Netflix cuts 150 jobs after subscriber exodusverified_publisherThe Guardian - Mark Sweney Media business correspondent
Samsung SmartThings begins testing Matter devices on its platformverified_publisherThe Verge - Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Wizard Spider hackers hire cold callers to scare ransomware victims into paying upverified_publisherZDNet - Charlie Osborne
CNETflipped into Culture with a touch of Tech1 hour agoSeth Green Loses $300K Worth of NFTs in Phishing Scamverified_publisherCNET - Daniel Van BoomThe actor and comedian had four NFT stolen. All up, he lost around $300,000 worth of NFTs after connecting his wallet to a dodgy site.
1 day agoNew app to help spot online spiesbbc.co.uk - By Gordon CoreraA new app has been launched by the UK government to prevent people falling victim to online approaches by foreign spies. MI5 says it has seen 10,000 UK nationals targeted by fake social media profiles on sites like LinkedIn and Facebook. The spies are seeking to lure people into passing on sensitive …
ZDNet2 hours agoMalware is targeting crypto wallets, says Microsoft: Here's how to protect yourself betterverified_publisherZDNet - Liam TungMicrosoft explains how to protect your internet-connected cryptocurrency wallet. Everyone's heard of ransomware, and many people have heard of …
Bloomberg20 hours agoTwitter Loses Three More Senior Employees Ahead of Musk’s Takeoververified_publisherBloomberg - Edward Ludlow, Kurt WagnerTwitter Inc. is losing three more senior employees, including two vice presidents, a reflection of the uncertainty inside the social media company as …
VentureBeat21 hours agoGoogle Cloud launches open-source service and new zero-trust offeringverified_publisherVentureBeat - Tim KearyToday, at the Google Cloud Security Summit, Sunil Potti vice president and general manager of Cloud Security for Google, unveiled the organization’s next step on its Invisible Security journey in helping enterprises to secure their software supply chain and accelerate the adoption of zero trust …
CNN4 hours agoChina tries to make nice with Big Tech as economic challenges mountCNN - By Laura HeHong Kong (CNN Business) — China is trying once again to lift the spirits of its huge tech industry after a bruising regulatory offensive that has weakened some of its biggest businesses at a time of stalling economic growth. In a rare public display of support for the private sector, Vice Premier …
AvatarDigital Trends9 hours agoNASA’s InSight Mars lander will soon succumb to dustverified_publisherDigital Trends - By Trevor MoggNASA’s InSight lander is set to end operations on Mars after four years of service. At a special meeting of key InSight mission personnel on Tuesday, …
CNET11 hours agoBuffalo Massacre Suspect Reportedly Invited Discord Users To Review His Planverified_publisherCNET - Steven MusilSuspect invited small group to view plans about 30 minutes before beginning the attack that killed 10 people, the New York Times reports.
Cult of Mac11 hours agoZagg’s most capable keyboard case with trackpad expands to fit 12.9-inch iPad ProCult of Mac - Ed HardyZagg launched a version of the Pro Keys with Trackpad that’s compatible with Apple’s largest iPad. It combines a rigid, protective case with a removable keyboard with a built-in trackpad. There were already versions of the keyboard case for smaller iPad models, and now there’s one for the 12.9-inch …
AvatarDigital Trends12 hours agoApple Music to livestream concerts starting this Fridayverified_publisherDigital Trends - By Trevor MoggApple is about to begin livestreaming select concerts as part of its new Apple Music Live feature. It kicks off with Harry Styles’ gig at the UBS …
The Verge12 hours agoGoogle’s finally straightening out its legacy free G-Suite messverified_publisherThe Verge - Mitchell ClarkAlmost five months after Google announced that it was going to make G-Suite legacy free edition users start paying for their accounts, it seems to finally have a path in place that most people will be happy with. According to 9To5Google, there’s now a no-cost option that’ll let people keep using …
Variety13 hours agoYouTube Upfront Trots Out MrBeast, Lizzo and Other Big Creators, Platform Announces New Ad Frequency-Capping SolutionVariety - Todd SpanglerThe TV upfronts are usually a dog-and-pony show where networks unveil their new content slates. At YouTube’s Brandcast presentation for brands and …
Bloomberg14 hours agoApple Executive Who Left Over Return-to-Office Policy Joins Google AI Unitverified_publisherBloomberg - Mark GurmanAn Apple Inc. executive who left over the company’s stringent return-to-office policy is joining Alphabet Inc.’s DeepMind unit, according to people …
9to5Mac14 hours agoWallet app not showing latest Apple Card and Apple Pay transactions for some usersverified_publisher9to5Mac - Filipe EspósitoApple recently released iOS 15.5 with some new features and improvements. However, it seems that the update has been causing some problems for users when it comes to the Wallet app. More specifically, there have been complaints about the app not showing the latest Apple Card and Apple Pay …
The Verge14 hours agoDisney Plus with ads will keep the breaks down to four minutes per hourverified_publisherThe Verge - Emma RothWhen Disney Plus’ ad-supported plan goes live later this year, it will reportedly run ads for four minutes on movies or shows that last an hour or less, according to reports from Variety and The Wall Street Journal. As Variety points out, this would make Disney offer fewer ads per hour than some of its …
Roadshow13 hours agoKen Block's Hoonipigasus Is a 1,400-HP Porsche 911 for Pikes Peakverified_publisherRoadshow - Daniel GolsonThis absurd race car has GPS-based suspension and a gigantic rear wing.
TechCrunch13 hours agoJungle Ventures closes a $600M fund, bringing its total assets under management to over $1Bverified_publisherTechCrunch - Catherine ShuSingapore-based venture firm Jungle Ventures is digging deeper into Southeast Asia and India with the close of its fourth fund. Fund IV totals $600 million, with $450 million for new investments and $150 million earmarked for follow-up investments in its portfolio companies. The fund’s close brings …
The Verge13 hours agoNetflix has been screening new shows and movies among subscribers before their releaseverified_publisherThe Verge - Jay PetersNetflix has been showing movies and TV shows ahead of their public release to small groups of subscribers in the US, according to a report from Variety. Subscribers who participate in the feedback panels will watch “several upcoming movies and series over the course of about six months,” Variety …
9to5Google13 hours agoReport: Apple ML exec that left over in-person work policy joining Alphabet's DeepMind9to5Google - Abner LiAccording to Bloomberg today, Ian Goodfellow, who oversaw machine learning at Apple before quitting due to the in-person work policy, is joining Alphabet’s DeepMind. Goodfellow started at Google as a “Software Engineering Intern” in 2013 and was a “Senior Research Scientist” at Google Brain upon …
The New York Times2 hours agoClashing Views of Cybersecurity Lawyer as Trial in Special Counsel’s Case Opensverified_publisherThe New York Times - Charlie SavageWASHINGTON — Prosecutors and defense lawyers clashed in opening arguments on Tuesday in the trial of Michael Sussmann, a cybersecurity lawyer with links to Democrats who has been charged by a Trump-era special counsel with lying to the F.B.I. in 2016 when he brought the bureau a tip about possible …
NBC News15 hours agoWhy mass shooting videos keep spreading online even as tech giants try to stop themNBC News - David IngramVideos of the Buffalo mass shooting may haunt social media for years. If the aftermath of the horrific mass shooting three years ago in New Zealand gives any indication, social media may be haunted for years by graphic video of Saturday’s attack on a grocery store in Buffalo, New York. In March 2019, …
Engadget18 hours agoGrubhub’s free lunch offer in NYC crashed its website and appverified_publisherEngadget - Amrita KhalidThe delivery platform and restaurants struggled to keep up with thousands of orders. Grubhub’s offer of free lunch to anyone in the New York City metro area today led to sheer chaos. Many were unable to access the promotional deal — which was scheduled to run from 11 am to 2 pm ET this afternoon — …
Bloomberg1 day agoTech’s High-Flying Startup Scene Gets a Crushing Reality Checkverified_publisherBloomberg - Lizette ChapmanBilal Zuberi, a partner at the venture capital firm Lux Capital, has spent the past few weeks sharing an unsettling message with the founders of …
Flipboard ScienceStoryboardCongress Holds Historic UFO HearingCurated byFlipboard ScienceLawmakers on Capitol Hill held their first public hearing on unidentified flying objects in 50 years. During the session, Pentagon officials revealed that it had recorded nearly 400 incidents, a significant increase from 2021 when U.S. intelligence disclosed more than 100. Learn more about what happened at the congressional briefing.
CNBC18 hours agoMusk met Twitter execs for 3 days before making a bid, unclear if they discussed botsverified_publisherCNBC - Annie PalmerElon Musk has said he won't move forward with his $44 billion Twitter acquisition until he has more details about fake accounts on the platform, but …
CNBC1 day agoThe 2022 CNBC Disruptor 50 list: Meet the next generation of Silicon Valleyverified_publisherCNBCIn the tenth annual Disruptor 50 list, CNBC highlights private companies that grew through the ups and downs of the pandemic and are poised to meet …
AvatarDigital Trends16 hours agoMicrosoft has finally brought Teams to its own app storeverified_publisherDigital Trends - By Fionna AgomuohMicrosoft has now brought the Microsoft Teams app download to the Microsoft Store, providing a new installation method for Windows 10 and Windows 11 …
16 hours agoThis 60-year-old technology simply refuses to dietechradar.com - Sead FadilpašićDespite being almost 60 years old and seemingly overrun by newer, more potent telecommunications technologies, the fax machine is still very much …
20 hours agoMobile Retailer Enjoy Technology Eyes ‘Strategic Alternatives’ As Cash Dwindlescrunchbase.com - Joanna GlasnerEnjoy Technology, a venture-backed mobile retail upstart that went public via SPAC last fall, announced it has “initiated a review of strategic …
TechStoryboardElon Musk's Twitter Deal in Jeopardy Over Spam BotsCurated byTechOr is it? The billionaire claims the company he's acquiring hasn't been forthcoming with the true number of of spam accounts on the platform. He's demanding Twitter publicly share the data, but if it doesn't, Musk could withdraw his offer.
Bloomberg18 hours agoNetflix Lays Off 150 Staffers in Cutback After Subscriber Lossverified_publisherBloomberg - Carly WannaNetflix Inc. said Tuesday it’s laying off about 150 employees, fallout from the surprising drop in customers the streaming company reported last …
