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| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
The Lapsus$ group releases Microsoft source code, claiming the ~37GB dump spans Bing, Cortana, and 250+ other web or mobile projects — The Lapsus$ hacking group claims to have leaked the source code for Bing, Cortana, and other projects stolen from Microsoft's internal Azure DevOps server.
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| The Verge: |
Microsoft confirms Lapsus$ compromised “a single account” with “limited access” and exfiltrated portions of source code for some of its products — Lapsus$ says it has accessed data from Okta, Nvidia, Samsung, and Ubisoft — The hacking group Lapsus$ …
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Microsoft Security Blog, Bloomberg, and VentureBeat
Tweets: @msftsecurity, @billdemirkapi, and @runasand
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
For the second day in a row, many Apple services, including the App Store and Music, were disrupted; Apple's System Status page says the issues are resolved — Apple's services and apps appear to be experiencing yet another outage, with complaints on Twitter about problems with Apple Maps …
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Tweets: @markgurman, @detroitborg, @caseynewton, @dcseifert, @dcseifert, and @maxwinebach
| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Yuga Labs, the owner of three of the top NFT brands including Bored Ape Yacht Club, raises $450M at a $4B valuation led by a16z to build an NFT media empire — The funding values Yuga Labs at $4 billion — Yuga Labs, the owner of three of the biggest NFT brands on the market …
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Business Wire, Bloomberg, Platformer, ZDNet, Protocol, CoinDesk, SiliconANGLE, Blockworks, TradingBTC.com, Crypto Briefing, Tubefilter, Cointelegraph, Variety, JPEG Journal, CryptoSlate, The Creative Block, My Two Satoshis, Zima Red, and Tech News
Tweets: @joepompliano, @zenofdesign, @iamdcinvestor, @daveleeft, @alexeheath, @brianjcho, @kushinthetush, @nitashatiku, @johniadarola, and @rosgo21
| Kate Rooney / CNBC: |
Crypto VC Katie Haun, who left a16z in 2021, raises $1.5B, the largest debut fund by a female VC yet, allotting $500M for early- and $1B for late-stage startups — - Crypto investor Katie Haun has raised $1.5 billion for her new firm after a surprise departure from Andreessen Horowitz last year.
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Tweets: @katie_haun, @zooko, @cdixon, @danprimack, @rachaelrad, @janamal, @jess, @ahcastor, @bgurley, and @rachaelrad. Thanks:@mattrosoff
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Nvidia announces its next-gen Hopper GPU architecture, optimized for AI workloads, and the first graphics card to use it, Hopper H100, which has 80B transistors — After much speculation, Nvidia today at its March 2022 GTC event announced the Hopper GPU architecture, a line of graphics cards …
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Nvidia unveils the Grace CPU Superchip, an ARM-based discrete data center CPU with 144 high-performance cores and 1TB of secondary memory, coming in 2023 — Nvidia offered details on its Grace central processing unit (CPU) “Superchip” during CEO Jensen Huang's keynote speech at its virtual Nvidia GTC 2022 event.
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| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
Zoom launches Avatars, which lets users show up to meetings as Memoji-like animals, and plans to add new video filter avatar options in the future — Or a variety of other animals — Zoom will let you show up to your next meeting as a rabbit, fox, dog, or another type of animal …
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Zoom Blog, TechCrunch, TNW, 9to5Mac, Pocket-lint, Digital Trends, Engadget, and govtech.com
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Nvidia says 150K+ creators have downloaded Omniverse, up from ~100K in January, and makes the real-time collaborative design tool available in the cloud — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said today that the Omniverse virtual simulation and its tools will be available in the cloud so that developers can use it on just about any computer.| The Information: |
Sources: Sam Altman's Worldcoin is raising $100M in a token sale from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, a previous backer, and Khosla, at a $3B valuation — Worldcoin, the cryptocurrency startup co-founded by former Y Combinator president Sam Altman, is raising $100 million … | Raphael Satter / Reuters: |
Okta is investigating reports of a breach after Lapsus$ group posted alleged internal system screenshots; CEO says they could be related to a January incident — Authentication services provider Okta Inc (OKTA.O) is investigating a report of a digital breach, the company said on Tuesday …
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Tweets: @billdemirkapi, @_mg_, @eastdakota, @eastdakota, @vxunderground, @billdemirkapi, @billdemirkapi, @eastdakota, @zackwhittaker, @hacks4pancakes, @billdemirkapi, @_mg_, @vxunderground, @razhael, @lukolejnik, @malwaretechblog, @swiftonsecurity, @josephmenn, @hackingdave, @snubs, @_mg_, @aadhansen, @nixcraft, @gergelyorosz, @swiftonsecurity, @billdemirkapi, @theregister, @arekfurt, @viss, @_mg_, @adam_k_levin, @runasand, @r0wdy_, @campuscodi, @runasand, @billdemirkapi, @wbm312, @kimzetter, @okta, @aprilwright, @viss, @billdemirkapi, @suhail, @9to5mac, @zackwhittaker, @nojonesuk, @violetblue, @runasand, @zackwhittaker, @campuscodi, @starlingbank, @beaker, @troyhunt, @beaker, @micheal, @quinnypig, @carnage4life, @billdemirkapi, @quinnypig, and @evacide
| Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: |
Twitch launches a portal where users facing account suspensions can appeal rulings and monitor requests, and updates its reporting system with search and menus — Twitch is updating its appeals and reporting processes, following through on product updates the company promised late last year.| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
Apple announces new Podcasts Connect creator features, including follower counts, uploading MP3 files as subscriber-only audio, and custom subscription banners — Apple Podcasts is rolling out new features to incentivize podcasters to offer paid subscriptions to listeners on the app.| Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: |
Alphabet plans to spin off quantum tech group Sandbox and its 55 employees, led by founder and CEO Jack Hidary; investors include former Google CEO Eric Schmidt — - Sandbox, Alphabet's quantum technology group, is spinning off into an independent company. — It will be led by CEO Jack Hidary.
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PR Newswire, SiliconANGLE, Reuters, AI Supremacy, Insider, TechCrunch, Silicon Republic, and DCD. Tweets: @_jack_poulson
| Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: |
Upshot, which provides NFT appraisals after launching in 2019 as an insurance-focused prediction tool, raises a $22M Series A2 led by Polychain Capital — The project wants to bridge the worlds of DeFi and NFT. — Upshot, a protocol that provides non-fungible token (NFT) appraisals …
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| Tiernan Ray / ZDNet: |
Adobe reports Q1 revenue of $4.26B, up 9.1% YoY, Digital Media revenue of $3.11B, up 9% YoY, and Digital Experience revenue of $1.06B, up 13% YoY — Adobe said that its having halted all sales to Russia this month will result in a shortfall of $75 million in sales this year.| Catie Keck / The Verge: |
Roku announces OS 11, rolling out in the coming weeks with custom screensavers, a curated “what to watch” hub, and voice-enabled keyboards in more languages — Hello there, customizable Photo Streams — Roku device owners will soon have a whole host of new personalization features …
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| Steven Melendez / Fast Company: |
Kickstarter CEO Aziz Hasan is departing at the end of March after three years, to spend more time with his family; COO Sean Leow will serve as interim CEO — Kickstarter CEO Aziz Hasan will be departing the Brooklyn-based crowdfunding company at the end of March, the company announced Tuesday.Sponsor Posts
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