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Jenny<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/teslatakedown" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>teslatakedown</span></a></span> </p><p>4/</p><p>In addition, please see this important thread from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/teslatakedown.com" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>teslatakedown.com</span></a></span> about staying safe during protests:<br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/teslatakedown.com/post/3lleoq7sze22u" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/teslatakedown</span><span class="invisible">.com/post/3lleoq7sze22u</span></a></p><p>Finally, this <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TechCrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechCrunch</span></a> article has good advice:</p><p>“…protesters [are advised] to put their wellbeing first. Leave if you feel unsafe, adhere to your local protest regulations, don’t trespass, follow police orders, and have a lawyer’s number in your back pocket just in case, she said.”<br><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/28/tesla-takedown-protesters-are-planning-a-global-day-of-action-on-march-29-and-things-might-get-ugly/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/03/28/tesl</span><span class="invisible">a-takedown-protesters-are-planning-a-global-day-of-action-on-march-29-and-things-might-get-ugly/</span></a></p>
Cybersecurity & cyberwarfare<p><strong><b><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/28/again-and-again-nso-groups-customers-keep-getting-their-spyware-operations-caught/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NSO Group e i suoi clienti stanno perdendo la loro battaglia per restare nell'ombra e i suoi clienti continuano a farsi beccare con le mani nella marmellata</a></b></strong></p><p>Giovedì, Amnesty International ha pubblicato un nuovo rapporto che descrive in dettaglio i tentativi di hackeraggio contro due giornalisti serbi, presumibilmente effettuati con lo spyware <a href="https://poliverso.org/search?tag=Pegasus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pegasus</span></a> di <a href="https://poliverso.org/search?tag=NSO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSO</span></a> Group.</p><p>"Amnesty International ha trascorso anni a monitorare lo spyware Pegasus di NSO Group e il modo in cui è stato utilizzato per colpire attivisti e giornalisti", ha riferito a <a href="https://poliverso.org/search?tag=TechCrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechCrunch</span></a> Donncha Ó Cearbhaill, responsabile del Security Lab di Amnesty. "Questa ricerca tecnica ha permesso ad Amnesty di identificare siti Web dannosi utilizzati per distribuire lo spyware Pegasus, incluso lo specifico dominio Pegasus utilizzato in questa campagna".</p><p>L'articolo di <span class="h-card"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/users/lorenzofb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lorenzofb</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/28/again-and-again-nso-groups-customers-keep-getting-their-spyware-operations-caught/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">techcrunch.com/2025/03/28/agai…</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://feddit.it/c/informatica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>informatica</span></a></span><br>RE: <a href="https://infosec.exchange/users/lorenzofb/statuses/114240992607668817" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">infosec.exchange/users/lorenzo…</a></p>
gtbarry<p>Yahoo is selling TechCrunch</p><p>TechCrunch has a new owner, again. Yahoo has sold the tech news site to the private equity firm Regent for an undisclosed sum</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechCrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechCrunch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Regent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/633950/yahoo-selling-techcrunch-regent-acquisition" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/news/633950/yahoo</span><span class="invisible">-selling-techcrunch-regent-acquisition</span></a></p>
Andrii Kuznietsov<p><a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Yahoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yahoo</span></a> продала культовий сайт <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/TechCrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechCrunch</span></a>, що пише про технології. Сайт із двадцятирічною історією переходить у власність до інвестиційної медіакомпанії <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Regent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regent</span></a>. </p><p>Як заявили у TechCrunch, 21 березня Yahoo офіційно повідомила про продаж видання через те, що журналістика не є основною сферою діяльності компанії.</p>
Kevin Russell<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@mike_k" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mike_k</span></a></span> </p><p>This might be censorship. Tech Crunch has been outspoken about rights and digital rights. </p><p>Yahoo won't be attacked for killing Tech Crunch, the new owner will. </p><p>My guess from circumstantial evidence.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/techcrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techcrunch</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PresidentNero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentNero</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coup</span></a></p>
Alec Muffett<p>Yahoo sells TechCrunch to investment firm Regent | …maybe this is good maybe not?<br><a href="https://alecmuffett.com/article/112909" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">alecmuffett.com/article/112909</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechCrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechCrunch</span></a></p>
eicker.news ᳇ tech news<p>»<a href="https://eicker.news/tags/Regent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regent</span></a> is <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/acquiring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acquiring</span></a> an <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/iconicbrand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iconicbrand</span></a>: <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/TechCrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechCrunch</span></a> isn’t just a <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/technews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technews</span></a> site; it’s the most <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/influentialvoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influentialvoice</span></a> chronicling innovation in <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a> and beyond.« <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/21/techcrunch-has-personal-news/?eicker.news" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/03/21/tech</span><span class="invisible">crunch-has-personal-news/?eicker.news</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a></p>
PUPUWEB Blog<p>Yahoo has struck a deal to sell TechCrunch to media investment firm Regent, which also acquired PCWorld publisher Foundry earlier this week. 📰💼 What’s next for these iconic tech outlets? 🤔 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechCrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechCrunch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Yahoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yahoo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MediaDeals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MediaDeals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Regent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Foundry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Foundry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BusinessNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BusinessNews</span></a></p>
Paul Giulan<p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/Yahoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yahoo</span></a> sells <a href="https://federate.social/tags/TechCrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechCrunch</span></a> to Regent, a <a href="https://federate.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/investment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investment</span></a> firm pulling together a portfolio of <a href="https://federate.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> sites </p><p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/21/yahoo-techcrunch-regent" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/2025/03/21/yahoo-tec</span><span class="invisible">hcrunch-regent</span></a></p><p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a></p>
MacGeneration<p>TechCrunch rejoint MacWorld et PCWorld dans un fond d’investissements <a href="http://dlvr.it/TJgbtY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dlvr.it/TJgbtY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://social.macg.co/tags/TechCrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechCrunch</span></a> <a href="https://social.macg.co/tags/MacWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacWorld</span></a></p>
Flipboard Tech Desk<p>Yahoo has sold the TechCrunch to investment company Regent for an undisclosed amount. Read more at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Variety" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Variety</span></a></span>. <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/TechCrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechCrunch</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Regent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regent</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Yahoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yahoo</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://flip.it/t7iO9Q" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/t7iO9Q</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Variety<p>Yahoo Sells TechCrunch to Investment Firm Regent<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Variety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Variety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechCrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechCrunch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Yahoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yahoo</span></a></p><p><a href="https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/yahoo-sells-techcrunch-regent-1236344888/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">variety.com/2025/digital/news/</span><span class="invisible">yahoo-sells-techcrunch-regent-1236344888/</span></a></p>
Curated Hacker News<p>EU sends Apple first DMA interoperability instructions for apps and devices</p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/eu-sends-apple-first-dma-interoperability-instructions-for-apps-and-connected-devices/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/eu-s</span><span class="invisible">ends-apple-first-dma-interoperability-instructions-for-apps-and-connected-devices/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techcrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techcrunch</span></a></p>
Peter Link 🍉🇨🇺🇵🇸<p><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Substack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Substack</span></a> rival <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Ghost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ghost</span></a> is now connected to the <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a></p><p>from <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/TechCrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechCrunch</span></a> </p><p>Sarah Perez<br>11:25 AM PDT · March 19, 2025</p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/substack-rival-ghost-is-now-connected-to-the-fediverse/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/subs</span><span class="invisible">tack-rival-ghost-is-now-connected-to-the-fediverse/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/SocialWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialWeb</span></a></p>
Quantum Splash<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> is weighing a proposal that gives users consent over how their <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> is used for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> | <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechCrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechCrunch</span></a> <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/10/bluesky-is-weighing-a-proposal-that-gives-users-consent-over-how-their-data-is-used-for-ai/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/03/10/blue</span><span class="invisible">sky-is-weighing-a-proposal-that-gives-users-consent-over-how-their-data-is-used-for-ai/</span></a></p>
Infinity Counter 🟦<p>&gt;&gt;The FBI has requested that Citibank place 30-day administrative freezes on accounts held by nonprofits that were recipients of the green bank funding. It also asked the bank to freeze other nonprofit and state government agency accounts, including Habitat for Humanity, United Way, the Colorado Clean Energy Fund, and New York State’s Department of Taxation and Finance.&lt;&lt;</p><p><a href="https://lor.sh/tags/TechCrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechCrunch</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/HabitatForHumanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HabitatForHumanity</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/CitiBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CitiBank</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/TreasuryDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TreasuryDepartment</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a><br><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/12/fbi-epa-and-treasury-told-citibank-to-freeze-funds-as-trump-administration-tries-to-claw-back-climate-money/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/03/12/fbi-</span><span class="invisible">epa-and-treasury-told-citibank-to-freeze-funds-as-trump-administration-tries-to-claw-back-climate-money/</span></a></p>
MindTGap<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> President <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MeredithWhittaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MeredithWhittaker</span></a> calls out <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/agentic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agentic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> as having ‘profound’ <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> issues<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TechCrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechCrunch</span></a><br><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/07/signal-president-meredith-whittaker-calls-out-agentic-ai-as-having-profound-security-and-privacy-issues/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/03/07/sign</span><span class="invisible">al-president-meredith-whittaker-calls-out-agentic-ai-as-having-profound-security-and-privacy-issues/</span></a></p>
Dissent Doe :cupofcoffee:<p>Thanks to everyone in the fediverse who has favorited, boosted, and reached out to me supportively over the injunction and takedown order that I wouldn't comply with (overview: <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@PogoWasRight/114110520940142405" translate="no" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.exchange/@PogoWasRight</span><span class="invisible">/114110520940142405</span></a>) </p><p>Special thanks to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@zackwhittaker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>zackwhittaker</span></a></span> for reporting about it all on <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TechCrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechCrunch</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/06/hacked-health-firm-hcrg-demanded-journalist-take-down-data-breach-reporting-citing-uk-court-order/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/03/06/hack</span><span class="invisible">ed-health-firm-hcrg-demanded-journalist-take-down-data-breach-reporting-citing-uk-court-order/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/databreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>databreach</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/HCRG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HCRG</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ransomware</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/incident_response" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>incident_response</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/injunction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>injunction</span></a></p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>Since 2022 the companies that profit from the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> have been shedding technical staff in the belief of the power of <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> to replace their <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/workforce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workforce</span></a>. What are they replacing or redirecting this capacity with?</p><p>“Mozilla is eliminating its advocacy division, which fought for a free and open web: The <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/MozillaFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MozillaFoundation</span></a> laid off 30 percent of its workforce and completely eliminated its advocacy and global programs divisions, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/TechCrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechCrunch</span></a> reports.</p><p>While Mozilla is best known for its Firefox web browser, the Mozilla Foundation — the parent of the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/MozillaCorporation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MozillaCorporation</span></a> — describes itself as standing up “for the health of the internet.” With its advocacy and global programs divisions gone, its impact may be lessened going forward.</p><p>“Fighting for a free and open internet will always be core to our mission, and advocacy continues to be a critical tool in that work. We’re revisiting how we pursue that work, not stopping it,” <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/BrandonBorrman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrandonBorrman</span></a>, the Mozilla Foundation’s communications chief, said in an email to The Verge. Borrman declined to confirm exactly how many people were laid off, but said it was about “30% of the current team.”</p><p>This is Mozilla’s second round of layoffs this year. In February, the Mozilla Corporation laid off around 60 workers said it would be making a “strategic correction” that would involve involve cutting back its work on a Mastodon instance. Mozilla shut down its virtual 3D platform and refocused its efforts on <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>. The Mozilla Foundation had around 120 employees before this more recent round of layoffs, according to TechCrunch.</p><p>…</p><p>“Navigating this topsy-turvy, distracting time requires laser focus — and sometimes saying goodbye to the excellent work that has gotten us this far because it won’t get us to the next peak,” wrote Syed, who previously worked as the chief executive of The Markup, an investigative news site. “Lofty goals demand hard choices.”</p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/WhiteCollar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteCollar</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/CorporateGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateGreed</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/5/24289124/mozilla-foundation-layoffs-advocacy-global-programs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/2024/11/5/2428912</span><span class="invisible">4/mozilla-foundation-layoffs-advocacy-global-programs</span></a>&gt;</p>
MrWtr0102<p>“The People in Elon Musk’s <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> Universe”</p><p>From <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/TechCrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechCrunch</span></a>, February 18, 2025: <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/18/the-people-in-elon-musk-doge-universe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/02/18/the-</span><span class="invisible">people-in-elon-musk-doge-universe</span></a></p><p>🧵 to follow 👇</p>
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