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JetBrains Qodana previews taint analysis for PHP

JetBrains’ Qodana code quality platform, which provides visualizations of code inspections and errors, has added taint analysis. The new feature defends programs against malicious inputs from external users, the company said. Currently available in an early preview stage for PHP developers, taint analysis includes an inspection that scans code and highlights a taint and potential

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A New York bankruptcy judge says Voyager Digital can sell its $1B+ worth of assets to Binance.US, overruling objections by the US SEC and state regulators (CoinDesk)

CoinDesk: A New York bankruptcy judge says Voyager Digital can sell its $1B+ worth of assets to Binance.US, overruling objections by the US SEC and state regulators  —  The bankruptcy judge in the Voyager Digital case chose to allow the deal with Binance.US over objections from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and state regulators.

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Google schedules I/O 2023 with a “limited live audience” for May 10, when Android 14 details, Pixel 7a’s debut, and a Pixel Tablet launch date are expected (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google schedules I/O 2023 with a “limited live audience” for May 10, when Android 14 details, Pixel 7a’s debut, and a Pixel Tablet launch date are expected  —  Following the literal input/output puzzle this morning, Google has announced that I/O 2023 is taking place Wednesday, May 10.

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CrowdStrike reports Q4 revenue up 48% YoY to $637M, vs. $625M est., record $222M net new ARR, and a record 1,873 net new subscription customers; CRWD jumps 5%+ (Margi Murphy/Bloomberg)

Margi Murphy / Bloomberg: CrowdStrike reports Q4 revenue up 48% YoY to $637M, vs. $625M est., record $222M net new ARR, and a record 1,873 net new subscription customers; CRWD jumps 5%+  —  CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. rose 7% on Tuesday after the cybersecurity company beat analysts’ estimates, despite previous concerns …

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A look at the growing social media dubbing industry, which is helping MrBeast and other YouTubers reach global audiences and monetize videos in many languages (Rest of World)

Rest of World: A look at the growing social media dubbing industry, which is helping MrBeast and other YouTubers reach global audiences and monetize videos in many languages  —  MrBeast and PewDiePie are part of a booming business that localizes social media videos for fans around the world.

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Source: Silvergate is in talks with FDIC officials about ways to avoid a shutdown, including lining up crypto-industry investors to help shore up its liquidity (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Source: Silvergate is in talks with FDIC officials about ways to avoid a shutdown, including lining up crypto-industry investors to help shore up its liquidity  —  US regulators have been sent to the headquarters of Silvergate Capital Corp., as the troubled crypto-friendly bank looks for a way to stay in business.

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Sources: EU regulators asked Twitter to hire more moderators and fact-checkers over concerns that Twitter aims to use more volunteers and AI to monitor content (Financial Times)

Financial Times: Sources: EU regulators asked Twitter to hire more moderators and fact-checkers over concerns that Twitter aims to use more volunteers and AI to monitor content  —  Regulators are concerned that platform aims to use more volunteers and artificial intelligence to monitor content

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Google plans to retire overlay ads on YouTube videos starting on April 6 to “improve the viewer experience and shift engagement to higher performing ad formats” (Damien Wilde/9to5Google)

Damien Wilde / 9to5Google: Google plans to retire overlay ads on YouTube videos starting on April 6 to “improve the viewer experience and shift engagement to higher performing ad formats”  —  YouTube is changing the way some ads are shown on videos very soon with the removal of “Overlay ads” from content starting April 6.

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US senators unveil the bipartisan RESTRICT Act to let the US ban foreign-linked makers of apps and electronics the Commerce Dept. deems a national security risk (Brian Fung/CNN)

Brian Fung / CNN: US senators unveil the bipartisan RESTRICT Act to let the US ban foreign-linked makers of apps and electronics the Commerce Dept. deems a national security risk  —  A dozen US senators unveiled bipartisan legislation Tuesday expanding President Joe Biden’s legal authority to ban TikTok nationwide …

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Biden FCC nominee Gigi Sohn tells the White House she is dropping out, after her nomination stalled for 16 months amid industry opposition and personal attacks (Cat Zakrzewski/Washington Post)

Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: Biden FCC nominee Gigi Sohn tells the White House she is dropping out, after her nomination stalled for 16 months amid industry opposition and personal attacks  —  Gigi Sohn notified the White House she would drop out after her nomination stalled for 16 months, amid industry opposition

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Hackaday Berlin: First Round of Talks

We’re super excited to announce the first round of speakers for Hackaday Berlin!  We’re set to convene on Friday night, March 24th for an evening warm up before the main show on Saturday, March 25. Featuring the triumphant return of Voja’s 4-bit badge, a crew of awesome speakers, lightning talks, workshops, music, food, badge hacking,

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