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Hackers are infecting Call of Duty players with a self-spreading malware Jul 27, 2023

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Hackers are infecting players of an old Call of Duty game with a worm that spreads automatically in online lobbies, according to two analyses of the malware.

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Amazon makes bid to settle UK antitrust probe into seller data, Buy Box and Prime Jul 27, 2023

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In a move seeking to settle an open antitrust investigation in the UK, Amazon has offered to limit its use of data on marketplace sellers.

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Trustmi lands $17M to scale its payments fraud prevention tech Jul 26, 2023

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Shai Gabay and Eli Ben-Nun, two entrepreneurs based in Israel, met in 2018 while working at Cynet, a cybersecurity startup developing extended detection and response tools

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Thales enters app security market with $3.6B Imperva acquisition Jul 26, 2023

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French aerospace and defence group Thales is procuring cybersecurity company Imperva from Thoma Bravo in a deal worth $3.6 billion.

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Spotify reports strong user growth as it is raising subscription price Jul 25, 2023

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Spotify just reported its second-quarter earnings and the two most impressive metrics are the number of subscribers and the total number of Spotify users.

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Spotify confirms price hike Jul 25, 2023

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Spotify has announced that it’s raising its premium plan prices, confirming reports that first started to surface over the weekend.

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Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’ Jul 24, 2023

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Twitter has removed the iconic bird logo and adopted ‘X’ as its official logo.

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SpaceX’s Swarm Technologies is halting new device sales Jul 24, 2023

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Swarm, the Internet-of-Things connectivity provider that was acquired by SpaceX, will no longer be selling new devices, according to an email sent to customers earlier this month.

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Autonomous vehicle company Aurora sells $820M worth of stock Jul 21, 2023

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Aurora Innovation, the self-driving technology company that aims to launch an autonomous trucking business in 2024, has completed a capital raise of $820 million from a public and concurrent private offering of its stock. The company expects the deal to close Friday.

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Kitchen robot Botinkit raises $13M from DJI angel and others Jul 21, 2023

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Having worked in the food industry for several years, Shirley Chen saw firsthand the challenges of managing staffing and training for restaurant expansion.

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