The U.S. government has launched a national security review of TikTok owner ByteDance’s $1 billion acquisition of U.S. social media app Musical.ly, Reuters reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. From the report: While the $1 billion acquisition was completed two years ago, U.S. lawmakers have been calling in recent weeks for a…

Stock crashes by 25%+ on weaker sales outlook The share price for Arista Networks has crashed after the network switch maker warned of a sudden softening to its turnover due to a “cloud titan” customer cutting back on its spending plans.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

The March 5 DDoS attack interrupted communications between generating facilities and the electrical grid in three western states. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Everyone on Deadspin’s staff — nearly 20 writers and editors — resigned this week after the site’s interim editor-in-chief, Barry Petchesky, was fired for refusing to “stick to sports.” Axios reports: In the last month alone, two prominent American sports publications have been gutted and look destined to become shells of their former selves. A…

Peacock might have a free, ad-supported version when it launches, according to NBC. …read more Source:: CNet

Trial ditched because parentals weren’t happy – report As if China weren’t scary enough already (at least according to US prez Donald Trump), schoolkids in the country have been fitted with head-mounted gizmos to track their attention spans.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

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