Zuckerberg responds to the mockery of the Horizon Worlds selfie, saying it was taken quickly to celebrate a launch and promises major updates to avatar graphics
Earlier this week was supposed to be a celebratory time for the folks at Meta, as its reality-devouring project Horizon Worlds was now available in more countries.
FDIC issues cease-and-desist letters to FTX US and four other crypto firms over making “false representations” that their crypto products might be FDIC-insured
- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said Friday that it sent cease-and-desist letters to five crypto companies …
Leaked financials: FTX had revenue of $1.02B in 2021, up from $89M in 2020; operating income grew from $14M to $272M; US accounted for less than 5% of revenue
- FTX saw explosive growth last year driven by its global trading business, according to audited financials seen by CNBC.
An overview of electronic design automation software used for designing chips, as the US Commerce Department announces export controls on certain EDA tools
The US has moved to restrict export of EDA software. What is it, and how will the move affect China?
Find My and other location-sharing apps have become a staple in some young people's friendships, ostensibly for safety while blurring lines of privacy
Introduced 10 years ago, the app has slowly become a popular way to keep track of friends. But it comes with considerable privacy concerns.
Twitter CFO Ned Segal told employees in an email that they might receive only half of their annual bonuses as the company grapples with economic uncertainty
The company blamed its financial performance for the potential bonus cut. — Twitter warned its employees on Friday …
TXOne Networks, which builds and sells tech for securing industrial IoT environments, has raised a $70M Series B led by TGVest Capital
TXOne Networks, a joint venture between cybersecurity firm Trend Micro and industrial networking solutions provider Moxa, has banked $70 million in new venture capital funding.
A dad who sent Android photos of his baby's groin to a doctor says Google disabled his account and police probed him after Google flagged the photos as CSAM
Google has an automated tool to detect abusive images of children. But the system can get it wrong, and the consequences are serious. Tweets: @hunterwalk , @karanssh , @matthew_d_green , @ericgoldman...
JPMorgan: Tether, Circle, and other stablecoin issuers now hold $80B of short-term US government debt, accounting for 2% of the Treasury bills market as of May
Ownership highlights how digital asset players are encroaching on traditional markets — Stablecoin issuers like Tether … Tweets: @eden_holdings Tweets: @eden_holdings : “Tether and its peers account...
The House Oversight Committee demands data from eight social media firms about their response to online threats against law enforcement after Mar-a-Lago search
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UK's ruling Conservative Party is offering its 160K members the option to vote online in a leadership election to decide the country's next prime minister
Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @dnvolz and @dcjohnson Tweets: Dustin Volz / @dnvolz : Conservative Party members in the U.K. are casting ballots for the next prime minister over the inte...
SEC chair says recent market events show why it is critical for companies offering crypto lending to comply with federal securities laws to protect investors
Securities laws that protect investors continue to apply even when new technologies come along. — WSJ Opinion: Hits and Misses of the Week Tweets: @mattysino , @mattysino , @bitfinexed , @vincemcp ,...
How Georgia State University and other schools are using apps and AI chatbots to help attract students, guide them through graduation, and launch their careers
Beth DeCarbo / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @demetria_g Tweets: Demetria Gallegos / @demetria_g : After receiving a supportive chatbot message in the fall, one Georgia State student replied: “Yeah i...
SoftBank CFO says the company sold a large part of its stake in Alibaba to “instantly show” investors its finances were solid after a $23B quarterly loss
Yoshimitsu Goto says Japanese technology group wanted to ‘instantly show’ its finances were solid
An interview with NFT project Loot creator Dom Hofmann, who says it still has ~200 developers despite the project's market cap falling from $180M+ to under $6M
taking NFT characters licensed under CC0 and smashing them together like Goku in Fortnite https://www.platformer.news/ ... https://twitter.com/... Casey Newton / @caseynewton : A year after I wrote ab...
Lloyd's of London will require insurer groups in its global marketplace to exclude state-backed hacks from stand-alone cyber insurance policies starting in 2023
James Rundle / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @paul__armstrong and @danielkennedy74 Tweets: Paul Armstrong / @paul__armstrong : Non-cover usually implies the likelihood of something happening is too h...
Chinese game makers, facing slowing domestic user growth and fewer game approvals amid the regulatory crackdown, are rushing into overseas markets like the US
With fewer titles approved and domestic user growth slowing, Tencent and its competitors are looking to expansion abroad Tweets: @rwang0 and @jchengwsj Tweets: @rwang0 : MyPOV: what China bans they ar...
The US House approved a budget amendment in July requiring the DoD to disclose smartphone or web browsing data purchases; Senate still needs to approve it
Dell Cameron / Gizmodo : Tweets: @dellcam Tweets: Dell Cameron / @dellcam : Notably, this amendment doesn't require the Pentagon to do much. Doesn't have to cease collecting data or alter its practic...
Match Group COO and CFO Gary Swidler says sign-ups on Tinder “have not returned back to pre-pandemic levels” and “new users remain a challenge”
Cristina Criddle / Financial Times :
A look at the challenges ahead for China's e-CNY, as total transaction volume reached $12.3B in May and ~4.6M merchants across China now accept the digital yuan
Nikkei Asia :
Sources: Elon Musk approached brain-computer interface developer Synchron about a potential investment, after expressing frustration with Neuralink's progress
Rachael Levy / Reuters :
Keen Technologies, an artificial general intelligence startup from ex-Oculus CTO John Carmack, raised $20M led by ex-GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross
TechCrunch :
Dealogic: July 2022 was the first month in five years that no new SPACs raised money, after SPAC IPOs peaked in March 2021 with over $36B raised
Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @wsjgraphics Tweets: @wsjgraphics : SPAC activity reached the lowest level in five years in July https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ
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.