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Mark Zuckerberg talks with Joe Rogan about his life, content moderation decisions, the FBI and the Hunter Biden laptop story, his metaverse focus, and more — “It's almost like everyday you wake up and you're punched in the stomach,” the billionaire CEO told Rogan. — Matthew Gault
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| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
LastPass says a hacker stole portions of its source code and “proprietary LastPass technical information” two weeks ago, but users' master passwords are safe — Password management firm LastPass was hacked two weeks ago, allowing threat actors to steal the company's source code and proprietary technical information.
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| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
DoorDash says hackers accessed some of its internal tools and customer information after compromising a third-party vendor through the Twilio breach on August 4 — Hackers accessed DoorDash customer information and some partial payment data — Food delivery giant DoorDash has confirmed …
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Twilio says hackers accessed the accounts of 93 users of its 2FA app Authy as part of its recent breach, effectively letting the attackers generate login codes — U.S. messaging giant Twilio has confirmed hackers also compromised the accounts of some Authy users as part of a wider breach of Twilio's systems.| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
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A US federal judge rules Cleveland State University violated the Fourth Amendment when it used software to scan a student's bedroom before he took a remote test — A federal judge said Cleveland State University violated the Fourth Amendment when it used software to scan a student's bedroom … | David Ingram / NBC News: |
California's AG says Sephora agreed to pay $1.2M for failing to tell customers that it was selling their data, marking the start of CCPA privacy law enforcement — SAN FRANCISCO — California has its first significant settlement under the state's sweeping online privacy law, and it's not with a tech company.
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| Sheila Dang / Reuters: |
Jack Dorsey tweets that his “biggest regret” is that Twitter became a company, saying the service should be “a protocol” not owned by a state or another company — Twitter (TWTR.N) founder and former chief executive Jack Dorsey tweeted Thursday that he regrets the social media platform became a company.
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T-Mobile and SpaceX partner to let customers in areas lacking T-Mobile service use Starlink for SMS, MMS, and “select messaging apps” in some markets in 2023 — “Coverage Above and Beyond” promises to bring an end to dead zones — T-Mobile says it's getting rid …
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Sources: India's Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at CoinSwitch Kuber for allegedly acquiring shares worth $200M+ in violation of forex laws — India's financial crime-fighting agency conducted searches at multiple premises of the Bengaluru-headquartered CoinSwitch Kuber on Thursday …
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Open Text plans to buy UK-based enterprise software company Micro Focus for ~$6B including debt, a 99% premium on Thursday's close; Micro Focus stock jumps 90%+ — Canada's Open Text Corp. agreed to buy UK software firm Micro Focus International Plc for about $6 billion including debt … | Financial Times: |
Equinix and Digital Realty, the world's two biggest data center operators, are stockpiling diesel for back-up power in case of winter blackouts across Europe — Sites across Europe buy extra diesel to safeguard against winter energy shortages — The world's two biggest data centre operators …
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| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE: |
Lockdown Mode in iOS and iPadOS disables several features, like loading custom fonts, making it easy for websites to identify that a visitor is using the mode — Lockdown Mode disables a series of features that can be used to hack iPhone users. But the lack of these features also makes …
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Dallas-based SmartMoving, which provides software tools to companies offering moving services, has raised $41.5M from private equity firm Mainsail Partners — SmartMoving—a software solutions startup that aims to streamline the moving services business—landed the investment from Austin …
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Alameda Research CEO says FTX Ventures absorbed Alameda's VC operations; FTX's Amy Wu says the transition began in January 2022, when FTX Ventures raised $2B — Crypto exchange FTX absorbed the venture capital operations of Alameda Research, an effort to consolidate parts …
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