Sony merges PS Now and PS Plus to form three tiers, launching in June: PS Plus Essentials for $9.99/month, Extra for $14.99/month, and Premium for $17.99/month
PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP, PS4 and PS5 games included, but not brand new releases — At a glance:
Security experts worry that the EU's DMA, which mandates messaging app interoperability, will undermine the end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp and other services
Big names in internet security have been fiercely critical of the new DMA legislation — On March 24th, EU governing bodies announced …
Leaked Mandiant report: Okta's contractor Sitel first sent a Lapsus$ breach notification to Okta on January 25 and a detailed “Intrusion Timeline” on March 17
Documents shed some light on how Okta and its subprocessor Sitel reacted to a breach, but they don't explain the apparent lack of urgency.
Apple's Oscars win for CODA and Ted Lasso's success shows TV+'s boutique approach is paying off with tastemakers; Apple paid $25M for CODA's distribution rights
Launched in 2019, Apple TV+ produces far less content than its biggest streaming rivals — Apple Inc.'s boutique-store approach …
Interview with PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan on Sony's new PS Plus subscription tiers, why new first-party games won't immediately launch on the service, and more
The platform holder's CEO discusses the potential for games subscription services — Whenever a new platform or service gets announced …
Many customers on Verizon and its MVNO Visible have reported receiving spam text messages from their own phone number over the last few days
Did you recently get a spam text... from yourself? You're not alone — This morning, I received a very blatant spam text offering me “a little gift” for supposedly paying my phone bill.
Greenpeace and other groups are running ads in the NYT, WSJ, and others, funded by Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen, highlighting bitcoin's environmental impact
Consortium launches effort advocating changes to the cryptocurrency's code — A consortium of environmental groups launched …
WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart: the Digital Markets Act could upend encryption, privacy, and product design while increasing spam, misinformation, and hate speech
WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart on how the Digital Markets Act could upend encryption, privacy, and product design
Researchers find Yandex sends users' metadata to servers in Russia; Yandex says “device, network and IP address” data is “non-personalised and very limited”
Information collected by company through apps on Apple and Google-powered mobile devices is sent to Russian servers
The DOJ endorses the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, which would stop large platforms from favoring their own products and services over competitors'
The Justice Department told lawmakers in a letter that the rise of dominant platforms presents a threat to open markets and competition
Spotify is testing a vertically scrolling feed for podcasts in its main app, featuring an automatically selected 60-second audio preview
Spotify acquired podcast discovery platform Podz last summer for roughly $49.4 million, per a Securities and Exchange Commission filing …
Source: Lionel Messi has signed an agreement worth $20M+ over three years to promote digital fan token service Socios.com
Lionel Messi has signed an agreement worth more than $20 million to promote digital fan token company Socios.com, a source close to the deal told Reuters on Tuesday.
TikTok partners with Giphy to launch TikTok Library, an in-app creator tool
TikTok today is announcing a new in-app creation tool called TikTok Library, which the company hopes will make it easier for creators to access entertainment content and participate in trends.
Automated transcription service Otter.ai adds several features, including meeting summaries and a “home feed”
Otter expands beyond transcripts to become a work hub — Otter.ai made its name as a slick, AI-powered transcription service. But as this type of automated …
Robinhood says it will add four hours to its trading day, which will stretch from 7am to 8pm ET, in a push to eventually offer 24/7 trading; stock jumps 25%+
- Robinhood said Tuesday it now provides trading from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET. — Until Tuesday, Robinhood offered trading 30 minutes …
Kuo: the dimensions of the camera bump on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max will each be about 5% bigger due to a larger 48MP sensor
and it comes with ‘prominent’ bump Oliver Haslam / iMore : iPhone 14 Pro's camera bump is huge because of even bigger camera upgrade Madhukumar Warrier / Benzinga : iPhone 14 Pro Could Be Coming With ...
Hackers are increasingly using hacked law enforcement emails to send Emergency Data Requests to ISPs, telecoms, social networks, and others, who quickly comply
There is a terrifying and highly effective “method” that criminal hackers are now using to harvest sensitive customer data … Tweets: @briankrebs , @rayredacted , @michaelguimarin , @elizabeth_joh , @v...
Swiss startup Yokoy, which helps companies manage expenses, invoices, and credit cards, raises $80M from Sequoia and others, source says at a $500M+ valuation
- Yokoy, a Swiss start-up helping companies manage their expenses, has raised $80 million in a financing round led by Sequoia Capital.
Analysis of two UK datasets find heavy use of social media by adolescents during two windows, around puberty and age 19, spurred lower life satisfaction ratings
ages 11 to 13 for girls, 14 to 15 for boys — and 2. around age 19.” https://www.nytimes.com/... Matt Navarra / @mattnavarra : Researchers identified two age periods when heavy use of social media spur...
The Ronin Network, which supports Sky Mavis' Axie Infinity game, says it was hacked, leading to 173,600 ETH and 25.5M USDC being stolen, worth over $600M
It may be the largest exploit in DeFi history. — The latest crypto hack may be the largest yet.
Ukraine says an attack on Ukrtelecom, the country's leading ISP and fixed line telecommunications company, has been neutralized, and service is being restored
HackerRank, which helps businesses find, evaluate, and hire developers, raises $60M at a ~$500M valuation, bringing its total funding to date to $115M
The job market for coders remains very tight on both sides of the table: there remains a major skills and talent shortage when it comes …
Amazon says Glow, its video calling and projector device aimed at kids, will be available in the US for $299; Glow launched as an invite-only product in 2021
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Internal email: complying with a new Russian censorship law, Google ordered its contracted Russian translators to not call Russia's war in Ukraine a “war”
French startup NukkAI says its NooK AI beat eight world champions at bridge at a two-day tournament in Paris, winning 67 out of 80 sets
Laura Spinney / The Guardian : Tweets: @olimpiuurcan Tweets: Olimpiu Di Luppi / @olimpiuurcan : “An artificial intelligence has beaten eight world champions at bridge, a game in which human supremacy...
Enterprise software company Celonis acquires German startup Process Analytics Factory, which makes tools for Microsoft apps, for $100M in cash and stock
Ivan Levingston / Bloomberg :
Israeli autonomous cloud data security startup Cyera emerges from stealth with $60M led by Sequoia
Globes Online :
Spotify rolls out an advisory for content that mentions COVID-19, two months after promising the feature amid controversy over Joe Rogan's podcast
Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC :
Sources: OnlyFans has held conversations with multiple SPACs about going public, after failing to raise funds last year due to its adult content
OnlyFans has held talks with multiple blank check companies, or SPACs, about a merger to take it public, sources tell Axios. Tweets: @alplicable , @alex , @sarafischer , @jamestitcomb , @sarafischer ,...
NYC-based Kaiyo, an online marketplace for second-hand furniture, raises a $36M Series B in equity and debt led by Edison, bringing its total funding to $50M
Kate Park / TechCrunch :
Steven Mnuchin's Liberty Strategic Capital acquires a majority stake in enterprise security company Zimperium for $525M; SoftBank will retain a minority stake
Krystal Hu / Reuters :
Q&A with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on integrating hardware and software, the company's full-stack approach, ML opportunities, attempting to buy Arm, and more
Ben Thompson / Stratechery :
India-based Classplus, which helps teachers and creators operate, manage, and sell courses to students, raises a $70M Series D at a $570M valuation
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
UAE-based telehealth startup Altibbi raises a $44M Series B led by Foundation Holdings, Hikma Ventures, Global Ventures, and DASH Ventures
Laura Lovett / MobiHealthNews :
HR and payroll platform Papaya Global is acquiring Azimo, a London-based money transfer service; source: the deal is worth between $150M and $200M
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Advertising gig platform Talenthouse plans to list in Zurich via a reverse takeover, valuing the London-based company at ~$450M; the service has 14M+ workers
Ian Johnston / Financial Times :
Low-latency 5G LAN network provider Celona raises a $60M Series C led by DigitalBridge, bringing its total funding to $100M
Sourceful, which helps brands reduce supply chain emissions via its online marketplace of vetted suppliers, raises a $20M Series A led by Index Ventures
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
Manila-based GrowSari, which helps Filipino MSMEs to digitize, raises an additional $77.5M to its Series C, bringing the round's total to around $110M
Catherine Shu / TechCrunch :
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