Tech Meme

Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg: Air Space Intelligence, whose Waze-like tool, Flyways, helps dispatchers pick routes for planes, raised $34M led by a16z, sources say at a $300M valuation  —  Andreessen Horowitz led the funding round for Air Space Intelligence, which counts Alaska Airlines and the US Defense Department as customers. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alexander Martin / The Record: The UK accuses a unit of Russia’s FSB of using cyberattacks in a “sustained but unsuccessful” campaign to undermine democratic institutions since 2015  —  The British government accused a unit of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) on Thursday of using cyberattacks in a … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: House Republicans blocked a measure to speed up US chip projects in must-pass defense legislation, a key priority for Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo  —  – Provision was major priority for Commerce Secretary Raimondo  — TSMC, Intel and Samsung are working on large-scale projects Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anton Shilov / AnandTech: TrendForce: the top 10 chip foundries’ Q3 revenue rose 7.9% YoY to $28.29B; TSMC stayed top at ~60%; Intel made the list for the first time in several quarters  —  The global foundry industry witnessed a substantial rise in demand in the third quarter of 2023, according to TrendForce. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Carly Page / TechCrunch: Researchers detail AutoSpill, a flaw on Android that can expose users’ saved credentials from 1Password, LastPass, and other popular password managers  —  A number of popular mobile password managers are inadvertently spilling user credentials due to a vulnerability in the autofill functionality of Android apps. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: US officials attribute a DDoS attack against the HHS in March 2020 to a state-level actor; docs: the DDoS attack was largest the US government ever experienced  —  Former officials at the US Department of Health and Human Services attribute the cyberattack to a state-level actor. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vittoria Elliott / Wired: Meta’s Oversight Board takes up two expedited cases, the first ever, related to the Israel-Hamas war, looking at posts that were removed and then reinstated  —  The board is going to look at two posts removed for violating Meta’s policies against sharing graphic imagery and depicting dangerous organizations and individuals. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Sony’s Discovery content removals due to licensing “arrangements” and unexpected account bans are timely reminders of why users don’t really own digital content  —  In less than a week, Sony has given us two timely reminders of the tenuousness of digital “ownership” — and both reminders involve things on PlayStation. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: Bitzlato co-founder Anatoly Legkodymov pleads guilty in the US to running a money transmitting business for illicit funds and plans to close the crypto exchange  —  Anatoly Legkodymov says he’ll dissolve the sanctioned exchange as part of his plea.  —  Register Now Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Meta rolls out end-to-end encryption to Messenger by default for one-on-one chats and calls, fulfilling a long-term promise; E2EE for group chats remains opt-in  —  Meta is now rolling out end-to-end encryption for one-on-one chats and calls on Messenger and Facebook, finally fulfilling … Lees verder op Tech Meme