Twitch says a server configuration change left data exposed on the internet and let a third-party access its data
Out of an abundance of caution, we have reset all stream keys. You can get your new stream key here: https://dashboard.twitch.tv/settings/ stream.
Mark Zuckerberg says that Facebook does not prioritize profit over safety and well-being and argues that many of Frances Haugen's claims don't make sense
I wanted to share a note I wrote to everyone at our company. — Hey everyone: it's been quite a week, and I wanted to share some thoughts with all of you.
Twitch acknowledges a “breach” after a 4chan user leaks its source code, creator payouts from 2019-2021, proprietary SDKs, internal AWS services, and more
The entire code based leaked online. Now what? Alex Calvin / PC Games Insider : Twitch confirms it has been the victim of a massive hack Nathan Grayson / Washington Post : Massive Twitch hack reveals...
UK High Court rules that Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed, used NSO Group's Pegasus to hack the phone of his ex-wife and five associates
Sheikh Mohammed used spyware on Princess Haya and five associates in unlawful abuse of power, judge rules — The ruler of Dubai hacked the phone …
Video of Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen's testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee
Sources: Facebook has begun limiting internal info sharing and paused product rollouts in recent days as employees conduct “reputational reviews”
but since there's a current PR problem... https://www.wsj.com/... Karissa Bell / @karissabe : Interesting that these are “reputational” reviews, not ethical reviews or research reviews. Telling re: fa...
Payments company Paddle announces an alternative in-app payments system for iOS, charging 5%-10% fees and launching December 7, following Epic v. Apple ruling
In response to the Epic Games vs. Apple ruling last month, payments platform Paddle today announced that it plans to launch … Source: Paddle .
Sources: Dutch antitrust regulator finds Apple requiring developers to use its in-app payment system is anti-competitive and orders changes
The Dutch antitrust authority has found that Apple's rules requiring software developers to use its in-app payment system are anti-competitive …
Twitter is testing a feature that gives users advice for maintaining civility before they join a potentially controversial conversation
In its battle to add more “social privacy” upgrades to its platform and make Twitter a better place, the blue bird company announced a new feature they're testing …
AMD warns that its CPUs running Windows 11 may suffer 3%-5% reduced performance for some apps, 10%-15% for esports games; AMD and Microsoft are working on a fix
AMD has announced that all of its WIndows 11-compatible processors can suffer from reduced performance in some applications … Source: AMD .
Apple says developers will need to offer users a way to delete accounts attached to third-party apps starting January 31, 2022
The company also confirmed its app reporting tool is supported on macOS — Apple will require developers that offer a way to create accounts in their apps … Source: Apple Developer .
As Twitch grapples with the giant data leak, a look at the impact on its streamers, who had extensive revenue and personal data leaked
The leak of source code and some internal security files does not expose sensitive data, according to a former Twitch employee. — Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Facebook's research on teens and mental health is not as conclusive as it appears, relying on teens' self-reported views and a small sample size
Anya Kamenetz / NPR : Tweets: @anya1anya , @andymstone , @anya1anya , @rjcc , @npr , @shuhbillskee , and @andymstone Tweets: Anya Kamenetz / @anya1anya : What does Facebook's own internal data actual...
Sources: Apple is developing an iPhone-based car control system that could access climate control, speedometer, radio, seats, and more, expanding on CarPlay
- Company looks to build on success of CarPlay, launched in 2014 — Initiative, known as ‘IronHeart,’ is still in the early stages
Investigation into Tether, which issued 48B coins this year, as regulators struggle to understand its cash reserves, organizational structure, and other details
A wild search for the U.S. dollars supposedly backing the stablecoin at the center of the global cryptocurrency trade …
DOJ says it will create a National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, focusing on crimes by exchanges and other services, recovering lost assets, and more
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on Wednesday unveiled two new Justice Department enforcement initiatives aimed targeting cryptocurrencies … Source: U.S. Department of Justice .
Facebook's political problems stem from its goal to connect people and its focus on growth, and are societal issues, not antitrust ones
the ability to access a broad consumer base, and thereby decrease the cost of consumer acquisition for new businesses. Not obvious the resulting connectivity is helpful though. https://stratechery.com...
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says the company is not considering UK for its upcoming chip factories due to Brexit; Intel is investing $95B to open European plants
The boss of Intel says the US chipmaker is no longer considering building a factory in the UK because of Brexit.
Japan's FTC will investigate whether Apple and Google are using their smartphone OS dominance to severely limit options for consumers by eliminating competition
Fair Trade Commission probes iOS and Android for potential market manipulation — TOKYO — Japan's Fair Trade Commission …
DuckDuckGo and three search rivals urge EU lawmakers to act against Google with new laws, saying they have yet to see positive results from an antitrust ruling
DuckDuckGo and three other search engine rivals to Google on Thursday urged EU lawmakers to take action against the Alphabet …
A look at Visionrare, a crypto marketplace for “fantasy startup investing”, where users spend real money to buy fake shares in startups as NFTs
The meme-ification of ownership and the wild acceleration of private startup valuations have led us to this moment … Tweets: @lucasmtny , @kateclarktweets , @nourharidy , @edzitron , @jason , @bennett...
Massachusetts-based Solo.io, which offers APIs to connect networking software, data, and hardware, raises $135M Series C at a $1B+ valuation
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GM unveils Ultra Cruise, a driver-assist system it says will cover 2M+ miles of US and Canadian roads at launch in 2023 and eventually 95% of driving scenarios
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Sources: Salesforce COO Bret Taylor told people close to him that he expects to be promoted to CEO soon
What will Salesforce look like when its co-founder and CEO, Marc Benioff, finally passes the baton to someone else? — The tech industry may get to find out sooner rather than later. Tweets: @amir , ...
Samsung says its 3nm chips with gate-all-around transistor tech are delayed until 2022, and its 2nm chips will arrive in 2025
Stephen Shankland / CNET : Source: Samsung Global Newsroom .
Twitter is selling mobile ad subsidiary MoPub to AppLovin for $1.05B, after acquiring it for nearly $350M in 2013
Manas Mishra / Reuters :
Google announces updates to Search, Maps, Travel, and Nest, focusing on reducing greenhouse gas emissions for users
Gretel.ai, which offers tools to create synthetic, anonymized datasets, raises $50M Series B led by Anthos Capital, bringing its total funding to $65.5M
Increasingly, conversations about big data, machine learning and artificial intelligence are going hand-in-hand with conversations about privacy and data protection.
IBM tells US staff they must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by December 8 or face an unpaid suspension, but will consider medical and religious exemptions
- IBM told U.S. employees this week that they must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by Dec. 8 or face an unpaid suspension. Tweets: @baxiabhishek , @stevekovach , and @levynews Tweets: Abhishek Ba...
GetSafe, a “neo-insurer” aimed at millennials that says it has 250K users across Germany and UK, extends its Series B to $93M
Blathnaid O'Dea / Silicon Republic :
TSA to mandate that critical US railroad and aviation companies name a chief cyber official, disclose hacks to the government, and draft hack recovery plans
Christopher Bing / Reuters :
Fiverr acquires Seattle-based CreativeLive, which offers online learning tools; CreativeLive has raised nearly $60M and employs around 35 people
Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire :
Quantum computing startup Rigetti Computing to go public via SPAC, in a deal expected to raise $458M at a $1.5B valuation
Taylor Soper / GeekWire :
ArangoDB, the company behind open source NoSQL graph database system ArangoDB, raises $27.8M Series B led by Iris Capital
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat :
Zum, which provides software and vehicles to help schools cut student transportation time and costs, raises $130M led by Vision Fund 2 at a $930M valuation
Cromwell Schubarth / Silicon Valley Business Journal :
London-based Cord, which offers a single API to add Slack-like collaboration to apps, raises $17.5M Series A led by European VC Index
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
Annual EU report on social media content moderation shows companies removed 62.5% of flagged material in March and April 2021, down from 71% in late 2019
social media giants like @facebook & @YouTube removed less hate speech in 2021 versus last year, according to leaked @EU_Commission audit coming later today. Read it here first 👉 https://y3r710.r.eu-w...
Brandon Silverman, the founder and CEO of the Facebook-owned analytics tool CrowdTangle, is leaving the company; team members were reassigned several months ago
Alex Heath / The Verge :
A court orders Facebook to search for Mark Zuckerberg's notebooks from 2006, reported on by Steven Levy, as they could be relevant to an ongoing privacy case
Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg :
Sources: YouTube, which is a top destination for podcast listeners of some shows, is looking to hire its first executive to oversee its podcasting business
Snap adds Snapchat creator monetization programs, including Spotlight Challenges, which pays $25K+ to creators using specific AR lenses, sounds, or topics
Profile of Biden's DOJ antitrust chief nominee Jonathan Kanter, a star corporate lawyer who worked on anti-Google cases while representing Microsoft and others
Survey of 1,200 US adults: 66% view Facebook favorably, down from 71% in 2020, compared to 79% for Apple (down 2%), 87% for Amazon (down 4%), and 90% for Google
Instagram usage exploded in India after the TikTok ban, but the creator economy is still devastated, and critics say Reels content is comparatively bland
Spotify says it will let Anchor podcast creators in the US apply to join its programmatic ad marketplace Spotify Audience Network
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : Source: Spotify .
Pinterest rolls out new promotion tools for brands, including slideshow ads for catalogues, and adds seven more countries to its Verified Merchant Program
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch :
Aquant, which uses AI to provide customer service insights by analyzing a company's service data, raises $70M Series C, bringing its total raised to $110M
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
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
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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.