Were some of the base encryption algorithms on cell networks deliberately nerfed? The first ever mass arrest of a ransomware gang? Proof that Google is working on a FindMy network rival? And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

• Bombshell Report Finds Phone Network Encryption Was Deliberately Weakened (Vice)
• Ukraine arrests ransomware gang in global cyber criminal crackdown (Financial Times)
• Google may be working on an Android version of Apple’s “Find My” network (XDA Developers)
• Gopuff to Buy Siemens-Backed RideOS in $100 Million-Plus Deal (Bloomberg)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• Ransomware claims are roiling an entire segment of the insurance industry (Washington Post)
• THE RISE AND FALL OF AN AMERICAN TECH GIANT (The Atlantic)
• Anatomy of a Seed Round During COVID-19 (Fresh Paint)
• Meet Wu Dao 2.0, the Chinese AI model making the West sweat (Politico)
• Tech Companies Are Training AI to Read Your Lips (Vice)
• How governments and spies text each other (Wired)
• Airbnb Is Spending Millions of Dollars to Make Nightmares Go Away (Bloomberg)

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