David Harris 💯

Managing news editor @CRN, covering the world of tech. Fan of good food, journalism, science and the internet. Also my dog. Formerly @bosbizjournal.

[David Harris 💯 @davharris]

"The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is."

~Winston Churchill

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“This is the hardest time I’ve ever had covering a crisis on here. Credible links are now photos. On the ground news outlets struggle to reach audiences without an expensive blue check mark. Xenophobic goons are boosted by the platform’s CEO."
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[Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla]

“.. As I rode the subway home .., I watched as the video clocked 1 million views, then 2 million. Up up up. Disgusting replies flooded in by the thousands .. By the time I got home, I had deleted the app from my phone.”

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[David Harris 💯 @davharris]

Tech companies continued to lay off workers in Q3 https://t.co/IUJCzRAgQa

[David Harris 💯 @davharris]

.@CRN/@KyleAlspach had this story last week https://t.co/8fRDfOsgZ6

[Techmeme @Techmeme]

Filing: Virginia-based cybersecurity startup IronNet, which was founded in 2014 by an ex-NSA director and raised over $400M, has shut down and laid off staff (@zackwhittaker / TechCrunch)

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[Gizmodo @Gizmodo]

Elon Musk Disables Option to Report Misinformation On X/Twitter https://t.co/fNBEEV9ZIH

[David Harris 💯 @davharris]

This is an understatement. COVID shots are hard to come by. https://t.co/J9OhvnRdAe

[David Harris 💯 @davharris]

A little more context around Cisco's blockbuster $28B acquisition of Splunk https://t.co/tgGereEDlH

[Kyle Alspach @KyleAlspach]

Cybersecurity Layoffs In 2023: Companies That Cut Jobs In Q3
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[CRN @CRN]

Broadcom CEO Hock Tan expects the generative AI boom to continue growing through fiscal year 2024, as demand has remained “very strong,” he said during the company’s earnings call.

Tan also expects the $61 billion deal to buy VMware to close Oct. 30.
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[Kyle Alspach @KyleAlspach]

Wild- S1 not only saying 'no' to Wiz but reportedly severing the exclusive partnership: https://t.co/xIv6jBsYtT

Back in April, their CEOs couldn't have been more complimentary about each other's companies/achievements when I spoke w/ them at RSAC

[David Harris 💯 @davharris]

Vacation mode

[Russell Brandom @russellbrandom]

Just a reminder: while Elon Musk's Twitter was resisting the court order for Trump's account, it was filling international data requests more freely than ever https://t.co/ZkQYrC1ujf

[David Harris 💯 @davharris]

Pat Gelsinger on axing Tower acquisition: We'll 'work together in the future' https://t.co/rzb7xAjdAL

[David Harris 💯 @davharris]

Another reason I've mostly stopped using this site/app

[Drew Harwell @drewharwell]

New: Elon Musk’s X is throttling traffic to news websites and competitors he dislikes. Five-second delays on links to New York Times, Reuters, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky and Substack. Most other sites we tested have zero delay
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[Jon Erlichman @JonErlichman]

Some of their first business cards.

[Kyle Alspach @KyleAlspach]

New- some threat actors are claiming they want to minimize disruption for their victims (by not encrypting)-- part of an effort to rebrand themselves almost as security advisors: https://t.co/tGNnv9a8Hk

@_JohnHammond @mikesiko

[David Harris 💯 @davharris]

Microsoft Exchange Online breach receives U.S. review board scrutiny
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[CRN @CRN]

On the heels of its C-suite shakeup, the initially undisclosed financial terms of RingCentral’s planned acquisition of select assets of online audience engagement technology upstart Hopin were revealed. Details: @GeeNarcisi:
https://t.co/MBjQ3k0N7I

[David Harris 💯 @davharris]

Rapid7 to make 'surprising' layoffs of hundreds as it invests in MSPs, MDR https://t.co/70G07GpbPX via @WadeMillward

[David Harris 💯 @davharris]

I'm old enough to remember WeWork https://t.co/k7bkQzGY3d