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IRS Is investigating release of tax information of wealthy americans. Federal authorities are investigating the release of wealthy Americans’ tax information, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig said Tuesday. (Richard Rubin via Wall Street Journal)
The retreat of Exxon and the oil majors won't stop fossil fuel. When Exxon Mobil Corp. decided to get out of a big oil field in Iraq, the government took on the unusual role of salesman. Iraqi officials pitched West Qurna-1 to likely buyers from among Exxon's supermajor peers, including arch-rival Chevron Corp.(Rachel Adams-Heard via Bloomberg)
This is how fast a password leaked on the web will be tested out by hackers. Half of accounts compromised in phishing attacks are manually accessed within 12 hours of the username and password being leaked, as cyber criminals look to exploit stolen credentials as quickly as possible. (Danny Palmer via ZDNet)
Individualism Is Still Sabotaging the Pandemic Response. During a pandemic, no one’s health is fully in their own hands. No field should understand that more deeply than public health, a discipline distinct from medicine. (Ed Yong via The Atlantic)
Fintech all-star Nubank raises a $750M mega round. In 2013, Colombian businessman David Velez decided to reinvent the Brazilian banking system. He didn't speak Portuguese, nor was he an engineer or a banker, but he did have the conviction that the system was broken and that he could fix it. (Marcella McCarthy via TechCrunch)
Bitcoin slides 7% after U.S. seizes most of Colonial Pipeline ransom. The world's largest cryptocurrency slid nearly 7% to a price of $33,206 Tuesday morning. U.S. officials said Monday they have seized $2.3 million in bitcoin paid to hacker group DarkSide. (Ryan Browne via CNBC)
How to Turn Off Amazon Sidewalk. Today Amazon is turning on Sidewalk, a way to extend internet service between Amazon devices like Echo smart speakers and Ring cameras. Unless you opt out, your Amazon devices will automatically start participating in this connectivity bacchanal. (Lily Hay Newman via WIRED)
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