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Internal report: DoD halts deployment on classified networks of its $2B+ cybersecurity system for detecting intrusions and stopping attacks, citing poor results (Anthony Capaccio/Bloomberg)

Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:Internal report: DoD halts deployment on classified networks of its $2B+ cybersecurity system for detecting intrusions and stopping attacks, citing poor results — – Deployment to classified systems halted, test office reveals — It couldn’t stop a ‘realistic attack,’ testing chief reports

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E-commerce optimization startup Tradeswell raises $15.5M Series A led by SignalFire (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:E-commerce optimization startup Tradeswell raises $15.5M Series A led by SignalFire — After launching in October, Tradeswell is announcing today that it has raised $15.5 million in Series A funding. — Co-founder and CEO Paul Palmieri previously led digital ad company Millennial Media …

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Affirm begins trading at $90.90, up over 80% after pricing shares at $49; the company raised $1.2B after pricing shares above its $41-$44 range (Jessica Bursztynsky/CNBC)

Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC:Affirm begins trading at $90.90, up over 80% after pricing shares at $49; the company raised $1.2B after pricing shares above its $41-$44 range — – Shares of Affirm, an online payments company, began trading on the Nasdaq. — Affirm priced its shares at $49 apiece …

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Israeli startup Vdoo, which helps detect and fix vulnerabilities in IoT devices, extends its Series B by $25M to $57M (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:Israeli startup Vdoo, which helps detect and fix vulnerabilities in IoT devices, extends its Series B by $25M to $57M — It’s estimated that there were some 50 billion connected devices globally in 2020, and while that really says a lot about how far we’ve come in tech …

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LeMond Launches Ultralight Prolog E-Bike – Just 26 Lbs.!

2020 was a banner year for e-bikes, and 2021 is shaping up to be even better with launch after launch of desirable, electrified two-wheelers. Today, we’ll be looking at the latest e-bike entry from storied bike-builder LeMond. It’s called the Prolog, and it’s an ultralight, pedal-assist e-bike with some slick tech, a reasonably accessible price…
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Airbnb says it is canceling and blocking reservations made for the week of Biden’s inauguration in the Washington, DC metro area (Jessica Bursztynsky/CNBC)

Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC:Airbnb says it is canceling and blocking reservations made for the week of Biden’s inauguration in the Washington, DC metro area — – Airbnb is canceling and blocking future reservations in the Washington, D.C., metro area during the week of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, the company said Wednesday.

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Polish parcel locker company InPost, widely used by sellers on Allegro, says it is planning an Amsterdam IPO as early as February (Reuters)

Reuters:Polish parcel locker company InPost, widely used by sellers on Allegro, says it is planning an Amsterdam IPO as early as February — * Advent-backed firm could be valued at 7-8 bln euros — * Wants to expand in France, Italy and Spain — * Says first listing possible in February (Adds InPost CEO comments)

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The Capitol Riot and Climate Disinformation

They’re more closely related than you might think

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Ring says it is adding opt-in end-to-end encryption for eight cameras in technical preview for US users (Jacob Kastrenakes/The Verge)

Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:Ring says it is adding opt-in end-to-end encryption for eight cameras in technical preview for US users — Starting today in a ‘technical preview’ — Ring is starting to add support for end-to-end encryption to its cameras. The feature will keep video streams encrypted from the camera …

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