and @claudia_gman
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
DDoS attacks are using TCP Middlebox Reflection, an amplification technique utilizing a fleet of 100K+ misconfigured servers to deliver large-scale attacks — 100,000 misconfigured servers are creating a new way to knock sites offline. — Last August, academic researchers discovered … | Yoree Koh / Wall Street Journal: |
Former YouTube Kids employees describe how the service embraced human curation over virality to address criticism it wasn't doing enough to protect children — Former employees say platform embraced human curation over virality to address criticism it wasn't doing enough to protect younger consumers
Tweets: @yoreekoh, @martinhoffmann, and @kevinroose
| New York Times: |
Scams and fraud are widespread on P2P payments app Zelle but the US banks backing the app say returning money to defrauded customers is not their responsibility — Zelle, the payments platform used by millions of customers, is a popular target of scammers.
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KnowTechie. Tweets: @silvermanjacob, @mcharlesworth7, @flitteronfraud, @burgessmaggie, @dgwbirch, and @pogue
| Reuters: |
Sydney-based Immutable, which develops Ethereum-based tools to monetize NFTs in games, raises $200M led by Temasek at a $2.5B valuation — Australian NFT startup Immutable has raised fresh funding from investors led by Singapore's Temasek in a round that values it at $2.5 billion …
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The Block, CoinDesk, CryptoGlobe, Australian Financial Review, and Tech News. Tweets: @wublockchain
| Osato Avan-Nomayo / The Block: |
Binance says it has resumed bank transfers for European users, except those in Switzerland and The Netherlands, after suspending the service in July 2020 — Binance said it has now fully resumed bank transfers for account holders in Europe, eight months after suspending the service following pressure from regulators.| Rita Liao / TechCrunch: |
China- and US-based robotaxi startup Pony.ai raises a Series D at an $8.5B valuation, up from $5.3B in 2020, but doesn't say the amount raised or its source — China- and U.S.-based Pony.ai said Monday its valuation has surged to $8.5 billion after the first close of its Series D funding round …
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