Approvals from US and China regulators for Synopsys' $35B acquisition of Ansys are still pending.
rumored 1 article 2025-01-11
US China Synopsys Ansys
The EU approves Synopsys' $35B Ansys acquisition, after the companies offered to divest parts of their businesses; US and China approvals are still pending
TechCrunch · 2025-01-11 · #27
The Texas Attorney General has demanded answers from 15 companies, including Rumble, Quora, and WeChat, about their collection and use of data from under-18-year-olds.
rumored 1 article 2025-01-11
Texas Attorney General Rumble Quora WeChat 12 other companies
Sources: Rumble, Quora, and WeChat are among 15 companies from which Texas has demanded answers about their collection and use of data of under-18-year-olds
Wired · 2025-01-11 · #31
Three Russian citizens are accused of operating the Bender.io and Sinbad.io cryptocurrency mixing services.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-11
Three Russian citizens Bender.io Sinbad.io
The DOJ accuses the three Russian citizens of money laundering in connection with operating the crypto mixing services.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-10
three Russian citizens
The US DOJ indicts three Russian citizens for allegedly operating Bender.io and Sinbad.io crypto mixing services used by North Korea and ransomware gangs
TechCrunch · 2025-01-10 · #20
One of the three indicted suspects remains at large.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-10
one suspect
The US DOJ indicts three Russian citizens for allegedly operating Bender.io and Sinbad.io crypto mixing services used by North Korea and ransomware gangs
TechCrunch · 2025-01-10 · #20
LexisNexis Risk Solutions holds about 9 billion device records.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-10
LexisNexis Risk Solutions device records
A look at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, RELX's largest division, which accounts for ~35% of RELX's revenue and holds 9B device records and 3B digital identities
Financial Times · 2025-01-10 · #21
LexisNexis Risk Solutions holds about 3 billion digital identities.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-10
LexisNexis Risk Solutions digital identities
A look at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, RELX's largest division, which accounts for ~35% of RELX's revenue and holds 9B device records and 3B digital identities
Financial Times · 2025-01-10 · #21
India is promoting homegrown card network RuPay by linking it exclusively with UPI to challenge Visa and Mastercard.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-10
India RuPay Visa Mastercard
To challenge Visa and Mastercard, India is pushing homegrown card network RuPay with its exclusive use of UPI, which handles 13B+ real-time transactions monthly
TechCrunch · 2025-01-10 · #23
Global regulators are broadening scrutiny of Visa and Mastercard over merchant fees.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-10
global regulators Visa Mastercard
To challenge Visa and Mastercard, India is pushing homegrown card network RuPay with its exclusive use of UPI, which handles 13B+ real-time transactions monthly
TechCrunch · 2025-01-10 · #23
The crypto mixing services Bender.io and Sinbad.io were used by North Korea and ransomware gangs to launder cryptocurrency.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-10
Bender.io Sinbad.io North Korea ransomware gangs
The US DOJ indicts three Russian citizens for allegedly operating Bender.io and Sinbad.io crypto mixing services used by North Korea and ransomware gangs
TechCrunch · 2025-01-10 · #20
Approximately a year earlier, the U.S. government seized the cryptocurrency mixing services Bender.io and Sinbad.io.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-10
U.S. government Bender.io Sinbad.io
The US DOJ indicts three Russian citizens for allegedly operating Bender.io and Sinbad.io crypto mixing services used by North Korea and ransomware gangs
TechCrunch · 2025-01-10 · #20
Elon Musk calls on the California and Delaware Attorneys General to force OpenAI to auction off a large ownership stake in its business.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-10
Elon Musk California Attorney General Delaware Attorney General OpenAI
Elon Musk calls on California's and Delaware's AGs to force OpenAI to auction off a large stake in its business; source: OpenAI had no plans for such an auction
Financial Times · 2025-01-10 · #29
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposes a new rule to regulate virtual currencies used in Roblox and similar video games, aiming to give consumers the same protections they have when using US dollars.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-10
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau virtual currencies used in Roblox and other video games consumers' protection rights (comparable to USD)
The CFPB proposes a new rule to give consumers the same protection rights when they use virtual currencies in some video games like Roblox as when they use USD
Wired · 2025-01-10 · #14
El Capitan is officially dedicated to handle classified tasks.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-10
El Capitan
El Capitan, the world's most powerful supercomputer, built by HPE and AMD as part of a $600M US DOE contract, is officially dedicated to handle classified tasks
Axios · 2025-01-10 · #9
US prosecutors will search Do Kwon's Twitter account for information related to the case.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-09
US prosecutors Do Kwon's Twitter account
Do Kwon's criminal fraud trial in the US is scheduled for January 2026; prosecutors expect challenges accessing encrypted devices and translating communications
CoinDesk · 2025-01-09 · #38
Threads' political content control setting will provide three options for users.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-09
Meta Threads political content control setting
Adam Mosseri says Meta is adding political content recommendations to Instagram and Threads; Threads' political content control setting will have three options
The Verge · 2025-01-09 · #37
Analysts say contract negotiations between US dockworkers and the shipping industry over automation could serve as a template for agreements nationwide.
rumored 1 article 2025-01-09
US dockworkers shipping industry automation agreements nationwide
Analysts say that contract negotiations between US dockworkers and the shipping industry over automation could help provide a template for agreements nationwide
Financial Times · 2025-01-09 · #18
Wartime GPS jamming has negatively affected agriculture in Israel by disrupting GPS-guided tractors and precision-farming technology used by farmers.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-09
wartime GPS jamming Israeli agriculture farmers GPS-guided equipment precision-farming technology
How wartime GPS jamming has negatively impacted agriculture in Israel; in 2021, ~70% of Israeli farmers used GPS-guided equipment and precision-farming tech
Bloomberg · 2025-01-09 · #30
The Northern District Court of California grants the US government final approval to sell 69,370 BTC (about $6.5B) seized in the Silk Road investigation; the ruling does not guarantee immediate liquidation due to required federal asset forfeiture administrative processes.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-09
Northern District Court of California US government 69,370 BTC Silk Road investigation
Filing: the Northern District Court of California gives the US government final approval to sell 69,370 BTC, worth $6.5B, seized in its Silk Road investigation
Decrypt · 2025-01-09 · #7
Mastodon (per CEO Eugen Rochko) will take action on any Threads accounts found violating Mastodon's policies, including hate speech prohibitions on mastodon.social.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-09
Mastodon Eugen Rochko Threads accounts violating Mastodon's policies
Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko says Meta's moderation changes are “deeply troubling”, and Mastodon will take action on Threads accounts violating Mastodon's policies
TechCrunch · 2025-01-09 · #9
Innovaccer aggregates medical data across disparate healthcare silos.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-09
Innovaccer medical data
Innovaccer, which aggregates medical data and plans to introduce multiple AI co-pilots and agents for the healthcare industry, raised a $275M Series F
TechCrunch · 2025-01-09 · #15
OnePlus 13 has a solid build quality with an IP69 ingress protection rating.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-08
OnePlus 13 IP69
OnePlus 13 review: excellent battery life, six years of security updates, solid build quality with an IP69 rating, but most AI tools need internet connectivity
Android Central · 2025-01-08 · #45
NHTSA reports software fixes accounted for 15% of US automotive recalls in 2024, up from 6% in 2019.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-08
NHTSA software fixes US automotive recalls
NHTSA: software fixes made up 15% of US automotive recalls in 2024, up from 6% in 2019, as traditional carmakers' legacy systems struggle with software updates
Financial Times · 2025-01-08 · #22
NomuPay is Dublin-based.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-08
NomuPay Dublin
Dublin-based NomuPay, formed in 2023 out of some of Germany-based fintech Wirecard's regional payment licenses, raised a $37M Series B at a ~$200M valuation
TechCrunch · 2025-01-08 · #37
Meta is still challenging the €798 million EU antitrust fine through EU courts.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-08
Meta European Union €798M fine
Meta says it will launch a test in Germany, France, and the US to post eBay listings on Facebook Marketplace, after the EU fined it €798M for abusing dominance
Bloomberg · 2025-01-08 · #21
The EU fined Meta €798 million for abusing dominance.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-08
European Union Meta
Meta says it will launch a test in Germany, France, and the US to post eBay listings on Facebook Marketplace, after the EU fined it €798M for abusing dominance
Bloomberg · 2025-01-08 · #21
EU General Court orders the European Commission to pay €400 in damages to a German citizen for breaching data protection rules by transferring the citizen's data to the US via 'Sign in with Facebook'.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-08
EU General Court European Commission German citizen
In a first, an EU court fines the EC €400 for breaching its own data protection rules by transferring a citizen's data to the US via “Sign in with Facebook”
Reuters · 2025-01-08 · #19
Indonesia says Apple cannot sell the iPhone 16 in the country because Apple has not met domestic content rules, blocking sales despite a deal to build a local production facility.
failed 1 article 2025-01-08
Indonesia Apple iPhone 16 local production facility domestic content rules
Indonesia says Apple still can't sell its iPhone 16 in the country, despite a deal to build a local production facility, as it hasn't met domestic content rules
Reuters · 2025-01-08 · #15
Reports indicate Meta is shelving fact-checking in the U.S. (with changes not rolled out in the EU for now).
rumored 1 article 2025-01-08
Meta United States European Union
Ex-Facebook Director Katie Harbath says Mark Zuckerberg's team uses elections to take stock of “where society is, to readjust how they're approaching content”
Bloomberg · 2025-01-08 · #6
Meta is reportedly replacing traditional fact-checkers with a community notes approach as part of a broader free-speech push.
rumored 1 article 2025-01-08
Meta community notes
Ex-Facebook Director Katie Harbath says Mark Zuckerberg's team uses elections to take stock of “where society is, to readjust how they're approaching content”
Bloomberg · 2025-01-08 · #6