Russia's FSB says it detained and charged members of the REvil ransomware gang at the request of the US; source: Russian citizens won't be handed over to the US (Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber/Reuters)

Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber / Reuters:
Russia's FSB says it detained and charged members of the REvil ransomware gang at the request of the US; source: Russian citizens won't be handed over to the US  —  Russia's FSB security service conducted a special operation against ransomware crime group REvil at the request of the United States …

Xiaomi 11T Pro to go on first sale on January 19, will rival OnePlus 9RT

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Crypto exchange FTX launches a $2B venture fund, aiming to invest across startups stages, investing from $100K to hundreds of millions of dollars (Yuliya Chernova/Wall Street Journal)

Yuliya Chernova / Wall Street Journal:
Crypto exchange FTX launches a $2B venture fund, aiming to invest across startups stages, investing from $100K to hundreds of millions of dollars  —  FTX Ventures will invest in crypto startups across sectors  —  Crypto exchange FTX Trading Ltd. has launched a $2 billion venture fund …

"Massive" cyberattack shuts down Ukrainian government websites

State-sponsored hackers have hit Ukraine with a 'massive cyber-attack, shutting down several government websites amid heightened tension with Russia. https://ift.tt/3tsGjpO

Google acquires London site for $1 billion

Tech giant Google has spent $1 billion to buy a central London building where it is currently a tenant, showing its confidence in the future of the office as a place to work, the company said on Friday. https://ift.tt/3Fu0B4X

Bolt, which offers a one-click checkout service, raises a $355M Series E led by BlackRock, sources say at an $11B valuation (Christine Hall/TechCrunch)

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Bolt, which offers a one-click checkout service, raises a $355M Series E led by BlackRock, sources say at an $11B valuation  —  Checkout technology company Bolt continues to make quick work of attracting new capital.  The company announced Friday $355 million in Series E financing to give Bolt …

Vivo launches Y21e smartphone with Snapdragon 680 and 5000mAh battery at Rs 12,990

Chinese smartphone brand Vivo has expanded its Y-Series today and announced the launch of the Vivo Y21e smartphone in India. https://ift.tt/3frGny5

OnePlus 9RT vs OnePlus 9R: How the new OnePlus 9RT compares to the most-affordable OnePlus 9 series phone

OnePlus has launched the smartphone at a starting price of Rs 42,999, which is Rs 3,000 more than that of OnePlus 9R’s launch price of Rs 39,999. So, how does the OnePlus 9RT compare to OnePlus 9R in terms of on-paper specifications, let’s find out in our spec comparison. https://ift.tt/3zYeCqc

Moto tab g70 Android tablet to launch in India on January 18

Moto tab g70 is set to launch in India soon. Lenovo-owned smartphone maker Motorola is all set to expand its product lineup in India. The smartphone maker has confirmed the launch of moto tab g70 in India. The company will launch the moto tab g70 in the country on January 18 during the Flipkart Big Saving Days sale. https://ift.tt/33CkglC

OnePlus 9RT launched in India: Price, specs and other details of the company’s new 9 series phone

OnePlus 9RT comes with a starting price of Rs 42,999. OnePlus 9RT comes in two colour options- Nano Silver and Hacker Black. OnePlus 9RT will go on sale during the upcoming Amazon Republic Day sale that starts January 17. https://ift.tt/3Kdcv6M

The Hitman trilogy is coming to Xbox Game Pass, Hitman 3 to VR

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Ukraine says a cyberattack brought down websites of several government agencies for hours but no sensitive data was stolen (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Ukraine says a cyberattack brought down websites of several government agencies for hours but no sensitive data was stolen  —  Ukraine said a cyberattack brought down the websites of several government agencies for hours.  Authorities didn't immediately comment on the source of the outage …

OnePlus 9RT, OnePlus Buds Z2 to launch today: Live updates on India price, offers

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TikTok saw $2.3billion in consumer spending in 2021

The global consumer spending in TikTok has only continued to grow. Users spent approximately $2.3 billion last year in the mobile app, which includes the iOS version of its Chinese localisation Douyin. https://ift.tt/3GAt4aE

Google announces a $1B deal to buy the London development Central Saint Giles, which includes 408K sq. ft. of office space (Joanna Partridge/The Guardian)

Joanna Partridge / The Guardian:
Google announces a $1B deal to buy the London development Central Saint Giles, which includes 408K sq. ft. of office space  —  Site will have space for 10,000 UK employees who will work under hybrid workplace model  —  Google has announced a $1bn (£871m) deal to buy …