Facebook's services and work tools return online after suffering a global outage for over six hours
Update: 5:55 p.m. ET: Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger are slowly but surely coming back up after more than 6 hours of being down. Your mileage may vary for now …
Facebook says configuration changes on its backbone routers disrupted network traffic between its data centers, causing an outage across its platforms
To all the people and businesses around the world who depend on us, we are sorry for the inconvenience caused by today's outage across our platforms.
Frances Haugen's prepared Senate testimony: Facebook putting profits over safety has resulted in a system that amplifies division, extremism, and polarization
or Two—Forward This Week Bloomberg : Facebook Whistle-Blower to Share ‘Frightening Truth’ With Senate Gilad Edelman / Wired : This Facebook Hearing Will Be Different Tweets: Adam Schiff / @repadamschi...
Cloudflare says prior to Facebook's outage, Facebook issued several BGP updates, causing DNS resolution errors that knocked Facebook off the web
“Facebook can't be down, can it?”, we thought, for a second. — Today at 15:51 UTC, we opened an internal incident entitled …
In a 60 Minutes interview, WSJ's Facebook Files whistleblower says Facebook is misleading the public on progress against hate speech, misinformation, and more
or Congress can force it to be ABC News : Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are back after hours-long shutdown Shannon Bond / NPR : Watch Live: Whistleblower to Congress: Facebook products harm kids an...
Review of the now-released Windows 11: improved modern UI and sounds, but many promised features like Android apps are missing and new taskbar is a step back
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Facebook employees and an internal memo say that, several hours into the incident, Facebook's security experts were still trying to identify the root issue
When apps used by billions of people worldwide blinked out, lives were disrupted, businesses were cut off from customers …
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 review: new modern look, 120Hz display, and improved stylus, but it is expensive, accessories aren't included, and ports are limited
This is the best Surface Pro we've seen in years — I've been waiting for the Surface Pro 8. — Microsoft has been selling …
WhatsApp's global popularity, especially in developing countries, made its outage even more acute, impacting services in Lebanon, India, Brazil, and Mexico
Amy Cheng / Washington Post :
60 Minutes publishes the eight SEC complaints filed by Frances Haugen against Facebook, covering 2020 election, Jan. 6 riots, teen mental health, and more
For the first time, read the whistleblower's complaints to the SEC that led to 60 Minutes' report on Facebook.
Livestream of Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testifying before the Senate Commerce Committee
Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen testifies before Senate Commerce Committee https://www.c-span.org/video/? 515042-... Source: Senate Committee on Commerce .
Mark Zuckerberg's personal wealth fell ~$7B amid whistleblower exposé and Facebook outages; Facebook stock dropped ~5% Monday and is down ~15% since mid-Sept.
- CEO drops to No. 5 on list of world's richest, below Gates — Stock slide knocks his net worth down to $120.9 billion
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio review: gorgeous, unique design, 120Hz display, good battery life, and Thunderbolt 4, but heavy and pricey with few ports
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Europol announces the arrest of two alleged ransomware gang members in Ukraine, with help from US and French authorities, as some think they may belong to REvil
Two members of a ransomware gang were arrested in Ukraine following a joint international law enforcement operation. Source: Europol .
Review of Apple's A15 shows big efficiency gains and adequate speed improvements, which range from 2.5% to 37% over A14 depending on the type of workload
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Microsoft Surface Go 3 review: elegant hardware, bright and responsive display, and extremely portable, but no performance gains and average battery life
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Filing: Syniverse, which routes texts for AT&T, Verizon, and others, says hackers had access to its databases and customer logins for 5 years; logins were reset
Syniverse handles billions of text messages a year, and hackers had unauthorized access to its system for years.
Sky Mavis, developer of NFT game Axie Infinity, raises ~$150M Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz, sources say at a nearly $3B valuation
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Filing: Circle, which backs the USDC stablecoin, received a subpoena in July from the SEC for documents on “our holdings, customer programs, and operations”
Circle Financial is under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange (SEC), the payments company disclosed Monday. Source: Securities and Exchange Commission .
Orca Security, which provides tools for protecting cloud-based assets, extends Series C to $550M led by Temasek at a $1.8B valuation, up from $1.2B in March
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Apache pushes a fix for an actively exploited flaw affecting a specific version of its web server; currently over 112K servers are vulnerable
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Newark-based Duality Technologies, which offers collaboration tools for working on sensitive data, raises $30M Series B led by LG Technology Ventures
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Filing: Google's DeepMind reported £826M in 2020 revenue, up 3x YoY, and £46M in pre-tax profit, its first-ever profit
London-based group says its research is increasingly being embedded in commercial products — Google's UK artificial intelligence unit DeepMind …
In a blow to online streaming services, over 50,000 backstage movie and TV workers vote to authorize a strike after their union's demands were not met
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YouTube says YouTube Music users in Canada can access background streaming for free starting November 3, the first time non-Premium users can access the feature
Chris Welch / The Verge :
Leaked court doc shows US investigators secretly used a “keyword warrant” to order Google to provide data on anyone searching a victim's name and personal info
The U.S. government is secretly ordering Google to provide data on anyone typing in certain search terms, an accidentally unsealed court document shows. Tweets: @granick , @iblametom , and @iblametom ...
Singapore's parliament passes a law that will compel ISPs and social media platforms to share user data, block content, and more, drawing criticism from experts
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Insurance infrastructure startup Sure raises $100M Series C at a $550M valuation to help companies launch insurance products with its APIs
Sure, an insurance infrastructure startup, announced today that it has closed on $100 million in Series C funding at a $550 million valuation.
Neural Magic, which aims to boost AI inferencing speeds on off-the-shelf processors, raises $30M Series A led by NEA
The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! — Neural Magic, a company that offers software …
Android 12 review: big design improvements led by Material You, but the new widgets will need dev support to shine; Pixel phones get the update in a few weeks
Cameron Faulkner / The Verge :
Chile-based Buk, which offers HR management tools for Latin American companies, raises $50M Series A at a $417M valuation, its first outside funding
Chile's Buk, which has developed a human resources management platform for Latin American companies, announced today that it has raised $50 million …
Rent the Runway, whose online marketplace offers subscription fashion rentals, files for IPO and reports loss of $84.7M on revenue of $80.2M in H1 2021
Lauren Thomas / CNBC :
A look at cryptocurrency exchange Suex, which appears to be operating in Moscow and is accused of laundering ransomware payments by the US Treasury Department
Bloomberg : Tweets: @hkanji Tweets: Hussein Kanji / @hkanji : The U.S. Treasury Department alleges that Suex has played an integral role helping criminal hackers clean and cash out their loot, mostly...
The world's third-largest semiconductor foundry GlobalFoundries, now 100% owned by UAE's Mubadala, files for US IPO; H1 2021 revenue was up 13% YoY to $3B
Ari Levy / CNBC :
How Siri, launched a decade ago today, fell behind Google Assistant, Alexa, and others, likely due to management dysfunction, Apple's walled garden, and more
Report: Russia's state communications regulator Roskomnadzor says Facebook took down content considered illegal but could still face fines for being slow to act
Alexander Marrow / Reuters :
Experts say automakers use chips with older process nodes because they need long lead times for testing, which is at odds with how chipmakers prefer to operate
Adam Ismail / Jalopnik : Tweets: @lanebajardi Tweets: Lane Bajardi / @lanebajardi : You've heard there is a “chip shortage” that is sending the price of new cars and SUVs to the moon, but it is more ...
Sources: Warsaw-based Ramp, which offers services used by crypto exchanges, marketplaces, and wallets, raises $30M Series A at a $300M valuation
Ryan Weeks / The Block :
Apple starts letting users report scammy apps from their App Store listings through its Report a Problem button
Sean Hollister / The Verge : Tweets: @keleftheriou Tweets: Kosta Eleftheriou / @keleftheriou : Tapping it takes you here. Notice the “Report scam or fraud” option: https://twitter.com/...
Tel Aviv-based Adaptive Shield, which helps secure SaaS apps to avoid data breaches, raises $30M Series A led by Insight Partners
Carly Page / TechCrunch :
Berlin-based Inkitt, a crowdsourced publishing platform, raises $59M Series B from Axel Springer and others, source says at a $390M valuation
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Filing: GitLab is looking to raise as much as $624M in its US IPO, targeting a valuation of ~$9B; GitLab was valued at $6B in a January secondary share sale
Sohini Podder / Reuters :
London-based freight forwarding and supply chain finance startup Beacon raises $50M Series B led by Northstar.vc, claims revenue has grown 12x in the last year
VentureBeat : Tweets: @skynews Tweets: @skynews : Bezos-backed British logistics start-up Beacon lands £37m funding boost https://news.sky.com/...
Stable, a risk management platform to help businesses limit their exposure to potential volatility in commodity prices, raises $46.5M Series A led by Greycroft
Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch : Thanks: @bayareawriter
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