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| Andrew Thurman / CoinDesk: |
The Ronin Network, which supports Sky Mavis' Axie Infinity game, says it was hacked, and 173,600 ETH and 25.5M USDC was stolen, worth $600M+; RON is down ~20% — It may be the largest exploit in DeFi history. — The latest crypto hack may be the largest yet.
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Tweets: @ronin_network, @ronin_network, @ronin_network, @axieinfinity, @cz_binance, @sbf_ftx, @coindesk, @josephfcox, @benedictevans, @zrachess, @the_postman_, @adamscochran, @jihoz_axie, @frankresearcher, @cobie, @degenapeacademy, @danlesac, @johnreedstark, @jonrussell, @loopifyyy, @_prestwich, @nft_guru, @fredbenenson, @phabcd, @adamscochran, @j0hnnyxm4s, @epro, @kelvinfichter, @carnage4life, @iboudreau, @lawmaster, @kelvinfichter, @malwarejake, @adrianweckler, @adamscochran, @rleshner, @mikeisaac, @broderick, @discoverxnft, @ryanlcooper, @mkapor, @nft_guru, @adamscochran, @zackseward, @livercoin, @joepostingg, @cryptodefilord, @adamscochran, @staffordphilip, @blockanalia, @bigblackjacobin, @kelvinfichter, @munecatmusic, @zackwhittaker, @ben_mckenzie, @0xpepo, @alexhern, @caseynewton, @blockanalia, @mintroyale, @kelvinfichter, @villi, @hosseeb, @dclblogger, @mattbinder, @ibogost, @mitsuhiko, @hosseeb, @joepostingg, and @thedextriarchy
| Christopher Dring / GamesIndustry.biz: |
Sony merges PS Now and PS Plus to form three tiers, launching in June: PS Plus Essential for $9.99/month, Extra for $14.99/month, and Premium for $17.99/month — PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP, PS4 and PS5 games included, but not brand new releases — At a glance:| Christopher Dring / GamesIndustry.biz: |
Interview with PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan on Sony's new PS Plus subscription tiers, why new first-party games won't immediately launch on the service, and more — The platform holder's CEO discusses the potential for games subscription services — Whenever a new platform or service gets announced …
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Tweets: @nibellion, @tomwarren, @loudmouthjulia, @ethangach, @loudmouthjulia, @tomwarren, @nickstatt, @gibiz, @realbengilbert, and @nibellion
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Meta updates Messenger with Slack-like shortcuts, /silent to reply without a notification and @everyone to notify all, and plans to add more, like /pay and /gif — There's also one that pings everyone, so please use it responsibly — Meta, the parent company of Facebook …
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Hackers are compromising police and government email accounts to send Emergency Data Requests to ISPs, telecoms, social networks, and others, who quickly comply — There is a terrifying and highly effective “method” that criminal hackers are now using to harvest sensitive customer data …
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Gizmodo and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @briankrebs, @rayredacted, @evacide, @villi, @daveaitel, @michaelguimarin, @gossithedog, @josephfcox, @matthew_d_green, @malwarejake, and @elizabeth_joh
| Liam Tung / ZDNet: |
Intel unveils i9-12900KS, an unlocked i9-12900K meant to be overclocked, with a 30MB L3 cache, 150W base power, a 5.5 GHz max frequency, coming April 5 for $739 — Intel takes the covers off its new 5.5GHz 12th generation i9-12900KS processor. — Intel has announced it will be releasing …
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The Verge, AnandTech, PCWorld, The Register, Tom's Hardware, GamesRadar, XDA Developers, Gizchina, and SiliconANGLE. Tweets: @tomwarren
| Shannon Liao / Washington Post: |
A judge approves an $18M settlement between Activision Blizzard and the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, ending the federal sexual harassment lawsuit — A judge approved an $18 million settlement between Activision Blizzard and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Tuesday …
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Kotaku, SiliconANGLE, NPR, Protocol, Los Angeles Times, Activision Blizzard, Twinfinite, Hollywood Reporter, Dow Jones Newswires, The Wrap, Dot Esports, The Hill, We Got This Covered, The Daily Beast, Gamepur, CBR, ScreenRant, Game Developer, Deadline, IGN, The Guardian, Video Games Chronicle, TechSpot, VentureBeat, Engadget, and Axios
Tweets: @charlieintel, @shannon_liao, and @eurogamer
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Verizon blames “bad actors” and engages US law enforcement after its customers and users of its MVNO Visible receive spam texts from their own phone numbers — The carrier says it's working with US law enforcement to find those responsible — Yesterday, I wrote about receiving …
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Android Police, CNET, VICE, SlashGear, Android Central, XDA Developers, Mashable, Engadget, and The Week
Tweets: @alex_lanstein, @pattymo, @senatorshoshana, @reckless, @mattscalici, @samitsarkar, @rjcc, and @edzitron
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft updates Windows 11 to let users change their default browser with a single click, after criticism over Windows 11 making the process more complicated — It's a one-click process now — Microsoft is finally making it easier to change your default browser in Windows 11.
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Neowin, Windows Central, Softpedia News, The Register, MUO, PCWorld, and 9to5Google
Tweets: @brave, @tomwarren, and @zachleat
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
TikTok launches TikTok Library, an in-app creator tool with select content from Giphy, and plans to add more content sources, audio, sounds, and text templates — TikTok today is announcing a new in-app creation tool called TikTok Library, which the company hopes will make it easier … | Casey Newton / Platformer: |
WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart: the Digital Markets Act could upend encryption, privacy, and product design while increasing spam, misinformation, and hate speech — WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart on how the Digital Markets Act could upend encryption, privacy, and product design
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The Verge, Pixel Envy, and Wired UK
Tweets: @marietjeschaake, @caseynewton, @caffar3cristina, @alexstamos, @caseynewton, @s8mb, @saramorrison, and @adamkovac
| Corin Faife / The Verge: |
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Tweets: @benedictevans, @1br0wn, @benedictevans, @1br0wn, and @adamrackis
| Paul Vigna / Wall Street Journal: |
Greenpeace and other groups run ads highlighting bitcoin's environmental impact in the NYT, WSJ, and others, funded with $5M from Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen — Consortium launches effort advocating changes to the cryptocurrency's code — A consortium of environmental groups launched …
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| Cara Lombardo / Wall Street Journal: |
Nielsen agrees to be acquired by a group of private equity firms, led by Brookfield and Elliott, in a deal valuing it at $16B, or $28 per share, including debt — Elliott, Brookfield to pay $28 a share for TV ratings company — Nielsen Holdings PLC agreed to sell itself to a group … | Shubham Sharma / VentureBeat: |
BoostUp.ai, whose AI-based revenue operations and intelligence platform is used by companies like Cloudflare and Udemy, raises a $28.5M Series B led by NGP — Santa Clara, California headquartered BoostUp.ai, which provides a revenue operations and intelligence platform to enterprises …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify tests a vertically scrolling feed for podcasts in its app with ML-selected 60-second audio previews, using tech from its Podz acquisition in June 2021 — Spotify acquired podcast discovery platform Podz last summer for roughly $49.4 million, per a Securities and Exchange Commission filing … | Michail / GSMArena.com: |
Counterpoint: Motorola was the third largest smartphone OEM in the US in 2021, with a 10% market share, up 131% YoY, filling the void left by LG's exit — LG officially shut down its mobile division last April which left a sizeable hole in the US smartphone market and based … | April Roach / Bloomberg: |
Meta halts plans to build a large data center in the Netherlands, amid rising opposition from the government over environmental concerns — Meta Platforms Inc. has paused plans to build a large data center in the Netherlands after the tech giant faced increasing opposition from the government.
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| Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: |
Kuaishou reports Q4 revenue of $3.8B, up 35% YoY, with a ~$1B net loss, and MAUs up 21.5% YoY to 578M, as daily time spent per user rose 32% to 118.9 minutes — Kuaishou Technology shares slid after a Wall Street Journal report stoked investors' concerns about more curbs on China's online video industry …
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Dow Jones Newswires, Kuaishou Technology, and Seeking Alpha
| Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal: |
Apple's Oscars win for CODA and Ted Lasso's success shows TV+'s boutique approach is paying off with tastemakers; Apple paid $25M for CODA's distribution rights — Launched in 2019, Apple TV+ produces far less content than its biggest streaming rivals — Apple Inc.'s boutique-store approach …
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Macworld, New York Times, Gizmodo, FemaleFirst, Deadline, GamesRadar, Paste, iMore, UPROXX, Comic Book, Nerdist, and SlashFilm
| Patrick McGee / Financial Times: |
Researchers find that Yandex's AppMetrica SDK, used by many iOS and Android apps like VPNs, sends device, network, and IP address metadata to servers in Russia — Information collected by company through apps on Apple and Google-powered mobile devices is sent to Russian servers
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9to5Mac, The Mac Observer, AppleInsider, and KnowTechie
| Gillian Tan / Bloomberg: |
Brightline, a provider of virtual behavioral health services to children and their families, raises a $105M Series C at a $705M valuation led by KKR — Brightline, a provider of virtual behavioral-health services to children and their families, said it is valued at $705 million … | Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Pinecone, which offers a serverless vector database designed specifically for the needs of data scientists, raises a $28M Series A led by Menlo Ventures — When Pinecone launched last year, the company's message was around building a serverless vector database designed specifically for the needs of data scientists.Sponsor Posts
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