Fallout continues on this week's big Twitter hacker, podcaster Harry Stebbings launches a small VC fund and robots help sort mail. Here is your daily crisis of July 17, 2020.
The Big Story: More Details Are Emerging in Twitter HackingAs we recaped in yesterday's newsletter, a number of high profile Twitter accounts were hacked earlier this week as part of what appeared to be a cryptocurrency scam. So how bad was it?
"We have no evidence that the attackers have accessed the passwords," the company said. "Currently, we do not believe that resetting your password is necessary."
However, Twitter did not comment on whether hackers could access users' direct messages. Senator Ron Wyden criticized the company for not encrypting MDs from start to finish: "Although it is still unclear whether the hackers behind yesterday's incident had access to direct messages from Twitter, it is a vulnerability that has lasted too long and is not present on other competing platforms. "
The tech giantsApple is opening another megastore in China amid criticism from William Barr - Apple has opened a new store in Beijing's upscale Sanlitun shopping district, doubling the size of the previous store there.
Federal Court rules WhatsApp and Facebook sued NSO Group against malware - Last October, WhatsApp and its parent company Facebook filed a complaint alleging that NSO Group exploited an audio call vulnerability in the messaging app to send malware to around 1,400 mobile devices.
Startups, financing and venture capitalGive us your round and we'll send you double - The latest episode of Equity discusses rounds of funding for Macro, The Browser Company and LiteBoxer.
From Twenty Minute VC to 20VC, Harry Stebbings launches micro VC at the back of his popular podcast - Stebbings' new $ 8 million fund plans to invest in American startups at various stages alongside co-investors from "level 1".
Marketing, public relations and branding, oh my God! TipsClear Early Stage ends July 21-22 - At next week's virtual event, we will hear from some of the world's greatest minds in the areas of marketing and branding.
Extra Crunch tips and analysisExtension rounds help some startups play the offense during COVID-19 - A recent wave of extension rounds for hot startups like Stripe and Robinhood suggests that this type of investment has suddenly become cool.
Former Spotify Marketing Director who became VC Sophia Bendz on his love of investing at an early stage - Bendz recently joined Berlin's Cherry Ventures to focus on startups in the Nordic region.
Assessing the potential of a gig economy in education - Entrepreneur and investor Rish Joshi is exploring platforms that could help teachers deliver more personalized learning.
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Everything elseSpaceX and NASA target August 1 for Crew Dragon's return trip with astronauts on board - SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule has been docked with the International Space Station since its first crew launch in May. Now he is about to return.
FedEx uses robotic arms to sort packages at Memphis facility - In March, FedEx installed a quartet of robotic weapons from Yaskawa America and Plus One, to help sort out the massive number of packages in transit by its Memphis facilities.
Play the prologue to " Linda & Joan, " a video game about the worst year in its creator's life - The full game isn't scheduled until 2022, but you can get a taste of what a bereavement video game.
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