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 (4y ago)

Startup Aims To Help Software Companies Shift To Usage-Based Pricing Models
The startup Metronome “claims to have developed a billing and data infrastructure platform that is capable of ‘reliably’ processing data at scale so that usage-based companies can iterate on business models without code changes,” reports TechCrunch. “It does this by providing businesses with real-time APIs for their customer … ⌘ Read more

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Cloud Computing and Virtualization Company Citrix To Be Acquired for $16.5B
Citrix, a cloud computing and virtualization company used by companies including Microsoft, Google, and SAP, has revealed plans to be acquired by affiliates of global investment firm Vista Equity Partners, and an affiliate of Elliott Investment Management called Evergreen Coast Capital Corporation. From a report: The all-cash deal i … ⌘ Read more

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The Feds Are Investigating a YouTuber Accused of Crashing a Plane For Views
A YouTuber and former Olympic snowboarder has been accused of crashing his plane on purpose for clicks, and the FAA has opened an investigation to get to the bottom of the growing mess. The Drive reports: Trevor Jacob has been the subject of online criticism after posting a YouTube video where he parachuted from a Taylorcraf … ⌘ Read more

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Netflix Raises Monthly Subscription Prices in US, Canada
Netflix has raised its monthly subscription price by $1 to $2 per month in the United States depending on the plan, the company said on Friday, to help pay for new programming to compete in the crowded streaming TV market. From a report: The standard plan, which allows for two simultaneous streams, now costs $15.49 per month, up from $13.99, in the Unite … ⌘ Read more

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Jerome Powell Says the Fed is Prepared To Raise Rates To Tame Inflation
Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, told lawmakers on Tuesday that a rapidly healing economy no longer needed as much help from the central bank and that keeping inflation in check – including by raising interest rates – would be critical for enabling a stable expansion that benefits workers. From a report: Mr. Powell, … ⌘ Read more

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prologic
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 (4y ago)
↳ In-reply-to » Sorry if anyone saw my last Yarn here... I deleted it, I was wrong. Looks like everything is encrypted attachments phew but my other concerns above still stand.

@tamer@twtxt.net We’re not trying to compete with anything… If you’ve read About Yarn.social – In a nutshell I want to create an open, transparent social platform that respect’s folks privacy and freedoms. It must also be easy to use and down-to-earth where human interactions actually matter. None of this rubbish of manipulating what you see, driving up engagement numbers to serve your advertisers and all that garbage

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prologic
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 (4y ago)

Autocrypt - Wikipedia

Just reading in-depth and trying to understand the security model of Delta.Chat a bit more… There’s a few things that really concern me about how Delta.Chat which relies on Autocrypt work:

  • There is no Perfect Forward Secrecy
  • No verification of keys
    • Is therefore susceptible to Man-in-the-Middle attacks
  • Metadata is a BIG problem with Delta.Chat:
    • The To and From and Date are trackable by your Mail provider (amongst many other headers)

Hmmm 🤔 cc @deebs@twtxt.net

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