Month: September 2021

Senators grilled Facebook exec Antigone Davis at a hearing about Instagram’s impact on teens and were frustrated by her reticence to answer questions directly (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch)

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: Senators grilled Facebook exec Antigone Davis at a hearing about Instagram’s impact on teens and were frustrated by her reticence to answer questions directly  —  Last night, Facebook published two annotated slide decks in an attempt to contextualize the documents that the Wall Street Journal published …

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USB Implementers Forum issues new USB-C certified logos that show if a cable or port supports 60W or 240W, hoping to solve customer confusion (William Gallagher/AppleInsider)

William Gallagher / AppleInsider: USB Implementers Forum issues new USB-C certified logos that show if a cable or port supports 60W or 240W, hoping to solve customer confusion  —  The group responsible for the USB-C protocol has issued new certified logos that show if a cable or port supports 60W or 240W, hoping that customers

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Forta, a security service aimed at smart contracts being spun out by blockchain cybersecurity startup OpenZeppelin, raises $23M led by a16z (Alex Wilhelm/TechCrunch)

Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: Forta, a security service aimed at smart contracts being spun out by blockchain cybersecurity startup OpenZeppelin, raises $23M led by a16z  —  Blockchain cybersecurity startup OpenZeppelin this morning announced a $23 million investment in Forta, a security service aimed at smart contracts.

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TikTok launches Top Moments, an NFT collection featuring six “culturally significant TikTok videos” from creators including Lil Nas X (Aislinn Keely/The Block)

Aislinn Keely / The Block: TikTok launches Top Moments, an NFT collection featuring six “culturally significant TikTok videos” from creators including Lil Nas X  —  TikTok is launching a non-fungible token (NFT) collection that will see its top content creators partner with top NFT creators.

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