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| Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
Elon Musk says Tesla no longer accepts bitcoin for vehicle purchases due to its environmental cost, is looking at more environmentally friendly cryptocurrencies — Tesla has stopped accepting bitcoin as payment for its cars out of concern that it will contribute to greater consumption of fossil fuels …
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Tweets: @elonmusk, @apompliano, @mcuban, @firstadopter, @cybergibbons, @yared_theguy, @scottmelker, @cz_binance, @bigblackjacobin, @stevekovach, @mulligan, @loganbartlett, @wbm312, @wadhwa, @timcast, @thestalwart, @rmac18, @lopezlinette, @bgarlinghouse, @sokane1, @liz_franczak, @melt_dem, @rmac18, @salafel, @hblodget, and @liz_franczak
| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Cryptocurrency market loses as much $365B after Musk tweeted Tesla would be suspending car purchases with bitcoin; bitcoin, ether, and XRP all fell sharply — - Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that the electric vehicle maker would suspend car purchases using bitcoin, citing environmental concerns.
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PYMNTS.com, TNW, Washington Post, Reuters, Forbes, NBC News, Gizmodo, and New York Post. Tweets: @arjunkharpal
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Apple says it parted ways with recent hire Antonio García Martínez, an ex-Facebook staffer and author, after employee petition citing “misogynistic statements” — Apple has severed ties with recent hire Antonio Garcia-Martinez, a former Facebook employee and author …
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The Verge, Insider, Bloomberg, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, iPhone in Canada Blog, Cult of Mac, AppleInsider, Gizmodo, and CNET
Tweets: @devonbl, @sandofsky, @markgurman, @moorehn, @zoeschiffer, @davidsacks, @mark_t_gray, @moorehn, @moorehn, @caseynewton, @lukolejnik, @gabbifish, @backlon, @reckless, @markgurman, @eade_bengard, @edzitron, @karlbode, @bhansmeyer, @mathiasverraes, @maxwinebach, @emilykager, @moorehn, @alicegoldfuss, @karlbode, @gassee, @counternotions, @novallswift, @sdw, @itsthebrandi, @jensimmons, @sdw, @twostraws, @schwa, @sommer, @ellearmageddon, @moorehn, @ejacqui, @ekp, @fiodeer, @emilygorcenski, @karlbode, @s1guza, @bluespacecanary, @jandersen, @gartenberg, @can, @rmac18, @alexeheath, @chr1sa, @rebeccawatson, @caro_milanesi, @danielpunkass, @della_morte_, @timnitgebru, @shiringhaffary, @benedictevans, @buzz, @hoofed_locust, @quinnypig, and @sarahtaber_bww. Thanks:@inafried
| Kevin Collier / NBC News: |
Colonial Pipeline says it has restarted operations, after being shut down for five days due to DarkSide's ransomware attack — Colonial Pipeline, operator of the largest U.S. fuel pipeline, said Wednesday it is restarting operations after being shut down for five days due to a cyberattack.
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| Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post: |
Biden signs EO to strengthen US cyber defenses, including the development of cybersecurity standards for software companies that sell to the government — President Biden signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at shoring up the federal government's digital defenses as his administration grapples …
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The White House, The White House, Engadget, PCMag, New York Times, Reuters, The Hill, The Verge, Wall Street Journal, NPR, SiliconANGLE, Nextgov, iTnews, BleepingComputer, Security Boulevard, SC Media, Federal Computer Week, CNN, Financial Times, ABC News, CNET, FedScoop, CNBC, CyberScoop, New York Post, and Associated Press
Tweets: @whitehouse, @c_c_krebs, @edokeefe, @markwarner, @chrismurphyct, @jeremiahg, @erratarob, @jobertabma, @thegrugq, @malwarejake, @kecoswags, @jsrailton, and @w7voa
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft is shutting down its Azure Blockchain Service on September 10, six years after initial launch, and no new deployments are being supported as of May 10 — Six years after its initial launch, Microsoft's Azure Blockhain as a Service is going to be shut down this September.
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Microsoft Docs, Silicon Republic, OnMSFT.com, The Register, Windows Central, and Petri
Tweets: @vilile, @brianleroux, @matthewconover, @francis69610984, @quinnypig, @jptoto, @c_gandhi, @ryannosaurusrex, @stshank, and @marypcbuk
| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
Facebook's Diem says it has withdrawn its application for a Swiss payment license and will shift its operations to the US via a California state-chartered bank — - Diem, the digital currency project backed by Facebook, has abandoned plans to secure a payment license from Switzerland's FINMA watchdog.
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Eidgenössische …, PR Newswire, Decrypt, Engadget, Finextra, The Economic Times, CNET, CoinDesk, Wall Street Journal, Cointelegraph, Cryptonews, Coin Journal, Coinspeaker, Mashable, MediaNama, Forkast, PYMNTS.com, Associated Press, Crowdfund Insider, Crowdfund Insider, and The Block
Tweets: @hedgemind, @regulatorynerd, @rohangrey, @diemassociation, and @documentingbtc
| Neal St. Anthony / Star Tribune: |
NetSPI, which provides penetration testing and vulnerability management services to enterprises, raises $90M; NetSPI expects sales of about $50M in 2021 — It's the second large round of outside investment raised by NetSPI, a provider of cyber security services and tests for businesses and institutions.
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Researcher details an exploit for Apple's Find My network that allows packets of arbitrary data to be transmitted by simulating a Find My broadcast — The Find My network is used by Apple to report locations of items and devices via the data connection of any nearby iPhone, Mac, or other Apple device.
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Positive Security, Macworld, NDTV Gadgets 360, The Mac Security Blog, iMore, Ubergizmo, and SlashGear
Tweets: @johnkoetsier and @positive_sec
| Benjamin Wallace / New York Magazine: |
Behind the online battle between notable tech figures including a16z partners and Balaji Srinivasan, and the journalists who report, and tweet, on the industry — Late last fall, the New York Times was preparing a bombshell article about Coinbase, a financial exchange that had become …
Tweets: @kitson, @intelligencer, @nymag, @jayhinman, @harrymccracken, @riceid, @beschizza, @dskok, @joab_jackson, @nymag, @newley, @heidilegg, @mgsiegler, @nymag, @gettingsome, @gaberivera, @lisakayhawes, and @tomgara
| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
Munich-based parcelLab, which helps retailers send automated personalized shipping messages to their customers, raises $112M Series C led by Insight Partners — Munich-based parcelLab, which offers a final-mile fulfillment service for online retailers, has closed a $112 million … | Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
Researcher discovers a series of vulnerabilities, known as Frag Attacks, impacting Wi-Fi devices from the past 24 years, even when WEP and WPA are activated — A Belgian security researcher has discovered a series of vulnerabilities that impact the WiFi standard, with some bugs dating …
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FragAttacks and Mathy Vanhoef, PhD. More:
XDA Developers, ICASI, Gizmodo, SiliconANGLE, HackRead, iTnews, Tom's Guide, and SlashGear
Tweets: @vanhoefm and @lukolejnik
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Google has been fined €100M+ by Italy's antitrust watchdog for abuse of a dominant market position by restricting third party access to the Android Auto app — Google has been fined just over €100 million (~$123M) by Italy's antitrust watchdog for abuse of a dominant market position.
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en.agcm.it, Engadget, Reuters, Reuters, and MSPoweruser
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Epic v. Apple is shining a light on Apple's anti-steering rules, which prevent developers from pointing users to better deals on their website or elsewhere — Would ending anti-steering rules fix the App Store? — Last week, the judge in Epic v. Apple asked whether Epic really had an antitrust case …
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Bloomberg, Tech.eu, iThinkDifferent, PCMag, iMore, MacRumors, Michael Tsai, HotHardware.com News, and Slashdot
| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Review of Asus' new ZenFone 8 flagship, available for $599-$799: thoughtful and compact design, robust build, and great performance, but battery life is average — The ZenFone 8 delivers flagship-level build quality and performance in a small package — After a couple of generations making phones …
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Gizmodo, CNET, HotHardware.com News, 9to5Google, XDA Developers, Android Police, Android Authority, PCWorld, AnandTech, Android Police, and The Verge
Tweets: @mcclure111 and @allisonjo1
| Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: |
Chinese autonomous driving company WeRide says it raised an undisclosed sum to complete its Series C at a $3B+ valuation, four months after its $310M Series B — Only four months after securing Series B fundraising of $310 million, Chinese autonomous driving company WeRide says it has achieved …
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Channel NewsAsia, CNBC, and China Money Network
| Sonia Faleiro / Rest of World: |
An in-depth look at how a team of fact-checkers at Alt News in India is struggling against misinformation spread by the ruling BJP party on Facebook services — As the pandemic rages across the country, one team of fact-checkers contends with a post-truth dystopia.| Shiri Habib-Valdhorn / Globes Online: |
SimilarWeb closes down 0.6% in its NYSE debut after raising $165M in its IPO at a valuation of ~$1.6B; its revenue in 2020 was $93.5M with a net loss of $22M — The Israel company, which has developed a platform for understanding online behavior by monitoring traffic on the web and mobile apps, has raised $165 million.
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| Peter White / Deadline: |
IAB: podcast ad revenue in the US grew 19% in 2020 to hit $842M, up from $708M in 2019 and $479M in 2018, and is set to reach $2B by 2023 — The world of podcasting has grown exponentially over the last few years and it doesn't look like it's slowing down any time soon.Sponsor Posts
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