Author: Daniel Harrison

kade crockford massachusettshill new yorktimes How ACLU and activist Kade Crockford convinced Massachusetts lawmakers to pass a police reform bill banning the use of facial recognition tech in criminal cases  —  Massachusetts is one of the first states to put legislative guardrails around the use of facial recognition technology in criminal investigations. Source Keep visiting resentieo.com for the latest news and updates.

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spotlight 100m maus january 175kkastrenakes theverge Snap says its TikTok competitor Spotlight had 100M MAUs in January, two months after its launch, and receives an average of 175K video submissions per day  —  A surprisingly successful debut  —  Snap says its TikTok competitor, Spotlight, had 100 million users in January 2021, just two months after it launched. Source Keep visiting resentieo.com for the latest news and updates.

russia tls russian tlstoulasbleepingcomputer Russia has created its own trusted TLS certificate authority as sanctions prevent Russian sites from renewing existing TLS certificates  —  Russia has created its own trusted TLS certificate authority (CA) to solve website access problems that have been piling up after sanctions prevent certificate renewals. Source Keep visiting resentieo.com for the latest news and updates.

the wikileaksstyle ddosecrets parlerlike The WikiLeaks-style group DDoSecrets claims that Parler-like site Gab has been breached and is now set to share 70GB of passwords, private posts, and more  —  The transparency group DDoSecrets says it will make the 70GB of passwords, private posts, and more available to researchers, journalists, and social scientists. Source Keep visiting resentieo.com for the latest news and updates.

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paytm q4 200m yoy Paytm’s parent One 97, whose share price is down 57% in 2022, reports Q4 revenue up 89% YoY to ~$200M and a net loss up 72% YoY to ~$98M due to higher expenses  —  India’s One 97 Communications Ltd (PAYT.NS), the parent of fintech firm Paytm, on Friday reported a wider fourth-quarter loss due … Source Keep visiting resentieo.com for the latest news and updates.

samsung plus may chromecastroettgersprotocol Samsung quietly launched its TV Plus streaming service on the web in May and has added to its mobile app the ability to cast videos to devices via Chromecast  —  The company also just added Chromecast compatibility to the service’s mobile app.  —  Samsung is expanding its ad-supported streaming efforts … Source Keep visiting resentieo.com for the latest news and updates.

source sequoia capital zapier 4b clark Source: Sequoia Capital recently bought shares of online automation firm Zapier from its founders on the secondary market, with the sale valuing Zapier at $4B+  —  Zapier isn’t a household name in Silicon Valley, but the world’s top venture capitalists have long been trying to own a piece of the booming enterprise software firm. Source Keep visiting resentieo.com for the latest news and updates.

french alma klarnalike 49m French startup Alma, which offers Klarna-like payment installment tools for retailers, raises €49M Series B Source Keep visiting resentieo.com for the latest news and updates.