JBS paid $11M in Bitcoin to resolve ransomware cyberattack

From CNET: One of the biggest meat producers in the US paid an $11 million ransom to cybercriminals responsible for temporarily knocking out processing plants last week, the company said Wednesday.

JBS USA made the payment to avoid further disruption to production and to limit the impact on...

Bitcoin is now legal tender in El Salvador

From CNET: In a supermajority vote by its Congress, El Salvador has become the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. On Wednesday morning, President Nayib Bukele sent the bill to Congress, where the measure passed the legislature with 62 of the body's 84 votes. News of the move boosted...

Elgato Launches Stream Deck 5.0 App Update

From Corsair Press Release: Elgato today announced the launch of Stream Deck 5.0, a major app update that introduces the Stream Deck Store, an online distribution platform for plugins, icon packs, tutorial videos, and pro tips, plus thousands of royalty-free music tracks and sound effects. Stream...

Adobe launches M1 Mac-native versions of Lightroom Classic and more

From The Verge: Adobe is now shipping new versions of more Creative Cloud apps that run natively on Apple silicon Macs. Lightroom Classic, Illustrator, and InDesign have all been updated for the M1 processor, and Adobe says that you can expect average performance boosts of up to 80 percent across...

Facebook Won't Take a Cut of Revenue From Creators Until 2023

From PC Mag: In an effort to "help more creators make a living on our platforms," Facebook will keep paid online events, fan subscriptions, badges, and upcoming independent news products commission-free for another two years, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

That means creators will continue to...

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