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Internal email: Microsoft splits its HoloLens group and parts ways with the group's head Alex Kipman, who a recent Insider story cited for “toxic” behavior — Microsoft is splitting its HoloLens mixed reality group and parting ways with Alex Kipman, the leader of the group …
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
In a joint cybersecurity advisory, the NSA, CISA, and the FBI reveal China-backed hackers exploited publicly known vulnerabilities to snoop on network traffic — Several US federal agencies today revealed that Chinese-backed threat actors have targeted and compromised major telecommunications companies …
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| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
The FBI and IRS led an international operation taking down online marketplace SSNDOB that sold the names, SSNs, and dates of birth of about 24 million US people — SSNDOB, an online marketplace that sold the names, social security numbers, and dates of birth of approximately 24 million US people …
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| Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: |
Shared micromobility company Bird confirms plans to lay off 23% of its staff, or about 138 out of 600 workers spanning across the organization and regions — Shared micromobility company Bird plans to layoff 23% of its staff, according to tech layoff tracker Layoffs.fyi.| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
PayPal begins letting users in the US move cryptocurrency from and to external wallets and exchanges, after they complete a new identity verification process — 'We're in this for the long term,' says exec — In response to customer demand, PayPal announced today that its users …
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| Matt Burgess / Wired: |
A look at Apple's plan to debut Passkeys, passwordless login for apps and websites, in iOS 16 and macOS Ventura using Touch ID or Face ID for authentication — Apple's iOS 16 and macOS Ventura will introduce passwordless login for apps and websites. It's only the beginning.
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| Jonathan Greig / The Record: |
Massachusetts-based Shields Health Care Group says hackers accessed databases containing personal data like SSNs and medical info of 2M patients in March 2022 — The sensitive information of two million people was accessed during a cyberattack on Shields Health Care Group …
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 16 will fix the issue in SMS chats where reacting with Tapbacks sends separate spammy messages, and will instead show the Tapbacks above relevant messages — The hero changes to iMessage in iOS 16 are the addition of edit button and undo send features.
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
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| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
A coalition including Amazon, Google, and Uber urges the DHS to let kids of high-skilled visa holders stay in the US past the age of 21 without a green card — - Tech companies including Amazon, Google, Salesforce and Uber are urging the Department of Homeland Security to revise its aging …
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| Sheila Dang / Reuters: |
Internal meeting: Twitter aims to grow its mDAUs by 13M this quarter, the highest goal the company has ever set, and is currently on track with 8.5M users — Twitter (TWTR.N) is gearing up for its most ambitious quarter of user growth, leaders of the social media company's consumer products … | Erin Brodwin / Axios: |
Bicycle Health, a Boston-based provider of virtual opioid addiction treatment, raises a $50M Series B, bringing its total funding to $83M — Bicycle Health, a start up focused on virtual treatment for opioid addiction, raised a $50 million Series B round, founder and CEO Ankit Gupta tells Axios exclusively … | Michael del Castillo / Forbes: |
Digital asset bank Custodia sues the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City for “unlawfully” delaying its master account application — Bitcoin bank Custodia today sued the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City charging …
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Gantry, a service that helps AI developers decide when to retrain their AI systems and with which data, emerges from stealth with a $28.3M seed and Series A — The demand for AI in the enterprise is insatiable, but the challenge lies in building the support infrastructure and its development and maintenance.| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
EU lawmakers agree on legislation that will mandate USB-C on future smartphones, tablets, cameras, and other electronic devices by fall 2024, to reduce e-waste — A major blow to Apple's Lightning port — European Union lawmakers have reached an agreement on legislation that will force …
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| Jacquelyn Melinek / TechCrunch: |
Los Angeles-based Calaxy, whose Web3 marketplace lets creators mint and sell social tokens, raises $26M led by Animoca Brands and the HBAR Foundation — The success of websites like Cameo have shown that people want personalized interactions with celebrities and web3 companies are emerging …
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