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Google plans to acquire cybersecurity company Mandiant for around $5.4B, or $23 per share, with the deal closing later in 2022; Mandiant will join Google Cloud — Acquisition to bring Google speed and scale to Mandiant's unparalleled intelligence and expertise - at a time when security has never been more important
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Linux developers fix Dirty Pipe, a high-severity vulnerability in the kernel that let hackers carry out a host of malicious actions, like installing backdoors — Dirty Pipe has the potential to smudge people using Linux and Linux derivitives. — Linux has yet another high-severity vulnerability …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon launches Amp, an app that lets people host live “radio shows”, take calls, and play tracks licensed to Amazon Music; the app is not yet widely available — Amazon's Clubhouse competitor has arrived. The retail giant on Tuesday launched a new mobile app called Amp …
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| Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE: |
Four Amazon delivery service partners in the US describe racking up debts of tens of thousands of dollars after the company abruptly terminated their contracts — Across the country, Amazon's delivery service partners, the small businesses, that exclusively deliver packages for Amazon …
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| Joseph Menn / Washington Post: |
Google: Russia's Fancy Bear launched phishing campaigns against Ukrainians before the invasion and Belarus' Ghostwriter targeted Ukrainian and Polish militaries — Belarus conducted widespread phishing attacks against members of the Polish military as well as Ukrainian officials …
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| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
Mandiant says Chinese actor APT41 breached at least six US state networks between May 2021 and February 2022, using vulnerabilities including Log4Shell — The prolific China APT41 hacking group, known for carrying out espionage in parallel with financially motivated operations …
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| Khari Johnson / Wired: |
Three Black men discuss the impact of wrongful arrests made by police departments in New Jersey and Michigan using facial recognition tech — Robert Williams, Michael Oliver, and Nijeer Parks were misidentified by facial recognition software. The impact cast a long shadow. … APPLICATION
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| Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: |
Cloudflare, CrowdStrike, and Ping Identity form the Critical Infrastructure Defense Project, offering their services to US hospitals and utilities for free — Cloudflare Inc., CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. and Ping Identity Corp. today are teaming up to form the Critical Infrastructure Defense Project …
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| Berber Jin / The Information: |
Source: Tiger Global partners have committed $1B of their own cash, at $300M+ every year, to invest in early-stage tech funds — Tiger Global Management, the world's most active startup investor last year, is trying a new way to get the inside track. — Partners at the firm … | Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Tech Transparency Project: Amazon employs five Chinese suppliers with ties to Uyghur labor camps; Amazon: “we take allegations of human rights abuses seriously” — Five suppliers ‘directly or indirectly’ involve forced labor — Amazon is allegedly employing suppliers in China …
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| Ben Brody / Protocol: |
Public Citizen: the number of US-based crypto lobbyists rose to 320 in 2021, up from 115 in 2018, as spending on lobbying rose from $2.2M in 2018 to $9M in 2021 — Crypto lobbying may be K Street's hottest new business, according to a new report from Public Citizen.
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| Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post: |
Twitter has hired Michael Sayman, formerly of Roblox, to work on experimental features as the company seeks to compete with TikTok for younger users — When Joss Robinson, 18, a freshman at the University of Connecticut, wants to catch up on what his friends are talking about, he often turns to Twitter.
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| Krystal Hu / Reuters: |
Axonius, which provides a cybersecurity asset management service that helps companies analyze IT resources, raises $200M at a $2.6B valuation led by Accel — Axonius has raised $200 million from investors led by venture capital firm Accel at a valuation of $2.6 billion …
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Findem, which says its AI-based applicant tracking system can automate candidate engagement, analyze talent pools, and more, raises a $30M Series B — Hiring the right talent has rarely been easy, but in the midst of the “great resignation” — the record number of people leaving their jobs during …
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| Corbin Davenport / XDA Developers: |
Google releases Android 12L and a feature update for Pixel phones, including Live Caption reading typed responses aloud to callers, Duo screen sharing, and more — Google released the long-awaited Android 12L update on Monday, with many improvements to foldable phones, tablets, and other large-screen devices.
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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
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