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Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Europol, law enforcement in 19 countries, Microsoft, and others disrupt phishing-as-a-service platform LabHost in a year-long operation and make 37 arrests  —  The LabHost phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform has been disrupted in a year-long global law enforcement… Read More »Europol, law enforcement in 19 countries, Microsoft, and others disrupt phishing-as-a-service platform LabHost in a year-long operation and make 37 arrests (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer)

Chris Welch / The Verge: Nothing unveils the $149 Nothing Ear and $99 Nothing Ear (a), offering improved sound, personalization, and battery life; Nothing plans to integrate ChatGPT  —  Nothing is churning out new earbuds at a faster clip than… Read More »Nothing unveils the $149 Nothing Ear and $99 Nothing Ear (a), offering improved sound, personalization, and battery life; Nothing plans to integrate ChatGPT (Chris Welch/The Verge)

Kathrin Hille / Financial Times: TSMC CEO CC Wei says the company plans to charge customers more for making chips outside of Taiwan, citing a “fragmented globalization environment”  —  World’s largest chipmaker says ‘incremental cost’ of setting up plants abroad… Read More »TSMC CEO CC Wei says the company plans to charge customers more for making chips outside of Taiwan, citing a “fragmented globalization environment” (Kathrin Hille/Financial Times)

Austin Carr / Bloomberg: A look at Apple’s iPhone recycling, including shredding robots, and contractor GEEP, which Apple sued in 2020 for $22.6M in a case that has since been inactive  —  Apple touts its network of shredding robots and… Read More »A look at Apple’s iPhone recycling, including shredding robots, and contractor GEEP, which Apple sued in 2020 for $22.6M in a case that has since been inactive (Austin Carr/Bloomberg)

Wall Street Journal: Investigation: Amazon sells ~$1M per year in goods on eBay, Shopify, Walmart, and Amazon via its “Big River” arm, to get data on pricing, logistics, and more  —  Staff went undercover on Walmart, eBay and other marketplaces… Read More »Investigation: Amazon sells ~$1M per year in goods on eBay, Shopify, Walmart, and Amazon via its “Big River” arm, to get data on pricing, logistics, and more (Wall Street Journal)

Emma Roth / The Verge: Twitch plans to roll out its TikTok-style discovery feed later in April, letting users scroll clips and livestreams, after testing the feature for a year  —  After nearly a year of testing, Twitch’s new TikTok-style… Read More »Twitch plans to roll out its TikTok-style discovery feed later in April, letting users scroll clips and livestreams, after testing the feature for a year (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: An interview with Reddit Chief Product Officer Pali Bhat on the company’s roadmap: faster load times, new moderator and developer tools, and AI translation  —  It’s a big year for Reddit.  After its IPO, the platform… Read More »An interview with Reddit Chief Product Officer Pali Bhat on the company’s roadmap: faster load times, new moderator and developer tools, and AI translation (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch)

Thyagaraju Adinarayan / Bloomberg: French B2B software company Planisware raised €278M in a Paris IPO; its shares jumped up to 33% to ~€21 on its debut, giving Planisware a €1.1B valuation  —  – Stock opens at €21.01 versus €16 per… Read More »French B2B software company Planisware raised €278M in a Paris IPO; its shares jumped up to 33% to ~€21 on its debut, giving Planisware a €1.1B valuation (Thyagaraju Adinarayan/Bloomberg)

Amanda Lee / Wall Street Journal: Apple plans to spend $250M+ on its regional hub in Singapore, including expanding its campus later in 2024, as Tim Cook visits Vietnam and other Asian countries  —  Apple seeks to diversify its supply… Read More »Apple plans to spend $250M+ on its regional hub in Singapore, including expanding its campus later in 2024, as Tim Cook visits Vietnam and other Asian countries (Amanda Lee/Wall Street Journal)

Bloomberg: Huawei releases its Pura 70 series, available for ~$760 to ~$1,380; reviewers show high-end models have a Kirin 9010 chip, an update to the Mate 60 Pro’s 9000s  —  – Huawei building out portfolio with fresh upgrades and design … Read More »Huawei releases its Pura 70 series, available for ~$760 to ~$1,380; reviewers show high-end models have a Kirin 9010 chip, an update to the Mate 60 Pro’s 9000s (Bloomberg)