Author: Zach_Wilson
Saudi Arabia reportedly hacked Jeff Bezos’ phone
Amazon’s CEO and founder Jeff Bezos reportedly had his mobile phone hacked back in 2018 after receiving a WhatsApp message sent from the personal account of the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. Following digital forensic analysis, it is believed that the encrypted message sent from Mohammed bin Salman’s phone number…
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Disney sells mobile game studio FoxNet Games to Scopely
Disney announced today it has sold the game studio FoxNet Games Los Angeles, the makers of “MARVEL Strike Force” and other titles, as well as Cold Iron Studios in San Jose, to the interactive entertainment and mobile game company, Scopely. The studios were acquired by Disney in 2019 as a…
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Netflix orders a Witcher anime following the success of the live-action show
Following the success of Netflix’s live-action Witcher series, the streaming giant has ordered a new anime film from Korean animation house Studio Mir. Netflix hasn’t released too many details about the show yet, but a press release states that the anime will explore “a powerful new threat facing the Continent.”…
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Dear Sophie: I live in Europe but want to move my startup to the US
Sophie Alcorn Contributor Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. More posts by this contributor Introducing…
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Two Sigma Ventures raises $288M, complementing its $60B hedge fund parent
Eight years ago, Two Sigma Investments began an experiment in early stage investing. The hedge fund, focused on data-driven quantitative investing, was well on its way to amassing the $60 billion in assets under management that it currently holds, but wanted more exposure to early stage technology companies, so it…
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Microsoft to force Chrome default search to Bing using Office 365 installer
Microsoft is planning to use the Office 365 installer to forcibly switch Chrome users over to the company’s Bing search engine. Microsoft’s Office 365 ProPlus installer, used by businesses, will include a new Chrome extension next month that switches the default search engine to Bing. New installations of Office 365…
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