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on March 2, 2021 at 02:10

Katie Roof / Bloomberg: Qomplx, a risk analytics provider helping companies protect against cybersecurity threats and more, merges with Casper CEO's SPAC to go public; deal worth $1.4B  —  - Qomplx deal is backed by serial SPAC dealmaker Bill Foley  — Casper CEO Philip Krim raised $300 million last year for SPAC

on March 2, 2021 at 01:10

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: Square says Square Financial Services, its industrial bank, has started operations after getting FDIC approval last year  —  Known for its innovations in the payments sector, Square is now officially a bank.  —  Nearly one year after receiving conditional approval, Square said Monday afternoon …

on March 2, 2021 at 00:05

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Unc0ver releases a jailbreak that works on iPhones running iOS 11 through iOS 14.3, using a now-fixed flaw that Apple said may have been exploited in the wild  —  An iPhone hacking team has released a new jailbreak tool for almost every iPhone, including the most recent models …

on March 1, 2021 at 22:51

Emily Birnbaum / Protocol: How Apple ramped up its lobbying in AZ, including hiring Gov. Ducey's ex-chief of staff, amid a proposed bill to let app devs use 3rd-party payment systems  —  Arizona State Rep. Regina Cobb hadn't even formally introduced her app store legislation last month when Apple and Google started storming into the state to lobby against it.

on March 1, 2021 at 22:10

Ashley Gold / Axios: Twitter to label tweets with misleading information about COVID vaccines and debut a strike system that can lead to permanent account suspension after 5 strikes  —  Twitter announced Monday that it will label tweets with potentially misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines …