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| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Internal report: a now-fixed Facebook bug led to a “massive ranking failure” that increased views of harmful content up to 30% over the past six months — A group of Facebook engineers identified a “massive ranking failure” that exposed as much as half of all News Feed views to …
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Search Engine Land, Gizmodo, Protocol, Insider, and Engadget
| Rebekah Valentine / IGN: |
After announcing in January that the in-person E3 2022 was canceled, ESA informs its partners that there will be no digital event equivalent this year either — Though a possible digital event was floated behind the scenes, that too is now off the table. — After previously canceling …
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VentureBeat, The Verge, GamesIndustry.biz, Game Developer, Ars Technica, Engadget, Variety, Windows Central, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, SlashGear, TechSpot, Appuals.com, GameRevolution, Input, Wccftech, GameSpot, Neowin, Gameranx, TechRadar, Video Games Chronicle, Dexerto, Digital Trends, MobileSyrup, Game Rant, GameSpot, Dot Esports, and Kotaku
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft renames Your Phone, its Android phone linking app for Windows announced in May 2018, to Phone Link and updates the app to match Windows 11's design — Phone Link now has a matching Windows 11 design — Microsoft is rebranding its Your Phone app to Phone Link and updating it with a Windows 11 design overhaul.| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Apple releases iOS 15.4.1, iPadOS 15.4.1, and macOS 12.3.1 to fix two zero-days that “may have been actively exploited”; Apple has fixed five zero-days in 2022 — Apple has released security updates on Thursday to address two zero-day vulnerabilities exploited by attackers to hack iPhones, iPads, and Macs.
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Ars Technica, Apple Support, MacRumors, CNET, CNET, The Register, PCMag, The Verge, XDA Developers, Macworld, and 9to5Mac. Tweets: @aaronjschaffer
| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
Wyze had been aware of several remote access vulnerabilities in its home security cameras for months and years without fixing them, despite Bitdefender warnings — A Wyze Cam internet camera vulnerability allows unauthenticated, remote access to videos and images stored on local memory cards … | Bradley Chambers / 9to5Mac: |
Apple Business Essentials launches for all SMBs in the US, starting at $2.99/month; the management service is getting Google Workspace integration in the spring — After a beta period with tens of thousands of businesses, Apple is ready to extend simplified device management, iCloud Drive storage …
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Apple, Thurrott, Computerworld, AppleInsider, iClarified, Neowin, MacRumors, TechCrunch, ZDNet, CNET, CNBC, Six Colors, and iMore
Tweets: @justindanks, @mrcippy, @benbajarin, @reneritchie, and @reneritchie
| Umar Shakir / The Verge: |
Samsung partners with iFixit to launch a self-repair program, offering parts, tools, and guides, coming this summer for the Galaxy S20, S21, and Tab S7 Plus — Coming this summer for the Galaxy S20, S21, and Tab S7 Plus — Today, Samsung announced a new self-repair program …
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Samsung Newsroom, CNN, USA Today, Input, Protocol, CNET, iFixit News, Android Police, TechRadar, Gizmodo, MacRumors, Android Central, Android Headlines, TechCrunch, Android Authority, and HotHardware.com News
Tweets: @nproctor, @kwiens, @jason_koebler, and @samsungnewsus
| Jack Schickler / CoinDesk: |
The EU Parliament votes to outlaw anonymous crypto payments, extending KYC rules to even the smallest transactions with unhosted or self-hosted wallets — Lawmakers are set to end even the smallest anonymous crypto transactions, and plan measures that could see unregulated exchanges cut off.
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European Parliament, Axios, VICE, Decrypt, Kryptovaluta Oppsummering, CryptoPotato, Bitcoin Magazine, Crypto Daily, and Crypto Briefing
Tweets: @calvinayre, @lunar_mining, and @carnage4life
| David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times: |
A profile of Ben McKenzie, a star of The O.C. who has become an outspoken crypto critic and is writing the book “Easy Money” with journalist Jacob Silverman — The actor, best known for his starring role in “The O.C.,” has become an outspoken critic of a volatile market driven by speculation.
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Fortune. Tweets: @randrewwhite, @daveyalba, @grace_segers, @yaffebellany, @hillibusterr, @audreycleo, @scottbix, @ezwrites, @billscher, @katienotopoulos, @debs, @ben_mckenzie, @film_girl, @mchenryjd, @issielapowsky, @fortydeucetwits, @zoenone0none, @rachsyme, @cadlymack, @readingtheend, @videodrew, @silvermanjacob, @amanbatheja, @sepinwall, @kashhill, @wordsandsense, @markberman, @davidgerard, @gabrielmalor, @vladagelman, @katierosman, and @smdiehl
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: The White House is split over Kaspersky sanctions, which could spur Russian cyberattacks and make enforcement hard due to the company's large clientele — Some officials are said to fear that sanctioning Kaspersky Lab could increase risk of Russian cyberattack
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Reuters and CRN
Tweets: @dnvolz, @peterzeihan, @joel_schectman, @bing_chris, @howelloneill, @wylienewmark, @ericgeller, and @gossithedog
| Nikkei Asia: |
TSMC chairman Mark Liu warns consumer demand for smartphones, PCs, and TVs is slowing down, especially in China, and components and materials costs are rising — Rising costs could be passed on to consumers, chairman of tech titan warns — Taiwan tech titan TSMC says demand …
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CNBC, Protocol, TechSpot, The Mac Observer, Softpedia News, and Macrodesiac
| CNBC: |
A look at 3C, a “grassroots” SMB group against Big Tech regulation, funded by Google and Amazon, which claims support from 20+ SMBs that haven't heard of it — - The Connected Commerce Council, which pitches itself as a grassroots movement representing small business owners …
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Politico, Newslit Daily, and Beyond Search
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple seeks to diversify its memory chip suppliers, weighing Micron, Samsung, and Yangtze, after Japanese supplier Kioxia lost a batch to contamination — Apple Inc. is exploring new sources of the memory chips that go into iPhones, including its first Chinese producer of the critical component …
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Tom's Hardware, 9to5Mac, Blocks and Files, MacDailyNews, TechRadar, Wccftech, iThinkDifferent, Gizmodo, iPhone in Canada Blog, AppleInsider, iMore, and iClarified. Tweets: @matthewstoller
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Google plans to add “highly cited” Search labels for original reporting and press releases, coming “soon” in the US on mobile and “in the coming weeks” globally — And new notices will help searchers check the validity of information
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The Keyword, Android Police, Social Media Today, The Register, TechCrunch, Search Engine Land, Protocol, 9to5Google, CNET, Search Engine Roundtable, Axios, and Engadget
Tweets: @mantzarlis, @chromeunboxed, @marie_haynes, @lilyraynyc, @google, @searchliaison, and @benhkaiser
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Intel acquires AI-based workload optimization startup Granulate, sources say for $650M, in a deal set to close in Q2 2022; PitchBook: Granulate raised $45.6M — Last year, when we wrote about new investment for Israeli startup Granulate — which applies AI to high-priority computing workloads …
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Intel, FinSMEs, The Register, CRN, Benzinga, SiliconANGLE, CTech, Globes Online, Haaretz, San Francisco Business Journal, and Silicon Republic
Tweets: @patrickmoorhead and @chernandburn
| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Review of the $899 OnePlus 10 Pro, available in the US on April 14: sleek build but subpar cameras, no IP rating for the unlocked version, and no 5G on AT&T — It's a likable device, but OnePlus still has some work to do — The 10 Pro is OnePlus all grown up.
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Livemint, CNET, PR Newswire, PCMag, Android Authority, 9to5Google, Forbes, Android Police, PetaPixel, HotHardware.com News, Tom's Guide, Android Police, CNET, Liliputing, XDA Developers, ZDNet, PhoneArena, Wired, The Verge, Gizmodo, 9to5Google, and Engadget
Tweets: @ryanfenwick, @franciscof_1990, @pierce, and @allisonjo1
| Shirin Ghaffary / Vox: |
Analysis: majority of the most-viewed Reels on Meta's platforms are anonymous or reposted; Meta says Reels is Instagram's biggest engagement growth contributor — Facebook's pivot back to video shows how badly it needs young people. — Meta, the parent company of Facebook, needs to stay relevant.
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New York Times, Protocol, and Tech-pigułka
Tweets: @brookeerinduffy, @jeff4llen, @alexstemplewski, @nellwyn, and @shiringhaffary
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Open source containerization company Docker raises a $105M Series C led by Bain Capital Ventures at a $2.1B valuation, bringing its total funding to $163M — It wasn't that long ago that Docker looked like it was on the ropes. In 2019, it sold its enterprise business and decided …
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SiliconANGLE, VentureBeat, Crunchbase News, Protocol, and InfoWorld
Tweets: @swyx and @baincapvc
| Naureen S Malik / Bloomberg: |
Texas starts requiring new large-scale cryptocurrency miners to seek permission to access its power grid, in anticipation of increasing demand for 2022 and 2023 — Texas has started requiring new large-scale cryptocurrency miners to seek permission to connect to the state's power grid … | Sean Lyngaas / CNN: |
Interview with pseudonymous Ukrainian IT specialist Danylo, who released chat logs from the Russia-linked Conti ransomware gang, on his motivations and more — As Russian artillery began raining down on his homeland last month, one Ukrainian computer researcher decided to fight back the best …
Tweets: @snlyngaas, @donie, @akiperitz, @marquardta, @snlyngaas, @ericgeller, @trellix, @daviduberti, @kimzetter, and @allthingsnatsec
| Bloomberg: |
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and others are pushing for the crypto industry to be regulated by the smaller Commodity Futures Trading Commission, instead of the SEC — It was a classic Washington networking party. Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder and chief executive officer of FTX …
Tweets: @allyversprille, @grady_booch, @smdiehl, @blakereid, and @smdiehl
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
New York-based Black Crow AI, which delivers predictive analytics to e-commerce retailers, raises a $25M Series A led by Imaginary Ventures — In the pandemic era, where digital storefronts have become a matter of course for retailers, data analytics is proving its worth.| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Google begins trialing its updated Privacy Sandbox tools globally, including Topics and FLEDGE APIs, starting with developers now and Chrome Beta users next — Google has just announced the next stage of trials of its Privacy Sandbox proposal — focused on ads relevance and measurement.
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Android Police, Ars Technica, Chromium Blog, Search Engine Land, Engadget, Chrome Developers, and 9to5Google
Tweets: @lukolejnik and @lukolejnik
| Molly White: |
An analysis of the Axie Infinity hack: Sky Mavis taking six days to disclose is irresponsible and users likely lost money they need to live, not just spare cash — On March 23, cryptocurrency priced at around $625 million was stolen from the Ronin network, which is the blockchain that powers the game Axie Infinity.
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Decrypt and CryptoPotato
Tweets: @molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, @dlberes, @buzz, @abebrown716, @kansasalps, @johnkoetsier, @carnage4life, and @stshank
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Instagram rolls out updates to DMs, including 30-second song previews, the ability to reply while browsing, quick post resharing, status, and “silent messages” — Instagram today is rolling out over a half dozen new messaging features, following promises late last year that its DM …
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Meta, The Verge, Gizmodo, PYMNTS.com, Social Media Today, Droid Life, Protocol, and Engadget
Tweets: @instagram, @tsuvik, and @instagram
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