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Jonathan Greig / ZDNet:
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.”
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.
New York Times:
Experts say Russia could use cryptocurrency to minimize the impact of US sanctions, including a forthcoming digital ruble and spoils from ransomware attacks  —  Russian companies have many cryptocurrency tools at their disposal to evade sanctions, including a so-called digital ruble and ransomware.
Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters:
Twitter says it mistakenly suspended around a dozen accounts posting about Russian military movements near the Ukrainian border, and reinstates some accounts  —  Twitter (TWTR.N) said on Wednesday it had mistakenly suspended around a dozen accounts that were posting about Russian military movements …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
Sam Byford / The Verge:
Oppo unveils its flagship Find X5 Pro with a 6.7-inch display, updated design, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, 5,000mAh battery, and 12GB RAM; release and price are TBC  —  A slight but solid upgrade  —  After extensive leaks and teases, Oppo has officially announced the Find X5 Pro, its flagship phone for 2022.
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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New York Times:
Court docs detail a smear campaign against actor Blake Lively via media articles and social media posts after she accused director Justin Baldoni of misconduct

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

More News

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
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
BBC:
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

Earlier Picks

Rachel Treisman / NPR:
Center for Countering Digital Hate: Facebook did not label 50.5% of posts linking to 184 climate change denial articles from 10 publishers since May 2021
Stephen Totilo / Axios:
SEC filing: Activision CEO Bobby Kotick would get $15M if Microsoft fires him without cause; Phil Spencer began acquisition talks three days after WSJ's exposé
Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge:
Intel debuts 12th Gen Alder Lake P-series and U-series CPUs for thinner and lighter laptops, claiming up to 70% better multi-threaded performance over 11th Gen
Dina Bass / Bloomberg:
Microsoft adds Google Cloud support to its Defender for Cloud tool that finds and monitors security weak spots, three months after adding AWS support
Kellen Browning / New York Times:
Despite letting some employees permanently work from home, tech companies are spending billions of dollars expanding their office spaces across the US
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