Month: June 2021
Stalkerware cases are seeing a huge rise Kaspersky Report on Stalkerware
As our daily lives have become increasingly connected through smartphones and social media, more than half of young people in the US and UK have stalked an ex or current partner online according to a new study from NortonLifeLock. These new findings have been published as a special addendum to…
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Baltimore spy plane program was invasion of citizens’ privacy, court rules
The city of Baltimore’s spy plane program was unconstitutional, violating the Fourth Amendment protection against illegal search, and law enforcement in the city cannot use any of the data it gathered, a court ruled Thursday. The Aerial Investigation Research (or AIR) program, which used airplanes and high-resolution cameras to record…
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Sneaker marketplace GOAT hits $3.7B valuation in Series F raise
Sneaker and streetwear empire GOAT just doubled its valuation in a massive new raise. The GOAT Group parent company shared today that it has raised $195 million in a Series F raise valuing the fashion giant at some $3.7 billion. The raise was led by a handful of hedge funds…
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Amazon is acquiring a podcast hosting and monetization platform
Amazon Music is getting more serious about its podcast endeavors. Today, the company announced that it’s acquiring Art19, a major podcast hosting and monetization platform for an undisclosed sum. This means Amazon will now have a hand in hosting podcasters’ shows as well as selling ads against them because Art19…
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How to download Windows 11 How to Download Windows 11
Everyone wants to know how to download Windows 11 now that it’s official, but you’ll have to wait until Microsoft’s new operating system is actually released – and without a firm release date other than “Holiday 2021,” you’re probably going to have to wait a while at that. There was…
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Microsoft will let devs keep every penny their Windows app makes — unless it’s a game
As part of its Windows 11 announcements on Thursday, Microsoft revealed a major policy change to incentivize developers to make apps for the Microsoft Store: starting on July 28th, if a developer uses their own or a third-party payment system in their app, Microsoft will let them keep 100 percent…
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