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Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: Maryland-based Huntress, a managed security platform focused on SMBs, raised a $60M Series C led by Sapphire Ventures, bringing its total funding to ~$160M  —  Managed cybersecurity platform startup Huntress Labs Inc. today announced that it has raised $60 million in new funding … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brian Heater / TechCrunch: Zürich-based ANYbotics, which develops autonomous legged robots for industrial inspection, raised a $50M Series B led by Walden Catalyst and NGP Capital  —  ANYbotics this week announced a $50 million Series B. The round, led by Walden Catalyst and NGP Capital, comes as the firm is pushing … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: Cybersecurity researchers and IT admins raise concerns over Google’s new .zip and .mov TLDs, warning that threat actors could use them for phishing and malware  —  Cybersecurity researchers and IT admins have raised concerns over Google’s new ZIP and MOV Internet domains … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brian Heater / TechCrunch: Zürich-based ANYbotics, which develops autonomous legged robots for industrial inspection, raised a $50M Series B led by Walden Catalyst and NGP Capital  —  ANYbotics this week announced a $50 million Series B. The round, led by Walden Catalyst and NGP Capital, comes as the firm is pushing … Lees verder op Tech Meme

CNBC: In an interview, Elon Musk discussed acquiring Twitter, defended his inflammatory tweets, called tech workers the “laptop class living in la-la-land”, and more  —  Tesla CEO Elon Musk sat down for a sprawling interview with CNBC anchor David Faber on Tuesday following . Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: A federal judge in the Ripple lawsuit rules the US SEC cannot seal docs tied to former official William Hinman, who said ether isn’t a security in a 2018 speech  —  The order deals a blow to the SEC in its longstanding procedural fight against Ripple.  —  A federal judge ruled … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bill Peters / Marketwatch: Rumble acquires podcasting and livestreaming service Callin; former PayPal COO and Callin’s co-founder David Sacks plans to join Rumble’s board of directors  —  ‘I strongly support Rumble’s unwavering commitment to free speech in the face of growing censorship and government overreach … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: Researchers bought 228 phones from PropertyRoom.com, a top auction house for US police departments, and found many had not been wiped and had no PIN or passcode  —  Countless smartphones seized in arrests and searches by police forces across the United States are being auctioned online without … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: IBM acquires cloud data protection startup Polar Security, a source says for ~$60M, and plans to integrate Polar into its Guardium unit, itself acquired in 2019  —  Update: IBM has now confirmed the news and said Polar will be integrated into its Guardium unit (itself based on an acquisition from way back in 2009). Lees verder op Tech Meme

Judith Bannermanquist / Cointelegraph: Crypto wallet startup Ledger faces criticism after unveiling an optional seed phrase recovery subscription service that some security experts say is insecure  —  Many members of the crypto community believe Ledger’s latest seed phrase recovery feature is a bad idea.  —  362 Total views Lees verder op Tech Meme