Google Threat Analysis Group says it tracks 270+ state-backed threat actors, and sent 50K+ alerts for email phishing attacks to Gmail users in 2021, up ~33% YoY
The Google Threat Analysis Group said today that its security researchers are currently tracking more than 270 different … Source: The Keyword .
A Koran app developer says Apple took down their app in China over “content that is illegal”; another developer removed their Bible app in China this week
Apple has taken down one of the world's most popular Koran apps in China, after a request from officials, the company has confirmed to the BBC.
Microsoft is shuttering the Chinese version of LinkedIn and replacing it with a job board; sources say China told LinkedIn in March to better regulate content
LinkedIn cites challenging operating environment, as retreat marks the biggest departure from China by a major tech company in years Source: Official LinkedIn Blog .
Sources: the SEC is poised to let the first Bitcoin futures ETFs, from Proshares and Invesco, trade in the US as early as next week
- Cutoff for action on ProShares, Invesco filings is next week — Tacit approval is seen after an almost decade-long push
WhatsApp starts rolling out e2e encryption for chat history backups in iCloud and Google Drive
WhatsApp is beginning to roll out a new feature that will provide its two billion users the option to encrypt their chat history backup in iCloud or Google Drive, patching a major loophole … Source: A...
Security researchers say Apple and EU plans to monitor phones for illicit material are ineffective and could embolden government surveillance
A group of researchers said the “dangerous technology” was invasive and not effective at detecting images of child sexual abuse.
Sources: Apple hired Afrooz Family, its former employee and a co-founder of speaker startup Syng, to lead HomePod software efforts
- Apple's smart-speaker efforts have struggled since 2018 debut — Afrooz Family takes job after co-founding Syng speaker startup
Coinbase asks Congress to regulate digital assets outside of the existing financial system and to create a special regulator for digital asset markets
Crypto trading platform asks Congress to create an oversight regime separate from existing market regulators Source: The Coinbase Blog .
Profile of Cher Scarlett, an Apple employee leading the #AppleToo campaign highlighting racism, retaliation, sexual and other forms of workplace harassment
an Apple employee who's become “the face of the #AppleToo movement.” Cher is currently on paid medical leave due to internal backlash she's received. Nicely done @ReedAlbergotti: https://www.washingto...
At the White House's ransomware summit, 32 countries pledged to share cyberattack info, push firms to improve security, and disrupt hackers' financial tools
Officials from 31 countries and the EU say uneven enforcement allows hackers to cash in — Officials from 32 governments …
Tesla starts offering insurance in Texas using drivers' “real-time driving behavior” and a “safety score”
Tesla has now officially launched its insurance product using “real-time driving behavior.” — The product is only available in Texas for now.
Apple fires Janneke Parrish, one of the leaders of the #AppleToo movement, for deleting files off of her work devices during an internal investigation
Janneke Parrish was terminated for deleting files off her work phone, including the apps Robinhood, Pokémon GO, and Google Drive
HTC announces $499 Vive Flow, a VR headset that requires an external battery and uses an Android phone as a wireless controller, available in November
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Chinese government finds hundreds of banned crypto miners siphoning power from public institutions, with some 260,000 kWh electricity stolen every day
- Two provinces discover miners using SOE, university resources — Government broadened ban on crypto transactions last month
Residents of a quiet San Francisco street say Waymo's self-driving cars are flocking to the neighborhood throughout the day, seemingly confused by a dead end
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Google rolls out continuous scrolling for English-language mobile search results in the US
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Reliable Robotics, which wants to retrofit commercial cargo planes with autonomous systems, raises a $100M Series C led by Coatue Management
When flying cargo from one part of the world to another, you typically need a pilot for two parts: The take-off and the landing.
CFTC files and settles charges against Tether and Bitfinex, ordering them to pay a total of $42.5M for making “untrue or misleading statements” about USDT
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) simultaneously filed and settled charges against Tether and Bitfinex today …
A US hacker says he built a network of “news” sites and Facebook Groups in 2015 to push bogus stories after a company hired him to “stop Hillary Clinton”
He was hired to build a fake news op but now wants to put things right. — This is the story of the mastermind behind … Tweets: @ax_sharma , @robviglione , @fark , @dangillmor , @hexadecim8 , @czedwa...
Facebook details Ego4D, a research project in partnership with 13 universities that uses first-person video to improve perception by AI assistants
cataloguing not just what you say but the physical world around you. Such systems could be incredibly useful, of course, but have huge privacy implications. https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitte...
GitLab closed up 35% in its Nasdaq debut, giving it a $14.9 billion market cap, after raising $801M in its IPO at an $11B valuation
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Bipartisan Senate legislation announced Thursday would ban tech companies from self-preferencing and anti-competitively discriminating against businesses
because @EnergyCommerce Dems still don't understand how #Section230 works https://twitter.com/... Alex Harman / @citizenalex3 : The bipartisan American Innovation and Choice Online Act from @SenAmyKlo...
Banking industry body UK Finance says Britain has become a global epicenter for scams, with £754M stolen in H1 2021, up 30% YoY
It was an email offering a discount on an electric toothbrush that began the sequence of events that ruined Anna's life. Tweets: @reuters , @reuters , and @briankrebs Tweets: @reuters : Britain's supe...
A staffer who raised concerns about vaporous toxic chemicals under Apple's Sunnyvale office says she was fired after tweeting screenshots of internal emails
US Treasury says there was $590M in suspicious ransomware activity in H1 2021, exceeding the entire amount in 2020, when $416M was reported
Suspicious activity reports related to ransomware jumped significantly in 2021, according to the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
FTC notifies 700+ companies, including Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft, that they could face penalties of up to $43,792 per violation for using deceptive reviews
Joseph Cox / VICE : Source: Federal Trade Commission .
Sources: Jana Partners took a stake in Macy's and is urging the retailer to spin off its e-commerce business, which has about $8B in annual revenue
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UK judge rules in favor of a woman who claimed her neighbor's Ring doorbell breached her privacy, potentially paving the way for similar lawsuits
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Toronto-based Rose Rocket, which makes cloud-based transportation management software, raises a $25M Series A led by Addition Capital and Shine Capital
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Twitter begins testing ads in replies on Android and iOS globally, placed after the first, third, or eighth reply to a tweet
Not Even Advertisers Furqan Shahid / Wccftech : Twitter Could Soon Start Showing Ads in the Middle of Conversations Sanuj Bhatia / Pocketnow : Twitter testing annoying ad strategy with ads in the repl...
In a letter to Zuckerberg, 14 US state AGs demand details on vaccine misinformation per Haugen's leaked docs and Facebook's XCheck, which shields VIP users
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Enterprise search company Elastic to acquire Optimyze, whose continuous profiling platform Prodfiler can detect the CPU efficiency of fleets of machines
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Roblox outlines plans to add more realism to player avatars, introduce new in-game monetization streams, add NFT-like limited edition items, and more
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Tala, which provides mobile-first financial services in emerging markets, raises a $145M Series E led by Upstart, source says at an $800M+ valuation
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TSMC says it will build its first plant in Japan, focusing on 22nm and 28nm chips, starting construction in 2022 and operations in 2024
PitchBook: tech investors and employees have netted $582.5B from US IPOs and sales in the year to September, with 93 listings between July and September
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Israel-based ironSource, which provides user acquisition tech for app devs, to acquire mobile advertising and app monetization company Tapjoy for $400M
Groove, which provides customer service software for SMBs, raises a $45M Series B led by Viking Global, bringing its total raised to $57M
Short-form video app Clash, which bought Byte in January, relaunches as a place for creators to monetize their top fans from bigger platforms like TikTok
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
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