US Secret Service memo warns a crime ring is targeting state unemployment insurance programs to commit fraud by using data belonging to identity theft victims
A well-organized Nigerian crime ring is exploiting the COVID-19 crisis by committing large-scale fraud against multiple state …
General Atlantic to invest $870M in Reliance Jio Platforms at a $65B valuation, joining Facebook, Silver Lake, and Vista Equity Partners among Jio investors
Mukesh Ambani's Jio Platforms has agreed to sell 1.34% stake to General Atlantic, the latest deal in a series of deals …
Ubisoft sues Apple and Google for selling Alibaba's Area F2 game, which it claims is a “near carbon copy” of Rainbow Six: Siege
Ubisoft Entertainment SA sued Apple Inc. and Google LLC, accusing the companies of selling a ripoff of its popular video game “Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege.”
A look at the grassroots movement of professional home bakers that have found a home on Etsy, where they can continue to be productive under lockdown
Homebound consumers are flocking to the site for scones, biscuits, breads, muffins, doughnuts and...alkaline tahini spelt cookies.
Zoom is investigating performance and connectivity issues affecting many users in the US and UK
Users report being unable to host or join videoconference calls. — Some Zoom users early Sunday reported performance issues with the videoconferencing app that prevented them from joining …
Trump tweet accuses Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Google of control by the “Radical Left”, says his administration is working to remedy “illegal situation”
- U.S. President scolds Facebook, Google, Twitter in a tweet — Trump says he is ‘working to remedy this illegal situation’
Analysis of ten years of cryptocurrency discussions and funding data shows repeated cycles of rising crypto activity followed by eventual “crypto winters”
People who've been in crypto for a long time view the space as evolving in cycles, alternating between periods of high activity and “crypto winters.” Tweets: @a16z , @counternotions , @mdudas , @sassa...
Multiple supercomputers in some EU countries were hacked this week with crypto mining malware via compromised SSH credentials; evidence suggests a single actor
Confirmed infections have been reported in the UK, Germany, and Switzerland. Another suspected infection was reported in Spain.
A nonprofit founded by privacy advocate Max Schrems has filed a complaint against Google on behalf of an Austrian citizen, claiming Android Ad ID violates GDPR
Claims consent was neither informed, nor specific, nor free - but Google says it cannot identify a user from the ID
Gartner survey of IT leaders forecasts 8% YoY decline in global IT spending to $3.46T in 2020, vs. $3.76T in 2019, as budgets are slashed due to the pandemic
Another week brings another clear sign that CIOs are making deep budget cuts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
While only 1% of female internet security workers are in senior management positions, these underrepresented perspectives are critical in addressing cyber risks
Women are highly underrepresented in the field of cybersecurity. In 2017, women's share in the U.S. cybersecurity field was 14%, compared to 48% in the general workforce.
John Borthwick, one of Giphy's early investors and board members, describes how the Facebook deal came about and says talks began in late March
@ow https://onezero.medium.com/... https://twitter.com/... @vivekxk : 1/5 Seems like the Giphy deal is strategically great for FB and probably gave Giphy the lifeline it needed. FB gets valuable intel...
Internal email: Indian food delivery startup Zomato to layoff 520 employees, or 13% of its workforce, and temporarily cut salaries of the rest
Employees being let go will receive half their salaries and health insurance for six months — Food delivery platform Zomato will layoff 520 employees …
Profile of Nick Clegg, Facebook's VP of Global Affairs and Comms, who led the creation of its Oversight Board and is now shaping the company's COVID-19 response
Facebook's new “Oversight Board” will be based in London, not Silicon Valley. They're planning an additional office in D.C. at some point in the future. https://www.politico.com/... Marie Lamensch / @...
Chinese AI company CloudWalk Technology raises ~$253M from investors including the China Internet Investment Fund and participants like ICBC and Haier Capital
China Money Network :
Conspiracy theories and misinformation about vaccines dominate Instagram's search results, and are made more visible by the app's recommendation algorithms
Karissa Bell / Engadget : Tweets: @harrymccracken , @mattk , @sachabaroncohen , @alfiekohn , @chelseaclinton , and @sykescharlie . Thanks: @jpmanga Tweets: Harry McCracken / @harrymccracken : Just se...
How members of the gaming community in Romania and Singapore helped lay the foundation for robust high-speed broadband networks in those countries
Alexis Ong / Wired : Tweets: @steppinlazer , @enothestrife , @wired , @algovc , and @campuscodi Tweets: Alexis / @steppinlazer : here's me in @WIRED talking about how gamers did their bit to improve ...
Homeward, a web-based service that helps homeowners buy a new home before listing their existing home for sale, raises $20M in equity and secures $85M in debt
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Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.