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Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: India’s Central Bureau of Investigation works with Microsoft and Amazon to raid 76 locations in a nationwide crackdown on tech support scams and crypto fraud  —  India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided 76 locations in a nationwide crackdown on cybercrime operations behind tech support scams and cryptocurrency fraud. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wes Davis / The Verge: The FCC unanimously approves a petition by Apple, Meta, Google, Microsoft, and others for access to the 6GHz band for Wi-Fi tethering for AR and VR headsets  —  The FCC has unanimously approved plans by several tech companies to use the 6GHz band for wireless devices. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Luc Cohen / Reuters: US v. SBF: FTX’s ex-top lawyer says SBF asked him to form “legal justifications” for why FTX was missing $7B in user funds, undermining SBF’s good-faith defense  —  Cryptocurrency exchange FTX’s former top lawyer testified on Thursday at its founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Discord overhauls its moderation tools with a new warning system and a teen safety assist feature, plans to roll out an in-app store for all users, and more  —  Discord is overhauling the way it moderates its platform with a new warning system and teen safety assist feature. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: A researcher details malicious and convincing Google ads linking to a fake site for password manager KeePass; Google shows a verified advertiser paid for them  —  Google-verified advertiser + legit-looking URL + valid TLS cert = convincing look-alike.  —  Google has been caught hosting … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Gavin Bonshor / AnandTech: AMD announces new Ryzen Threadripper 7000 CPUs for desktops and workstations, offering up to 96 cores on the 7000 Pro series, shipping on November 21 for $1500+  —  Having just recently crossed the one-year anniversary of AMD’s first Zen 4 architecture CPUs – the Ryzen 7000 series … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jim Salter / Associated Press: The FBI and the DOJ say thousands of IT workers sent by North Korea to work remotely for US companies using false IDs have sent millions in wages to North Korea  —  Thousands of information technology workers contracting with U.S. companies have for years secretly sent millions of dollars … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wes Davis / The Verge: FCC approves a petition by Apple, Meta, Google, Microsoft and others for access to the 6GHz band for Wi-Fi tethering of AR and VR headsets  —  The FCC has unanimously approved plans by several tech companies to use the 6GHz band for wireless devices.  —  FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel proposed … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rohan Goswami / CNBC: A US judge sentences influencer Douglass Mackey to seven months in prison for conspiring to suppress Hillary Clinton votes in 2016, including via Twitter ads  —  – A Trump-supporting social media influencer was sentenced to seven months in prison for conspiring to suppress the votes … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Allison Johnson / The Verge: OnePlus Open review: thin and light for a foldable and good multitasking support, but no full water resistance or wireless charging, and $1,700 is too expensive  —  The OnePlus Open finds a happy medium between the Pixel Fold and Galaxy Z Fold 5 size-wise, but it’s too close in price to the incumbent foldables. Lees verder op Tech Meme