Biden signs an EO to implement Privacy Shield 2.0, the EU-US data transfer framework seeking to address EU concerns of surveillance by US intelligence agencies
- President Joe Biden signed an executive order to implement a new framework to protect the privacy of personal data shared between the U.S. and Europe.
FTX partners with Visa to offer debit cards linked to a user's FTX account in 40 countries, focusing on Latin America, Europe, and Asia, after their US rollout
- Visa is teaming up with global crypto exchange FTX to offer debit cards in 40 countries with a focus on Latin America, Asia and Europe.
The Biden administration issues sweeping rules that significantly expand the limits on exports to China of chips and tools to make advanced chips and other tech
The U.S. unveiled a set of new regulations Friday that aim to choke off China's access to advanced chips …
DappRadar: the largest number of DAUs on Decentraland was 675 and on The Sandbox was ~4,503; Messari: Decentraland and The Sandbox have market caps of ~$1.3B
While metaverse platforms Decentraland and The Sandbox both have below 1,000 daily active users, they each have over $1 billion in valuation.
A look at life in Meta's VR social network Horizon Worlds, engaging with early adopters including gamers, preteens, parents, insomniacs, and aspiring comedians
Every hour of the day and night with the gamers, parents, insomniacs, preteens and aspiring comedians who are the earliest adopters …
How HBO Max, Prime Video, and other streamers are trying to grow in a crowded market, including, sources say, via discounted bundles and deals with rivals
In a crowded marketplace, Amazon, HBO Max and other streamers explore discounted packages and partnerships with rivals
The Biden administration adds 31 Chinese companies and institutions including YMTC to an “unverified list”, limiting their ability to get some regulated US tech
beginning with Bush1 and Bill Clinton, ended by Trump and Biden—to fuel China's rise in the hopes that if China got rich China would become more like us—was doomed from the start. China gonna China. A...
Binance says 2M BNB, worth ~$570M, were stolen from its BNB Chain in an exploit; “majority” of BNB are in the hacker's wallet, ~$100M worth were “unrecovered”
Then It Got Complicated The Guardian : World's largest crypto exchange hacked with possible losses of $500m Ephrat Livni / New York Times : Binance Blockchain Hit by $570 Million Hack, Exposing Crypto...
Meta warns 1M Facebook users that their account info may have been stolen by 400+ apps on the App Store and Google Play that have a “Login with Facebook” button
delete them now Priya Singh / BGR India : Meta warns against Android, iOS apps for stealing users' Facebook password Justin Luna / Neowin : Meta warns Facebook users about password-stealing Android an...
Huobi, a top-10 crypto exchange by trading volume, has agreed to be acquired by Hong Kong-based About Capital; terms of the deal were not disclosed
The terms of the deal were not disclosed. — Crypto exchange Huobi Global, one of the biggest token trading outposts in the Asia markets …
A history of consumer VR since 2012, from the first Oculus developer kit and the 2016 hype cycle to Quest 2, and what mainstream success for VR could look like
VR hasn't taken over the world, but that doesn't mean it has failed. — Six years ago, consumer virtual reality seemed set to be the next major tech breakthrough.
Google Fitbit Sense 2 review: good stress tracking and nice UI but no Google Assistant or third-party apps, pricey at $300, and can't be called a smartwatch
The fitness tracker has industry-leading stress tracking, but pour one out for the future of Fitbit smartwatches … Its successor, the Sense 2?
A look at Ukraine's efforts to block crypto donations to Russia's military and paramilitary groups, who researchers say have received $4M+ since the invasion
Blockchain investigators have uncovered at least $4 million—and counting—in cryptocurrency donations to Russia's violent militia groups.
Sources: Ukrainian troops report widespread outages of Starlink devices, often in areas on the front line where their advances have not been made public yet
Saturday, October 08, 2022 // (IG): BB // INTSUM // Coffee for Bob Kris Holt / Engadget : Frontline Ukraine troops are reportedly enduring Starlink outages The Economist : Elon Musk's foray into geopo...
Interview with founders of Character.ai, who say they left Google's LaMDA project to let users experiment with large language models through the use of chatbots
The creators of Google's LaMDA have launched the chatbot startup Character.ai, which is open for anyone to try Tweets: @tsimonite , @timnitgebru , @damianpaletta , @drewharwell , @catherineflick , @to...
An overview of Parag Agrawal's tenure as Twitter's CEO so far, as he battles declining business performance and plunging morale amid Elon Musk's takeover bid
The tech prodigy's battles with a mercurial opponent are coming to a head — It's hard to know which part of Parag Agrawal's job …
SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 made just one investment in August 2022 and one in September 2022, according to CB Insights, as Masayoshi Son rethinks his strategy
The Vision Fund revolutionized startup investing. So why is Masayoshi Son rethinking his strategy? Tweets: @nikkeiasia and @trengriffin Tweets: @nikkeiasia : FREE TO READ | BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT #SoftBa...
New US federal rules requiring health care organizations to give patients access to their full health records in digital format went into effect on October 6
the day they got their health data back👇 “I naively thought that because they were all on Epic, they could easily share my records!” ~ @TheLizArmy https://www.statnews.com/... #interoperability #healt...
Filing: in its case against Meta's Within acquisition, the FTC asks a judge to remove some allegations of anticompetitive effects in the VR fitness app market
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NYC-based Elpha Secure, which offers SMBs cybersecurity software alongside cyber insurance policies, raised a $20M Series A led by Canapi Ventures
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Sources: Chinese online fast fashion retailer Shein has been valued at $65B to $85B in private markets in recent months, down from $100B+ in April 2022
Financial Times : Tweets: @_inpractise , @eleanorolcott , and @jchengwsj Tweets: @_inpractise : Shein is pure regulatory arbitrage on two fronts: Avoiding both Beijing reg and European manufacturing ...
Binance plans to cease most trading pairs involving Helium Network Tokens, or HNT, over the next week and “strongly” advises users to close out their positions
Forbes : Tweets: @sarahnemerson , @davidjeans2 , and @can Tweets: Sarah Emerson / @sarahnemerson : NEW: Binance suddenly announced it will partially delist Helium's token, saying it periodically revi...
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.