Animoca Brands raises $88 million at $1 billion valuation to capitalize on game NFTs
Animoca Brands has raised $88 million at a $1 billion valuation to capitalize on its plan to combine games and rare digital items via NFTs.Read More
Major hacks drive push for new U.S. government software standards
President Joe Biden ordered the creation of a new cyber review board and the imposition of new software standards for government agencies.Read More
Starburst Galaxy brings fully managed Trino deployment to AWS
Starburst, a company that commercializes the open source SQL query engine Trino, has launched a fully-managed service for AWS.Read More
China’s Tianwen-1 set to attempt Mars rover landing on Friday – CNET
The Tianwen-1 spacecraft has been orbiting Mars since February and is finally ready to attempt a touchdown on the red planet.
Dogecoin’s rise and fall has spawned billion-dollar imitators – CNET
Commentary: Dogecoin is out, Shiba Inu coin is in.
Apple reportedly cuts ties with employee amid uproar over misogynistic writing – CNET
Antonio Garcia Martinez, a recent hire, is apparently no longer working at Apple, after uproar over his past writings slamming women as “soft and weak” and “generally full of shit.”
Facebook-backed crypto project Diem to launch US stablecoin – CNET
The project will also relocate from Switzerland to the US, as it scales back its global cryptocurrency ambitions.
Colonial Pipeline resumes operations after ransomware prompted closure
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Colonial Pipeline said it restarted operations on Wednesday afternoon after a five-day outage brought on by a ransomware attack caused gasoline shortages and panic buying in…
Tesla stops taking Bitcoin for vehicle purchases – Roadshow
After a little over a month, the EV maker has reversed its stance on the controversial cryptocurrency.
Biden signs executive order aimed at strengthening US cybersecurity – CNET
Action comes as the East Coast continues to grapple with fuel shortages caused by a cyberattack.