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ZeroFox acquires dark web threat intelligence company Vigilante Jul 07, 2021

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ZeroFox, a cybersecurity startup that helps companies detect risks found on social media and digital channels, has announced it has acquired dark web threat intelligence company Vigilante.Â Vigilante — not to be confused with the controversial crime reporting app — scours the dark web to source intelligence that helps to protect organizations from cyberattacks. The […]

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Box takes fight with activist investor public in SEC filing Jul 07, 2021

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The war between Box’s current leadership and activist shareholder Starboard took a new turn todayÂ with a detailed timelineÂ outlining the two groups’ relationship, thanks to an SEC filing and companion press release. Box is pushing back against a slate of board candidates put forth by Starboard, which wants to shake up the company’s leadership and sell […]

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Twitter has lost liability protection in India, government says Jul 06, 2021

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Twitter no longer enjoys the liability protection against user-generated content in India, the government said in a court filing this week as tension escalates between the two over the South Asian nation’s new IT rules. In a court filing on Monday, New Delhi said Twitter has lost its immunity in India after the American social […]

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Facebook is testing a Twitter-like ‘threads’ feature on some public figures’ pages Jul 06, 2021

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Get your spool-of-yarn emojis ready — threads might be coming to Facebook soon. Facebook has been spotted testing a new feature that gives public figures on Facebook the ability to create a new post that’s connected to a previous one on a related subject.

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Jim Whitehurst steps down as president at IBM just 14 months after taking role Jul 05, 2021

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In a surprise announcement today, IBM announced that Jim Whitehurst, who came over in the Red deal, would be stepping down as company president just 14 months after taking over in that role. IBM didn’t give a lot of details as to why he was stepping away, but acknowledged his key role in helping bring […]

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Apple just released the first iOS 15 beta to everyone Jul 05, 2021

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This is your opportunity to get a glimpse of the future of iOS, iPadOS and watchOS. Apple just released the first public beta of iOS 15, iPadOS 15 and watchOS 8. Those releases are the next major versions of the operating systems for the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Unlike developer betas, everyone can download […]

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Branson aims to beat Bezos to orbit in final stretch of billionaire space race Jul 02, 2021

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Two billionaires are neck and neck in the final sprint to the Kármán line, but Richard Branson may clinch it with a July 11 flight on a Virgin Galactic spacecraft, narrowly beating out Jeff Bezos’s planned July 20 trip aboard a Blue Origin New Shepard capsule.

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Paris court fines Airbnb $9.6 million for illegal listings Jul 02, 2021

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A court in Paris has fined Airbnb, the popular marketplace for vacation rentals. According to the court, the tech company has failed to comply with local regulation when it comes to listing your apartment on the platform. Airbnb should pay $9.6 million (€8.08 million) to the City of Paris. This decision has been years in […]

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Barracuda acquires Skout Cybersecurity to enter the XDR market Jul 01, 2021

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Barracuda Networks has purchased Skout Cybersecurity, a New York-based channel-only provider of extended detection and responseÂ (XDR) services.Â The deal, the terms of which were not disclosed, will see the California-based cybersecurity vendor enter the fast-growing XDR market.Â As a result of the ever-increasing attack surface as businesses shift to the cloud and embrace hybrid working, […]

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Twitter is making NFTs now, apparently Jul 01, 2021

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No, it’s not April Fool’s Day. But Twitter’s entire account has been taken over by NFTs. As its new header reads: “I’ve stopped moisturizing because tweeting about NFTs is keeping me young now.” If that’s true, the Twitter bird is going to look like a little baby duckling by the end of the day. This […]

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