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A look at Snap’s decision to close Zenly, popular in Europe and Asia with a claimed ~35M MAUs earlier in 2022, to “focus on Snap Map”, which has 300M+ MAUs

Look Snap maus Zenly Europe Asia:  TechCrunch: A look at Snap's decision to close Zenly, popular in Europe and Asia…

2 years ago

A new Golang-based worm has been actively dropping XMRig cryptocurrency malware on Windows and Linux servers since early December, mining Monero

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: A new Golang-based worm has been actively dropping XMRig cryptocurrency malware on Windows and Linux servers…

2 years ago

Some developers are using Apple’s TestFlight tool to distribute personal apps, often just for themselves or friends, away from the App Store

apple mondaypierceprotocol David Pierce / Protocol: Some developers are using Apple's TestFlight tool to distribute personal apps, often just for…

2 years ago

Q&A with Dave Limp, Amazon SVP of devices and services, on how ambient computing can enhance the world, Fire Phone’s failure, Alexa shopping, Astro, and more

Qa limp Amazon SVP Fire phone Dave Lee / Financial Times: Q&A with Dave Limp, Amazon SVP of devices and…

2 years ago

How PetaBencana, a bot that uses social media posts to map emerging natural disasters in Indonesia in real time, is helping authorities respond more quickly

how petabencana indonesiatimmerman Antonia Timmerman / Rest of World: How PetaBencana, a bot that uses social media posts to map…

2 years ago

Bitfinex and Tether partner with P2P infrastructure developer Hypercore to launch the Holepunch protocol and P2P encrypted video calling app Keet in alpha

Bitfinex tether p2p keet Khatri the block Yogita Khatri / The Block: Bitfinex and Tether partner with P2P infrastructure developer…

2 years ago

Amount, which helps banks modernize and compete with fintech, raises $99M Series D at a $1B+ valuation

50m 1b ann azevedotechcrunch Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: Amount, which helps banks modernize and compete with fintech, raises $99M…

2 years ago

At this weekend’s F1 Grand Prix, Singapore will not allow crypto ads at the track or in the local areas, underscoring a changing regulatory stance toward crypto

Singapore Singapore gp Nicolle Bloomberg Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: At this weekend's F1 Grand Prix, Singapore will not allow crypto…

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Zuckerberg responds to the mockery of the Horizon Worlds selfie, saying it was taken quickly to celebrate a launch and promises major updates to avatar graphics

zuckerberg horizon worldshernandezkotaku Patricia Hernandez / Kotaku: Zuckerberg responds to the mockery of the Horizon Worlds selfie, saying it was…

2 years ago

Soufight COVID-19 rce: China has blocked Tencent-backed health platform DXY from posting on Weibo, WeChat, and Douyin amid its criticism of China’s efforts to

source china dxy weibo WeChat doujin Cissy Zhou / Nikkei Asia: Soufight COVID-19 rce: China has blocked Tencent-backed health platform DXY…

2 years ago