Monthly Archives: August 2022

In a first, James Webb Space Telescope reveals distant gassy atmosphere is filled with carbon dioxide

An illustration of what exoplanet WASP-39 b could look like. NASA, ESA, CSA, and J. Olmsted (STScI) NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues its sizzling summer of scientific discovery, finding the first clear evidence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of an exoplanet. The findings have been accepted for publication in the journal Nature….

Twilio says breach also compromised Authy two-factor app users

U.S. messaging giant Twilio has confirmed hackers also compromised the accounts of some Authy users as part of a wider breach of Twilio’s systems. Authy is Twilio’s two-factor authentication (2FA) app it acquired in 2015. Twilio’s breach earlier this month, which saw malicious actors accessing the data of over 100 Twilio customers after successfully phishing…

OnlyFans’s Ami Gan and Keily Blair join us at Disrupt for an SFW fireside chat

It’s been a tumultuous year for OnlyFans, the popular subscription-based social media platform best known for hosting explicit content and offering an online safe haven to the sex workers who create it. In August 2021, the company launched OFTV, a streaming platform featuring safe-for-work content, a move widely seen as an attempt to attract investors…

Checking in on China’s venture scene as Q3 rolls along

China’s economy is going through it. From near-zero growth in the second quarter and abandoned economic targets to continued COVID-19 lockdowns, a power crunch, a housing crisis, concerns about the strength of its domestic currency, water shortages, high youth unemployment, and more, it’s a tough mix for the world’s second-largest economy – even without mentioning…

More PyPl packages hacked following phishing attack

Scammers have tricked PyPI Python package maintainers into giving away their login credentials, then used the passwords to log in and taint the packages with malware, experts have claimed. The news was confirmed by Django project board member Adam Johnson, after being attacked himself, with “hundreds” of packages being affected. According to the report, an…

Influencer marketing stats: How creators have impacted businesses in 2021

Nearly 68% of US marketers from companies with 100 or more employees will use influencer marketing in 2021. And influencer and other paid content will represent 20% of US agency and marketing professionals’ digital ad budgets in 2021. Do you work in the Marketing, Media & Advertising industry? Get business insights on the latest tech…