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Biden administration to blame hackers tied to China for Microsoft cyberattack spree. The Biden administration Monday publicly blamed hackers affiliated with China’s main intelligence service for a far-reaching cyberattack on Microsoft Corp. email software this year, senior administration officials said, part of a global effort to condemn Beijing’s malicious cyber activities. (Dustin Volz via Wall Street Journal)
Zoom is buying cloud contact center provider Five9 for $14.7 billion. Zoom announced on Sunday that it's acquiring Five9 for $14.7 billion in stock. This is Zoom's first billion-dollar deal and comes as the company looks to expand beyond video chat. Five9's market cap as of Friday's close was $11.9 billion. (Ari Levy via CNBC)
The Morning After: Japan breaks the internet speed record. Scientists at Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) have smashed the internet transfer record by shifting data at 319Tbps, almost double the last speed test attempted in August 2020. (Mat Smith via Engadget)
Pegasus Spyware: Does Apple Have ‘Major’ iMessage Security Problems?. iPhone spyware made by $1 billion surveillance company NSO has exposed “major” issues in Apple iMessage security, according to a security expert who has spent years researching the Israeli business’ hacks. (Thomas Brewster via Forbes)
The end of open source?. Several weeks ago, the Linux community was rocked by the disturbing news that University of Minnesota researchers had developed (but, as it turned out, not fully executed) a method for introducing what… (Shaun O’Meara via TechCrunch)
Robinhood Aims to Raise More Than $2 Billion in Upcoming IPO. Robinhood Markets Inc. is seeking a valuation of $35 billion in its initial public offering, just short of the highest analyst projections, as the free trading app advances toward a debut likely to draw in buyers from its own novice investor base. (Crystal Tse via Bloomberg)
Modern Porn Education Is Totally Unprepared for Modern Porn. Earlier this year, Manhattan's prestigious Dalton School bid farewell to Justine Ang Fonte, its then-director of health and wellness, who had guided the academy's sex education for years. (Elizabeth Bruenig via The Atlantic)
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