The White House again warns that Russia may expand cyberattacks against the US, citing “evolving intelligence that the Russian Government is exploring options”
This is a critical moment to accelerate our work to improve domestic cybersecurity and bolster our national resilience.
Okta is investigating reports of a breach after Lapsus$ group posted alleged internal system screenshots; CEO says they could be related to a January incident
Authentication services provider Okta Inc (OKTA.O) is investigating a report of a digital breach, the company said on Tuesday … Source: @toddmckinnon and @toddmckinnon .
The Lapsus$ group releases ~37GB of alleged Microsoft source code, covering Bing, Cortana, and 250+ web or mobile projects; Microsoft says it is investigating
The Lapsus$ hacking group claims to have leaked the source code for Bing, Cortana, and other projects stolen from Microsoft's internal Azure DevOps server.
Report: Facebook approved eight paid ads submitted by rights group Global Witness containing hate speech and calls for violence against Myanmar's Rohingya
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A new report has found that Facebook failed to detect blatant hate speech and calls to violence … Source: Global Witness .
A malicious cartoon rendering Android app that steals Facebook credentials was installed 100K+ times before it was removed from the Google Play Store
A malicious Android app that steals Facebook credentials has been installed over 100,000 times via the Google Play Store, with the app still available to download.
CBRE: Toronto is now the third-largest tech hub in North America, behind New York and Silicon Valley, and its tech workforce is growing faster than any US hub
For all the excitement around places like Austin and Miami, the biggest tech expansion has been in Canada's largest city.
Nvidia announces its next-gen Hopper GPU architecture, optimized for AI workloads, and the first graphics card to use it, Hopper H100, which has 80B transistors
After much speculation, Nvidia today at its March 2022 GTC event announced the Hopper GPU architecture, a line of graphics cards …
Roku announces OS 11, rolling out in the coming weeks with custom screensavers, a curated “what to watch” hub, and expanded voice keyboard support
Hello there, customizable Photo Streams — Roku device owners will soon have a whole host of new personalization features …
As Russia's economy deteriorates, the red lines keeping its cyber capabilities in check may evaporate and prompt Russian hackers to lash out against the West
As Russia's economy deteriorates, the red lines keeping its cyber capabilities in check may evaporate
Nvidia unveils the Grace CPU Superchip, an Arm-based discrete data center CPU coming next year, with 144 high-performance cores and 1TB of secondary memory
Nvidia offered details on its Grace central processing unit (CPU) “Superchip” during CEO Jensen Huang's keynote speech at its virtual Nvidia GTC 2022 event.
The DOJ asks a judge in its Google antitrust case to sanction the company for allegedly training its staff to avoid legal discovery by copying counsel on emails
The Justice Department has asked the judge overseeing its antitrust case against Google to sanction the company …
Alibaba increases its share buyback program from $15B to $25B, sending its Hong Kong-listed shares up by 11%+; Alibaba has so far purchased ~$9.2B in shares
- Alibaba said on Tuesday it will increase the size of its share buyback program from $15 billion to $25 billion, effective for a two-year period through March 2024.
Apple announces expanded creator tools for Podcasts Connect, including follower counts and the ability to upload mp3 files as subscriber-only audio
Apple Podcasts is rolling out new features to incentivize podcasters to offer paid subscriptions to listeners on the app.
Apple's iCloud, App Store, Siri, Find My, Apple Maps, Music, Podcasts, and TV+ suffer outages; Apple's System Status page indicates the issues are now resolved
I'm told Apple's corporate and retail internal systems are down too, limiting remote work and retail operations like product pick-ups and repairs. Curtis Herbert / @parrots : Looks like this isn't an ...
Alphabet plans to spin off its quantum tech group Sandbox, led by founder Jack Hidary; Sandbox has 55 employees
- Sandbox, Alphabet's quantum technology group, is spinning off into an independent company. — It will be led by CEO Jack Hidary. — Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai gestures during …
A developer shows Apple's Studio Display has 64GB of onboard NAND storage but only uses 2GB; the 64GB might be related to the Studio Display's A13 Bionic chip
Hartley Charlton / MacRumors : Source: @khaost .
Apple drops the option to buy and rent content in the Apple TV app for Android TV and Google TV; sources: until recently Apple was exempt from Google's IAP cut
A Moscow court finds Meta guilty of “extremist activity”, applying the decision to the already-banned Facebook and Instagram; WhatsApp remains unaffected
a16z, Animoca Brands, and other launch partners received 14% of the 1B airdropped ApeCoins, which could give them substantial influence over the ApeCoin DAO
Hannah Miller / Bloomberg :
Meta and Twitter have so far resisted calls by EU and US lawmakers to remove Russian embassy accounts that spread misinformation but have taken down some posts
Facebook resists calls from EU and US for bigger crackdown on Kremlin-directed misinformation Tweets: @vjmallet , @javierespft , @betterknowyou , @javierespft , and @javierespft Tweets: Victor Mallet ...
Data science collaboration service Hex raises a $52M Series B with investors including a16z, Snowflake, Databricks, Redpoint Ventures, and Amplify Partners
Hex has been moving briskly along its startup evolutionary path with its data science collaboration platform growing at a rapid pace …
Google reaches a settlement, under NDA, with six engineers who revealed the company's 2018-2020 anti-union campaign; four fired engineers will not be reinstated
Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE :
Kiwix: a 29GB file of Russian-language Wikipedia was downloaded 105,889 times in early March, up 4,000%+ from early January, over fears of a Russian ban
Annie Rauwerda / Slate :
UK's ASA issues new guidance for crypto ads, like disclosing that crypto is unregulated in the UK, and asks 50+ companies including Coinbase to comply by May 2
Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk : Source: asa.org.uk .
Israeli fintech Capitolis, which helps financial institutions collaborate, raises a $110M Series D at a $1.6B valuation, bringing its total funding to $280M
Globes Online :
India's Meesho, which started as a social commerce platform in 2015, pivoted to direct selling in 2021, affecting many of its resellers who have lost customers
Varsha Bansal / Entrackr : Tweets: @malpani , @iankursingh , @neeleshmisra , @sureshnakhua , @varshaabansal , @upadhyay_harsh1 , @entrackr , @varshaabansal , @arpitahindu , and @neeleshmisra Tweets: ...
Research: Google's Messages and Dialer apps on Android collect data without explicit consent or an opt-out, potentially violating GDPR; Google is making changes
Thomas Claburn / The Register :
Jeeves, which is building tools to help startups manage expenses, raises a $180M Series C led by Tencent at a $2.1B valuation, up from $500M in September 2021
Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch :
Washington DC AG files a lawsuit against Grubhub over alleged hidden fees; Grubhub says some of the practices have been discontinued and it will add disclosures
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch :
Digital banking app Dave raises $100M in a convertible note from FTX Ventures; FTX US will be the exclusive partner for any crypto offerings by Dave
Brandy Betz / CoinDesk :
Omnipresent, which helps companies hire remote workers and manage compliance, health insurance, pensions, and paid leave, has raised $120M
Ilena Peng / Bloomberg :
Third-party vendor HubSpot says it was hacked, leading to customer data breach notifications at Circle, BlockFi, Pantera Capital, NYDIG, and other crypto firms
Jeff John Roberts / Decrypt :
Application layer security startup Bionic raises a $65M Series B led by Insight Partners, bringing its total funding to $83M
Xiaomi reports Q4 revenue rose 21.4% YoY to ~$13.45B, net income grew 39.6% YoY to ~$702M, and smartphone shipments rose 4.4% to 44.1M
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.
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.