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March 26, 2024, 4:35 AM

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Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
The US and the UK sanction a Wuhan-based company linked to the Chinese state-backed hacking group APT31 for targeting critical infrastructure organizations  —  The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a Wuhan-based company used by the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) …
Ryan Browne / CNBC:
The UK says Chinese state-affiliated actors were responsible for a “malicious cyber campaign” on the country's Electoral Commission between 2021 and 2022  —  LONDON — The U.S. and U.K. on Monday accused hackers linked with the Chinese state of being behind “malicious” …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Memo: Microsoft names Pavan Davuluri as its Windows and Surface chief; Microsoft split the Windows and Surface groups after Panos Panay left in September 2023  —  Microsoft is naming Pavan Davuluri as its new Windows and Surface chief today.  After Panos Panay's surprise departure to Amazon last year …
Chris Dolmetsch / Bloomberg:
Ripple says the SEC plans to release a public brief on Tuesday seeking $2B in fines and penalties in its case against Ripple over sales of the XRP crypto token  —  The regulator is slated to release a public brief on Tuesday, Stuart Alderoty, Ripple's chief legal officer, said in a separate post on X on Monday.
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A US judge dismisses X's lawsuit against CCDH, saying the suit had been brought as a means toward “punishing the defendants for their speech”; X plans to appeal  —  A U.S. judge on Monday dismiss X Corp's lawsuit against a nonprofit group that has criticized a rise in hate speech …
Allison Johnson / The Verge:
Telegram rolls out its Peer-to-Peer Login Program, giving some Android users a Premium sub for volunteering their phone numbers to relay SMS OTPs to other users  —  Telegram is offering a new way to earn a premium subscription free of charge: all you have to do is volunteer your phone number …
Josh Koehn / The San Francisco Standard:
How Ripple's Chris Larsen became a gravitational force in San Fransisco politics, donating millions to local causes, as he helps Mayor London Breed's reelection  —  On a recent Friday afternoon, Chris Larsen sat behind the wheel of a gunmetal Porsche 918 Spyder, zipping through the Broadway Tunnel.
Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs a bill requiring parental consent for kids under 16 to hold social media accounts and age verification for many websites  —  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) just signed into law HB 3, a bill that will give parents of teens under 16 more control …
Max A. Cherney / Reuters:
UXL Foundation, backed by Google, Intel, and others, plans to build tools to power multiple types of AI accelerator chips and break Nvidia's CUDA dominance  —  Nvidia (NVDA.O) earned its $2.2 trillion market cap by producing artificial-intelligence chips that have become the lifeblood powering …
MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC:
A look at the underground bitcoin community in Austin, which attracts bitcoiners because of Texas' pro-crypto policies and ecosystem of developers and miners  —  WATCH NOW  —  AUSTIN — There is a sort of clubhouse for Austin's bitcoin believers on the second floor of the Littlefield Building …
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