A look at the Rust programming language after 12 years, evolving from side project to robust ecosystem, as developers praise its security, ease, and performance (Lily Hay Newman/Wired)

Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
Researchers say the Lapsus$ hackers’ success reveals how many weaknesses in organizations weren’t immediately useful to state-backed actors or cybercriminals  —  The fun-loving cybercriminals blamed for breaches of Uber and Rockstar are exposing weaknesses in ways others aren’t.

Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
Apple won’t launch its CSAM detection tool for iCloud photos, instead focusing its anti-CSAM efforts on the Communication Safety features launched in 2021  —  The company plans to expand its Communication Safety features, which aim to disrupt the sharing of child sexual abuse material at the source.

Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
Apple won’t launch its CSAM detection tool for iCloud photos, instead focusing its anti-CSAM efforts on the Communication Safety features launched in 2021  —  The company plans to expand its Communication Safety features, which aim to disrupt the sharing of child sexual abuse material at the source.

Sandali Handagama / CoinDesk:
Chainalysis: emerging markets, led by Vietnam and the Philippines, drove global cryptocurrency adoption over the past year; China remained active despite a ban  —  The blockchain analytics firm’s 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Index also shows China remains active despite a ban on crypto trading.

Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk:
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D) and Roger Marshall (R) introduce the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act, including KYC requirements for wallets and miners  —  The proposal will bring know-your-customer rules to crypto participants such as wallet providers and miners.

Jennifer Conrad / Wired:
As China encourages digital yuan adoption among its citizens, experts say the digital currency opens up new forms of government surveillance and social control  —  Government officials are urging citizens to adopt the official digital currency in a bid to gain more control over the economy.