Cloudflare belatedly banning Kiwi Farms demonstrates the “stochastic terrorism loophole”, offering groups cover as long as no one explicitly calls for murder
On platforms and the stochastic terrorism loophole — I. — Kiwi Farms is a nearly 10-year-old web forum …
Google confirms the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro run on a “Tensor G2” SoC, bringing “personalized features” to photos, videos, security, and speech recognition
Ahead of October's Pixel 7 launch event, Google has confirmed that their next series of phone will run on the second-generation “Tensor G2” chip.
Twitter tells Judge McCormick that Peiter Zatko never raised spam concerns until he filed his whistleblower complaint and “started parroting” Musk's allegations
Bloomberg :
A Delaware judge rules Elon Musk cannot delay the October trial over his Twitter acquisition but allows claims by Peiter Zatko to be added to the case
But he can add whistleblower claims to his lawsuit — A Delaware court has denied billionaire Elon Musk's attempt to push …
In a text exchange on May 8, Elon Musk suggested slowing down the Twitter deal ahead of a speech by Vladimir Putin to see “if we're heading into World War III”
or at least, a fear that he could blow up the world and make a big acquisition moot. @KevinTDugan reports https://nymag.com/... Gerrit De Vynck / @gerritd : but there would be so many 🔥 tweets in the ...
Albania cuts diplomatic ties with Iran and expels embassy staff over a major cyberattack in July 2022, which shut down numerous government digital services
Albania cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled the country's embassy staff over a major cyberattack nearly two months ago …
Google announces an in-person Pixel hardware event for October 6 at 10am ET in Brooklyn, where the company will detail the Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, and Pixel Watch
Twitter says users can edit tweets up to five times in 30 minutes and Twitter Blue subscribers in New Zealand will get the feature first
Twitter announced a much-anticipated feature last week — the ability to edit tweets. The company said that once the feature is available users …
US Senator Amy Klobuchar, the AICO's primary sponsor, says an “incredible onslaught of money” to fund ads against the bill has been an obstacle to passing it
An “incredible onslaught of money” against a landmark bill meant to rein in the power of the biggest US technology companies …
How Minecraft's ban on NFTs impacted the play-to-earn Critterz NFT community, some of whom bought in for thousands of dollars and earned hundreds per month
Kids in the Philippines were earning hundreds of dollars from a play-to-earn Minecraft game, until new rules sent the community into a tailspin.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro review: longer battery life, looks nice, and improved bezel, but misleading specs, quite thick, and uncomfortable for petite users
At least, in terms of reading and battery life — I didn't think I was going to like the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro.
In a Code Conference interview, Sundar Pichai says Google is “pro-competitive”, citing Microsoft, Apple, and TikTok as examples in different businesses
Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Google parent Alphabet Inc., defended the internet-search giant against claims …
Google expands Google Maps' fuel-efficient eco-friendly driving routes, first introduced to US-based users in 2021, to 40 more countries across Europe
Google announced today it is expanding its options for eco-friendly routing on Google Maps to 40 more countries across Europe.
As gambling becomes legitimized across the US, a look at the rise of gambling on smartphones, leading some to financial catastrophe and addiction
Financial catastrophe is now only a few clicks away, a problem that is showing quiet signs of becoming a crisis. “I can't just get rid of my phone,” one problem gambler says. Tweets: @maxwellstrachan...
Ring adds end-to-end encryption to its battery-powered doorbells, expanding on support for its hardwired and plug-in devices; some features are disabled
Ring users can now keep their video completely private at the cost of some conveniences — Ring is now offering end-to-end encryption …
Internal memo: Meta plans to eliminate Instagram's Shopping page and test a simpler and less personalized version known as Tab Lite over the next few months
Instagram is planning to drastically scale back its shopping features, the company told Instagram staffers on Tuesday …
A look at PC gaming-related cyberthreats from July 2021 to June 2022: 384K users encountered malware, mostly via Minecraft, Roblox, Need for Speed, GTA, and COD
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The Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest in the US with 600,000+ students, says a ransomware attack over the weekend disrupted its operations
their speed, clarity & focus on partnership is commendable. Great example of how to keep stakeholders informed, including potential impacts & what to expect next: https://achieve.lausd.net/... https:/...
Miami-based Muck Rack, a database of journalists, raised a $180M Series A from Susquehanna Growth Equity, after being bootstrapped since being founded in 2009
For any journalist who has ever googled their name, there is a good chance that one of the hits will be for Muck Rack …
Meta announces its Connect conference will be held virtually on October 11, when it is expected to debut its high-end Quest Pro standalone VR headset
here's what we know Scott Hayden / Road to VR : Meta Connect Dev Conference to Be Held Virtually on October 11th Mark Zuckerberg / Instagram : Connect Post Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg : See you at Meta ...
As Spotify and YouTube's rivalry heats up, some worry the podcasting industry's pivot to video could risk ruining what makes the audio format so satisfying
Video podcasts are booming, giving creators access to new audiences. But does this risk ruining what made the audio format so satisfying? Tweets: @mignano , @stephenwilson , @thejakewarren , and @mrb...
Tencent plans to invest €200M in Ubisoft to increase its direct stake from 4.5% to 9.99% at an implied €80 per share, alongside another €100M in the company
like Tencent Sean Carey / TrueAchievements : Multiple Assassin's Creed games to be revealed at Ubisoft Forward — report Ule Lopez / Wccftech : Tencent Acquires a 49% Economic Stake at Ubisoft; Ubisoft...
Ahead of the US midterms, Twitter expands its Birdwatch fact-checking tool, adding 1,000 contributors weekly, each assigned a “rating impact” score out of five
On the heels of a report detailing how Twitter had once accidentally allowed a conspiracy theorist into its invite …
Israeli startup Mesh Payments, which helps companies track and manage employee expenses, raised a $60M Series C led by Alpha Wave, bringing its funding to $127M
The Israeli startup's solution gives finance teams more visibility into each payment, from SaaS subscriptions to employee expenses …
A wave of foreign buyers are planning to acquire fast-growing British tech companies, including Micro Focus, Avast, and Darktrace, thanks to a weakened pound
A wave of foreign buyers is coming after British technology companies, threatening to rob the UK market of what little exposure it still has to high-growth assets. Tweets: @grahambsi Tweets: Graham Si...
Filing: Vermont says Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky repeatedly misled investors about the lender's finances and used its own CEL token to bolster its balance sheet
The crypto lender admitted in a recent creditor call that it could not earn enough revenue to support its yields, the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation said. Tweets: @davidzmorris , @ldrogen ...
Google updates Chrome to address an actively exploited high-severity zero-day vulnerability in Mojo runtime libraries, its sixth Chrome zero-day patch in 2022
Sources: as subscriber growth slows, Netflix scours its business to cut costs, including managing cloud spend, limiting corporate swag, and hiring junior staff
The streaming giant seeks to impose more financial discipline as growth stagnates — As Netflix Inc. NFLX 1.67%▲ … Tweets: @kylebrussell , @dansaltzstein , and @jtoonkel Tweets: Kyle Russell / @kyleb...
Sydney-based Morse Micro, a fabless developer of Wi-Fi chips, raised a $140M Series B led by Japanese SoC developer MegaChips
Richard Chirgwin / iTnews :
Zurich-based 21.co, which runs the 21Shares crypto investment service, has raised $25M led by Marshall Wace at a $2B post-money valuation
London-based Tesseract, which plans to tokenize renewable energy purchase agreements, raised $78M via an equity and token sale from Balderton, Accel, and others
Tom Matsuda / The Block :
Some experts warn that the EU's proposed AI Act would create a legal liability for general-purpose AI systems while simultaneously undermining their development
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch :
Sources: amid lockdowns, Chinese staff and suppliers provided more complex work for the iPhone 14 than past models even as Apple tries to cut reliance on China
Tripp Mickle / New York Times :
ISPs drop their legal bid to overturn a Maine law requiring opt-in consent before using, disclosing, selling, or providing access to customers' personal info
Patrick Whittle / Associated Press :
New York-based VTS, whose online tools help landlords manage leases and tenant data, raised a $125M+ Series E led by CBRE, sources say at a ~$1.7B valuation
Peter Grant / Wall Street Journal :
State Farm plans to invest $1.2B in ADT for a ~15% stake and up to $300M more for product and tech innovation; Google pledges up to $150M more for new products
Miriam Gottfried / Wall Street Journal :
New York-based Carbyne, which offers cloud-based tools for emergency services, raised a $56M Series C led by Cox Enterprises and Hanaco at a $400M valuation
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Tokyo-based Josys, which was founded in 2022 to help companies automate corporate IT operations, has raised a ~$32M Series A led by Global Brain
Kate Park / TechCrunch :
A book excerpt details how YouTube's love affair with PewDiePie soured in 2017, before he stopped pushing boundaries and signed a livestreaming deal in 2020
Mark Bergen / The Verge :
QA Wolf, a cloud-based service to detect software bugs, exits stealth with $20M from Inspired Capital, Thiel Capital, and others
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch :
PolyAI, which uses AI to handle call center calls, raised a $40M Series B led by Georgian at a $300M post-money valuation, bringing its total funding to $70M
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch :
Hamburg-based Localyze, which offers a B2B SaaS for employee immigration and relocation support, raised a $35M Series B led by General Catalyst
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
Source: a holding company created by merging PrismHR and Vensure Employer Services acquires HR startup Namely, which raised $200M+ from Sequoia and others
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