Exclusively reported that Solana Labs’ decentralized payment protocol, Solana Pay, has integrated its plug-in with Shopify, allowing millions of businesses on its platform to use it for payments. Solana Pay launched in February 2022 on the layer-1 blockchain Solana. Josh Fried, business development and partnerships at Solana Foundation, told that …
Read More »Hackers steal broker funds using WinRAR zero-day bug
A zero-day vulnerability in WinRAR, a popular Windows shareware archiving tool, is being used by cybercriminals to steal traders’ funds. In June, cybersecurity firm Group-IB discovered the WinRAR ZIP file processing vulnerability. Hackers can hide malicious scripts in archive files disguised as “.jpg” images or “.txt” files to compromise target …
Read More »The Netflix interactive story game for ‘Love is Blind’ fans
Netflix released a mobile game that “Love is Blind” fans will want. Netflix Stories is an upcoming interactive fiction story game that lets players explore popular Netflix movies and shows. Netflix Stories: Love is Blind, the app’s first game, simulates a social experiment where singles try to find love before …
Read More »Microsoft adds Python to Excel
Microsoft released the public preview of Python in Excel today, allowing advanced spreadsheet users to combine Python scripts and Excel formulas in the same workbook. This feature will first be released to Microsoft 365 Insiders in Excel for Windows beta. While the feature will initially only be available in Excel …
Read More »Relume, a bootstrapped AI web builder, wants to turbocharge Figma and Webflow
Since its launch in November 2021, Relume has bootstrapped instead of accepting investments in the current wave of generative AI breakthroughs, which has raised $14 billion in equity funding as of August. “We are focusing on building a product we can sell. Bootstrapping helps us build a better product, Relume …
Read More »Threads launches its anticipated web app
Instagram Threads will launch one of its most requested features today: web access while logged in. The company says Threads users can post, view their feed, and interact with posts from the desktop at launch, but the experience won’t be identical to the mobile app. Web users cannot edit their …
Read More »X will hide news headlines for ‘improved aesthetics’
Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, will display news links without headlines or descriptions. Fortune reports that the social network will display only the link and header image in posts. Musk said he made the decision “directly” in a Monday post. He said the change would “greatly improve the aesthetics.” This …
Read More »UK CMA blocks Microsoft-Activision but opens new investigation of restructured deal
UK antitrust regulator confirms April decision to block $68.7BN Microsoft-Activision gaming mega-merger, rejecting Microsoft’s arguments that it should overturn its original prohibition due to developments. Microsoft’s restructured proposal was recently reviewed by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which announced a new investigation today. The tech giant would not acquire …
Read More »Tesla claims insiders caused 75,000 employee data breach
Tesla blamed insider wrongdoing for a data breach that affected over 75,000 employees. Tesla, owned by Elon Musk, filed a data breach notice with Maine‘s attorney general after an investigation found that two former employees leaked over 75,000 personal data to a foreign media outlet. In the notice, Tesla data …
Read More »YouTube is considering compensating AI music artists and rightsholders
YouTube announced today how it will handle the impact of AI technology on the music industry on its video hosting platform and its partnerships with artists, labels, and other rightsholders. The company believes AI can “enhance music’s unique creative expression,” but it must protect artists’ work. YouTube’s Music AI Incubator …
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