Friday, August 12, 2022

Dutch authorities arrest a suspected Tornado Cash developer in Amsterdam, two days after the US sanctioned the crypto mixing service (Andrew Rummer/The Block)

Andrew Rummer / The Block:
Dutch authorities arrest a suspected Tornado Cash developer in Amsterdam, two days after the US sanctioned the crypto mixing service  —  - Dutch authorities arrested a developer suspected of involvement in Tornado Cash on Wednesday, two days after the US government sanctioned the crypto mixing service.



Corporations urge car fleet managers to switch to EVs, here's why

In late 2020, fleet management company ALD set a goal to have 30 percent of its new cars electrified by 2025—a goal that seemed like a stretch because, as recently as 2019, only one in 200 of ALD's new vehicles was an EV or a hybrid. https://ift.tt/J6Xz0U1

How to control your Android smartphone with your face

With a feature that lets users operate their phones with facial expressions, Google's Android 12 OS has taken things one step further. Specially abled people can use a set of tools and features that are part of Google's own Android Accessibility Suite on their devices. https://ift.tt/CgorsJp

Thursday, August 11, 2022

Following the Nebraska abortion case, Meta tests expanded E2EE for Messenger, including backups, and promises a global rollout for messages and calls in 2023 (Lily Hay Newman/Wired)

Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
Following the Nebraska abortion case, Meta tests expanded E2EE for Messenger, including backups, and promises a global rollout for messages and calls in 2023  —  The company says an expansion of privacy features in Messenger is unrelated to a high-profile Nebraska abortion case.



FundamentalVR, a cross-platform simulation tool for medical and health care professionals, raised $20M led by EQT Life Sciences, bringing its funding to $30M (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch)

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
FundamentalVR, a cross-platform simulation tool for medical and health care professionals, raised $20M led by EQT Life Sciences, bringing its funding to $30M  —  FundamentalVR, an immersive simulation platform for medical and health care professions, has raised $20 million in a round of funding to …



In its first known crypto investigation, the FTC seeks information from crypto exchange BitMart about a December 2021 hack that led to $150M-$200M in losses (Leah Nylen/Bloomberg)

Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:
In its first known crypto investigation, the FTC seeks information from crypto exchange BitMart about a December 2021 hack that led to $150M-$200M in losses  —  The Federal Trade Commission is investigating the operators of the BitMart cryptocurrency exchange over a December 2021 hack that led …



Russian cryptocurrency payment network A7 expands to Africa, as Moscow builds an alternative payments system amid western sanctions after its Ukraine invasion (Financial Times)

Financial Times : Russian cryptocurrency payment network A7 expands to Africa, as Moscow builds an alternative payments system amid weste...