Marc Rubinstein / Net Interest: A closer look at the rapid collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the 16th largest bank in the US — The Rapid Collapse of the 16th Largest Bank in America — “When you’re not working, what do you do to de-stress?” — That was the last question Greg Becker, CEO of
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority The fate of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Fan Edition is up in the air. Roland Quandt of Winfuture says there may not be a release for the Galaxy S23 FE phone this year. Samsung also hasn’t released a Galaxy S22 FE yet. In recent years, Samsung has gone quiet
Read MoreCustomer records, financial information, personally identifiable information (PII) — Salesforce is the virtual motherlode of data prized by cybercriminals. To properly guard your Salesforce data, you must be on the lookout for potential threats. Data breaches are extremely costly and can cause you to fall out of compliance with data security regulations. Every company can
Read MoreIt was one of those weeks, where Elliot and Dan found a bounty of interesting hacks to choose from for the podcast, making it hard to pick. But pick we did, and we found so many deep and important questions. What good is a leaky HCMI cable? Good for falling down a TEMPEST-like rabbit hole,
Read MoreTiers will start at $500,000 a year for access to 0.3 percent of the company’s tweets. Researchers say that’s too much for too little data.
Read MoreThe agreement stipulates that Comcast could still force Disney to buy its stake in Hulu, with a final valuation to be determined by independent analysts nearer the deadline. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Hulu’s fate still hangs in the balance following statements from Disney CEO Bob Iger this week. Speaking at the
Read MoreCNBC: California regulators close Silicon Valley Bank and appoint the FDIC as receiver to protect insured deposits — This is breaking news. Please check back for updates.
Read More(Credit: Triyansh Gill/Unsplash)February 2023 was a good month for Sony. It smashed its PlayStation 5 sales total from February 2022 and kicked the Nintendo Switch out of its top-selling console spot in Japan, where Nintendo consoles have almost always dominated. Japanese video game magazine Famitsu shared Wednesday that 366,982 PS5s sold in February 2023, up
Read MoreThe widespread adoption of smartphones and associated connectivity–Wi-Fi among business users is leading organizations to adopt push-to-talk (PTT) technology. Instead of an employee using multiple devices–walkie-talkie or LMR device–companies are considering using PTT to provide voice and data communication on a single mobile device. However, PTT offerings in the market today remain fragmented, with mainly
Read MoreJesse Pound / CNBC: Sources: SVB Financial, parent of Silicon Valley Bank, is in talks to sell itself after attempts to raise capital failed — SVB Financial , parent of Silicon Valley Bank, is in talks to sell itself, sources told CNBC’s David Faber. Attempts by the bank to raise capital have failed …
Read MoreDaveed Diggs in Extrapolations. | Image: Apple It takes a while for Extrapolations to get going. The Apple TV Plus drama has an intriguing premise, exploring the future of climate change through various perspectives, with each episode jumping forward a few years to see how things change over time. It’s as much a prestige drama as
Read MorePlasmonic paint applied to the wings of metal butterflies (Credit: University of Central Florida)Every paint in the world today takes on a specific color due to the presence of pigment molecules. They absorb some wavelengths of light and reflect others, but University of Central Florida researcher Debashis Chanda has devised an entirely new kind of
Read MoreCagan Koc / Bloomberg: The Netherlands, like ASML, is trying to find a middle ground between the US and China on chip sanctions, with recent plans stopping short of Biden’s 2022 rules — The Dutch are trying to find a middle ground between the US and China in an escalating battle over the world’s chip
Read MoreArjun Kharpal / CNBC: Bitcoin falls ~8% to ~$19,900, a near two-month low, and ether falls 8%+ to ~$1,400, after a selloff of US stocks, rising interest rates, and troubles at SVB — – Bitcoin fell below $20,000 on Friday hitting a near-two month low after a stock market sell-off in the U.S.
Read MoreScientists have learned a great deal about how our solar system was born, but there are some things you can’t discern from studying the sun and planets as they exist today. In those cases, astronomers can look for younger sun-like stars in the cosmos to test their hypotheses. That’s where the protostar V883 Orionis comes
Read MoreFilipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: Kuo: Apple will unveil a redesigned HomePod with a built-in 7-inch display in H1 2024, enabling tighter integration with Apple’s other hardware products — Apple this year introduced a new HomePod that looks exactly like the original model announced in 2017 and discontinued in 2021.
Read MoreMing-Chi Kuo predicts that Apple could release a new HomePod next year; one with a 7-inch screen.
Read MoreLingling Wei / Wall Street Journal: A look at China’s “golden shares”, initially meant to reduce the state’s role in the economy and now being used to quietly control its biggest tech companies — The state takes company stakes that are often small but give it a board seat and power to ensure that corporate
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Realme vice-president Madhav Sheth has hinted at future foldables. The executive asked users whether they wanted a Flip or Fold handset. The global foldable phone market has been dominated by Samsung for several years now. But Oppo and TECNO have both launched competitively priced foldables outside China in recent
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority A new report points to Google shipping almost 900,000 Pixel Watches in Q4 2022. This falls far short of Samsung and Apple’s shipments during the quarter. This is Google’s first watch though, and it’s available in fewer markets than rival devices. Google launched its long-awaited Pixel Watch alongside the
Read MoreLingling Wei / Wall Street Journal: A look at China’s “golden shares”, initially meant to reduce the state’s role in the economy and now being used to quietly control its biggest tech companies — The state takes company stakes that are often small but give it a board seat and power to ensure that corporate
Read MoreCredit: Realme Realme just launched a phone with an official Dynamic Island clone. The company calls the feature “Mini Capsule.” Apple’s Dynamic Island may be the envy of many Android users, but Android phone makers haven’t paid much heed to the feature. Why? Possibly because it wouldn’t serve a great purpose on an Android device.
Read MoreCasey Newton / Platformer: Meta is exploring a decentralized social network for sharing text updates; the app will reportedly let users log in with Instagram and is codenamed P92 — Is this the Twitter replacement we’ve been waiting for? … Twitter’s decline is paving the way for other platforms to build next-generation replacements.
Read MoreImage: Capcom Exoprimal, the online multiplayer dinosaur destruction derby game that is, for some reason, not a remake of Dino Crisis, finally has a release date. Capcom announced a slew of other news for the game as a part of its March 2023 presentation. Check out the latest trailer here. Though it’s a rough time
Read MoreThe world’s most popular music streamer is putting more focus on video and previews. But it’s not clear that’s what listeners want.
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