Peiter Zatko will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 13 to examine his allegations of widespread security failures at Twitter
Peiter Zatko will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee next month pursuant to a subpoena — Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko …
Sony raises the PS5's price in the UK, Europe, Japan, China, Australia, Mexico, and Canada by as much as 10%, citing rising inflation; the US price is unchanged
It blames global economic challenges for the change — Sony is increasing its PS5 prices in the UK, Europe, Japan, China, Australia, Mexico, and Canada.
Apple announces an event on September 7 at 10am PT, called “Far Out”, where it is expected to announce the iPhone 14 lineup, Watch Series 8, and more
- The launch will be streamed on Apple's website and YouTube. — Apple is expected to release four new iPhone models that will likely be called the iPhone 14.
Internal memo: Amazon will stop offering Amazon Care at the end of 2022, after determining that it wasn't “the right long-term solution” for enterprise clients
Amazon will stop offering its Amazon Care primary health-care services at the end of this year, according to an internal memo …
At a hearing seeking more data on bots from Twitter, Elon Musk's lawyers cite whistleblower Peiter Zatko's claims; Twitter says spam counts are merely estimates
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Ireland's DPC and France's CNIL are investigating Peiter Zatko's allegations about Twitter, following his complaint that referenced EU regulators
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Microsoft's Phil Spencer says he's encouraged by progress toward Activision Blizzard deal approval and believes exclusive games made for one platform are fading
Microsoft Corp.'s Phil Spencer, chief executive officer of gaming, said he's encouraged by the progress made in discussions …
At an all-hands, Twitter's executives pushed back against Peiter Zatko's complaint, with CEO Parag Agrawal saying a “false narrative” has been created
Twitter whistleblower alleges the company has reckless and negligent cybersecurity policies that pose a national security risk
FTX's Alameda Research co-CEO Sam Trabucco steps down, saying he has chosen “to prioritize other things”; co-CEO Caroline Ellison will run the trading affiliate
Alameda Research Co-Chief Executive Officer Sam Trabucco is stepping down, saying he's chosen “to prioritize other things” …
Despite huge ad campaigns by crypto companies, a Pew survey of US adults shows those trading crypto has stayed flat at 16% from September 2021 to July 2022
The majority of Americans remain immune to the industry's sales pitches, Pew survey finds — Over the past year, crypto companies like FTX …
Atlanta-based Bitcoin Depot, which operates over 7,000 bitcoin ATMs across North America, plans to go public via SPAC at a ~$885M valuation
Investor appetite for bitcoin ATMs to be tested as the cryptocurrency and SPAC markets slump — Here's Why Crypto Might Not Be Dead — Created with sketchtool.
HP announces two PCs, the 13.5-inch Dragonfly Folio G3, starting at $2,379, and 34-inch All in One, starting at $2,119, alongside a webcam and 4K display
HP's work PCs typically focus more on performance than clever features, but you can't accuse it of playing it safe this time around.
Group-IB researchers detail hacking group 0ktapus, responsible for the recent breaches at Twilio and 130+ organizations, gaining credentials of ~10K employees
The hackers that breached Twilio earlier this month also compromised over 130 organizations during their hacking spree that netted …
Baidu reveals its first quantum computer, Qianshi, which has a 10-qubit processor, and says it is developing a 36-qubit system
Chinese search engine giant Baidu Inc revealed its first quantum computer on Thursday and is ready to make it available to external users, joining the global race to apply the technology to practical ...
Researchers detail a pro-US, five-year influence operation on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and other platforms in the Middle East and Central Asia
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Nvidia reports Q2 revenue up 3% YoY to $6.7B vs. $8.1B est., gaming department revenue down 33% YoY to $2.04B, and Q3 revenue guidance of $5.9B, vs. $6.95B est.
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Fitbit announces the entry-level $100 Inspire 3, with claimed 10-day battery life, alongside the $230 Versa 4 and $300 Sense 2; none run Google's Wear OS 3
here to keep you moving. Stomp out stress with the Sense 2, work out like a warrior with Versa 4 and add some colorful flair to your wrist with Inspire 3. Learn more → https://blog.google/... https://...
The Ethereum Foundation says it will begin the Merge on September 6, split into two parts, the second running between September 10-20
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Plex tells users to reset passwords immediately after a hacker accessed some data, including emails, usernames, and encrypted passwords
is your credit card info exposed, too? Nathan Wasson / HotHardware : Plex Users Should Reset Their Login Information ASAP Due To Alarming Data Breach Rob Thubron / TechSpot : Plex warns all users to c...
A look at niche internet micro celebrities, or “nimcels”, who are known to a small but dedicated group and represent a growing faction of the attention economy
Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post : Tweets: @taylorlorenz , @taylorlorenz , @loloverruled , @ericnewcomer , @mcmansionhell , @cavaticat , and @camcgrady Tweets: Taylor Lorenz / @taylorlorenz : I wrote ...
Google's Waze will shut down its carpooling service, available in the US, Brazil, and Israel, in September, citing shifting commuting patterns due to COVID-19
The company is citing shifting commuting patterns as a result of the COVID pandemic — Google-owned navigation service Waze …
Google's Jigsaw and YouTube to test video ads in Europe to “pre-bunk” anti-refugee sentiment, after a study found such ads raised awareness about misinformation
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ByteDance quietly launches its Wukong search engine in China, promising no ads in its results, days after Tencent shut down its Sogou search app
ByteDance , owner of the hit short video app TikTok , has quietly launched a new search engine that promises no advertisements in a cyberspace …
Thailand's Siam Commercial Bank abandons its $500M acquisition of Thai crypto exchange Bitkub, announced in 2021, saying Bitkub needs to fix regulatory issues
Kari McMahon / The Block :
Salesforce reports Q2 revenue up 22% YoY to $7.72B vs. $7.69B est., net income of $68M, down from $535M YoY, and authorizes a $10B share buyback program
Jordan Novet / CNBC :
Pinterest confirms it is facing a probe by California's Civil Rights Department, which has contacted Ifeoma Ozoma and other former staff as possible witnesses
Issie Lapowsky / Protocol :
Sources: the US and China are nearing a deal to let American regulators travel to Hong Kong and audit US-listed Chinese companies, including Alibaba and Baidu
Agreement could prevent many Chinese companies from being delisted from American stock exchanges Tweets: @qizhai Tweets: Keith Zhai / @qizhai : Probably the most positive news on China-US over the pas...
Thirdweb, which makes a development toolkit to build and launch Web3 products, raises $24M at a $160M valuation from Haun Ventures, Shopify, and Coinbase
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Snowflake reports Q2 revenue of $497M vs. $467M est., up 83% YoY, and anticipates product revenue to be between $500M and $505M in Q3; stock jumps 18%+
Ashley Capoot / CNBC :
A look at YouTube's Argos, its in-house designed custom chip for transcoding videos, now in its second generation and deployed to thousands of servers globally
if not a better — quality experience for viewers."" https://twitter.com/... Max A. Cherney / @chernandburn : One of the most interesting big trends in the chip industry is the tech giants designing th...
Researchers identify 80K+ Hikvision cameras that have yet to be patched for flaws allowing remote code execution, despite fixes being available for months
Ionut Arghire / SecurityWeek :
Zilliz, which develops vector database management systems for AI applications, announces a $60M Series B extension and relocates to San Francisco
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South Korea-based Tridge, which matches food agriculture buyers and sellers, raised a ~$37M Series D at a $2.7B post-money valuation, up from $500M in July 2021
Kate Park / TechCrunch :
Elliptic: hackers, including state actors, stole NFTs worth $100M+ in the year to July, averaging $300K/scam; just $8M+ has been laundered via NFTs since 2017
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
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Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
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Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
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