May 20, 2025

AN ORAL HISTORY OF #HUGOPS AND THE GROWING COMMUNITY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS WHO OFFER SUPPORT FOR THEIR PEERS BEFORE AND DURING MAJOR CLOUD SERVICE OUTAGES (TOM KRAZIT/PROTOCOL)

UK HIGH COURT RULES THAT SECURITY SERVICES CANNOT SEARCH THE COMPUTERS AND PHONES OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE UNDER A SINGLE “GENERAL WARRANT” (EMMA WOOLLACOTT/FORBES)

AVANTI, WHICH WANTS TO OFFER CUSTODY SERVICES FOR BTC AND OTHER DIGITAL ASSETS AS WELL AS API-BASED PAYMENT SERVICES FOR WIRE TRANSFERS, RAISES $37M SERIES A (ANDREW ASMAKOV/DECRYPT)

STREAM, WHICH LETS DEVELOPERS BUILD CHAT AND ACTIVITY STREAMS INTO APPS AND OTHER SERVICES WITH A FEW LINES OF CODE, RAISES $38M SERIES B (INGRID LUNDEN/TECHCRUNCH)

AUTODESK SAYS IT WILL ACQUIRE INNOVYZE, WHICH MAKES A SAAS PRODUCT FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, FOR $1B (NATALIE GAGLIORDI/ZDNET)

Autodesk says it will acquire Innovyze, which makes a SaaS product for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of water...

LEAKED CELLPHONE DATA FROM THE SIEGE AT THE CAPITOL DEMONSTRATES HOW ADVERTISING IDS CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY AND TRACK THE MOVEMENT OF SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS (NEW YORK TIMES)

AS PROTESTS AGAINST MILITARY COUP GROW IN MYANMAR, NETBLOCKS INTERNET OBSERVATORY SAYS THE COUNTRY’S INTERNET CONNECTIVITY FELL TO 16% OF ORDINARY LEVELS (JON FINGAS/ENGADGET)

As protests against military coup grow in Myanmar, NetBlocks Internet Observatory says the country’s internet connectivity fell to 16% of...

INTEL SAYS IT’S INVESTIGATING HACK OF AN INFOGRAPHIC WITH DETAILS ABOUT ITS Q4 EARNINGS REPORT, WHICH PROMPTED ITS RELEASE AHEAD OF STOCK MARKET CLOSE ON THU. (RICHARD WATERS/FINANCIAL TIMES)

LACEWORK, WHICH DEVELOPS AUTOMATED CONTAINERIZED WORKLOAD DEFENSE, INTRUSION DETECTION, AND COMPLIANCE TOOLS, RAISES $525M SERIES D AT A $1B+ VALUATION (KYLE WIGGERS/VENTUREBEAT)

Lacework, which develops automated containerized workload defense, intrusion detection, and compliance tools, raises $525M Series D at a $1B+ valuation...