Review of Gab's open source code shows that the critical vulnerability that led to its recent breach might have been introduced by a code change made by its CTO (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
Review of Gab's open source code shows that the critical vulnerability that led to its recent breach might have been introduced by a code change made by its CTO  —  Site executive introduces, then removes, insecure code, then hides the evidence.  —  Over the weekend, word emerged …

TPG Capital to buy privileged access management vendor Thycotic and merge Thycotic with its recently acquired competitor Centrify; report values deal at $1.4B (Michael Novinson/CRN)

Michael Novinson / CRN:
TPG Capital to buy privileged access management vendor Thycotic and merge Thycotic with its recently acquired competitor Centrify; report values deal at $1.4B  —  The combined company will be led recently-appointed Centrify CEO and former Symantec Enterprise Head Art Gilliland, while James Legg …

To insure its cloud users, Google partners with Allianz, Munich Re

Google is teaming up with two global insurers to cover cyber breaches and related risks for businesses that use its cloud services, the first time a major provider has opened up such insurance to its clients, the companies said on Tuesday. https://ift.tt/3sPqypH

In its first transparency report, Twitch says it saw a 40% rise in the number of channels in 2020, a 70% drop in reports of harassment via Twitch DMs, and more (Cecilia D'Anastasio/Wired)

Cecilia D'Anastasio / Wired:
In its first transparency report, Twitch says it saw a 40% rise in the number of channels in 2020, a 70% drop in reports of harassment via Twitch DMs, and more  —  The decade-old streaming platform has for the first time detailed its efforts to safeguard its user base in one place.

Mobile ad tech company AppLovin files S-1, revealing a net loss of $126M on $1.45B in revenue in 2020 and reporting its software reached 410M+ DAUs in Q4 2020 (Kia Kokalitcheva/Axios)

Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios:
Mobile ad tech company AppLovin files S-1, revealing a net loss of $126M on $1.45B in revenue in 2020 and reporting its software reached 410M+ DAUs in Q4 2020  —  Applovin, a mobile ad tech company that's expanded into video game publishing, has filed with the SEC to go public on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol APP.

Report: TPG Capital to buy privileged access management vendor Thycotic for $1.4B; TPG will merge Thycotic with its recently acquired competitor Centrify (Michael Novinson/CRN)

Michael Novinson / CRN:
Report: TPG Capital to buy privileged access management vendor Thycotic for $1.4B; TPG will merge Thycotic with its recently acquired competitor Centrify  —  The deal between TPG and privileged access management vendor Thycotic was signed Monday but has yet to close.

Amazon quietly updated its app icon, changing the appearance of the ripped packaging tape after some drew comparisons of it to Adolf Hitler's mustache (Chaim Gartenberg/The Verge)

Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge:
Amazon quietly updated its app icon, changing the appearance of the ripped packaging tape after some drew comparisons of it to Adolf Hitler's mustache  —  The company's icon gets a less problematic new look  —  Amazon has quietly rolled out a slight update to its new app icon that it debuted …

Redmi Display 27-Inch Monitor With Full-HD Panel, 75Hz Refresh Rate Launched

Redmi Display 27-inch monitor is the second monitor in the Xiaomi sub-brand's lineup, following the Redmi Display 1A from May last year. The new monitor has been launched in China and comes with a... https://ift.tt/3sI6TIe

Zoom Posts Big Quarter Even as Subscriber Growth Slows

Zoom's astronomical growth is tapering off along with the pandemic, raising questions about whether the video-conferencing service's immense popularity will fade as more people return to... https://ift.tt/3015oZh

Interviews with 16 Amazon workers offer an inside look at the unionization vote in Bessemer, Al, where $15/hour is double the minimum wage for entry-level jobs (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Interviews with 16 Amazon workers offer an inside look at the unionization vote in Bessemer, Al, where $15/hour is double the minimum wage for entry-level jobs  —  On a rainy Saturday afternoon in early February, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union held a rally in a grassy lot …

5 new features Google is rolling out to Pixel users

Internet search giant Google has rolled out a new set of updates to Pixel smartphone users today. As part of an update, the company has rolled out five new features to Pixel users. Here’s a bit more detail of each of them individually: https://ift.tt/3uFTO3X

US panel recommends export 'choke points' to prevent Chinese dominance in semiconductors

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Huawei CFO's lawyer disputes what HSBC knew as US extradition case resumes

As five days of hearings in the British Columbia Supreme Court started, the defence drilled into the alleged sanction violations that led to Meng's arrest. The daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei is accused by the United States of misleading HSBC about her company's business arrangements in Iran, causing the bank to break U.S. sanctions. https://ift.tt/3q74oNN

Twitter tackles COVID-19 vaccine misinformation with labels, strike policy

Twitter said it would apply warnings to tweets that contain misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines and implement a strike system of enforcement that could see users permanently banned for repeat violations. https://ift.tt/3b95m85

Lawsuit accuses Amazon of 'systemic' racism in corporate offices

A manager at Amazon.com Inc sued the online retailer for discrimination, saying it hires Black people for lower positions and promotes them more slowly than white workers, and that she was subjected to harassment. https://ift.tt/2PqJhJG