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| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Sources: Meta plans two AR glasses for 2024, one codenamed Nazare, independent from phones with holograms to interact, and another cheap set codenamed Hypernova — Mark Zuckerberg has a grandiose vision for the metaverse, and he hopes that you'll one day see the same thing, too …
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9to5Mac, 9to5Google, Engadget, and Slashdot
Tweets: @firstadopter, @alexeheath, @pranavdixit, @prvncher, @ldrogen, @firstadopter, @yoda, @mdudas, @alexeheath, @alexeheath, @jake_k, and @ballmatthew
| Daniel Van Boom / CNET: |
Meta's plan to take up to a 47.5% cut of each virtual transaction on Horizon Worlds draws criticism from NFT proponents; OpenSea takes a 2.5% cut — Meta, previously known as Facebook, is figuring out how to monetize the metaverse. … It's been nearly six months since the company formerly known …
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CNBC, Insider, Road to VR, Reuters, New York Times, Protocol, SiliconANGLE, MacRumors, Platformer, 9to5Mac, Engadget, iMore, Fortune, Game Developer, and DappRadar Blog
Tweets: @caseynewton, @punk6529, @punk6529, @winterskiis, @skrrt__vonnegut, @rationalwalk, @degentraland, @caseynewton, @adamsinger, @evan_lorenz, @nizzynft, @boredape93, @puffyatty, @mdudas, @stevekovach, @jameshercher, @muneeb, @skillupyt, @paultassi, @punk6529, @jemgold_, @iandaos, @twobitidiot, @bartsimsonreal, @punk6529, @slhamlet, @emilyjnicolle, @loopifyyy, @stevekovach, @axieaur, @neerajka, @karlbode, @bergmayer, and @punk6529
| Stacy Elliott / Decrypt: |
An anonymous crypto trader seems to have bought $400K of tokens that were later listed on Coinbase, before the list was public; the tokens are now worth $572K+ — An Ethereum wallet went on a token shopping spree, focusing entirely on assets Coinbase later revealed it is considering listing.| Gergely Orosz / The Pragmatic Engineer: |
An Atlassian outage that began on April 4 left ~400 companies without access to Atlassian Cloud services for many days, and only 45% have since regained access — Hundreds of companies have no access to JIRA, Confluence and OpsGenie. What can engineering teams learn from the poor handling of this outage?
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Atlassian Engineering, The New Stack, ZDNet, and iTnews
| Lesley Goldberg / The Hollywood Reporter: |
Amazon will rebrand IMDb TV as Freevee starting April 27 and plans to grow its slate of originals by 70% in 2022 — The ad-supported streamer, home to ‘Alex Rider’ and a growing slate of original series and movies, will change its name starting April 27. — Amazon-backed IMDb TV is being rebranded.
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Variety, 9to5Google, XDA Developers, Protocol, TechCrunch, Engadget, Deadline, AFTVnews, The Wrap, CNBC, Tom's Guide, Adweek, TVLine, iMore, and Techhive.com
Tweets: @sub8u, @willmckinley, @harrymccracken, @jesseltaylor, @tcarmody, @blowryontv, @loudmouthjulia, @kerrymflynn, @loislane79, @elanazak, @sepinwall, @wyattduncan, @joeotterson, @jessicasara, @fellawhomstdve, @markdistef, @edzitron, @philnobilejr, @televisionaryzw, @dylanljmartin, @kslane, and @mgsiegler
| Jonathan Greig / The Record: |
Ukrainian officials say they stopped an attack on an energy facility with help from ESET and Microsoft, and identified a new variant of the Industroyer malware — Ukrainian officials said they stopped an attack on an energy facility with the help of researchers from ESET and Microsoft.
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WeLiveSecurity, New York Times, Tech Monitor, BBC, CSO, TechCrunch, HackRead, Reuters, Dark Reading, Silicon Republic, The Hacker News, Security Boulevard, Daily Cyber Digest, CNBC, SiliconANGLE, ABC News, and GovInfoSecurity
Tweets: @dsszzi, @wired, @davemaasland, @gadgetlab, @nicoleperlroth, @cisajen, and @hatr
| Giles Turner / Bloomberg: |
Google says it will invest $9.5B across 2022 to build US offices and data centers, with plans to create 12,000 jobs, up from the $7B announced in 2021 — Google said it will invest $9.5 billion in offices and data centers in the U.S. over 2022., putting money behind its bid to get more workers back in its buildings.
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The Keyword, SiliconANGLE, CNN, 9to5Google, The Register, CRN, Silicon Republic, Protocol, Wall Street Journal, Slashdot, Reuters, TechCircle, and Barron's Online
Tweets: @pkafka, @sundarpichai, and @thomasortk
| Rebecca Jennings / Vox: |
A look at the burgeoning cottage industry devoted to teaching children and teens about Web3, including Crypto Kids Camp, which operates a $500 weeklong camp — Today's parents must ask the age-old question: When's the right time to teach my 5-year-old about NFTs?
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Digital Threat Digest. Tweets: @rebexxxxa, @josh_wills, @jilliancyork, @smdiehl, @ahcastor, @evan_greer, @adamsinger, @kellymakena, and @rebexxxxa
| Will Oremus / Washington Post: |
Research details the impact of TikTok's decision to block outside content from appearing to Russian users while allowing state propaganda — Last month, as many tech companies sided with Ukraine over Russia's invasion, TikTok appeared to follow suit by suspending new video uploads and live streams from Russia.
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Exposed. More:
TechCrunch and Al Jazeera
Tweets: @willoremus, @willoremus, @accessnow, @trackingexposed, @klonick, @willoremus, and @drewharwell
| Cheyenne Ligon / CoinDesk: |
Former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith is sentenced to 5+ years in prison and fined $100K for helping North Koreans use cryptocurrencies to evade sanctions — Griffith previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate international sanctions for giving a talk at a crypto conference in Pyongyang in 2019.
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Wall Street Journal, U.S. Department of Justice, The Daily Beast, CryptoSlate, Blockworks, BleepingComputer, Newser, Silicon Republic, Cryptopolitan, PC Gamer, Neowin, Coinspeaker, Cryptonews, Micky, Infosecurity, Cointelegraph, Bitcoinist.com, PYMNTS.com, CryptoPotato, SiliconANGLE, Bloomberg, TheBitTimes.Com's Newsletter, U.Today, Reuters, and ZyCrypto
Tweets: @bvangrack, @matthew_d_green, @richardhanania, @rgcooke, @el33th4xor, and @shanvav
| JD Shadel / Them: |
Analysis of Google search results for 50+ trans celebrities shows transphobic suggestions, such as “before surgery” or “as a guy”; Google says it fixed an issue — When the world has a question, we Google it. Processing more than three billion searches a day … | Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: |
Google quietly launches its Switch to Android app for iOS as an unlisted app — Google is preparing to launch a brand new way to move from Apple's iPhones to an Android device. Here's your first look at Google's “Switch to Android” app running on an iPhone.
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TechCrunch, Android Authority, MacRumors, App Store, and iClarified
| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
A look at Jack Dorsey's life after Twitter, as 30+ people who have worked with him say his “favorite child” is promoting bitcoin, not working at Block — As he walked onstage at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Jack Dorsey was still technically the chief executive officer …
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Angeline's Thoughts. Tweets: @kurtwagner8, @chafkin, @crypto, @bponsot, @bw, @documentingbtc, @bw, and @apompliano
| Charlie Osborne / ZDNet: |
Microsoft releases over 100 security fixes, including patches for two zero-day vulnerabilities, for Windows, Office, Edge, Dynamics, Hyper-V, and other software — Microsoft has dealt with zero-day bugs in the firm's customary monthly batch of security fixes.
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Microsoft Security Response Center. More:
Krebs on Security, Zero Day Initiative, iPhone in Canada Blog, Malwarebytes Labs, ComputerWeekly.com, The Register, Security Affairs, and Dark Reading. Tweets: @thezdi
| Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: |
MoonPay, which lets users buy crypto and NFTs with credit cards, announces Justin Bieber, Gwyneth Paltrow, and other celebs invested $86.7M at a $3.4B valuation — First, they bought NFTs with MoonPay — then they bought MoonPay — MoonPay, the company that lets consumers pay for digital assets …
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Reuters, CNBC, Finextra, Bloomberg, GlobeNewswire News Room, Coinspeaker, CryptoPotato, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @lhm1, @jordanuhl, and @wublockchain
| Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg: |
Elon Musk is facing a proposed shareholder class action that alleges Musk's delayed SEC filings disclosing his stake kept Twitter's share price artificially low — Elon Musk was sued by a Twitter Inc. shareholder who claims the Tesla Inc. CEO's delay in disclosing his ownership of more than 5% …
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Reuters, Bloomberg, Ars Technica, Associated Press, The Guardian, Finbold, Protocol, US District Court Southern District of New York, MobileSyrup, WinBuzzer, GlobeNewswire News Room, Fossbytes, Digital Trends, Gizmodo, TechSpot, Variety, Politico, New York Post, Mashable, NBC News, WRAL TechWire, International Business Times, Los Angeles Times, NPR, Guru Prakash, Forbes, and Engadget
Tweets: @timobrien, @counternotions, and @sarahfrier
| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
OpenAI's DALL-E 2 and other AI models' ability to generate new content at zero marginal cost has major implications for the metaverse, social networks, and more — Last week OpenAI released DALL-E 2, which produces (or edits) images based on textual prompts; this Twitter thread from @BecomingCritter …
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VICE, LessWrong, and Marketing BS …
Tweets: @stratechery, @martinsfp, @matthausk, @mwpen, and @johnlmacfarlane
| Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Spotify's podcasting boss Courtney Holt, who brought on Joe Rogan, Harry and Meghan, the Obamas, and others, is leaving after almost five years — The architect of Spotify Technology SA's podcasting strategy, including the signing of controversial commentator Joe Rogan … | David Hundeyin / West Africa Weekly: |
An investigation into Nigerian payments startup Flutterwave, valued at $3B, alleges employee stock option fraud, sexual harassment, and workplace bullying — On the night of Sunday March 20, 2022, a particular WhatsApp group wouldn't stop buzzing. — Word had got out that a big story …
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WeeTracker and Techpoint Africa
Tweets: @davidhundeyin, @mattflannery, @macjordan, @dolarpo, @ishuku, @grantbrooke, and @realkelvin07
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
BlueOcean, which helps brands track their performance for $100K+ per year, raises a $30M Series B led by Insight Partners — The medium is the message more than ever these days, and brands are faced with a challenge — but also opportunity — to capture what consumers think about them and their products … | Jack Gillum / Bloomberg: |
A group of cybersecurity companies specializing in securing US critical infrastructure form a coalition to work with the government and adopt uniform standards — A group of cybersecurity companies that specialize in securing critical infrastructure said Tuesday they've formed a lobbying group …
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Yahoo Finance. More:
Wall Street Journal and Security Boulevard
Tweets: @selenalarson, @kellyferg23, and @ericgeller
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