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An analysis shows how Chinese-language bots on Twitter drowned out tweets about protests over China's zero-COVID-19 policy, as people sought to evade censors (New York Times)
New York Times: An analysis shows how Chinese-language bots on Twitter drowned out tweets about protests over China’s zero-COVID-19 policy,…
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Remote work and tech layoffs hollow out San Francisco, where only 43.1% of workers are back at offices, compared to LA's 46.1%, NYC's 47.6%, and Austin's 62.7% (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg: Remote work and tech layoffs hollow out San Francisco, where only 43.1% of workers are back at offices, compared…
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Twitter pilots Blue for Business with select businesses, helping companies identify employees through a new badge; other perks and pricing are yet to be shared (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Twitter pilots Blue for Business with select businesses, helping companies identify employees through a new badge;…
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Chinese media reports: Xiaomi plans to lay off ~15% of its 35,314 employees amid weaker sales due to China's COVID-19 lockdowns and slower consumer spending (Che Pan/South China Morning Post)
Che Pan / South China Morning Post: Chinese media reports: Xiaomi plans to lay off ~15% of its 35,314 employees…
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100+ BTC claimed to be inaccessible was moved out of cold wallets tied to QuadrigaCX, the exchange that went bankrupt in 2019 after its CEO allegedly died (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: 100+ BTC claimed to be inaccessible was moved out of cold wallets tied to QuadrigaCX, the…
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Source: Sam Bankman-Fried agrees voluntarily to be extradited to the US, where he is facing multiple criminal and civil charges, including conspiracy and fraud (Washington Post)
Washington Post: Source: Sam Bankman-Fried agrees voluntarily to be extradited to the US, where he is facing multiple criminal and…
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Apple fixes a vulnerability, reported by Microsoft, that allowed attackers to bypass the macOS feature that checks if apps are notarized and developer-signed (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: Apple fixes a vulnerability, reported by Microsoft, that allowed attackers to bypass the macOS feature that…
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CyberCube, a cyber risk analytics service for insurers, raised $50M from Morgan Stanley Tactical Value, bringing its total raised to over $100M (Taryn Plumb/VentureBeat)
Taryn Plumb / VentureBeat: CyberCube, a cyber risk analytics service for insurers, raised $50M from Morgan Stanley Tactical Value, bringing…
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Amazon rolls out Matter smart home standard over Wi-Fi to 17 Echo devices, including Echo Dot (5th Gen) and Echo (4th Gen), for users with Android phones (Stacey Higginbotham/Stacey on IoT)
Stacey Higginbotham / Stacey on IoT: Amazon rolls out Matter smart home standard over Wi-Fi to 17 Echo devices, including…
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Germany-based VMRay, which offers advanced threat detection and analysis services, raised a $34M Series B led by Tikehau Capital (Callum Cyrus/Tech.eu)
Callum Cyrus / Tech.eu: Germany-based VMRay, which offers advanced threat detection and analysis services, raised a $34M Series B led…
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