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Microsoft, Apple, Auth0 vets raise $3.3M for Seattle software integration startup Fusebit

GeekWire

Fusebit , a new Seattle startup aiming to help developers with software integration capabilities, has raised a $3.3 Founded in 2019 by veterans of Microsoft, Apple, and Auth0, the startup offers flexible APIs to software-as-a-service vendors that make it easier to add integrations as part of their apps. “We Fusebit Photo).

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Apple opens up its network of iPhones to help you find Tile-like lost gadget trackers

The Verge

Apple plans to extend its Find My network for locating real-world devices to third-party companies, the iPhone maker announced this afternoon during its State of the Union developer address following today’s WWDC keynote. Apple first added offline support for the Find My app using Bluetooth-powered mesh networking last year.

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‘Sideloading is a cyber criminal’s best friend,’ according to Apple’s software chief

The Verge

“Sideloading is a cyber criminal’s best friend and requiring that on iPhone would be a gold rush for the malware industry,” according to Apple senior vice president Craig Federighi, who delivered a dramatic speech at Web Summit 2021 declaiming the security risks if Apple were required to let users sideload apps.

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Researcher finds certain network names can disable Wi-Fi on iPhones

The Verge

A security researcher has found that certain Wi-Fi networks with the percent symbol (%) in their names can disable Wi-Fi on iPhones and other iOS devices. You can permanently disable any iOS device's WiFI by hosting a public WiFi named %secretclub%power Resetting network settings is not guaranteed to restore functionality.

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An Apple HomeKit bug can send iOS devices into a death spiral

The Verge

That’s the upshot of a new piece of security research that has found a vulnerability capable of locking iOS devices into a spiral of freezing, crashing, and rebooting if a user connects to a sabotaged Apple Home device. the most likely way to trigger the exploit would be through a spoof Home network. Spiniolas said.

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Apple cares about privacy, unless you work at Apple

The Verge

The company has taken a strong stance on safeguarding its customers’ data — but some employees don’t believe it protects theirs Jacob Preston was sitting down with his manager during his first week at Apple when he was told, with little fanfare, that he needed to link his personal Apple ID and work account.

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Apple announces $29 AirTag, a new Tile-like item tracker

The Verge

Apple is officially launching a Tile-like item tracker that will work with the company’s software and services. Dubbed AirTag, the small circular tag will allow you to track items within Apple’s “Find My” app on iOS. Apple accidentally confirmed the AirTags name in a deleted support video last year, too. Galaxy SmartTags.

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