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| Andrew Thurman / CoinDesk: |
The Ronin Network, which supports Sky Mavis' Axie Infinity game, says it was hacked, and 173,600 ETH and 25.5M USDC was stolen, worth $600M+; RON is down ~20% — It may be the largest exploit in DeFi history. — The latest crypto hack may be the largest yet.
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Ronin's Newsletter, TechCrunch, Decrypt, VICE, Bloomberg, Protocol, Blockworks, VentureBeat, The Block, Cointelegraph, CryptoPotato, Tech in Asia, and Crypto Briefing
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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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HotHardware.com News, Insider, PYMNTS.com, Ars Technica, The Verge, Silicon Republic, The Guardian, Video Games Chronicle, Softpedia News, Club386, Tom's Guide, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Android Police, TechRadar, Wccftech, Kotaku, Game Rant, Eurogamer.net, Gameranx, GamingBolt, BGR, GameSpot, TheGamer, PlayStation.Blog, TrueAchievements, PC Gamer, IGN, Pocket-lint, Digital Trends, and Polygon
| 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 $17.99/month — PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP, PS4 and PS5 games included, but not brand new releases — At a glance:
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| Corin Faife / The Verge: |
Security experts worry that the EU's DMA, which mandates messaging app interoperability, will undermine the end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp and other services — Big names in internet security have been fiercely critical of the new DMA legislation — On March 24th, EU governing bodies announced … | Casey Newton / Platformer: |
WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart: the Digital Markets Act could upend encryption, privacy, and product design while increasing spam, misinformation, and hate speech — WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart on how the Digital Markets Act could upend encryption, privacy, and product design| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Hackers are compromising police and government email accounts to send Emergency Data Requests to ISPs, telecoms, social networks, and others, who quickly comply — There is a terrifying and highly effective “method” that criminal hackers are now using to harvest sensitive customer data …
Tweets: @briankrebs, @rayredacted, @michaelguimarin, @elizabeth_joh, @villi, and @gossithedog
| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
Leaked Mandiant report: Okta's contractor Sitel first sent a Lapsus$ 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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Ars Technica, The New Stack, The Hacker News, Digital Trends, and Newslit Daily
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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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Bloomberg, The Verge, CoinDesk, Greenpeace USA, Bitcoin Magazine, Decrypt, The Guardian, Cointelegraph, Micky, Crypto Briefing, and Cryptonews
| 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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9to5Mac, Apple Must, MacDailyNews, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, The Wrap, iMore, and Vanity Fair
| 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.
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TikTok, GIPHY, 9to5Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, Search Engine Journal, Tubefilter, iMore, and Engadget
| 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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Ars Technica, AppleInsider, Insider, KnowTechie, Infosecurity, and 9to5Mac
| 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 … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft updates Windows 11 to let users change their default browser with a single click, after criticism over Windows 11 making the process more complicated — It's a one-click process now — Microsoft is finally making it easier to change your default browser in Windows 11.
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Thurrott, XDA Developers, Windows Central, Neowin, Softpedia News, ZDNet, Android Authority, PCMag, MUO, and OnMSFT.com
Tweets: @tomwarren and @zachleat
| 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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TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Under the Hood, and Robinhood
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Verizon blames “bad actors” and engages US law enforcement after its customers and users of its MVNO Visible receive spam texts from their own phone numbers — The carrier says it's working with US law enforcement to find those responsible — Yesterday, I wrote about receiving …
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USA Today, XDA Developers, VICE, CNET, The Week, Droid Life, KnowTechie, and PhoneArena
Tweets: @alex_lanstein, @codejake, @reckless, @pattymo, @senatorshoshana, @mattscalici, @edzitron, and @thedextriarchy
| 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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SiliconANGLE, FinSMEs, and VentureBeat
| Ryan Tracy / Wall Street Journal: |
The DOJ endorses the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, which would forbid large platforms from favoring their 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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The Register, Protocol, Axios, AppleInsider, The Mac Observer, The Hill, iClarified, iThinkDifferent, iMore, and MacDailyNews
Tweets: @ryanjtracy, @jason_kint, @garrytan, @accountabletech, and @nathanpevans. Thanks:@lutherlowe
| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Automated transcription service Otter.ai adds several features, including AI-generated meeting summaries and a “home feed” with transcriptions and a calendar — Otter expands beyond transcripts to become a work hub — Otter.ai made its name as a slick, AI-powered transcription service.
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Protocol, TechCrunch, Otter.ai Blog, Computerworld, TNW, Forbes, Fast Company, and Engadget
| Greg Kumparak / TechCrunch: |
Amazon makes Glow, its video calling and projector device aimed at kids, available to all in the US for $299, following its invite-only launch in September 2021 — Back in September of last year, Amazon announced a curious looking device called the Amazon Glow.
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Gizmodo, The Ambient, KnowTechie, CNET, and Engadget
| Krystal Hu / Reuters: |
Steven Mnuchin's Liberty Strategic Capital acquires a majority stake in enterprise security startup Zimperium for $525M; SoftBank remains a minority owner — Liberty Strategic Capital, a Washington D.C.-based private equity fund founded by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin …
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TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE, The Register, CRN, Zimperium, Business Wire, CyberScoop, Financial Times, and VentureBeat. Tweets: @zimperium. Thanks:@readkrystalhu
| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Latitud, which helps Latin American startups with incorporation via its Latitud Go service and more, raises a $11.5M seed led by a16z and NFX — Serial entrepreneur Brian Requarth learned his lesson the hard way. — When he sold Brazilian online real estate marketplace VivaReal …
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| Axios: |
Sources: OnlyFans has held conversations with multiple SPACs about going public, after failing to raise capital in 2021 due to the platform's adult content — OnlyFans has held talks with multiple blank check companies, or SPACs, about a merger to take it public, sources tell Axios.
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