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A Leak Details Apple's Secret Dirt on a Trusted Security Startup. Corellium, a cybersecurity startup that sells phone-virtualization software for catching security bugs, offered or sold its tools to controversial government spyware and hacking-tool makers in Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Russia, and to a… (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / WIRED)

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NEW: Cybersecurity startup Corellium gave trials to NSO Group and DarkMatter. It also sold to cellphone cracking firms Cellebrite and Elcomsoft in Russia, as well as Pwnzen, a hacking firm with ties to China's government, according to a leaked document.

wired.comA Leak Details Apple’s Secret Dirt on a Trusted Security StartupA 500-page document reviewed by WIRED shows that Corellium engaged with several controversial companies, including spyware maker NSO Group.

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Amazon Alexa is a 'colossal failure,' on pace to lose $10 billion this year. Amazon is going through the biggest layoffs in the company's history right now, with a plan to eliminate some 10,000 jobs. One of the areas hit hardest is the Amazon Alexa voice assistant unit, which is apparently falling out of favor at the… (Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica)

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Amazon Alexa is a “colossal failure,” on pace to lose $10 billion this year arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/1… by @RonAmadeo

arstechnica.comAmazon Alexa is a “colossal failure,” on pace to lose $10 billion this yearLayoffs reportedly hit the Alexa team hard as the company’s biggest money loser.

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How Elon Musk's Twitter Faces Mountain of Debt, Falling Revenue and Surging Costs. Elon Musk says his $44 billion Twitter takeover might result in a bankruptcy filing. But there could be other options. To make the deal work, Mr. Musk has been trying to add subscription revenue and reassure advertisers about the platform's future. (Mark Maurer / Wall Street Journal)

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At Twitter, Elon Musk faces three challenges: navigating a decline in revenue, cutting costs and managing the company’s debt pile

on.wsj.comHow Elon Musk’s Twitter Faces Mountain of Debt, Falling Revenue and Surging CostsThe social-media company is working to bring down expenses as many advertisers pause spending and debt payments loom.

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Tumblr to add support for ActivityPub, the social protocol powering Mastodon and other apps. Image Credits: MARTIN BUREAU/AFP / Getty Images Tumblr will add support for ActivityPub, the open, decentralized social networking protocol that's today powering social networking software like Twitter alternative Mastodon, the Instagram-like… (Sarah Perez via TechCrunch)

TechCrunch @TechCrunch

Tumblr to add support for ActivityPub, the social protocol powering Mastodon and other apps tcrn.ch/3VjhAiK by @sarahintampa

tcrn.chTumblr to add support for ActivityPub, the social protocol powering Mastodon and other appsTumblr will add support for ActivityPub, the open, decentralized social networking protocol that today is powering social networking software like Twitter alternative Mastodon, the Instagram-like Pixelfed, video streaming service PeerTube, and others.

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Tech Layoffs Send H-1B Visa Holders Scrambling for New Jobs. Hundreds of people in the US on temporary work visas may need to leave the country if they can't find new sponsors. Mass tech layoffs have left hundreds of workers living in the US on temporary visas with little time to find another job, or they'll… (Sinduja Rangarajan / Bloomberg)

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Hundreds of workers living in the US on temporary visas were affected by the tech layoffs. Now they’re in a race against time to find a new job or be forced to leave the country trib.al/csKUmJF via @BW

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