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Sony warns that the PlayStation 5 will remain in short supply through 2022, citing challenges despite a supply boost, with a goal of selling 14.8M units this FY — - CFO said hard to catch up with demand even with supply boost — Sony sees imbalance as indicative of PlayStation's popularity
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DarkSide, reportedly behind Colonial Pipeline attack, says its goal is making money, not causing problems, and will add moderation to pick its next targets — - A hacker group called DarkSide is reportedly behind the cyber attack on Colonial Pipeline that shut down a major oil pipeline over the weekend.
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Colonial Pipeline, which carries 45% of fuel consumed on the US East Coast, says it halted operations due to a ransomware attack — Colonial Pipeline carries roughly 45% of gasoline and diesel fuel consumed on the East Coast — The main pipeline carrying gasoline and diesel fuel …
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| José Adorno / 9to5Mac: |
A German security researcher claims he was able to break into the microcontroller of Apple's AirTag, allowing him to modify its NFC URL — The Apple AirTag has been released almost ten days ago. Since then, we have seen a user rebuilding an AirTag as a thinner card that fits into wallets … | Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: |
Apple awards $45M from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund to Corning, bringing its total investment in the precision glass maker to $495M — Apple today announced it is awarding its longtime iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch glass supplier Corning an additional $45 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund …
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Investigation: seven Apple component suppliers are linked to alleged forced labor involving Uyghurs and minorities in China; some received thousands of workers — Advanced-Connectek has made unglamorous but critical computer components for Apple for more than a decade.
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| John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal: |
The Pentagon says it is reviewing the JEDI cloud computing project, which has been mired in litigation from Amazon after being awarded to Microsoft — With $10 billion contract mired in litigation from Amazon, defense officials are reviewing other options to move forward| David Pierce / Protocol: |
Dogecoin dropped by about a third during Elon Musk's SNL appearance; Musk conceded during the skit that Dogecoin was merely a “hustle” — Saturday night was the moment it became absolutely undeniable: tech is culture now. — As Elon Musk took the stage on Saturday Night Live …
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| Thomas Seal / Bloomberg: |
UK's NCSC says it took down 700K+ malicious campaigns in 2020, 15x more than it did in 2019, as scams increased during the pandemic — - Attackers imitated government agencies to exploit pandemic — Fake celebrity endorsements underpinned other popular schemes
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Some independent repair experts say the MacBook schematics released by ransomware group REvil are helpful in understanding and fixing devices — Hacked and leaked schematics won't help you make a counterfeit MacBook. They will help repair experts recover lost data, though. — DB| Rita Liao / TechCrunch: |
Crypto asset manager Babel Finance raises $40M Series A from Zoo Capital, Sequoia Capital China, Tiger Global, and others — Three years after its inception, crypto financial service provider Babel Finance is racking up fundings and partnerships from major institutional investors.
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