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Tinder is making ID Verification available to users globally

By James Farrell Aug 16, 2021

The Match Group-owned dating app Tinder announced today that its ID Verification feature will be available to all users around the world. Tinder didn’t specify exactly when this will happen, only that it will…

Security

US terrorist watchlist found exposed on unsecured cloud storage

By Duncan Riley Aug 16, 2021

A terrorist watch list compiled by the U.S. government with 1.9 million records has been found exposed online in the latest case of unsecured cloud storage. Detailed today by security researcher Bob Diachenko, the…

Apps

Music distribution startup Distrokid hits unicorn status with Insight Partners funding

By Duncan Riley Aug 16, 2021

Online music distribution startup Kid Distro Holdings LLC, best known as Distrokid, today said it has raised an undisclosed amount of new funding to fuel the continued development of its tools. The funding came…

Security

T-Mobile confirms it was hacked again

By Duncan Riley Aug 16, 2021

T-Mobile USA Inc. today confirmed that reports over the weekend that it was hacked, although it declined to provide specific details. The company launched an investigation after a hacker named “Subvirt” advertised allegedly stolen data on…

Cloud

Amazon debuts a new generation of x86-based workhorse compute instances

By Mike Wheatley Aug 16, 2021

Amazon Web Services Inc. is updating its family of general-purpose EC2 compute instances, adding a new generation of Intel Corp. x86-based compute options into the mix. The new Amazon EC2 M6i instances announced today…

Big Data

SAP buys SwoopTalent for its people analytics platform

By Mike Wheatley Aug 16, 2021

SAP SE is getting into people analytics after acquiring intellectual property and key talent from a company called SwoopTalent Corp. for an undisclosed sum. SwoopTalent has created platform that automatically connects talent systems and…

Policy

US government launches investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot system

By Maria Deutscher Aug 16, 2021

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced today that it has opened a probe into the Autopilot advanced driver-assistance system found in Tesla Inc. vehicles. Since 2018, the NHTSA has identified 11 crashes in…

Security

Dasera gains awards and funding as it offers a cloud-focused, end-to-end approach for data security

By Mark Albertson Aug 16, 2021

For a company that emerged from stealth mode only months ago, Dasera Inc. has managed to capture a surprising number of awards. The data security company’s website lists 10 accolades, including a listing among CRN’s…

Blockchain

Crypto staking services provider Figment raises $50M

By Kyt Dotson Aug 16, 2021

Crypto “staking” services provider Figment today announced it raised $50 million in new funding led by Senator Investment Group and Liberty City Ventures to grow its team and diversify the number of blockchains the…

Infra

Google and Facebook detail plans for new 190-terabit subsea internet cable

By Maria Deutscher Aug 16, 2021

Google LLC and Facebook Inc. are participating in a project to build a new 7,450-mile subsea cable that will connect Japan, Taiwan, Guam, the Philippines, Indonesia and Singapore. The companies announced the project this…

the latest

Tinder is making ID Verification available to users globally

US terrorist watchlist found exposed on unsecured cloud storage

Music distribution startup Distrokid hits unicorn status with Insight Partners funding

T-Mobile confirms it was hacked again

SAP buys SwoopTalent for its people analytics platform

US government launches investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot system

Crypto staking services provider Figment raises $50M

Google and Facebook detail plans for new 190-terabit subsea internet cable

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