Robert Hackett
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1Password acquires Dutch startup to hone secret-keeping
Toronto-based AgileBits is adding a new 'secrets automation' product to its popular password manager 1Password, a feature that caters to businesses and software developers. → Read More
Biden assembles 'cyber dream team' at long last
The Biden administration has nominated the U.S.'s first National Cybersecurity Director, plus Homeland Security Department leaders, to help the country bounce back from the SolarWinds hacking campaign. → Read More
Excitement over the ‘Coinbase effect’ is spilling over ahead of its stock market debut
A new crypto token listing on Coinbase generates a reliable bump, known as "the Coinbase Effect." Coinbase's stock listing is doing the same for all things crypto. → Read More
This Aussie design startup's valuation just ballooned to $15 billion
Australian design startup Canva raised a new round of venture capital funding that boosts its private valuation to $15 billion from $6 billion in June 2020. → Read More
Google's historic win over Oracle hardly settles the matter
In its Google v Oracle decision, the U.S. Supreme Court sidestepped the question of whether APIs are protected under copyright law. → Read More
Insurance startup doubles valuation to $4 billion in 6 months
Next Insurance CEO Guy Goldstein says he will parlay a portion of its latest funding round on marketing with a big aim—to become "the Geico of small business." → Read More
Biden is falling behind in cybersecurity
The U.S. is moving too slowly in its response to major hacks. → Read More
Articles by Robert Hackett
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Investors pour $9 million into SuperRare crypto art market
Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are “obviously hyped like crazy right now,” says the lead investor in crypto art market SuperRare. → Read More
That settles it: Visa is making life way easier for crypto businesses
Fortune spoke to Visa’s crypto leader Cuy Sheffield about the payments giant’s cryptocurrency ambitions after the company said it settled a transaction on the Ethereum blockchain for the first time. → Read More
NFT: Crypto startup selling tweets wants to build the next Discord
Step one: Sell collectible versions of tweets for millions of dollars. Step two: Upend social media. → Read More
Google: How the search giant became a 'click cannibal'
When Google search results dominate, who needs other websites? → Read More
NFT crypto: Marketplace OpenSea raises $23 million to be the ‘Amazon of NFTs’
Blockchain-based superstore OpenSea sells so-called non-fungible tokens of NFTs, the Ethereum cryptocurrency-linked digital art and collectibles that are now all the rage. → Read More
How to secure your online accounts the wrong—and right—way
Two-factor authentication is an essential security measure, but choose apps or hardware security keys over text message codes. → Read More
Cyber firm Recorded Future buys ‘dark web’ infiltrator for $52 million
Cyber threat intelligence firm Recorded Future is acquiring a startup known for keeping tabs on the criminal underground. → Read More
Stripe loses ex-Goldman Sachs exec Colin Kennedy to corporate card startup
Fintech hotshot Ramp just hired Colin Kennedy, formerly global head of partnerships at the U.S.’s most valuable startup. → Read More
The hypocrisy of a SolarWinds hack-back by Biden
The Biden administration considers how to respond to the wide-ranging, Russia-linked SolarWinds hack and China-linked Microsoft Exchange breaches. → Read More
Uber visionary’s crypto app raises $26 million after fintech pivot
Eco is luring people into the crypto fold with high yield savings and cash-back rewards. → Read More
Okta is buying security startup Auth0 for $6.5 billion in all-stock deal
Identity management software provider Okta is shelling out $6.5 billion in stock for upstart authentication rival Auth0. → Read More
Articles by Robert Hackett
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