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    Feds shut down a China-backed botnet targeting home office routers.

    The FBI disrupted the botnet last December, which hijacked “hundreds” of small office and home office routers in the US. Officials linked the attack to Volt Typhoon, a hacking group with ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

    The hackers primarily targeted Cisco and NetGear routers that no longer receive security updates. Even though officials deleted the malware from affected routers, the FBI is still advising users to remove or replace any small office routers that have reached end of life, as they’re still vulnerable to other attacks.

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    Another perspective on the Apple Vision Pro.

    Our friend Marques Brownlee posted an Apple Vision Pro unboxing yesterday, but now he’s back with an overview of what exactly the headset can do.

    He gets into how to set up the (somewhat unsettling) personas for use in apps like FaceTime, which involves scanning your face and then adjusting lighting, skin tone, and brightness. You can even choose to add a pair of digital glasses. Brownlee doesn’t show what a persona might look like with eyewear, but judging by how the avatars are looking so far, I bet it would be pretty silly.

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    Twitter alternative Post just got some major upgrades.

    Post launched in 2022 as a way to read ad-free news articles and paywalled content with a points-based system. But now, it’s rolling out a number of improvements, including native comments you can leave on feeds, repost, and tag people in.

    There’s also an update to make navigating between posts and comment threads smoother, along with a new real-time notification system that will keep you “up to date with accurate comment counts, activity stream updates, and much more.” Post is also working on building achievements, status badges, and rewards for users.

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    Jack Dorsey’s Block is also cutting jobs.

    The company, which owns financial services like Cash App and Square, is laying off close to 1,000 employees, according to a report from Business Insider. Here’s what Dorsey told employees in a memo seen by BI:

    Why is so much happening in one single day?... We decided it would be better to do at once rather than arbitrarily space them out, which didn’t seem fair to the individuals or to the company When we know we need to take an action, we want to take it immediately, rather than let things linger on forever.

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    PayPal is laying off 9 percent of its employees.

    CEO Alex Chriss told employees that PayPal is cutting existing jobs and open roles as part of an effort to “right-size” the company, according to a report from Bloomberg. The layoffs will reportedly impact around 2,500 workers.

    PayPal is far from the only company in the tech industry to get hit with layoffs this year. Microsoft, Google, eBay, and many others have also been affected.

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    Pokimane’s time on Twitch has come to an end.

    In a post on X, Pokimane announced that she’s leaving Twitch — but didn’t specify where or if she will continue streaming elsewhere. Pokimane has become one of the most popular streamers on Twitch with over 9 million followers.

    Twitch replied to her post, saying “What an incredible journey it’s been. We’re so proud of everything you’ve accomplished and what’s ahead in the future.”

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    Lego’s new Star Wars sets are cute... but they’re a little pricey.

    The new sets celebrate the 25th anniversary of Lego Star Wars and most notably include a 9.5-inch-long Millennium Falcon and a 12.5-inch-long Tantive IV. Despite bringing the sets down in size, the Millennium Falcon still costs $84.99, while the Tantive IV is priced at $79.99.

    There’s also a new R2D2, Invisible Hand, and Tantive IV diorama set. They’re available for preorder on Lego’s website and will start shipping on March 1st.

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    German police gained control of over $2 billion in Bitcoin associated with a piracy website.

    The authorities say they’ve seized nearly 50,000 Bitcoins from an operator of Movie2K, a major piracy website that was shut down in 2013. That’s on top of the $29.7 million in Bitcoin the FBI helped German police seize from the operators in 2020.