Tyler “Ninja” Blevins announces that from now on, he will simultaneously stream on Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter
The mainstays of Twitch's ‘Fortnite’ era recently made big moves. The receptions were quite different.
Researchers discover a new strain of Linux malware called Shikitega that infects servers and IoT devices with stealth and sophistication, making detection tough
With polymorphic encoding and a multistage infection chain, Shikitega is hard to detect. — Researchers this week unveiled … Source: AT&T Alien Labs .
Ubisoft says it is developing three mobile games for Netflix, including a new Assassin's Creed title
There's also a new Valiant Hearts game in the works — Ubisoft just announced a partnership with Netflix for three games. — Earlier today on September 10 at the Ubisoft Forward showcase …
At Code, CEOs and politicians voiced concerns about TikTok's power, rapid growth, and surveillance potential, with some calling for it to be banned altogether
At the Code Conference in LA, tech and media CEOs and politicians all expressed concerns about the Chinese-owned app — as a competitor, and as a national security risk.
Roblox CEO says the company has 2M+ DAUs in Russia, as rivals EA, Nintendo, Take-Two, Epic, Ubisoft, Microsoft, and Sony slowed or ceased sales in the country
Roblox Corp.'s popularity in Russia is increasing even as almost every other publicly traded gaming company has retreated from the country after its invasion of Ukraine.
In a letter to Twitter, Elon Musk's legal team cites the company's ~$7M settlement with Peiter Zatko as a merger agreement violation and reason to end the deal
He sent a letter to Twitter on Friday — Elon Musk has sent a third letter to Twitter attempting to terminate his $44 billion acquisition of the company.
Roblox plans to add age guidelines to its games and announces a new in-game ads system for brands to advertise via interactive billboards, posters, and more
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The US SEC will set up the “Office of Crypto Assets” to deal with corporate disclosure filings related to the crypto industry
The U.S. securities regulator will set up two new offices to deal with filings related to crypto assets and the life sciences sector, the agency said on Friday.
Meta unveils Pseudonymized Facebook Identifiers, which combine timestamps and Facebook Identifiers, to make it harder for attackers to scrape unauthorized data
similar to Canary tokens which provide the “canary in the coalmine feature” to alert when there is a problem. The new pFBIDs both protect user privacy BUT ALSO flag advertisers violating the FB terms ...
Some CSOs say ex-Uber CSO Joe Sullivan did nothing wrong and his trial tests criminal penalties they may face over security lapses or challenges in gray areas
Joe Sullivan, a former federal prosecutor, is accused of helping to cover up a security breach, a charge he denies
Sources: Sea, whose market cap has gone from $200B+ to ~$28B since Oct. 2021, shuts some Latin American operations and cuts hundreds of gaming jobs in Shanghai
Singapore-based Sea Ltd's (SE.N) e-commerce arm Shopee will exit Argentina and shut local operations in Chile …
Mint Mobile, US Mobile, and Boost Mobile say eSIM as the only option for US iPhone 14 models “democratizes connectivity” by letting users easily switch carriers
Mint Mobile, Boost Mobile and US Mobile see room for growth as eSIM technology could make switching networks even easier.
A look at the two-day Crypto Policy Symposium, the world's first conference for crypto skeptics, from policymakers and journalists to disillusioned programmers
The Crypto Policy Symposium in London was a historic gathering of crypto skeptics—and nobody tried to sell me anything. Tweets: @hkanji , @ben_munster , @izakaminska , @molly0xfff , and @decryptmedia ...
Apple updates iOS 16's webpage to say iCloud Shared Photo Library is “coming later this year”, not September 12, and removed the feature in iOS 16's latest beta
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An overview of trends from YC's Demo Day for Summer 2022: enterprise made up the bulk at 39% of the 223 startups in the batch, followed by fintech and dev tools
Hello, and welcome to Pipeline. I'm Biz Carson, and I once slept on the street overnight in London to be in the front row …
Abu Dhabi-based on-demand trucking platform TruKKer, which matches shippers and freight carriers, raised $100M from Investcorp and others ahead of a planned IPO
Matthew Martin / Bloomberg :
NYC-based Regal, an outbound call and text messaging tools provider to brands, raised a $38.5M Series A led by Emergence Capital at a $350M post-money valuation
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch :
How Wikipedia's editors worked to update Queen Elizabeth II's page, debating what pictures to use and what to call Charles, creating new articles, and more
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Pinduoduo's net income more than tripled in Q2 2022 and its shares soared 43% over the past month, as the company emerges as a big winner amid China's lockdowns
As Chinese consumers curb their spending in a pandemic-stricken economy, one discount e-commerce firm is emerging as a clear stock-market winner.
One-click checkout service Bolt is no longer acquiring crypto payments startup Wyre; the deal was worth ~$1.5B, the largest announced non-SPAC crypto merger
Web3 game publisher Revolving Games raised $13.2M+ from Pantera Capital, Animoca Brands, Polygon, and others, bringing its seed funding to $25M+
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Isovalent, the creator of open-source networking and security software Cilium, raised a $40M Series B from Thomvest Ventures, Google, Microsoft, and others
Taryn Plumb / VentureBeat :
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.