A profile of Chainalysis and its work with governments and law enforcement to trace crypto transactions; the NY-based company has 700+ clients in 70+ countries
In May 2021 hackers initiated a cyberattack against Colonial Pipeline Co., the company behind the US's largest gasoline pipeline. Tweets: @chainalysis , @ianandrewsdc , @joshuabrustein , and @gladstei...
Hours before Sky Mavis told users it was hacked, CEO Trung Nguyen moved about $3M worth of Axie Infinity's main token AXS; Sky Mavis says it was to help users
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An in-depth look at the mechanics behind Axie Infinity and the ramifications of the ~$620M hack on players and the game, as Sky Mavis plots its next steps
Over the course of his life, Alejo Lopez de Armentia has played video games for a variety of reasons. Tweets: @caseynewton , @joshuabrustein , @joshuabrustein , @joshuabrustein , @thedextriarchy , @th...
Shield AI, which develops AI and self-driving tech for military and commercial aircraft, raises $210M as part of its Series D at a valuation of about $1.25B
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Profile of 23-year-old Nick Lim, who founded Vancouver-based VanwaTech, a hosting provider for white supremacist websites like Daily Stormer and 8kun
.' ” https://www.bloomberg.com/... Aly-Khan Satchu / @alykhansatchu : “My take on Trump is that he is an inevitable creation of this unreal normal world,” Adam Curtis says The Spinning Top https://ric...
Austin has been a top destination for tech workers leaving CA during Covid, and residents are concerned about how the new wave is affecting city's culture
Matthew Congrove got the first offer on his house one month into the pandemic. Now, says Congrove, who lives in an eclectic neighborhood … Tweets: @martinsfp , @alistairmbarr , @urbanizedokie , @lize...
As POTUS, Biden will overturn Trump's immigration EOs, support net neutrality, and may not prioritize Section 230 reform, but his antitrust approach is unclear
and Google in particular Financial Times : Biden's team is as antipathetic towards Zuckerberg and other tech titans as other Democrats, but some tech execs expect less drama after four years of Trump ...
A look at Benchmark Analytics, which wants to help identify “bad apples” in US police departments using data and faces significant challenges, like data quality
Joshua Brustein / Bloomberg : Tweets: @joshuabrustein , @iwillleavenow , and @fleurej Tweets: Joshua Brustein / @joshuabrustein : Calls for police reform in the aftermath of the George Floyd killing ...
CBP awards Anduril, founded by Palantir veterans and Palmer Luckey, a five-year contract to build a “virtual border wall” using mobile surveillance towers
don't let this rogue agency deploy more invasive technologies. https://twitter.com/... Drew Olanoff / @yoda : Peter Thiel strikes again. https://twitter.com/... Anna Giaritelli / @anna_giaritelli : Go...
A look at Google's work with US military, as senior military officials worry about parts of Google's employee base approaching a state of open rebellion
In early November several dozen experts from the American military industrial complex—including senior officers, defense contracting executives … Tweets: @joshuabrustein , @shiraovide , @thestalwart ,...