Ukrainian officials say they stopped an attack on an energy facility with help from ESET and Microsoft, and identified a new variant of the Industroyer malware
Ukrainian officials said they stopped an attack on an energy facility with the help of researchers from ESET and Microsoft.
Meta's plan to take up to a 47.5% cut of each virtual transaction on Horizon Worlds draws criticism from NFT proponents; OpenSea takes a 2.5% cut
Meta, previously known as Facebook, is figuring out how to monetize the metaverse. … It's been nearly six months since the company formerly known …
Former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith is sentenced to 5+ years in prison and fined $100K for helping North Koreans use cryptocurrencies to evade sanctions
Griffith previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate international sanctions for giving a talk at a crypto conference in Pyongyang in 2019.
Elon Musk is facing a proposed shareholder class action that alleges Musk's delayed SEC filings disclosing his stake kept Twitter's share price artificially low
Elon Musk was sued by a Twitter Inc. shareholder who claims the Tesla Inc. CEO's delay in disclosing his ownership of more than 5% …
An anonymous crypto trader seems to have bought $400K of tokens that were later listed on Coinbase, before the list was public; the tokens are now worth $572K+
An Ethereum wallet went on a token shopping spree, focusing entirely on assets Coinbase later revealed it is considering listing. Source: @cobie .
Sources: two weeks after the launch of CNN+, the premium streaming service has garnered under 10K DAUs, amid reports that CNN has spent ~$300M on the effort
- Fewer than 10,000 people are using CNN+ on a daily basis two weeks into its existence, sources said.
Research details the impact of TikTok's decision to block outside content from appearing to Russian users while allowing state propaganda
Last month, as many tech companies sided with Ukraine over Russia's invasion, TikTok appeared to follow suit by suspending new video uploads and live streams from Russia. Source: Exposed .
Google says it will invest $9.5B across 2022 to build US offices and data centers, with plans to create 12,000 jobs, up from the $7B announced in 2021
Google said it will invest $9.5 billion in offices and data centers in the U.S. over 2022., putting money behind its bid to get more workers back in its buildings.
Microsoft releases over 100 security fixes, including patches for two zero-day vulnerabilities, for Windows, Office, Edge, Dynamics, Hyper-V, and other software
Microsoft has dealt with zero-day bugs in the firm's customary monthly batch of security fixes. Source: Microsoft Security Response Center .
Sources: Meta plans two AR glasses for 2024, one codenamed Nazare, independent from phones with holograms to interact, and another cheap set codenamed Hypernova
Mark Zuckerberg has a grandiose vision for the metaverse, and he hopes that you'll one day see the same thing, too …
Analysis of Google search results for 50+ trans celebrities shows transphobic suggestions, such as “before surgery” or “as a guy”; Google says it fixed an issue
When the world has a question, we Google it. Processing more than three billion searches a day … Tweets: @mpjinstitute , @histoftech , @histoftech , @jenniolsonsf , @histoftech , @histoftech , @histo...
OpenAI's DALL-E 2 and other AI models' ability to generate new content at zero marginal cost has major implications for the metaverse, social networks, and more
Last week OpenAI released DALL-E 2, which produces (or edits) images based on textual prompts; this Twitter thread from @BecomingCritter …
MoonPay, which lets users buy crypto and NFTs with credit cards, announces Justin Bieber, Gwyneth Paltrow, and other celebs invested $86.7M at a $3.4B valuation
First, they bought NFTs with MoonPay — then they bought MoonPay — MoonPay, the company that lets consumers pay for digital assets …
Amazon will rebrand IMDb TV as Freevee starting April 27 and plans to grow its slate of originals by 70% in 2022
The ad-supported streamer, home to ‘Alex Rider’ and a growing slate of original series and movies, will change its name starting April 27. — Amazon-backed IMDb TV is being rebranded.
A look at Jack Dorsey's life after Twitter, as 30+ people who have worked with him say his “favorite child” is promoting bitcoin, not working at Block
As he walked onstage at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Jack Dorsey was still technically the chief executive officer …
A look at the burgeoning cottage industry devoted to teaching children and teens about Web3, including Crypto Kids Camp, which operates a $500 weeklong camp
Today's parents must ask the age-old question: When's the right time to teach my 5-year-old about NFTs?
A group of cybersecurity companies specializing in securing US critical infrastructure form a coalition to work with the government and adopt uniform standards
A group of cybersecurity companies that specialize in securing critical infrastructure said Tuesday they've formed a lobbying group … Source: Yahoo Finance .
Sources: Spotify's podcasting boss Courtney Holt, who brought on Joe Rogan, Harry and Meghan, the Obamas, and others, is leaving after almost five years
The architect of Spotify Technology SA's podcasting strategy, including the signing of controversial commentator Joe Rogan …
An investigation into Nigerian payments startup Flutterwave, valued at $3B, alleges employee stock option fraud, sexual harassment, and workplace bullying
On the night of Sunday March 20, 2022, a particular WhatsApp group wouldn't stop buzzing. — Word had got out that a big story …
Apple updates iMovie for iOS and iPadOS with Magic Movie, for automatic movie creation from clips and photos, and storyboards for a template-guided approach
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Major iPhone manufacturer Pegatron, Mac manufacturer Quanta, and iPad maker Compal suspend factory operations near Shanghai amid strict COVID-19 measures
Memo: Indian ride-sharing startup Ola's CEO Bhavish Aggarwal is stepping away from day-to-day operations to focus on engineering; CFO Arun Kumar will step up
Chandra R Srikanth / Moneycontrol :
Many tech companies, eager to please employees returning to offices, are providing perks like concerts with pop stars, food trucks, and “appreciation events”
New York Times :
RaidForums, used by Lapsus$, Babuk, and other extortion gangs, is seized in a US-led international operation; Europol says the hacking forum had 500K+ users
a marketplace for #cybercriminals to buy and sell hacked data—and unsealed criminal charges against its founder and administrator, Diogo Santos Coelho of Portugal. #CyberIsATeamSport @FBIWFO https://w...
Cryptocurrency lender Celsius, recently valued at ~$3B, says only accredited US investors will be able to add new assets and earn rewards starting April 15
Michael Bellusci / CoinDesk :
Court docs: T-Mobile paid hackers ~$200K via a third party to stop an ongoing leak of stolen data on 30M customers, but the hackers kept selling it regardless
Joseph Cox / VICE :
UK startup Wagestream, which offers salary advances to employees via its app, raises a $60M Series C led by Smash Capital and $115M in debt
and usurp banks Patricia Allen / EU-Startups : London-based Wagestream secures over €134 million for its financial wellbeing app in one of the largest-ever raises for a social impact fintech Thanks: @...
Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino says the company, which issues the USDT stablecoin, reduced commercial paper to ~30% of its reserves in Q4 2021, down from 44% in Q3
- Tether plans to reduce its holdings of commercial debt in its reserves, Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardoino told CNBC. Tweets: @dee_bosa Tweets: Deirdre Bosa / @dee_bosa : why is the chief techno...
Israel-based Silverfort, which provides multi-factor authentication and identity threat protection tools, raises a $65M Series C led by Greenfield Partners
Tim Keary / VentureBeat :
Q&A with Chris Dixon on a16z's structure, the energy impact of blockchains, centralization in Web3, NFTs, investing in Yuga Labs at a $4B valuation, and more
KKR agrees to buy Barracuda, which helps companies manage and protect cloud data, from Thoma Bravo; sources: the deal values Barracuda at ~$3.8B including debt
Bloomberg :
NFT and metaverse content creation company Infinite Reality will acquire esports company ReKTGlobal in an all-stock deal worth $470M
Michael Bellusci / CoinDesk :
Diligent Robotics, which develops a robot called Moxi to help hospital staff with routine, not-patient-facing tasks, closes a $30M Series B led by Tiger Global
Emily Olsen / MobiHealthNews :
Salsify, which helps e-commerce brands manage inventory, raises a $200M Series F led by TPG at a $2B valuation and says it has 1,200 customers
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
TikTok is rolling out Effect House, which lets creators make AR effects that others can use in videos, to all users after a closed beta test last fall
In February, Meta's Quest store surpassed $1B in content revenue since its launch; 124 Quest apps have earned $1M+ in revenue, eight of which exceeded $20M
Ben Lang / Road to VR :
Trace, whose cameras automatically edit and personalize highlight videos of youth athletes, raises a $47M Series C led by Pelion at a $190M post-money valuation
Tim Casey / Forbes :
On the 10th anniversary of smart watch maker Pebble's Kickstarter launch, its founder says Pebble failed as it tried to expand beyond a hacker user base
Jobox, a marketplace connecting companies with over 5,000 vetted home service professionals, emerges from stealth with a $42M Series B led by General Catalyst
Christine Hall / TechCrunch :
Data.ai: TikTok users spent $847M on in-app payments from January through March, up 184% YoY, a record for an app; TikTok had 1.6B MAUs at the end of March
Alex Webb / Bloomberg :
Kubit, which helps track and analyze user engagement data, raises an $18M Series A led by Insight Partners, bringing its total capital raised to $24M
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
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Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
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