Analysis: the wallet used by DarkSide received a total of $17.5M in Bitcoin transactions since March, including a 75 BTC payment made by Colonial
Elliptic's Co-founder and Chief Scientist discusses cryptocurrency forensics, investigations, compliance, and sanctions.
[Thread] Antonio García Martínez says he did not “part ways” with Apple, was fired in a snap decision, and Apple's statement on his exit is defamatory and false
I have thus far maintained my silence on the Apple situation as I've sought to settle things amicably with the company that I admired, and at which I hoped to build the future of ads privacy. As they ...
New Android beta APK for Apple Music describes two lossless audio options, “Lossless” and “High-Res Lossless”, at 24-bit/48 kHZ and 24-bit/192 kHz respectively
Earlier this month, our colleagues at 9to5Mac reported that Apple Music would be gaining “HiFi” streaming options, possibly with iOS 14.6.
The Irish health service shuts down its IT system after a “significant” ransomware attack that is having a severe impact on health and social care services
Ireland's health service has temporarily shut down its IT system after what it described as a “significant ransomware attack”.
Reporters could quickly find Biden's Venmo account and the network of his social connections on Venmo, showing why the app's friends lists are a privacy issue
BuzzFeed News found President Joe Biden's Venmo account after less than 10 minutes of looking for it, revealing a network …
Roblox replaces the word “game” with “experience” on its website, after Apple argued at the Epic trial that Roblox developers don't make games
The word ‘game’ has been replaced by ‘experience’ across Roblox's website — Massively popular game creation tool Roblox …
DarkSide, the gang behind Colonial attack, claims it lost control of web servers and funds, as researchers wonder whether a US takedown or exit scam is to blame
the one responsible for attacking Colonial Pipeline — closes after its servers were seized and cryptocurrency holdings mysteriously disappeared. Closure comes as crime forums start banning ransomware ...
Ireland's High Court rejects Facebook's bid to block Data Protection Commissioner's decision that may force the company to stop sending EU user data to the US
Ireland's High Court on Friday rejected a Facebook bid to block an inquiry by the Irish data regulator that could halt Facebook's data flows …
Ad and content licensing company Veritone launches MARVEL.ai to let celebrities, influencers, and others clone their voices using AI and license them out
Deepfake voices could be a lucrative business for influencers — Recording advertisements and product endorsements can be lucrative work for celebrities and influencers. Source: Business Wire and Ver...
Apple has informed its US retail stores that a mask mandate and other Covid-19-related procedures remain, as it continues to evaluate health and safety measures
Apple Inc. has informed its U.S. retail stores that a mask mandate and other Covid-19-related procedures remain in place for now …
A look at the renewed animosity between Apple and Microsoft, as they increasingly compete in everything from gaming to PCs to AR
At a virtual product launch in November for Apple's Mac reboot, actor John Hodgman appeared in a nerdy, ill-fitting suit before a white backdrop.
Amazon launches miniTV, an ad-supported free video streaming service that is available within the Amazon shopping app in India
Amazon has long maintained that its video streaming service, Prime Video, helps it drive more sales on the shopping app. Now the e-commerce giant is testing …
A new Biden executive order revokes a Trump-era EO that targeted protections for social media platforms and asked the FCC to conduct a review of Section 230
Issie Lapowsky / Protocol :
Sources: Apple hired former HTC design head Scott Croyle last year to oversee Beats product design
Google is leading an effort, supported by many tech giants, to maintain work authorization for tens of thousands of people whose spouses hold H-1B visas
a group that is 90 percent women: https://twitter.com/...
Cisco acquires Kenna Security, which uses real world exploit data and predictive modeling to asses the risk level of vulnerabilities in company networks
Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE :
Disney+ misses on Q1 subscriber estimates, reaching 103.6M subscribers vs. 109.3M expected; ESPN+ subscribers rose 75% YoY to 13.8M, Hulu grew 30% YoY to 41.6M
with one worrisome difference Christopher Baugh / iPhone in Canada Blog : Disney+ Sees Subscriber Growth Slow in Q1 2021 Shawn Knight / TechSpot : Disney+ finishes the quarter with 103.6 million subsc...
eBay says it is closing its “Adult Only” section, banning the sale of most “sexually-oriented” content including films, anime, and books, starting June 15
Gabriel Geiger / VICE :
Bay Area tech companies racked up ~$1B on real estate impairments in the pandemic for their vacated spaces; Dropbox took $416M, Salesforce $216M, Airbnb $149M
Ari Levy / CNBC :
Study: minors in the US often receive abuse, harassment, or sexual solicitation from adults on tech platforms and many of them don't tell their parents about it
and they're having sexual interactions with adults in huge numbers https://www.theverge.com/...
DeFi hacks made up 60%+ of the crypto hack and theft volume in 2021 and 47% of major fraud and misappropriation; criminals netted ~$240M from DeFi-related hacks
Adam London / CipherTrace :
About a dozen highly active Clubhouse users, all of them women, say its block feature creates opportunities for abuse, tactical silencing, and intimidation
To block someone on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter is not, in the scheme of things, a big deal. You'll no longer see them on the platform … Tweets: @hypervisible , @marklittlenews , @theatlantic , a...
SpaceX signs a satellite connectivity deal with Google Cloud, as part of which SpaceX will install Starlink terminals at Google's data centers around the world
Payment card services company Marqeta files for IPO, reports Q1 revenue of $108M, net loss of $12.8M, down from $14.5M YoY; private markets value it above $16B
We maintain a tax-qualified retirement plan that provides eligible U.S. employees …
Waybridge, which digitizes the supply chains of commodity trading companies to give them visibility into their inventory, raises $30M Series B
Sources: CloutHub and FreeSpace are among the apps vying to be next platform of Trump, who “wants cash money up front” in exchange for followers he would bring
he wants cash flow, not long term value Ben Mullin / @benmullin : Donald Trump wants an up-front licensing fee to bring his brand (and presumably tons of followers) to a new social network, @keachhage...
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.
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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.