Security researchers say a 16-year-old from England is the Lapsus$ group's mastermind; source: researchers identified seven unique accounts tied to Lapsus$
Cybersecurity researchers investigating a string of hacks against technology companies, including Microsoft Corp. and Nvidia Corp. …
Stephen Wilhite, one of the lead creators of the GIF, died last week at 74; Wilhite invented the GIF while he was employed by CompuServe in the 1980s
It's pronounced ‘jif’ — Stephen Wilhite, one of the lead inventors of the GIF, died last week from COVID at the age of 74 …
Google Play pilots a third-party billing option to select partners globally, starting with Spotify; Google said user choice billing still involves a service fee
Amid increasing global regulations over app stores and their commission structures, Google today announced the launch …
DSCC report: Apple is planning a MacBook Air with a ~15-inch display and an entry-level iPad with a display bigger than the current 10.2-inch for 2023
Apple has new form factors in store for the MacBook Air and entry-level iPad for 2033, according to a new report from Display Supply Chain Consultants. Source: Display Supply Chain … .
Okta confirms an attacker accessed an engineer's laptop in January consistent with posted screenshots by Lapsus$, as customers struggle to grasp their exposure
i.e. their data may have been viewed or acted upon. “We have identified those customers and already reached out directly by email.” https://www.okta.com/... Kevin Beaumont / @gossithedog : “We have no...
Twitter finally upgrades DMs to let users search through their conversations by keyword, not just names, on the web, iOS, and Android
The search bar now scours the content of your messages — Twitter announced on Wednesday that its DM search feature has gotten a big upgrade … Source: @twittersupport .
Uber agrees to list all ~14K New York City taxis on its app, rolling out later this spring; fares will be roughly the same for taxi rides as for Uber X rides
Company that vowed to disrupt the U.S. taxi industry is now betting that traditional taxis will fuel its next wave of growth
A look at Lapsus$, a data extortion group that surfaced in December 2021 and specializes in stealing data from big companies by bribing or tricking employees
Microsoft and identity management platform Okta both this week disclosed breaches involving LAPSUS$, a relatively new cybercrime group …
An attack on Viasat's satellite internet as Russia started its war impacted 27K users in Europe beyond Ukraine; thousands remain offline after almost a month
The biggest hack since Russia's war began knocked thousands of people offline. The spillover extends deep into Europe.
UK police arrest seven people aged 16 to 21 as part of an investigation “into a hacking group”, but did not say if the teenager behind Lapsus$ is among them
A 16-year-old from Oxford has been accused of being one of the leaders of cyber-crime gang Lapsus$.
Roskomnadzor has blocked Google News, saying it provided access to “inauthentic” information about Russia's war in Ukraine
Russia's communications regulator has blocked Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google News, accusing it of allowed access to what it calls fake material …
Ukraine's Mykhailo Fedorov says the country is using Clearview AI's tools to identify the bodies of dead Russian soldiers and inform families
Ukraine is using facial recognition software to identify the bodies of Russian soldiers killed in combat and to trace their families to inform …
An inside look at Ukrainian efforts to repel Russian cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, as some worry that early success might be unwound over time
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Instacart will build micro-fulfillment warehouses for grocery retailers to support 15-minute deliveries, launching in the “coming months” starting with Publix
Company embarks on ‘new trajectory’ with grocery retailers as it seeks to fend off fierce competition
Apple adds driver's licenses and state IDs to Wallet in Arizona, the first state with the feature; Colorado, Hawaii, Mississippi, Ohio, and Puerto Rico are next
Spotify reports 2021 royalty payments: $7B paid out to music rightsholders, 1K artists generated $1M+/year of payouts, 16.5K artists generated $50K/year
Spotify launched its Loud & Clear website in March 2021, with the aim of “increasing transparency” around its payouts to the music industry.
Instacart launches Instacart Platform, which offers software management services for e-commerce, fulfillment, ads, insights, and other data for grocery stores
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Google execs faced criticism at an all-hands after an internal survey showed staff are increasingly unhappy about pay; Pichai said pay assessments could change
- Following an employee survey that showed Google staffers are increasingly unhappy about pay, executives were hit with a barrage of questions on the topic.
Instagram rolls out chronological Following and Favorites feeds to all iOS and Android users globally, neither of which can be set as the default
Motorola Edge Plus review: excellent performance and battery, 30W charger as standard, and 144Hz display, but no IP rating or telephoto and only two OS updates
Allison Johnson / The Verge :
Google says it will bar ads from appearing next to websites, apps, and YouTube channels that exploit, dismiss, or condone the Russia-Ukraine war
Paresh Dave / Reuters :
Google plans to remove the Movies & TV section from the Play Store in May 2022, and directs users to buy, rent, or watch movies and shows from the Google TV app
what you need to know Josiah Motley / KnowTechie : Google is removing movies and TV shows from Google Play Rachel Kaser / VentureBeat : Consumers spent $22B on mobile games in Q1 2022, according to Da...
Carl Pei teases Nothing's Phone (1), a smartphone running on Nothing OS, an Android skin, and powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon, debuting this summer
FBI seems to be targeting disgruntled staff working at the Russian embassy in Washington DC via geo-targeted recruitment ads on Facebook, Twitter, and Google
The FBI is trying a novel strategy to recruit Russian-speaking individuals upset about the country's invasion of Ukraine … Tweets: @digiphile , @katieharbath , @hexadecim8 , @mattblaze , @zachsdorfman...
Personal computing pioneer John Roach, who introduced the fully assembled Tandy TRS-80 and shipped 5K units in 1977, dies at 83
Sam Roberts / New York Times :
TikTok creators say a glitch in the registration process for TikTok's creator fund has prevented sign-ups for weeks; the fund started at $200M in 2020
Brody Ford / Bloomberg :
Toshiba shareholders reject two proposals, one by management to spin off Toshiba's devices unit and another backed by activist investors to seek buyout offers
YouTube makes nearly 4,000 TV episodes available for free with ads in the US and plans to add up to 100 shows and movies each week
With Ads Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today : YouTube Will Now Enable Users to Watch Thousands of TV Shows, for Free, in the App Steve Huff / Android Police : YouTube is adding thousands of free a...
An analysis of the encryption speed of ten notorious ransomware strains finds LockBit and Babuk to be the fastest, while Conti, Maze, and PYSA were the slowest
Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer : Source: Splunk .
In a US Senate Commerce Committee hearing, CEOs of Intel and Micron urged Congress to pass $52B in subsidies to boost US semiconductor manufacturing
and Chip Makers Themselves Cromwell Schubarth / San Francisco Business Journal : Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says chips are the new oil — U.S. needs to produce more of its own Mark Sullivan / Fast Company...
Osso VR, which uses VR simulations to train surgeons, raises a $66M Series C led by Oak HC/FT, bringing its total funding to about $109M
Sarah Pringle / Axios :
French startup Weglot, a website translation tool that is compatible with major CMSes and platforms, raises a €45M Series A from Partech
Romain Dillet / TechCrunch :
Experts say AI tools lack the training data needed to understand the cultural meaning of images, recipes, and other data concerning underrepresented cultures
W. Victor H. Yarlott, A.I. Researcher at FIU and member of the Crow Tribe of Montana https://www.nytimes.com/... Eli Chen / @storiesbyeli : I often tell people that I have the coolest boss and this is...
Snap acquires Paris-based neurotech startup NextMind and discontinues its $400 headband that let users control aspects of a computer; NextMind had raised ~$4.5M
Q&A with Robinhood Chief Product Officer Aparna Chennapragada on the company's new Cash Card, managing her team, regulation, payment for order flow, and more
Nilay Patel / The Verge :
Microsoft expands its cybersecurity skills initiative beyond the US to 23 more countries, including Australia and India, to help fill 3.5M jobs globally by 2025
Amber Burton / Protocol :
Colombian startup Simetrik, which offers no-code payment infrastructure tools, raises a $20M Series A at a $100M+ valuation led by FinTech Collective
Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch :
A look at the Roblox experiences created by large retail brands like Gucci, Nike, Vans, and Ralph Lauren, with some offering virtual items for Robux
Queenie Wong / CNET : Tweets: @jetscott Tweets: Scott Stein / @jetscott : Shopping has, and will be, one of the biggest parts of a more immersive internet. Story by @QWongSJ https://www.cnet.com/...
Tarana Wireless, which develops fixed wireless tech to deliver high-speed broadband, raised $170M in February at a $1B+ valuation, and plans an IPO in 2023
MixMode, which develops a self-learning AI system to protect customers from cyberattacks, raises a $45M Series B led by PSG
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