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GPS metadata from videos posted to Parler on Jan. 6 shows several users deep inside the Capitol; source: FBI has expressed interest in examining the data — At least several users of the far-right social network Parler appear to be among the hoard of rioters that managed to penetrate deep inside …
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
After reports of all of Parler's data being downloaded by third parties, analysis shows Parler lacked basic security measures to prevent such a data breach — The “free speech” social network also allowed unlimited access to every public post, image, and video.
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Washington Post, evan.law, Lifehacker, Ars Technica, CNET, and Engadget
Tweets: @birdrespecter, @dellcam, @nicoleperlroth, @zachheltzel, @andrewkimmel, @a_greenberg, and @cstross
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WhatsApp clarifies its new data sharing policy, which relates mostly to businesses, following a backlash and recent surge of Telegram and Signal — The company is trying to contain fallout over a privacy policy update — WhatsApp has published a new FAQ page to its website outlining …
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Tweets: @elonmusk, @tayhatmaker, @snowden, @whatsapp, @mosseri, @campuscodi, @tanvi_madan, @ryan_browne_, @ericgarland, @fboversight, @shivaroor, and @nickstatt
| Alex Heath / The Information: |
Memo: following its Trump ban, Facebook has told employees to avoid wearing company-branded apparel in public as it might put staff at risk — Facebook on Monday told employees to avoid wearing or carrying company-branded clothing and other items in public following the company's suspension …
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Twitter says it has suspended over 70K accounts involved in spreading harmful QAnon-associated content since Friday — Following the horrific events in Washington, DC, last week, here are some of the steps we've taken to protect the conversation on our service from attempts to incite violence …
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| Jay Greene / Washington Post: |
Amazon says it will begin removing QAnon products from its site and third-party merchants attempting to list QAnon goods may have selling privileges revoked — The e-commerce company will block sales in the coming days of products that reference the baseless conspiracy theory whose adherents …
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Wall Street Journal, NBC News, Reuters, TechCrunch, The Verge, New York Times, CNET, Engadget, and Vox
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
CrowdStrike details Sunspot, a newly discovered malware strain that was the first to be used in the SolarWinds supply chain attack, beginning in September 2019 — CrowdStrike, one of the two security firms formally investigating the hack, sheds some light on how hackers compromised the SolarWinds Orion app build process.
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CrowdStrike, Krebs on Security, Orange Matter, BleepingComputer, SecurityWeek, Security Affairs, The Hacker News, and Help Net Security. Tweets: @briankrebs
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Salesforce said it had “taken action” against RNC to stop it from sending emails that may lead to violence; RNC says it has stopped all online fundraising — The Donald Trump campaign has not used its millions-strong email list since the riots at the Capitol.| Andrei Frumusanu / AnandTech: |
Samsung unveils the Exynos 2100 flagship SoC, produced on a 5nm process node, touting 19% better single core and 33% better multi-core performance than last gen — Today, Samsung LSI took the virtual stage to announce the new Exynos 2100 flagship SoC. The new chip is quite special …
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Samsung Global Newsroom, ZDNet, XDA Developers, Android Authority, SamMobile, TechPP, and Pocketnow. Tweets: @anandtech
| Nathaniel Popper / New York Times: |
A look at those unlucky enough to forget the password to access their bitcoin; Chainalysis says 20% of all bitcoin, or ~$140B, appears to be lost or stranded — Bitcoin owners are getting rich because the cryptocurrency has soared. But what happens when you can't tap that wealth …
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| Jeff Stone / CyberScoop: |
Europol says it has shut down DarkMarket, the largest online marketplace for illicit goods with 2,400+ vendors, and apprehended a suspect, an Australian man — German law enforcement has shut down an internet market where users bought and sold narcotics, stolen data and hacking tools, authorities said Tuesday.| Jeff Grubb / VentureBeat: |
Nvidia unveils RTX 3060, 3070, and 3080 GPUs, suited for mobile gaming, and says laptops with the RTX 3070 and 3080 will start rolling out this month — Nvidia's Ampere architecture is going mobile. The company revealed its plans and partnerships to bring GeForce RTX 30-series GPUs to more than 70 laptops throughout 2021.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook expands its Access Your Information tool, adding six new categories of data, a search tool, and more, available now on its Android and iOS apps — Facebook today is rolling out an update to its Access Your Information tool with the goal of making the tool easier to both use and navigate …
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About Facebook, MacRumors, Vox, iPhone Hacks, Neowin, and iDownloadBlog.com
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
AMD unveils its Ryzen 5000 Series, 8-core x86 chips for gaming laptops and thin-and-light notebooks coming in February, alongside third-gen Epyc server chips — Advanced Micro Devices showed off some impressive Ryzen 5000 mobile processors today and teased the performance of its 3rd Gen Epyc server chips.
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HotHardware.com News, Laptop Mag, The Verge, Windows Central, CRN, AnandTech, XDA Developers, PCWorld, PCMag, BetaNews, Tom's Hardware, Windows Central, Gizmodo, and Thurrott
| Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post: |
Gig workers and unions sue in CA Supreme Court to have Prop 22 overturned, alleging it violates the state constitution and limits the power of legislators — The lawsuit alleges Prop 22 violated the state constitution, and limited the powers of legislators to provide labor protections they are authorized to grant.
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Zoom says it is seeking to raise $1.5B through a new stock offering — Zoom Video Communications Inc. is seeking to raise $1.5 billion through a stock offering, capitalizing on surging demand for the video-conferencing platform during pandemic. — Zoom said in a statement Tuesday it expects …
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Zoom, CNBC, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, and Barron's Online
| Brianna Sacks / BuzzFeed News: |
GoFundMe has banned fundraisers for traveling to political events “where there's risk of violence by the attendees”, following the violence at the Capitol — As Trump supporters continue to plan rallies in Washington, DC, before and during Joe Biden's inauguration, GoFundMe …
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Silicon Valley Business …, CNN, Wired, The Verge, Forbes, and Associated Press
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Workato, provider of app integration and workflow automation services for businesses, raises $110M Series D at a post-money valuation of $1.7B — Workato, a company that offers an integration and automation platform for businesses, today announced that it raised $110 million at a post-money valuation of $1.7 billion.
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FinSMEs, Business Wire, and Bloomberg
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Google details a sophisticated hacking operation first detected in early 2020 that used several novel Chrome exploits to compromise users on Android and Windows — The attackers used a combination of Android, Chrome, and Windows vulnerabilities, including both zero-days and n-days exploits.| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
House Democrats plan to investigate the role of Facebook, Twitter, and other social media in the Capitol riot as part of broad inquiry into disinformation — House Democrats are planning to look into social media's role in Capitol riot as part of a broad disinformation inquiry.
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BBC, Protocol, Business Insider, and Jillian C. York
Tweets: @blackamazon, @evelyndouek, @b_fung, @tonyromm, @rashadrobinson, and @ericwolfson
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AT&T, Verizon, Airbnb, Comcast, and others are halting donations to lawmakers who opposed certifying election results, such as Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley — A large and growing number of tech and telecom companies are freezing their political contributions to Washington lawmakers … | David Z. Morris / Fortune: |
Modern Treasury, which develops software to help integrate direct banking services with online services, raises $38M led by Altimeter Capital — Our mission to make business better is fueled by readers like you. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today.| Will Knight / Wired: |
After an outcry, HireVue, which offers automated assessments of job applicants, will stop using facial analysis but will still analyze intonation and behavior — But it's still using intonation and behavior to assist with hiring decisions. — JOB HUNTERS MAY now need to impress …
Tweets: @scottthurm, @drewharwell, @wired, and @hypervisible
| Shibani Mahtani / Washington Post: |
Chinese authorities are ramping up the use of digital tools to clamp down on Hong Kong activists, including website blocking, as some fear broader surveillance — HONG KONG — The police officers who came to take away Owen Chow on national security grounds last week left little to chance.| Dr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech: |
Intel previews 14nm Rocket Lake Core i9-11900K, its next consumer flagship processor, coming in Q1, promising up to 50% better integrated graphics performance — Spending five generations on the same base microarchitecture is a long time. The excitement can be sustained through optimizing a process node …
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Ars Technica, Intel Newsroom, 9to5Mac, The Verge, Windows Central, ZDNet, Tom's Hardware, PCWorld, VentureBeat, and AnandTech
Tweets: @intelnews and @inteltech
| Jim Wilson / Safety Detectives: |
Chinese startup Socialarks leaked 400GB of scraped data of 200M+ Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn users — High-flying and rapidly growing Chinese social media management company Socialarks has suffered a huge data leak leading to the exposure of over 400GB of personal data including several …
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infosecurity-magazine.com, Lifehacker, HackRead, Threatpost, and DataBreaches.net
Tweets: @thexpaw and @jessedamiani
| Swetha Gopinath / Bloomberg: |
UK online greeting cards company Moonpig says it will list on London's stock exchange, sources say with an expected valuation of over £1B — - Firm has gained from online shopping surge during the pandemic — Listing contributes to resurgence in London's IPO marketSponsor Posts
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