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Several Ukrainian government sites have been disrupted by DDoS attacks; researchers discover new data wiper malware installed on hundreds of Ukrainian machines — Cloudflare said the attack was “relatively modest compared to large DDoS attacks we've handled in the past.”
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| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
As Russia attacks Ukraine, Bitcoin falls 8% to a one-month low, Ether drops 12%, and others crash, wiping $150B off the crypto market in the last 24 hours — - Bitcoin fell to a one-month low on Thursday with other cryptocurrencies including ether plunged.
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Mark Zuckerberg showcases a concept for voice-controlled VR space generated by AI, plans for a universal language translator, and more in a Meta livestream — 'Let's go to the beach' — Meta is testing an artificial intelligence system that lets people build parts of virtual worlds by describing them …
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| Shirin Ghaffary / Vox: |
Meta says it has been developing CAIRaoke, a self-supervised learning AI neural model used to power a voice assistant for the company's AR/VR products — This key part of his plan for the metaverse could analyze your voice, eye movements, and body language.
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
The UK and the US identify “Cyclops Blink”, botnet malware tied to the Russian-backed Sandworm hacking group that has been circulating for almost three years — The Russian government's Sandworm group uses previously unseen Cyclops Blink. — Hackers for one of Russia's …
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| Reuters: |
The London Stock Exchange Group acquires TORA, which provides tech to customers trading multiple asset classes, including equities and digital assets, for $325M — London Stock Exchange Group has agreed to buy U.S. cloud-based technology provider TORA in a $325 million deal which it said on Tuesday …
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| Thomas Claburn / The Register: |
Researchers: Samsung shipped ~100M phones, including the Galaxy S21, with since-patched design flaws that could let attackers extract secret cryptographic keys — Academics found TrustZone-level code could not be trusted to keep secrets — Academics at Tel Aviv University in Israel …
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A researcher posing as a 13-year-old girl used a Meta Quest to access VRChat, and witnessed virtual grooming, sexual material, a rape threat, and racist insults — Some apps in the virtual-reality metaverse are “dangerous by design”, the NSPCC has warned in response to a BBC News investigation.
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| Joe Williams / Bloomberg: |
Cloudflare acquires email protection startup Area 1 Security for $162M in cash and stock; Cloudflare's stock is down 55%+ from its November 2021 all-time high — Cloudflare Inc. said it has agreed to buy email protection provider Area 1 Security Inc. for $162 million, the security vendor's …
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| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
Google reverses course on requiring COVID-19 vaccination for US employees and restores perks at its headquarters as the company prepares to bring back workers — - Google's real estate VP told San Francisco Bay Area employees that Covid-19 risk has fallen low enough to reinstate the buzzy …
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| Annie Njanja / TechCrunch: |
Pakistan-based NayaPay, a multi-service messaging and payment app, raises a $13M seed led by Zayn Capital, MSA Novo, and Graph Ventures — Pakistan-based fintech platform, NayaPay, has raised $13 million in a seed round to rollout its multi-service messaging and payment app …
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| Brittany Roston / SlashGear: |
Microsoft teams up with Twitch to bring back integrated Twitch streaming to Xbox, available on all Xbox One, Xbox Series S and X consoles — Streamers dedicated to the Xbox system can rejoice: the company says Twitch integration is returning to the Xbox Dashboard.
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| Financial Times: |
Retailers such as Forever 21, Nike, and Chipotle have opened virtual world stores on Roblox, as they seek to use the metaverse to drive real-world sales — Forever21 and Nike have created virtual stores in a bet that the futuristic digital world will transform global retail
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