The criminal group behind BlackMatter ransomware announces plans to shut down the operation, citing "pressure from the authorities" (Catalin Cimpanu/The Record)

Catalin Cimpanu / The Record:
The criminal group behind BlackMatter ransomware announces plans to shut down the operation, citing “pressure from the authorities”  —  The criminal group behind the BlackMatter ransomware have announced plans today to shut down their operation, citing pressure from local authorities.

Chinese central bank official says around 140M people opened wallets for digital yuan as of October and used it for transactions totaling around $9.7B (Reuters)

Reuters:
Chinese central bank official says around 140M people opened wallets for digital yuan as of October and used it for transactions totaling around $9.7B  —  Some 140 million people had opened “wallets” for China's new digital yuan as of October and used it for transactions totalling around 62 billion yuan …

Tencent announces a cloud operating system called Orca and three chips, one for AI, another for video processing, and a chip for high-performance networks (Reuters)

Reuters:
Tencent announces a cloud operating system called Orca and three chips, one for AI, another for video processing, and a chip for high-performance networks  —  Chinese technology giant Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) touted progress in semiconductor chip development and investment on Wednesday …

Xiaomi, Redmi Smartphones With Snapdragon 870 in the Works

Xiaomi is reportedly developing two smartphones powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SoC. As per the report, one will be branded as a Xiaomi smartphone while the other will get Redmi branding. Both... https://ift.tt/3nSa7b1

JioPhone Next Has Preloaded Device Lock Feature to Address EMI Defaults

JioPhone Next is preloaded with a device lock feature that will restrict your access in case you are not able to pay its EMIs. https://ift.tt/3CLUQik

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Is Shutting Down on January 31

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will shut down at the beginning of next year, said Niantic. Effective December 6, 2021, the game will no longer be available on App Store, Google Play, and Samsung Galaxy... https://ift.tt/3nVRjaP