Biden to award a posthumous Medal of Freedom to Steve Jobs for changing the way the world communicates and transforming the computer, music, and film industries
The Biden Administration has announced the recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom for this year.
After 3AC's collapse, centralized lenders with exposure to 3AC had failed, while their decentralized counterparts liquidated collateral and continued operating
This current crypto nuclear bear market marks my third brush with generalised market carnage.
Google plans to auto-delete visits to abortion clinics, domestic violence shelters, weight loss centers, and other sensitive places from users' location history
Along with visits to other potentially sensitive locations — Google says it'll start automatically deleting visits to abortion clinics …
HackerOne says an employee stole vulnerability reports submitted through its bug bounty platform and disclosed them to seven companies for financial rewards
A HackerOne employee stole vulnerability reports submitted through the bug bounty platform and disclosed them to affected customers to claim financial rewards. Source: HackerOne .
RadioShack, purchased by private equity firm REV in 2020, reintroduces itself as a crypto exchange trying to attract users with a stream of often profane tweets
Gen Z may not be familiar with the RadioShack of their grandparents, but they're getting to know its replacement.
BlockFi agrees to an option to be acquired by FTX for up to $240M, plus a $400M revolving credit facility; BlockFi CEO: “we continue to see a healthy ecosystem”
Troubled crypto lender BlockFi said Friday that it agreed to an option to be acquired by FTX for up to $240 million.
Voyager Digital suspends trading, deposits, withdrawals, and rewards citing market conditions, after issuing a default notice to 3AC in June over a ~$650M loan
- “This was a tremendously difficult decision, but we believe it is the right one given current market conditions,” CEO Stephen Ehrlich said in a statement.
Three Arrows Capital files for Chapter 15 bankruptcy, protecting its US assets from creditors while a British Virgin Islands court carries out a liquidation
We're wrapping up our second quarter together so let's take a break … Tweets: Shaquille O'Atmeal / @crypt0e : Congratulations everyone, our very own Lehman Bros moment! We're growing up so fast! https...
How El Salvador President Nayib Bukele weaponized bitcoin to whitewash his government's growing authoritarianism on the world stage and spread local propaganda
SAN SALVADOR — Bitcoiners — enthusiasts of the world's most popular cryptocurrency — aren't supposed to trust government. Tweets: @timmuth , @fredbenenson , @schwarz , @stalfel , @gladstein , @nytopin...
In a letter to nine GOP senators, TikTok says China-based employees who clear internal security protocols can access certain information on TikTok's US users
Alex Barinka / Bloomberg :
ML-powered surveillance systems will never eliminate the risk of school shootings in the US, no matter how expansive and intricate those systems become
The failure is not only in the spurious systems, but in the belief that more data can improve them. — If we are to believe the purveyors … Tweets: @hypervisible , @autumm , @barryfriedman1 , @eileen...
London-based Vita Mojo, which makes restaurant software for digital ordering and kitchen management, has raised $30M led by Battery Ventures
UK-based platform enables digital ordering in restaurants and more efficient kitchen and delivery operations through its software
Q&A with Microsoft President Brad Smith on assistance for employees seeking abortion, labor and employment reforms, pending antitrust regulation, and more
Brad Smith, like many in tech and the broader world, thought 2022 might bring a bit of a break. Halfway through, the reality has been anything but. Tweets: @geekwire and @geekwire Tweets: @geekwire :...
PolySign, which offers digital asset infrastructure to institutional investors, raised a $53M Series C from Cowen Digital, Brevan Howard, GSR, and others
The funding round follows the firm's acquisition of fund administrator MG Stover in April. — Blockchain fintech firm PolySign …
New rules in India that make Twitter's local chief compliance officer criminally liable for not complying with government orders may be fueling recent takedowns
Observers say Twitter's recent takedowns in India highlight how new laws make it easier to censor journalists and dissidents.
Sources: 24+ Azure data centers around the world are operating at limited server capacity; source: capacity for at least six could stay limited until early 2023
Kevin McLaughlin / The Information :
IDC: global VR headset shipments jumped 241.6% in Q1 2022; Meta captured 90% market share thanks in part to its subsidized Quest 2 and exclusive content
The Economic Times : Source: IDC .
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.