An interview with Embracer Group CEO Lars Wingefors on criticism over mass layoffs and studio closures, splitting the company into three, rising debt, and more (James Batchelor/GamesIndustry.biz)

James Batchelor / GamesIndustry.biz:
An interview with Embracer Group CEO Lars Wingefors on criticism over mass layoffs and studio closures, splitting the company into three, rising debt, and more  —  Group owner defends teams and their leaders, says he still believes in the company's mission  —  News by James Batchelor Editor-in-chief

Kaiko: in the past year, Binance's bitcoin trading share outside the US fell from 81.3% to 55.3%, OKX's rose from 3% to 7.3%, and Bybit's rose from 2% to 9.3% (Suvashree Ghosh/Bloomberg)

Suvashree Ghosh / Bloomberg:
Kaiko: in the past year, Binance's bitcoin trading share outside the US fell from 81.3% to 55.3%, OKX's rose from 3% to 7.3%, and Bybit's rose from 2% to 9.3%  —  - Share of non-US Bitcoin trading slid after fee promotion ended  — Rivals are chasing licenses as regulations tighten globally

UK-based users sue Grindr in the UK, alleging the app shared personal data, including HIV status, with ad companies like Localytics between 2018 to 2020 (Katharine Gemmell/Bloomberg)

Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg:
UK-based users sue Grindr in the UK, alleging the app shared personal data, including HIV status, with ad companies like Localytics between 2018 to 2020  —  - LGBTQ+ dating app accused of breaking data protection laws  — Grindr was previously fined $6 million in Norway over breaches

A profile of Aleksanteri Kivimäki, a prolific hacker wunderkind with a mean streak, who stood trial over a ransomware attack on Finnish health provider Vastaamo (Drake Bennett/Bloomberg)

Drake Bennett / Bloomberg:
A profile of Aleksanteri Kivimäki, a prolific hacker wunderkind with a mean streak, who stood trial over a ransomware attack on Finnish health provider Vastaamo  —  Aleksanteri Kivimäki was a hacker wunderkind with a mean streak.  Now he's on trial for the largest crime in Finland's history.

Researchers: files on a misconfigured North Korean server suggest local animators worked on upcoming Prime Video and HBO TV shows, possibly via a Chinese front (Matt Burgess/Wired)

Matt Burgess / Wired:
Researchers: files on a misconfigured North Korean server suggest local animators worked on upcoming Prime Video and HBO TV shows, possibly via a Chinese front  —  Thousands of exposed files on a misconfigured North Korean server hint at one way the reclusive country may evade international sanctions.

African tech investor TLcom Capital raised $154M for a new fund, attracting US and Europe investment; Africa-focused VCs have raised $655M since November 2023 (Aanu Adeoye/Financial Times)

Aanu Adeoye / Financial Times:
African tech investor TLcom Capital raised $154M for a new fund, attracting US and Europe investment; Africa-focused VCs have raised $655M since November 2023  —  TLcom Capital doubles previous amount to raise $154mn for continent's start-ups in a move that could help ease sector gloom