Dutch authorities arrest a suspected Tornado Cash developer in Amsterdam, two days after the US sanctioned the crypto mixing service

theblock.co   ·   3 hours ago

Sources: Apple tells its assemblers to make 90M of the newest iPhones, on par with 2021, despite deteriorating projections for the smartphone market

bloomberg.com   ·   3 hours ago

Huawei reports H1 revenue dropped 5.9% YoY to ~$44.73B and net profit dropped to ~$2.2B, down from ~$4.7B in H1 2021, as smartphone and laptop sales weaken

reuters.com   ·   3 hours ago

Singapore-based Merkle Science, a predictive crypto intelligence service with threat detection, risk mitigation, and compliance tools, raised a $24M+ Series A

coindesk.com   ·   3 hours ago

A California bill targeting social media companies for features that could addict minors dies in legislature, after Meta, Twitter, and Snap lobbied against it

wsj.com   ·   5 hours ago

Samsung's Jay Y. Lee, in prison for bribery charges, has received pardon from South Korean President effective August 15, allowing him to work at Samsung again

bloomberg.com   ·   10 hours ago

Google has agreed to pay $60M to settle a court case with Australia's ACCC over misleading some Android users about collection of personal location data

theguardian.com   ·   12 hours ago

Sources: SK Hynix to select a US site for its chip packaging plant, which would qualify for CHIPS Act funding, by Q1 2023 and enter mass production by 2025-2026

reuters.com   ·   12 hours ago

Frankfurt-based AAA games studio Gunzilla Games has raised $46M led by Republic Capital and plans to include in-game item trading with NFTs in an upcoming title

tech.eu   ·   15 hours ago

LinkedIn rolls out new features to court creators, including a clickable link on images, templates for posts, and the ability to mix images and videos

techcrunch.com   ·   15 hours ago

Google appears to be testing a feature to let users launch cloud games from Stadia, Amazon Luna, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and Nvidia's GeForce Now from search results

theverge.com   ·   17 hours ago

Chinese chipmaker SMIC reports Q2 revenue rose 41.6% YoY to $1.9B vs. $1.89B est., but net profit fell 25% YoY to $514M, amid lockdowns and harsher US sanctions

scmp.com   ·   17 hours ago

FundamentalVR, a cross-platform simulation tool for medical and health care workers, raised $20M led by EQT Life Sciences, bringing its total funding to $30M+

techcrunch.com   ·   19 hours ago

After the Nebraska abortion case, Meta tests more E2EE chats and backups in Messenger, and says default E2EE messages and calls will roll out globally in 2023

wired.com   ·   19 hours ago

Twitter lets Saudi official and MBS aide Bader al-Asaker, who is implicated in a plot to recruit Twitter staff, keep his verified account with 2.1M+ followers

theguardian.com   ·   19 hours ago

The US FTC seeks public comment on federal online privacy rules, which could take years to enact, and is considering various paths, such as focusing on children

wsj.com   ·   19 hours ago

As Flutterwave prepares for an IPO, the Nigerian payments startup faces allegations of financial impropriety, a culture of harassment and bullying, and more

bloomberg.com   ·   19 hours ago

A look at livestreamed e-commerce, already mature and established in China, which TikTok, YouTube, Meta, Amazon, and others want to bring to the US and Europe

t.co   ·   19 hours ago

Stockholm-based Superblocks, whose drag-and-drop tools help companies build internal apps, raised $37M led by Kleiner Perkins, Greenoaks, Spark, and Meritech

techcrunch.com   ·   19 hours ago

Twitter outlines its Civic Integrity Policy ahead of the 2022 US midterm elections, including redesigned tweet labels and "prebunks" for misleading narratives

blog.twitter.com   ·   19 hours ago

Researchers bought 5G IoT plans from 10 carriers and found security flaws exposing private SIM card data and, in some cases, large streams of other users' data

wired.com   ·   19 hours ago

The US FEC approves Google's proposal to keep campaign emails from being marked as spam, after GOP lawmakers said Gmail was censoring right-wing emails

theverge.com   ·   19 hours ago

Mailchimp co-founder Ben Chestnut plans to step down as CEO after 21 years and transition to a founder-advisor role; Intuit's Rania Succar will take over

bizjournals.com   ·   19 hours ago

Mailchimp is suspending the accounts of crypto-related creators and media outlets, telling some that crypto content conflicts with its Acceptable Use Policy

decrypt.co   ·   19 hours ago

CryptoCompare: Coinbase's market share of global spot trading volume among the top 15 crypto exchanges fell from 10.7% in January 2022 to 6.3% in July 2022

bloomberg.com   ·   19 hours ago

Some companies are hiring B2B influencers, mostly on LinkedIn, to pitch to other companies; LinkedIn says 11M+ users have enabled "creator mode" as of July 2022

bloomberg.com   ·   19 hours ago

Microsoft and CISA warn users about DogWalk, a now-patched actively exploited RCE vulnerability in Windows 7, 10, 11, and Server 2008 through 2022

bleepingcomputer.com   ·   1 day ago

Docs and sources detail how two men in Phoenix, Arizona ran one of the largest known YouTube music royalty scams, leading to a wire fraud indictment and more

billboard.com   ·   1 day ago

India's central bank releases guidelines for digital lending, which is projected to reach $350B in India by 2023, after complaints over harsh recovery tactics

bloomberg.com   ·   1 day ago

Los Angeles-based Boulevard, whose tools let beauty and wellness salons book appointments, message clients, and accept payments, has raised a $70M Series C

techcrunch.com   ·   1 day ago

Ethereum's third and final proof-of-stake test merge goes live on the Goerli test network, a dress rehearsal for the mainnet merge planned for September 2022

theblock.co   ·   1 day ago

Coinbase disclosed in its latest quarterly report that the SEC is investigating its token listing processes, staking programs, and yield-generating products

coindesk.com   ·   1 day ago

Disney lowers its forecast for Disney+ subscribers and separates Disney+ Hotstar subscriptions in guidance, after losing Indian Premier League streaming rights

hollywoodreporter.com   ·   1 day ago

Sources: Elon Musk's lawyers have asked the judge to compel Twitter to hand over the names of employees responsible for counting spam and bot accounts

bloomberg.com   ·   1 day ago

Hong Kong-based Insilico, which uses machine learning to identify potential drug targets, raised $35M from Prosperity7, bringing its total Series D to $95M

techcrunch.com   ·   1 day ago

South Korea-based StradVision, a developer of AI-powered perception processing software for autonomous vehicles, has raised an $88M Series C led by ZF and Aptiv

therobotreport.com   ·   1 day ago

Omaha, Nebraska-based Pinata, which provides NFT media infrastructure and support for marketplaces and other crypto projects, raised a $21.5M seed and Series A

techcrunch.com   ·   1 day ago

Beijing-based Geek+, a warehouse robotics and automation company, has raised a $100M Series E1 from Intel Capital, Vertex Growth, and others at a $2B valuation

news.crunchbase.com   ·   1 day ago

Bumble reports Q2 revenue up 18% YoY to $220.5M, vs. $219.4 est., a net loss of $6.4M, vs. $2.6M est., and a Q3 guidance below estimates; shares fall 10%+

wsj.com   ·   2 days ago

Elliptic: cross-chain bridge RenBridge has been used to launder $540M in crime-related crypto cash since 2020; Conti ransomware group used it to launder $53M+

cnbc.com   ·   2 days ago

Cisco says it was hacked by the Yanluowang ransomware group in May 2022; Yanluowang claims 2.75GB of data consisting of ~3.1K files, including NDAs, was stolen

bleepingcomputer.com   ·   2 days ago

In documents filed with Brazil's competition regulator, Microsoft claims Sony pays for "blocking rights" to prevent developers from adding content to Game Pass

theverge.com   ·   2 days ago

Disney announces Disney+ with ads for $7.99 per month in the US, starting December 8, and raises the price of the ad-free tier from $7.99 to $10.99 per month

variety.com   ·   2 days ago

Nightfall AI, which provides cloud data loss prevention services, announces a $40M Series B led by WestBridge Capital, bringing its total funding to $60M

techcrunch.com   ·   2 days ago

Sources: Apple signs a deal with Futuro Studios to fund podcast development and production in exchange for priority to turn podcasts into films or TV shows

bloomberg.com   ·   2 days ago

Disney hits 221.1M global streaming subscribers in Q3, surpassing Netflix's 220.7M; Disney+ had 152.1M subscribers, Hulu had 46.2M, and ESPN+ had 22.8M

techcrunch.com   ·   2 days ago

Microsoft open sources its library of 1,500+ 3D emoji, available now on GitHub and Figma, letting creators remix and customize them for free

theverge.com   ·   2 days ago

The FCC rejects Starlink's application for a $885M subsidy to provide broadband to rural America over 10 years, after tentatively approving it in 2020

techcrunch.com   ·   2 days ago

Indonesian digital wallet maker Dana raised $250M from local conglomerate Sinar Mas and Alibaba's Lazada Group and says it processes 10M transactions/day

bloomberg.com   ·   2 days ago

Snap launches Snapchat+ in India for ~$0.62 per month, offering exclusive, experimental, and pre-release features; the service costs $3.99/month in the US

moneycontrol.com   ·   2 days ago