Sunday, July 4, 2021

China launches probes into truck hailing apps from Full Truck Alliance and an online recruiting app from Kanzhun, Chinese firms recently listed on NYSE, Nasdaq (Chong Koh Ping/Wall Street Journal)

Chong Koh Ping / Wall Street Journal:
China launches probes into truck hailing apps from Full Truck Alliance and an online recruiting app from Kanzhun, Chinese firms recently listed on NYSE, Nasdaq  —  Probe follows similar move against ride-hailing app Didi Global  —  A unit of China's cybersecurity regulator launched data-security reviews …



In a post on the REvil dark web blog, the gang takes credit for the Kaseya attack, claims it infected 1M+ systems, and demands $70M in bitcoin for the decryptor (Catalin Cimpanu/The Record)

Catalin Cimpanu / The Record:
In a post on the REvil dark web blog, the gang takes credit for the Kaseya attack, claims it infected 1M+ systems, and demands $70M in bitcoin for the decryptor  —  The REvil ransomware gang is asking for a $70 million ransom payment to publish a universal decryptor that can unlock …



10 'health gadgets' to keep at home to be prepared for Covid third wave

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Orange County's DA office has maintained a DNA database since 2007 and selectively offered plea deals or misdemeanor dismissals if suspects provided DNA samples (Jordan Smith/The Intercept)

Jordan Smith / The Intercept:
Orange County's DA office has maintained a DNA database since 2007 and selectively offered plea deals or misdemeanor dismissals if suspects provided DNA samples  —  William Thompson, a professor emeritus of criminology and law at the University of California, Irvine, lives in University Hills …



A look at Apple's changing attitudes towards decentralizing from Silicon Valley and work from home, as it plans operating in a post pandemic world (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
A look at Apple's changing attitudes towards decentralizing from Silicon Valley and work from home, as it plans operating in a post pandemic world  —  This is the free version of Power On.  If you like it, consider subscribing to Bloomberg.com — you'll receive this newsletter several hours earlier …



China's Cyberspace Administration orders app stores to remove Didi Chuxing app, citing serious violations on collection and usage of personal information (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
China's Cyberspace Administration orders app stores to remove Didi Chuxing app, citing serious violations on collection and usage of personal information  —  - Internet watchdog asks operators to remove ride-hailing app  — The surprise ban comes days after Didi's New York debut



Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry anti-US views are taking root worldwide (New York Times)

New York Times : Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry ...