Tech Meme

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: CISA releases an open-source Python-based utility to detect signs of malicious activity in Microsoft cloud environments  —  The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a new open-source incident response tool that helps detect signs of malicious activity in Microsoft cloud environments. Lees verder op Tech Meme

SiliconHills: Quantum computing startup Strangeworks raised a $24M Series A led by Hitachi Ventures with participation from IBM and Raytheon Technologies  —  Quantum computing startup, Strangeworks has announced the completion of a $24 million round of funding.  —  The Austin-based company previously raised … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rohan Goswami / CNBC: Messages in Binance’s public chatrooms show some employees and support volunteers helping customers bypass China’s crypto ban, including evading its KYC checks  —  – Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has touted the exchange’s know-your-customer systems, known as KYC, as a billion-dollar effort. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Warsaw-based Vue Storefront, which lets front-end developers build composable e-commerce sites, raised a $20M Series A extension led by Felix Capital  —  The current slowdown in e-commerce growth, and in some pockets straight declines in spend, might not seem like the most opportune time to build … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Todd Spangler / Variety: Twitter plans to wind down its legacy verified program and remove legacy verified checkmarks starting on April 1, 2023  —  The social network, which the mega-billionaire bought last year in a debt-heavy $44 billion deal, announced on Thursday that starting April 1, it will remove … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lauren Feiner / CNBC: TikTok CEO Shou Chew tells Congress that “after Project Texas is done” China-based ByteDance employees will no longer be able to access US TikTok data  —  – TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew told U.S. lawmakers that China-based employees at its parent company ByteDance may still have access to some U.S. data from the app. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signs two bills regulating social media apps, including requiring age verification for all users and permission from parents for minors  —  Gov. Spencer Cox, who signed the bills on Thursday, said the state is prepared for a legal fight over the tech company regulations. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ava Benny-Morrison / Bloomberg: US prosecutors in New York charge Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon with eight counts, including securities fraud, commodities fraud, and wire fraud  —  Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon, who presided over a more than $40 billion cryptocurrency implosion last year, was charged with fraud by US prosecutors in New York. Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Verge: Twitter Blue rolls out globally, but the subscription service is still missing promised features like prioritized ranking in conversations and half as many ads  —  While the subscription has been pretty widely available before (you could sign up for it in almost 50 countries) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Montenegro says police detained Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon when he tried to fly to Dubai using falsified Costa Rican travel documents  —  Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon, who presided over a more than $40 billion cryptocurrency implosion last year, was detained in Montenegro … Lees verder op Tech Meme