Month: September 2021

Telegram has exploded as a hub for criminals to buy, sell, and share stolen data and hacking tools as it becomes an alternative to the dark web (Hannah Murphy/Financial Times)

Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: Telegram has exploded as a hub for criminals to buy, sell, and share stolen data and hacking tools as it becomes an alternative to the dark web  —  New research shows growing network of hackers sharing data leaks on encrypted messaging app  —  Telegram has exploded as a hub for

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A CRT Monitor Restoration

Nothing quite says vintage computer like a dedicated glass terminal. We enjoyed [Adam’s] restoration of an Acorn CRT monitor. The monitor is old enough to have that vintage vibe, but not so old as to be an antique. The 14 inch monitor had a common problem: a defective power switch. Replacing a switch shouldn’t be

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Tesla Door Handle Improvements

Automotive engineer and former Tesla employee [SuperfastMatt] takes at look at the notorious Tesla door handle design and how it’s changed over the years (see the video below the break). The original handle design consisted of many moving parts, switches and wires which were prone to failure.  Strictly speaking, the door handle is located on

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Bigeye, whose data observability platform helps companies manage and improve data quality, raises $45M Series B led by Coatue, bringing its total raised to $66M (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Bigeye, whose data observability platform helps companies manage and improve data quality, raises $45M Series B led by Coatue, bringing its total raised to $66M  —  The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility.  Register now!

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Glean, an enterprise search engine startup cofounded by Google and Facebook veterans, emerges from stealth with $55M in funding across two rounds (Kenrick Cai/Forbes)

Kenrick Cai / Forbes: Glean, an enterprise search engine startup cofounded by Google and Facebook veterans, emerges from stealth with $55M in funding across two rounds  —  When Arvind Jain left his cushy tech job to cofound cloud data management company Rubrik, he ran into a familiar problem: search.

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Omaze, a charity fundraising platform which offers celebrity meet-and-greets and other experiences, raises $85M Series C led by Moore Strategic Venture (Michaella Huck/dot.LA)

Michaella Huck / dot.LA: Omaze, a charity fundraising platform which offers celebrity meet-and-greets and other experiences, raises $85M Series C led by Moore Strategic Venture  —  Charity fundraising platform Omaze, which offers celebrity meet-and-greets and other fundraising experiences, landed its most high profile client …

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Internal report: Eastern European troll farms reached 140M US Facebook users per month before the 2020 election; 75% of the users didn’t follow any of the Pages (Karen Hao/MIT Technology Review)

Karen Hao / MIT Technology Review: Internal report: Eastern European troll farms reached 140M US Facebook users per month before the 2020 election; 75% of the users didn’t follow any of the Pages  —  “This is not normal.  This is not healthy.”  —  On the eve of the 2020 election, the most highly contested in

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China is cracking down on pessimistic financial blogs and social media accounts, as well as fraudulent ones; analysts worry independent voices will be silenced (Financial Times)

Financial Times: China is cracking down on pessimistic financial blogs and social media accounts, as well as fraudulent ones; analysts worry independent voices will be silenced  —  China has launched a crackdown on financial blogs and social media, a move that risks exacerbating the difficulty …

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How law enforcement’s ability to track people via commercially available data blurs the line between investigative due diligence and warrantless surveillance (Byron Tau/Wall Street Journal)

Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal: How law enforcement’s ability to track people via commercially available data blurs the line between investigative due diligence and warrantless surveillance  —  Agencies’ growing use of purchased data without warrants raises new legal questions  —  In January 2020, a 14-year-old girl …

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Reid Hoffman is returning to Disrupt

You’ve probably learned from Reid Hoffman before, either through his inventions, investments or inspirational words. The entrepreneur is the co-founder of LinkedIn, a partner at Greylock and the author of a new book based off of his hit podcast, Masters of Scale.  His storied past makes him chock-full of interesting anecdotes and lessons, which is

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