Check Point details MediaTek DSP firmware vulnerabilities in some Android smartphones that could be exploited to eavesdrop; MediaTek released patches in October
Check Point Research discovers a vulnerability in the digital signal processor found in MediaTek's system-on-chip offerings.
Adam Mosseri agrees to testify about Instagram's effects on teenage users before a Senate Commerce subcommittee during the week of December 6
Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, has agreed for the first time to testify before Congress, as bipartisan anger mounts over harms to young people from the app.
Verizon and AT&T offer to reduce the power coming from 5G towers for six months as the FAA examines possible aircraft interference
Wireless operators said they will limit the strength of service while regulators review the impact on planes and helicopters
Coinbase acquires crypto wallet startup BRD and says BRD wallet users will have the option to migrate to the Coinbase wallet in 2022
Crypto exchange Coinbase has acquired the crypto wallet startup BRD, according to a notice from its leadership team. — In a letter address …
Pinterest settles lawsuit by shareholders over allegations of discrimination by pledging $50M to overhaul its corporate culture and promote diversity
Pinterest pledged $50 million to overhaul its corporate culture and promote diversity as part of an agreement to resolve allegations …
Roblox sues Ruben Sim, a YouTuber it has banned over harassment and sexual content, for leading a “cybermob” that it says terrorizes its platform and developers
The banned Roblox user is also a popular and controversial YouTube creator, Ruben Sim
Spotify confirms it is testing a TikTok-like vertical feed of music videos, called Discover, which appears to repurpose Canvas videos, in its iOS app
TikTok has seen its short-form video feed copied by a host of competitors, from Instagram to Snap to YouTube and even Netflix.
EU proposes stricter rules for political ads, including sharing info on ads and banning targeting based on race, or face fines up to 5% global revenue
Proposed measure would ban targeting political ads based on categories such as religious views, sexual orientation
Israel reduces the countries approved for export of cyber tools from 102 to 37, most of which are in the West, after US sanctions NSO and Candiru
The Ministry of Defense has reduced the number of countries approved for export of cyber tools by Israeli companies from 102 to 37
Filings: Google Ireland will pay €218M in backdated corporation tax to Irish authorities; Google Ireland had €48.4B in revenue in 2020, up from €45.7B in 2019
Wage bill exceeds €500m for the first time with employees paid on average €120,000
A Windows 10 and Windows 11 exploit allows an attacker with physical access to gain SYSTEM privileges, bypassing Microsoft's patch from earlier this month
Hackers Exploiting New Windows Installer Zero-Day Exploit in the Wild Brittany A. Roston / SlashGear : All Windows PCs at risk after Microsoft fails to fix zero-day exploit Elizabeth Montalbano / Thre...
WatchBox, an online marketplace for buying, selling, and trading luxury watches, raises $165M from investors including Michael Jordan and Giannis Antetokounmpo
Jabari Young / CNBC :
Apple sues NSO Group in US federal court, seeking to ban NSO from using Apple products and alleging NSO illegally targeted Apple users with surveillance tools
Baidu says it has won approval to start collecting fares for Apollo Go robotaxis in Beijing's Yizhuang district, the first such approval in a large Chinese city
- Beijing's municipal government has approved a permit for Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxi business to collect fares in a part of the capital city.
The Indian government pushes a bill for Parliament's winter session that would ban most cryptocurrencies and form a framework for creating a CBDC
Twitter updates its iOS app to stop automatically refreshing timelines and causing tweets to disappear, after rolling out the update on the web last week
Jon Porter / The Verge :
Sources: five Democratic senators told the White House they oppose crypto critic Saule Omarova, Biden's pick to lead the OCC, effectively killing her nomination
Hans Nichols / Axios :
Sources: at least nine state-run Chinese firms, including China Mobile, tell staff to limit use of Tencent's domestic chat app Weixin, citing security concerns
Employees were told to disband chat groups over security concerns, as Beijing's scrutiny into Tencent grows Tweets: @jchengwsj Tweets: Jonathan Cheng / @jchengwsj : Managers at some Chinese state-run ...
ConstitutionDAO's organizers say the project has run its course and will shift its Discord channel into read-only mode in two weeks
Jordan Pearson / VICE :
Banking Committee chair Sen. Sherrod Brown probes Coinbase, Binance.US, Tether, and others over stablecoin consumer risks, and seeks a response by December 3
Sam Reynolds / Blockworks :
The US places a dozen Chinese groups developing quantum computing, semiconductor, and aerospace technologies on an entity list, blocking exports to them
Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times :
Q&A with Christie's head of marketing Neda Whitney on selling NFTs, expanding beyond traditional high-value artwork, the metaverse, and more
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @wsj Tweets: @wsj : Christie's is looking to reach younger customers with fatter wallets. Neda Whitney, head of marketing for the Americas, talks abou...
Chinese state media says a regulator told Tencent to submit any new apps or updates for inspection through December 31; Tencent says its apps remain functional
Poshmark's market cap is now $1.4B, a 50%+ drop from its January IPO, as revenue growth slowed to 16% in Q3, down from 42% in Q1, amid Apple's privacy changes
instead, the company is facing slowing revenue growth, causing concern about the social shopping business model. https://www.theinformation.com/ ... Sar Haribhakti / @sarthakgh : “When Poshmark went p...
Japan's top banks and 70 other companies prepare to trial a new digital currency in H2 2022, backed by bank deposits and for large business transactions
Nikkei Asia :
Brisbane-based Simpro, which offers work management tools for employees in the field, raises $350M and acquires productivity tools ClockShark and AroFlo
Refinitiv: Southeast Asian fintech companies have raised ~$3B across 80 deals so far in 2021, more than in 2020 and 2019 combined
Financial Times : Tweets: @johnreedwrites Tweets: @johnreedwrites : While SEA super-apps Grab and GoTo get all the attention (and tons of funding), fundraising for fintechs in this region is surging ...
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