Experts say hacked data shared by Anonymous from various Sri Lankan governmental and other websites has put regular citizens at severe risk of cybercrimes — Leaked data by the hacker collective has put regular Sri Lankans at severe risk of cybercrime. — • COLOMBO, SRI LANKA
Tokyo- and Bangkok-based Opn, formerly Synqa, a digital payments and blockchain tech provider, raises a $120M Series C+ at a $1B+ valuation — Digital payments processor Opn, formerly known as Synqa, said it had raised $120 million in a Series C+ funding round, becoming a rare unicorn, or startup worth more than $1 billion, in Japan.
Terraform Labs halts Terra block production for the second time in 24 hours “to come up with a plan to reconstitute it”, after UST and LUNA collapsed — The blockchain behind the collapsed TerraUSD stablecoin and the affiliated Luna token stopped processing new transactions for the second time in less than a day.
Google and Samsung announce Health Connect to simplify connectivity between health and fitness apps and allow users to share their data across apps — At its Google I/O developer conference, Google and Samsung today announced Health Connect, a new initiative that will simplify …
Mark Zuckerberg gives an early look at mixed reality on Meta's Project Cambria headset; Meta announces Presence Platform to let developers make MR apps — A demo of Meta Cambria demonstrates how it blends AR and VR, while Quest 2 headsets could be used to develop apps in the meantime. — Scott Stein
São Paulo-based Dock, a full-stack payments and digital banking service, raises $110M led by Lightrock and Silver Lake Waterman at a $1.5B+ valuation — If there's one area that has thus far felt insulated from the global venture downturn, it's infrastructure.
Q&A with crypto skeptic Molly White, who runs Web3 Is Going Just Great, on Web3's evolving problems and cultural draw, blockchain privacy issues, and more — Welcome to Web3 — What Is Web3? — Why Blockchain's Ethical Stakes Are So High Web3 Will Run on Cryptocurrency What a DAO Can — and Can't — Do
Tifin, a marketplace for investments in wealth and asset management, raises a $109M Series D at an $842M valuation, 18 months after raising its Series A — There's been talk throughout the venture ecosystem of a funding slowdown, but AI-powered fintech platform Tifin seems to be a clear exception.
A look at Google's “ambient computing” strategy, a bid to unify its disparate hardware lines, led by the Pixel team — Making ambient computing happen is forcing Google to change how it does everything — The story of this year's Google I/O actually started three years ago.
John Gapper / Financial Times : A look at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, RELX's largest division, which accounts for ~35% of RELX's r...
