Docs: SpaceX paid $250K to settle a flight attendant's allegation that Elon Musk exposed himself and offered a horse in exchange for an erotic massage in 2016
- A flight attendant for SpaceX said Elon Musk asked her to “do more” during a massage, documents show.
Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, says it will offer 10% faster CPU performance, 10% faster GPU clocks, and have up to 30% better power efficiency
Bragging rights (and battery life?) for gaming phones — Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 set the stage for the biggest Android smartphones …
Sources: Apple executives previewed the upcoming mixed reality headset to the company's board last week; Apple ramped up reality OS development in recent weeks
Apple Inc. executives previewed its upcoming mixed-reality headset to the company's board last week, indicating that development …
Canada joins its intelligence allies in banning carriers from using Huawei and ZTE equipment for the country's 5G network, after a delay of over three years
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has decided to ban China's Huawei Technologies from Canada's next-generation mobile networks.
HP refreshes Spectre x360 laptop with Intel 12th-gen and Ryzen 5000 chips, Intel Arc GPU, beefed up webcam, and a quieter fan, starting at $1,650
HP Spectre laptops try out Intel discrete graphics, boosted webcams, new hues. — HP has revamped its Spectre x360 lineup of convertible …
YC-backed DeFi startup Stablegains faces a lawsuit after losing $44M of users' funds by investing them in UST, after earlier claiming it was investing in USDC
Stablegains has been accused of misleading customers about where their money was going. — Key Takeaways
Google says Android 13 Beta will provide native support for braille displays, so users will not need to download a separate app
Over the years, Google has added many features to Android to make the operating system more accessible to people with special needs.
AdvIntel: the Conti ransomware group has taken its infrastructure offline and its leaders have partnered with other smaller ransomware groups to conduct attacks
The notorious Conti ransomware gang has officially shut down their operation, with infrastructure taken offline and team leaders told that the brand is no more.
Report details Jony Ive's work on Apple's MR headset as sources say he remains involved as an external consultant and that the device is not gaming focused
Earlier this week, The Information's Wayne Ma outlined struggles that Apple has faced during the development of its long-rumored AR/VR headset. Source: The Information .
Qualcomm updates its AR Smart Viewer reference design with a higher-powered chipset, a wireless tethering system with Wi-Fi 6 / 6E and Bluetooth, and more
But don't expect much battery life — Qualcomm is introducing a wireless version of its augmented reality Smart Viewer …
A Meta executive told employees to stop discussing abortion on Workplace, citing “an increased risk” that the company is seen as a “hostile work environment”
Employees say the stance runs counter to Meta policies on discussing Black Lives Matter and trans rights
FTC warns edtech companies to not use children's data for ads and other commercial purposes without parental consent, saying it will “vigilantly enforce” COPPA
The Federal Trade Commission voted 5- on Thursday to issue a policy statement warning education tech companies …
In a policy shift, the US Department of Justice plans to stop prosecuting good-faith security research that would have violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
to choose not to prosecute security research as a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. “The policy for the first time directs that good-faith security research should not be charged.” https:...
Tether's accounting firm says Tether holds $20.1B in commercial paper, down 17% QoQ; Tether had $82.4B+ in total assets on March 31 and $82.2B in liabilities
but it's worth noting that Tether has a $100k USD transaction minimum, so this wasn't a universal option... https://www.bloomberg.com/... Mindao / @mindaoyang : Tether (USDT) released its latest reser...
Conti urges Costa Rican citizens to pressure their government to pay a ransom, now doubled to $20M, and says it is “determined to overthrow the government”
Carly Page / TechCrunch :
Sources: at an all-hands, Twitter's top lawyer Vijaya Gadde said there is “no such thing as a deal being on hold” and execs said Musk's deal is moving forward
even as the Tesla founder tries to weasel out of the deal. https://www.thedailybeast.com/ ... Tero Kuittinen / @teroterotero : What is the vibe going to be when Elon walks to the first meeting with Tw...
Twitter announces a crisis misinformation policy, including adding a warning to highly visible tweets with misleading information and disabling engagement
Amazon is testing a service that uses its Flex drivers to deliver packages from mall-based retailers, expanding the variety of goods available for fast shipment
Amazon.com Inc. is testing a service that uses the company's sprawling network of gig drivers to fetch packages from mall-based retailers and deliver them to customers.
North American smartphone shipments grew 3.7% YoY to 39M units in Q1 2022; Apple grew its market share to 51% with 19.9M units as Google grew 380% to 1.2M units
Sacramento-based Azra Games, a blockchain gaming startup developing a sci-fi fantasy game with virtual collectibles, raises a $15M seed led by a16z
MK Manoylov / The Block :
In its annual diversity report, Google saw its “largest increases in representation of Black and Latinx Googlers in the US” at 20% YoY and 8% YoY, respectively
Jay Peters / The Verge :
Fastly acquires Glitch, the web coding service formerly called Fog Creek Software; Glitch CEO Anil Dash will join Fastly as its VP of developer experience
it's a super tough business to be in with plenty of dead startups, but they built something special so I hope they can continue to exist! https://twitter.com/... Mike Masnick / @mmasnick : Interesting...
Meta launches its free WhatsApp Cloud API, aimed at SMBs, to all businesses worldwide, and announces paid features for its WhatsApp Business app coming later
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Sources: Coinbase is pausing new projects, freezing hiring, cutting costs, and giving staff more stock grants after its stock fell 75%+ in the past six months
Good morning, and welcome to Protocol Fintech. Michael Bellusci / CoinDesk : Coinbase Outlines Cost-Cutting Measures, Employee Grants Amid Weak Results and Crypto Rout: Report Aislinn Keely / The Bloc...
Snapchat is testing Family Center, which lets parents see who their teens are friends with and whom they are texting; teens have the option to not participate
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
In a letter to portfolio founders, Y Combinator advises to “plan for the worst” by cutting expenses and focusing on extending runways amid the economic downturn
Republicans, who opposed common carrier status for ISPs in the net neutrality debate, now want social media platforms to be treated like “public utilities”
Washington Post : Tweets: @viacristiano , @sayreevan , @jeffjarvis , @adamthierer , @karlbode , @karlbode , @willoremus , and @aclu Tweets: Cristiano Lima / @viacristiano : New: How did the GOP, whic...
Koo, an app touted as India's answer to Twitter, has self-verification features that Elon Musk may want but shows risks of handing over data to the government
Nilesh Christopher / Rest of World : Tweets: @restofworld , @restofworld , and @cengizyar Tweets: @restofworld : Koo, India's homegrown alternative to Twitter, is letting users “self-verify.” Experts...
Analysis: insurers significantly raised cyber coverage premiums in 2021, after high profile hacks; direct-written premiums by the largest insurers rose 92% YoY
Wall Street Journal :
Near, a data intelligence company that claims to have 1.6B anonymized user profiles, raises $100M and goes public via a SPAC merger at a “near” $1B valuation
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
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Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
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