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Recent data handling issues with Twitter and TikTok highlight why enterprises need to be wary of data privacy with third-party apps. https://bit.ly/3B2Kzju

California-based StepFunction, which helps enterprises improve customer retention rate, has raised $5 million. https://bit.ly/3RqUVig

MDR and XDR serve different needs. Here are the details to help you determine which is suitable for your security environment. https://bit.ly/3KAP1cr

Chinese game publisher and internet firm NetEase has agreed to acquire Quantic Dream, the maker of Detroit: Become Human, https://bit.ly/3CELpUK

A new study from Komprise shows unstructured data growth drives demand for cloud storage, analytics and self-service. https://bit.ly/3R3Ku4B

IT modernization is a pressing imperative for enterprises looking to effectively learn, grow and thrive in the metaverse. https://bit.ly/3pV1oX1

Self-supervised learning in healthcare and medicine is growing, thanks to the vast amount of unstructured data available in that industry. https://bit.ly/3Kv2BOc

Google announces the launch of a new vulnerability reward program to help secure the open-source supply chain. https://bit.ly/3wGwfu9

PlayStation has acquired another game studio: Savage Games, which is working on one of the company's upcoming mobile games. https://bit.ly/3AX37l2

The LastPass breach exposed the provider's source code, but what are the implications for CISOs and enterprise security? https://bit.ly/3AVz0uc

Zero-standing privilege and just-in-time permissions are gaining traction in cloud security to prevent credential exposure and other risks. https://bit.ly/3wEsDce

Machine Zone cofounder Gabe Leydon is back with Limit Break, a blockchain game company with $200 million in funding. https://bit.ly/3e9xEmU

If you're a beat-'em-up or a TMNT fan, The Cowabunga Collection is going to offer a lot of fun for you and your friends. https://bit.ly/3csVY2p

Companies can go green by identifying redundant, outdated and trivial data. This saves money and storage and fulfills sustainability goals. https://bit.ly/3KGYrDj

Low code will eat software because the trade-off becomes less and less painful as low-code systems become more and more powerful. https://bit.ly/3AQlKqP

Yumon has unveiled what it calls the first player-owned creator fantasy world. https://bit.ly/3AvjpQx

As unstructured data is used in more business decisions and ops, ML-based quality controls help ensure your data is accurate and useful. https://bit.ly/3CAsSc4

Elemental Cognition is partnering with Penn Medicine to apply natural language understanding to therapeutic drug development. https://bit.ly/3ww5aKc

Spin Technology announces it has raised $16 million as part of a Series A funding round to support SaaS app security. https://bit.ly/3p91Z7f

Evo Japan is returning in 2023 at the Tokyo Big Sight. All signs point to a good time for all, assuming Covid-19 doesn't close the borders. https://bit.ly/3BN0D9B

COMMUNITY: A recent VentureBeat article referenced Gartner analyst Whit Andrews saying that more and more companies are entering an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is an aspect of every new project. One such AI application uses facial recognition to analyze expressions based on a person’s faceprint to detect their internal emotions or feelings, motivations and attitudes.   […] https://bit.ly/3JLJxLl

A new report by Sift shows how pervasive crypto scams are, revealing that 43% of those engaged in the crypto market have encountered scams. https://bit.ly/3bLmvaK

A report from Digibee has revealed that, while business leaders understand the need for a digital integration strategy, most do not have one. https://bit.ly/3JFheyb

Preparing your SaaS company to not only survive, but thrive, in the coming recession. The key: Meeting customers where they are. https://bit.ly/3Sx6Cp5

Companies need to collaborate more with developers, maintainers and contributors to jointly create innovative open-source software. https://bit.ly/3dibiza

Web3 is the future and companies want developers versed in it. The right resources and foundational knowledge are key to success. https://bit.ly/3QrfXga

The security of custodial wallets could be significantly improved with secure 2FA, secure key management and secure transaction signing. https://bit.ly/3A3eg3g

There are many misconceptions around 3D. Understanding 3D sensors and unlocking their possibilities will help power the insights of tomorrow. https://bit.ly/3A0K2hd

GamesBeat's Rachel Kaser contemplates her return to the Pokémon franchise, as well as what to play during this quiet release week. https://bit.ly/3vJEfKJ

Today, selling is all about technology. Companies worldwide use solutions such as Salesforce, Apollo.io and Marketo to automate key aspects of their workflows and quickly identify and convert leads. The process works well, but most of these marketing technology (martech) tools operate in siloed environments rather than talking with each other. This can create data […] https://bit.ly/3d96o7k

Retailers are seeking every advantage possible as they recover from the pandemic. That includes new investments in data infrastructure and advanced analytics. https://bit.ly/3QnNJTH

According to new Gartner research, emotion and generative AI are both reaching the peak of the digital advertising hype cycle. https://bit.ly/3SrFA2r

Responsible ML is critical to ensure systems deliver on intent, avoid common pitfalls and mitigate unintended or harmful consequences. https://bit.ly/3oWLwTv

Datadog, a security-focused cloud monitoring platform, has acquired Seekret to add an API observability solution to its offerings. https://bit.ly/3bsYzcl

GraphQL is becoming a go-to query language for companies to interact with data. Understand what GraphQL does and why it’s so popular.  https://bit.ly/3SkD4Lc

Ghost Security is using an unsupervised machine learning approach in an industry where most app security products use supervised ML. https://bit.ly/3Qkw0wp

VMware announces the launch of a new cloud workload protection solution designed to support AWS cloud customers. https://bit.ly/3P0Nm0j

Cyber risk quantification provider Axio announces it has raised $22.5 million to help organizations measure their financial exposure. https://bit.ly/3JsmoNZ

The fine folks over at Akamai have released a threat assessment which shows cyber attacks in the games industry have almost doubled. Yikes! https://bit.ly/3JuOPur

MUSO, a company mobilizing piracy data for antipiracy, today announced it has raised fresh investment from Puma Private Equity. https://bit.ly/3ztlPi7

TruEra has been selected for the Intel Disrupter Initiative, which brings technical partnership and go-to-market support for participants. https://bit.ly/3Qh0Ohz

As part of its latest financial results, Nintendo revealed that Kirby and the Forgotten Land has sold 4 million copies in its first 15 weeks. https://bit.ly/3PYqWhg

Many healthcare providers suffer from a shortage of skilled healthcare data analysts and secure systems, putting patient data at risk and making it difficult to use data to drive decision-making. https://bit.ly/3vD0bqF

It may seem overwhelming to successfully control access and secure apps in today’s digital-first world. But it doesn’t have to be. https://bit.ly/3oN4dsG

Insider risk occurs when sensitive corporate data is moved to untrusted places, such as personal devices, email or cloud destinations. https://bit.ly/3d0jwMa

It's hard to believe that jigsaw puzzles would be a big moneymaker in mobile and PC games. But that's how ZiMad built its foundation. https://bit.ly/3cWICeI

When enterprise teams started using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to more efficiently and collaboratively run these operations, end users coined the term AIops for these tasks. https://bit.ly/3boOOM9

IBM’s latest data breach report provides insights into why there’s a growing disconnect between enterprise spending on cybersecurity and record costs for data breaches.  https://bit.ly/3Bx7wfa

The Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) has selected Quantum Machines to establish its national Quantum Computing Center. https://bit.ly/3BzANGe

Investment in MLOps is both an enterprise must and a hyper-fragmented landscape. A Gartner analyst weighs in on the confusing landscape. https://bit.ly/3Byxhf3