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| Christopher Dring / GamesIndustry.biz: |
Sony merges PS Now and PS Plus to form three tiers, launching in June: PS Plus Essentials for $9.99/month, Extra for $14.99/month, and Premium for $17.99/month — PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP, PS4 and PS5 games included, but not brand new releases — At a glance:
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| Christopher Dring / GamesIndustry.biz: |
Interview with PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan on Sony's new PS Plus subscription tiers, why new first-party games won't immediately launch on the service, and more — The platform holder's CEO discusses the potential for games subscription services — Whenever a new platform or service gets announced …
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Silicon Republic, The Guardian, Softpedia News, Club386, Android Police, Video Games Chronicle, TheGamer, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, TechRadar, Eurogamer.net, TrueAchievements, PC Gamer, GamingBolt, Digital Trends, Wccftech, Pocket-lint, GameSpot, IGN, Kotaku, and Polygon
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Hackers are increasingly using hacked law enforcement emails to send Emergency Data Requests to ISPs, telecoms, social networks, and others, who quickly comply — There is a terrifying and highly effective “method” that criminal hackers are now using to harvest sensitive customer data …
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| Corin Faife / The Verge: |
Security experts worry that the EU's DMA, which mandates messaging app interoperability, will undermine the end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp and other services — Big names in internet security have been fiercely critical of the new DMA legislation — On March 24th, EU governing bodies announced …
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| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart: the Digital Markets Act could upend encryption, privacy, and product design while increasing spam, misinformation, and hate speech — WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart on how the Digital Markets Act could upend encryption, privacy, and product design
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| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
Leaked Mandiant report: Okta's contractor Sitel first sent a Lapsus$ breach notification to Okta on January 25 and a detailed “Intrusion Timeline” on March 17 — Documents shed some light on how Okta and its subprocessor Sitel reacted to a breach, but they don't explain the apparent lack of urgency.
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| Andrew Thurman / CoinDesk: |
The Ronin Network, which supports Sky Mavis' Axie Infinity game, says it was hacked, leading to 173,600 ETH and 25.5M USDC being stolen, worth over $600M — It may be the largest exploit in DeFi history. — The latest crypto hack may be the largest yet.
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| Paul Vigna / Wall Street Journal: |
Greenpeace and other groups run ads highlighting bitcoin's environmental impact in the NYT, WSJ, and others, funded with $5M from Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen — Consortium launches effort advocating changes to the cryptocurrency's code — A consortium of environmental groups launched …
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| Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal: |
Apple's Oscars win for CODA and Ted Lasso's success shows TV+'s boutique approach is paying off with tastemakers; Apple paid $25M for CODA's distribution rights — Launched in 2019, Apple TV+ produces far less content than its biggest streaming rivals — Apple Inc.'s boutique-store approach …
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| Patrick McGee / Financial Times: |
Researchers find Yandex sends users' metadata to servers in Russia; Yandex says “device, network and IP address” data is “non-personalised and very limited” — Information collected by company through apps on Apple and Google-powered mobile devices is sent to Russian servers
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AppleInsider, Insider, and 9to5Mac
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify tests a vertically scrolling feed for podcasts in its app with ML-selected 60-second audio previews, using tech from its Podz acquisition in June 2021 — Spotify acquired podcast discovery platform Podz last summer for roughly $49.4 million, per a Securities and Exchange Commission filing …
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The Verge, 9to5Mac, iMore, MacRumors, and Android Police
Tweets: @chrismessina and @chrismessina
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Many customers on Verizon and its MVNO Visible have reported receiving spam text messages from their own phone number over the last few days — Did you recently get a spam text... from yourself? You're not alone — This morning, I received a very blatant spam text offering me “a little gift” for supposedly paying my phone bill.
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XDA Developers, CNET, USA Today, KnowTechie, PhoneArena, Android Authority, Android Beat, AppleInsider, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @alex_lanstein, @pattymo, @senatorshoshana, @mattscalici, @edzitron, @thedextriarchy, and @zackwhittaker
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
TikTok partners with Giphy to launch TikTok Library, an in-app creator tool — TikTok today is announcing a new in-app creation tool called TikTok Library, which the company hopes will make it easier for creators to access entertainment content and participate in trends.| Ryan Tracy / Wall Street Journal: |
The DOJ endorses the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, which would stop large platforms from favoring their own products and services over competitors' — The Justice Department told lawmakers in a letter that the rise of dominant platforms presents a threat to open markets and competition
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9to5Mac, The Register, Protocol, AppleInsider, The Hill, PYMNTS.com, MacDailyNews, iThinkDifferent, Benzinga, The 21 Hats Morning Report, and iMore
Tweets: @ryanjtracy, @nathanpevans, @jason_kint, @garrytan, and @accountabletech. Thanks:@lutherlowe
| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Automated transcription service Otter.ai adds several features, including meeting summaries and a “home feed” — Otter expands beyond transcripts to become a work hub — Otter.ai made its name as a slick, AI-powered transcription service. But as this type of automated …
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TNW, Computerworld, Forbes, Engadget, Fast Company, and Otter.ai Blog
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
HackerRank, which helps businesses find, evaluate, and hire developers, raises $60M at a ~$500M valuation, bringing its total funding to date to $115M — The job market for coders remains very tight on both sides of the table: there remains a major skills and talent shortage when it comes …
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| Simon Evans / Reuters: |
Source: Lionel Messi has signed an agreement worth $20M+ over three years to promote digital fan token service Socios.com — Lionel Messi has signed an agreement worth more than $20 million to promote digital fan token company Socios.com, a source close to the deal told Reuters on Tuesday.| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
Swiss startup Yokoy, which helps companies manage expenses, invoices, and credit cards, raises $80M from Sequoia and others, source says at a $500M+ valuation — - Yokoy, a Swiss start-up helping companies manage their expenses, has raised $80 million in a financing round led by Sequoia Capital.| Maggie Fitzgerald / CNBC: |
Robinhood says it will add four hours to its trading day, which will stretch from 7am to 8pm ET, in a push to eventually offer 24/7 trading; stock jumps 25%+ — - Robinhood said Tuesday it now provides trading from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET. — Until Tuesday, Robinhood offered trading 30 minutes …
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| Greg Kumparak / TechCrunch: |
Amazon says Glow, its video calling and projector device aimed at kids, will be available in the US for $299; Glow launched as an invite-only product in 2021 — Back in September of last year, Amazon announced a curious looking device called the Amazon Glow.
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