☀️ White House Won't Put New Tariffs on Solar Imports for Two Years

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White House Won't Put New Tariffs on Solar Imports for Two Years, Sources Say. The White House is preparing to announce on Monday that it won't impose any new tariffs on solar imports for two years, in a move that's aimed at getting stalled solar power projects on track, according to people familiar with the decision. The… (Timothy Puko / Wall Street Journal)

Tim Puko @TimPuko

White House to Pause New Tariffs on Solar Imports for Two Years ⁦It would effectively prevent an ongoing Commerce Department probe from leading to new tariffs, which utilities and developers have said is causing a serious slowdown in new solar projects wsj.com/articles/white…

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Engineer Who Fled Charges of Stealing Chip Technology in US Now Thrives in China. Few companies are better positioned to benefit from the crippling shortage of computer chips than ASML Holding NV, a Dutch manufacturer whose equipment plays an integral role in making the world's most advanced semiconductors. But four lines tucked… (Jordan Robertson / Bloomberg)

Peter Elstrom @pelstrom

Superb investigation details how one of China's most promising chip cos is accused of stealing trade secrets. “It’s not an accident. It’s not anything else. But it is a plot to get technology for the Chinese government” via @jordanr1000 @MichaelRileyDC 🧵 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

bloomberg.comBloomberg - Are you a robot?

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The Hacker Gold Rush That's Poised to Eclipse Ransomware. Ransomware attacks, including those of the massively disruptive and dangerous variety, have proved difficult to combat comprehensively. Hospitals, government agencies, schools, and even critical infrastructure companies continue to face… (Lily Hay Newman / WIRED)

Lily Hay Newman @lilyhnewman

I'm not usually big on predictions, but @CraneHassold has a smart one for RSA this week that if all the cryptocurrency volatility and global enforcement becomes too much of a headache for ransomware gangs, they could change gears and go all in on BEC

wired.comThe Hacker Gold Rush That’s Poised to Eclipse RansomwareAs governments crack down on ransomware, cybercriminals may soon shift to business email compromise—already the world’s most profitable type of scam.

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Elon Musk's Bot Problem on Twitter Is Extraordinary. Elon Musk's battle with bots on Twitter is personal. In the three weeks since Mr. Musk cited fake accounts as a reason for putting his planned $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc. “on hold,” observers and participants in the deal… (Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal)

Sarah E. Needleman @saraheneedleman

Mr. Musk is “an out­lier among out­liers,” said Dar­ius Kazemi, a com­puter programmer who has spent a decade cre­at­ing and study­ing bots. “His experience is go­ing to be dif­fer­ent from not just the av­er­age user, but the average celebrity.” wsj.com/articles/elon-…

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AppOmni raises $70M to find and secure vulnerabilities in SaaS app stacks. As more enterprises migrate apps and workloads into the cloud, so grows the need for more sophisticated tech to secure that activity. That's resulted in a strong run of funding rounds for startups building… (Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch)

Ingrid @ingridlunden

The 'Omni' in the startup's name is a reference to a kind of omniscient presence in the cloud, assessing the SaaS apps used by an org + figuring out when one is creating a security vulnerability just by existing next to another. Big problem, interesting solution. tip @Techmeme

TechCrunch @TechCrunch

AppOmni raises $70M to find and secure vulnerabilities in SaaS app stacks https://t.co/y0L0UZQHnw by @ingridlunden

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