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Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat : SlashNext, which offers AI-driven anti-phishing services for enterprise communications, raises a $26M Series B   —  Phishing, a type of social engineering where an attacker sends a message designed to trick a victim into revealing sensitive information or installing malware or ransomware, is on the rise. source http://www.techmeme.com/211101/p1#a211101p1

Manish Singh / TechCrunch : India-based grocery delivery startup Zepto emerges from stealth with $60M from Glade Brook Capital, Nexus, Y Combinator, and others   —  Two 19-year-old entrepreneurs, who have previously collaborated on a number of projects including a ride-hailing commute app for school kids and last year left Stanford … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3bzNvGt via IFTTT

Manish Singh / TechCrunch : India-based grocery delivery startup Zepto emerges from stealth with $60M from Glade Brook Capital, Nexus, Y Combinator, and others   —  Two 19-year-old entrepreneurs, who have previously collaborated on a number of projects including a ride-hailing commute app for school kids and last year left Stanford … source http://www.techmeme.com/211031/p9#a211031p9

Adam Satariano / New York Times : YouTube's mistaken deletion of a channel belonging to UK news outlet Novara Media draws criticism over the company's power as a content regulator   —  Novara, a London news group, fell victim to YouTube's opaque and sometimes arbitrary enforcement of its rules. source http://www.techmeme.com/211031/p8#a211031p8

Adam Satariano / New York Times : YouTube's mistaken deletion of a channel belonging to UK news outlet Novara Media draws criticism over the company's power as a content regulator   —  Novara, a London news group, fell victim to YouTube's opaque and sometimes arbitrary enforcement of its rules. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2ZGPuq4 via IFTTT

Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan / Financial Times : A look at “creepypasta”, ghost stories such as Slender Man that spread online, and how decentralized myth-making can explain the rise of meme stocks and QAnon   —  Or: how the tale of Slender Man can explain the rise of QAnon. … These words, posted on a forum in 2009 … source http://www.techmeme.com/211031/p7#a211031p7

Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan / Financial Times : A look at “creepypasta”, ghost stories such as Slender Man that spread online, and how decentralized myth-making can explain the rise of meme stocks and QAnon   —  Or: how the tale of Slender Man can explain the rise of QAnon. … These words, posted on a forum in 2009 … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/318U0OC via IFTTT

Zack Zwiezen / Kotaku : After a three-day outage, Roblox says it has begun incrementally restoring service to some players   —  According to Roblox's status page, all versions of the game have been down since Oct 28 starting at 7 pm EST  —  Roblox, one of the most popular games in the world, has been down for over … source http://www.techmeme.com/211031/p6#a211031p6

Zack Zwiezen / Kotaku : After a three-day outage, Roblox says it has begun incrementally restoring service to some players   —  According to Roblox's status page, all versions of the game have been down since Oct 28 starting at 7 pm EST  —  Roblox, one of the most popular games in the world, has been down for over … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2ZDMPOh via IFTTT

Patrick McGee / Financial Times : Estimate: Apple's iOS App Tracking Transparency policy has cost Snap, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube almost $10B in combined ad revenues so far   —  Forcing apps to ask for permission to track users for advertising purposes leads to big hit for social media platforms from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2Y2FeYB via IFTTT

Patrick McGee / Financial Times : Estimate: Apple's iOS App Tracking Transparency policy cost Snap, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube almost $10B in combined lost ad revenues so far   —  Forcing apps to ask for permission to track users for advertising purposes leads to big hit for social media platforms source http://www.techmeme.com/211031/p5#a211031p5

Politico : Industry and government officials say Gaia-X, a project to reduce EU's cloud dependency on US tech giants, is hamstrung by infighting and bloated bureaucracy   —  The initiative, meant to boost Europe's cloud services, is failing to fix the problems it was intended to solve. source http://www.techmeme.com/211031/p4#a211031p4

Politico : Industry and government officials say Gaia-X, a project to reduce EU's cloud dependency on US tech giants, is hamstrung by infighting and bloated bureaucracy   —  The initiative, meant to boost Europe's cloud services, is failing to fix the problems it was intended to solve. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3w15Nde via IFTTT

Wall Street Journal : Experts say sourcing chips has turned almost into a lottery amid the global chip shortage, as wait times have ballooned to 22 weeks as of October   —  Nearly a year into the crisis, some customers are finding it is taking months more than expected to get needed parts source http://www.techmeme.com/211031/p3#a211031p3

Wall Street Journal : Experts say sourcing chips has turned almost into a lottery amid the global chip shortage, as wait times have ballooned to 22 weeks as of October   —  Nearly a year into the crisis, some customers are finding it is taking months more than expected to get needed parts from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3btEr60 via IFTTT

Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times : Apple's $19 Polishing Cloth has become its most back-ordered new product with shipments delayed until January; source: the company isn't surprised by the demand   —  It's a $19 cloth.  —  OAKLAND, Calif — Apple this month unveiled an array of new gadgets: more powerful MacBook laptop computers … source http://www.techmeme.com/211031/p2#a211031p2

Eudora Wang / DealStreetAsia : Beijing-based Huice, a SaaS provider that helps e-commerce businesses manage orders and more, raises a $312M Series D led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2   —  Huice, which develops software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions to enable smart retail, has raised $312 million in a Series D round led by SoftBank Group Corp's Vision Fund 2. source http://www.techmeme.com/211031/p1#a211031p1

Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times : Apple's $19 Polishing Cloth has become its most back-ordered new product with shipments delayed until January; source: the company isn't surprised by the demand   —  It's a $19 cloth.  —  OAKLAND, Calif — Apple this month unveiled an array of new gadgets: more powerful MacBook laptop computers … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3w0pUZ6 via IFTTT

Eudora Wang / DealStreetAsia : Beijing-based Huice, a SaaS provider that helps e-commerce businesses manage orders and more, raises a $312M Series D led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2   —  Huice, which develops software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions to enable smart retail, has raised $312 million in a Series D round led by SoftBank Group Corp's Vision Fund 2. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3CxTsj8 via IFTTT

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat : BackBox, which provides companies with network automation, security, and management software, raises $32M Series A led by Elsewhere Partners   —  BackBox, a network automation, security, and management service provider, today announced that it raised $32 million in a series A round led by venture firm Elsewhere Partners. source http://www.techmeme.com/211030/p11#a211030p11

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat : BackBox, which provides companies with network automation, security, and management software, raises $32M Series A led by Elsewhere Partners   —  BackBox, a network automation, security, and management service provider, today announced that it raised $32 million in a series A round led by venture firm Elsewhere Partners. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3mvC6hk via IFTTT

Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC : In 2018, Oculus' Jason Rubin sent a paper to Facebook execs laying the foundation for Meta's ambitions and detailing the need to own the VR market   —  - In 2018, an Oculus executive named Jason Rubin wrote a 50-page document headlined “The Metaverse” that he sent to a Facebook board member and some top execs. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3BxekFQ via IFTTT

Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC : In 2018, Oculus' Jason Rubin sent a paper to Facebook execs laying the foundation for Meta's ambitions and detailing the need to own the VR market   —  - In 2018, an Oculus executive named Jason Rubin wrote a 50-page document headlined “The Metaverse” that he sent to a Facebook board member and some top execs. source http://www.techmeme.com/211030/p10#a211030p10

Amy Feldman / Forbes : Profile of barbershop booking app Squire, which is on track to triple its revenue to $12M in 2021 after raising $60M at a $750M valuation in July   —  Songe LaRon and Dave Salvant left their desks behind to create booking software for the nation's 109,000 barbershops. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3brq1U8 via IFTTT

Amy Feldman / Forbes : Profile of barbershop booking app Squire, which is on track to triple its revenue to $12M in 2021 after raising $60M at a $750M valuation in July   —  Songe LaRon and Dave Salvant left their desks behind to create booking software for the nation's 109,000 barbershops. source http://www.techmeme.com/211030/p9#a211030p9