Twitter says it mistakenly suspended 12 accounts after “coordinated and malicious reports” targeted researchers and journalists, and will review its new policy
Far-right activists had urged their followers to use a new company rule to target anti-extremism researchers and journalists
An anti-fascist researcher says Twitter suspended her account after someone reported a 2019 tweet of hers following Twitter's updated Private Information Policy
to curb the misuse of media to harass or intimidate private individuals,” @Twitter told @b_fung https://www.cnn.com/... If it's being used to harm, revert. https://twitter.com/... Erica Joy / @ericajo...
Crypto exchange BitMart says it suffered a hack resulting in the loss of $150M in crypto, after its Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain hot wallets were breached
Crypto exchange BitMart said late Saturday that it has suffered a hack, resulting in the loss of $150 million worth of crypto.
As Web3 takes proliferate, it's worth noting there are two distinct “is Web3 bullshit?” questions: an open-ended technical question, and whether it will “win”
And is that even the right question? … Is web3 bullshit? The hazy vision of new decentralized internet …
Meta says it is testing a Split Payments feature for Messenger in the US that lets users share the cost of bills and expenses
Facebook Messenger announced today that it's starting to test out a new “Split Payments” feature that introduces a way for users to share the cost of bills and expenses through the app.
Clearview AI is set to win a US patent for facial recognition technology that the company says is the first to cover a “search engine for faces”
Clearview AI has gotten the green light on a federal patent for its facial recognition technology — an award that the company …
Sources: Sony plans to launch a subscription service, codenamed Spartacus, next spring that merges PlayStation Plus and PS Now, to compete with Xbox Game Pass
namely current, relevant releases. “The second [tier] would offer a large catalog of PlayStation 4 and, *eventually,* PlayStation 5 games.” https://twitter.com/... Dom / @domsplaying : Sounds like Pla...
Sources: the iPhones of at least nine US State Department employees were hacked using NSO's spyware in the past several months
Microsoft backtracks on Windows 11's controversial default browser changes, adds a “set default” button for browsers in a preview build
check out the shady new pop-ups Sayan Sen / Neowin : A welcome change on Windows 11, choosing a default browser gets a bit easier with build 22509 Tweets: Rafael Rivera / @withinrafael : Windows build...
Spotify removed the work of hundreds of comedians, including John Mulaney and Kevin Hart, amid a fight with royalty administration agency Spoken Giants
A push for royalty payments on comedic material sidelines work of Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish and hundreds of others
Profile of Twitch streamer Tyler Steinkamp, including the loneliness and rage that comes with streaming game battles and real-world moments for 50 hours a week
NEW LONDON, Mo. — Just before midnight, six hours into his 10-hour Twitch live stream, Tyler Steinkamp's rage begins to erupt.
Life House, which offers hotel management software, raises a $60M Series C co-led by Kayak and Inovia Capital, bringing its total funding to over $100M
Inovia Capital, Tiger Global also backed the startup, which has developed software aimed at hotel operators
Google is investigating a report that a Pixel 5a, sent to an official repair center in Texas, was used to bypass 2FA on a number of owner's accounts
Google says it's investigating the latest report — After game designer and author Jane McGonigal sent her Pixel 5a in for repair at Google …
Spotify Wrapped's cultural significance reveals how algorithms influence our self-conception and how we in turn perform for Spotify's construction of ourselves
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Profile of Group-IB CEO Ilya Sachkov, who is charged with treason in Russia, sources say for allegedly giving the US info about Fancy Bear's 2016 operation
Ilya Sachkov, who's been charged with treason in Russia, is alleged to have given the U.S. information about the “Fancy Bear” … Tweets: @bw , @hewiak , @amandakhurley , @z3r0trust , @wendysiegelman , ...
Amazon's shipping investments, like chartering cargo ships, making its own containers, and chartering long-haul planes, are helping it avoid supply chain chaos
How Amazon is beating supply chain chaos with its own containers, chartered... For years, Amazon has been quietly chartering … Tweets: @ophirgottlieb , @avidcommentator , and @ozziesap Tweets: Ophir ...
How online activists helped close BOO, an MLM scheme that sold $110 bags of dirt as alternative medicine on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok during the pandemic
until scrutiny closed in last week. https://www.nbcnews.com/... Laurie Garrett / @laurie_garrett : Eating #ivermectin horse worms paste was bad enough, but now #antivaxxers are — and this is true — ea...
The FBI says Cuba ransomware actors earned at least $43.9M from ransom payments and breached at least 49 US critical infrastructure organizations this year
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Profile of eGirl Capital, a VC firm run by 12 anonymous cartoon characters and two “doxxed” individuals, that has invested up to $10M in crypto projects
When, earlier this year, executives at an Ethereum project called Arbitrum joined a business call with a buzzy new investment firm … Tweets: @decryptmedia , @readdanwrite , and @ben_munster Tweets: De...
Users and experts reveal Clubhouse's content moderation struggles in India, amid a deluge of 18+ rooms, adult content, and harassment and bullying
Swathi Moorthy / Moneycontrol : Tweets: @sub8u , @triketora , @carnage4life , @revathirajeevan , @kpswathi , @kpswathi , @kpswathi , @chandrarsrikant , and @chandrarsrikant . Thanks: @tsuvik Tweets: ...
The Biden administration accelerates efforts to fill nearly 600K cybersecurity roles in the US public and private sectors
Sophia Cai / Axios : Tweets: @sophiacai99 , @frankluntz , and @axios Tweets: Sophia Cai / @sophiacai99 : NEW: The Biden administration is scrambling to fill nearly 600,000 vacant cybersecurity positi...
Profile of Roblox CEO David Baszucki, aka “builderman” on Roblox, who sees his company playing a significant role in the metaverse
Bloomberg : Tweets: @klee_adrian Tweets: Adrian Klee / @klee_adrian : In March, Roblox went public with a $40 billion market valuation. “Bloomberg Intelligence estimates the metaverse could become an...
Sources: Airtable, a developer of cloud-based collaboration software, is finalizing $700M+ in new funding at an $11.7B valuation
Berber Jin / The Information :
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
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.