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Hackers pushing a crypto scam hijacked Twitter accounts for Bitcoin, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Ripple, Binance, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Apple, more — A number of high-profile Twitter accounts were simultaneously hacked on Wednesday by attackers who used the accounts …
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Tweets: @jack, @twittersupport, @twittersupport, @tylerwinklevoss, @jack, @ydklijnsma, @teddyschleifer, @jbarro, @bullyesq, @tomwarren, @techcrunch, @strngwys, @mikaelthalen, @swiftonsecurity, @rjcc, @steve_hanke, @jsnell, @gaberivera, @ericajoy, @rmac18, @spectatorindex, @briankrebs, @swati_thn, @strngwys, @gaberivera, @carolecadwalla, @caseynewton, @geekwire, @rmac18, @caseynewton, @mdudas, @dcseifert, @mkbhd, @kaplanezra, @briankrebs, @dancow, @robaeprice, @mkbhd, @mgsiegler, @nickstatt, @tedmielczarek, @jonostrower, @selectedwisdom, @mattnavarra, @katebevan, @kwiens, @alexstamos, @rmac18, @zackwhittaker, @sarthakgh, and @mcgrewsecurity
| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
Sources share screenshots of an internal control panel they say Twitter workers use to interact with user accounts, which may have enabled account takeovers — After a wave of account takeovers, screenshots of an internal Twitter user administration tool are being shared in the hacking underground.
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TechCrunch, CNET, Wired, Fortune, Engadget, Reclaim The Net, and SlashGear
Tweets: @josephfcox, @alexsalvinews, @brentsimmons, @brandonbutch, and @kremlintrolls
| Casey Newton / The Interface: |
Twitter hack has profound national security implications as it's no longer unthinkable that someone takes over an account of a world leader to start nuclear war — You can't say you didn't see it coming. — Whatever Twitter eventually comes to say about the events of July 15th, 2020 …
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SlashGear, Crypto Briefing, and Breakingviews
Tweets: @dabeard, @derekmross, @wongmjane, @brianfagioli, @eastdakota, @ritajking, and @maryhui
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Twitter says most verified accounts should be able to tweet again, after limiting the functionality on some verified accounts earlier while investigating hack — Update: “Most accounts should be able to Tweet again” — Twitter completely disabled the ability for many accounts to send …
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CoinDesk, CNET, Reuters, CyberScoop, MSPoweruser, Mashable, and Modern Consensus
Tweets: @derrick_snyder, @tempnbcnews, @kayvz, @comfortablysmug, and @kremlintrolls
| @twittersupport: |
[Thread] Twitter says a coordinated social engineering attack against employees with access to internal systems and tools allowed hackers to hijack accounts — Our investigation is still ongoing but here's what we know so far:
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google debuts a major update to Gmail for G Suite, bringing integrations with Chat, Meet, Rooms, Docs, and more, coming first to G Suite's early adopter program — Google is launching a major update to its G Suite productivity tools today that will see a deep integration of Gmail, Chat …
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Google Cloud Blog, The Verge, 9to5Google, The Next Web, Android Police, PCWorld, Engadget, CNBC, SiliconANGLE, ZDNet, PR Newswire, Droid Life, Neowin, About Chromebooks, and Droid Life
Tweets: @tahins, @gsuite, @tahins, @quinnypig, @martinsfp, @dcseifert, and @dwr
| Apple: |
Apple updates News to include audio stories on Apple News+, a daily audio news briefing, and curated local news collections in five US cities and regions — Apple is introducing several new features for Apple News and Apple News+, including audio stories of some of the best feature stories from Apple News+ …
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Gizmodo, 500ish, The Mac Observer, Neowin, Trusted Reviews, Variety, iMore, Appleosophy, Engadget, The Verge, MacRumors, iDownloadBlog.com, and MSPoweruser
Tweets: @ashleyrcarman, @dhh, @nwquah, @mcclatchy, @_alastair, and @reneritchie
| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
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Tweets: @sarafischer, @kerrymflynn, @dylanbyers, @backlon, and @dylanbyers
| CNN: |
Mike Pompeo announces US visa restrictions on employees of “Chinese technology companies like Huawei” that support “regimes engaging in human rights violations” — Washington (CNN)Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday announced visa restrictions on employees … | Bloomberg: |
Apple wins its EU court fight over the record $14.9B Irish tax bill, as EU's General Court rules that Ireland's tax arrangements with Apple weren't illegal — - EU lower court ruling on Apple, Ireland cases can be appealed — Company, Ireland challenged European Commission decision
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The Information, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, The Irish Times, Gov.ie, CNBC, The Guardian, Neowin, and SiliconANGLE
| Raphael Satter / Reuters: |
A freelancer with Jerusalem Post and The Algemeiner bylines, who attacked critics of NSO Group, seems to be an elaborate fiction with a deepfake profile photo — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Oliver Taylor, a student at England's University of Birmingham, is a twenty-something with brown eyes, light stubble, and a slightly stiff smile.| Yahoo News: |
Sources: CIA has conducted cyberattacks against Iran, Russia, and others after Trump signed a secret order in 2018 giving the CIA more freedom for such activity — The Central Intelligence Agency has conducted a series of covert cyber operations against Iran and other targets since winning …
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Axios, ZDNet, National Review, Forbes, The Daily Beast, and CNET
Tweets: @kimzetter, @tvietor08, @alexplitsas, @timothys, @bing_chris, @deftechpat, @michaelbkelley, @kenklippenstein, @becingber, @ericgeller, and @josephfcox
| Danish Khan / The Economic Times: |
Google says it will invest $4.5B in Jio Platforms for a 7.73% stake as part of the recently announced $10B India digitization fund — This investment will be part of Google's recently announced $10 billion India digitization fund — Internet major Google is buying a 7.73% stake …
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The Keyword, TechCrunch, Financial Times, CNBC, and Social Media Today
Tweets: @sundarpichai, @sumanthr, @sharmasupriya, @yusrasaskari, @akm1410, and @tame_wildcard
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Zoom unveils a $599 all-in-one home communications device with a 27-inch touchscreen, pre-loaded Zoom software, eight microphones, and three wide-angle cameras — Zoom has become the de facto standard for online communications during the pandemic, but the company has found that it's still …
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Zoom Blog, DTEN Blog, Engadget, CNBC, Ubergizmo, Gizmodo, Digital Trends, Popular Mechanics, and PCWorld
Tweets: @pjozefak, @ow, @dcseifert, @ourielohayon, @tanvi_madan, @howardlindzon, @econbartleby, @basche42, and @wizardofid
| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Facebook to launch Facts about Covid-19 in the Covid Information Center to debunk myths about the pandemic; Zuckerberg to interview Dr. Fauci on Thursday — - Facebook announced it will launch a new section of its social network dedicated to dispel inaccurate myths about Covid-19.
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The Atlantic, USA Today, Engadget, and Adweek
| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Reddit finally adds support for native image galleries, letting users share up to 20 photos and GIFs simultaneously — Redditors will finally be able to share multiple images in a single post without leaving the site. Reddit is adding support for native image galleries …
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Upvoted, Neowin, SlashGear, Pocketnow, Social Media Today, and PetaPixel
Tweets: @martinsfp and @reddit
| Richard Nieva / CNET: |
A look at wearable tech concepts from Google Research's Interaction Lab: sunglasses projecting holographic images, hybrid analog/digital watch UIs, and more — The search giant is working to develop a new generation of wearable technology. — A simple pair of sunglasses that projects holographic icons.Thanks:@rogerwcheng
| Matthew Miller / ZDNet: |
Xiaomi unveils a range of new lifestyle products, including the Mi Smart Band 5, AirPod-like Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 Basic, and Mi TV Stick — In 2018 Xiaomi released its first electric scooter that appeared across cities from various providers. Today, the company revealed a couple …
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Mi Blog, Engadget, Engadget, Phandroid, Droid Life, and Liliputing
| Nathan DiCamillo / CoinDesk: |
Brave partners with Gemini exchange to let users buy and sell cryptocurrencies through an in-browser widget and launches a wallet for verified creators — Brave users can now use the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange to buy, sell and store crypto within their browsers.
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| Ryan Smith / AnandTech: |
JEDEC, which sets mainstream RAM speed standards, releases its final spec for DDR5 SDRAM, with a 6.4 Gbps max data rate, and a 128 GB max UDIMM capacity — Marking an important milestone in computer memory development, today the JEDEC Solid State Technology Association is releasing … | Steven Musil / CNET: |
Lawsuits filed Tuesday accuse Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft of training facial recognition tools with photos of people without consent, violating Illinois law — The plaintiffs allege that the tech giants used people's pictures obtained without permission to train their technologies.
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Bloomberg Law, Biometric Update, and LawStreetMedia
| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
SMIC, a key player in China's ambitions to boost its semiconductor industry, saw its shares surge 245% at the open in Shanghai debut after raising $6.62B — - SMIC, China's biggest chipmaker, saw its shares surge 245% at the open on its first day of trade in Shanghai.
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Bloomberg and Financial Times
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon says it's telling staff that can work from home to do so until January 8, 2021, after pushing back the date to October 2 in May — - Amazon has told staff who can work from home to do so until Jan. 8. — It comes after Amazon in May pushed back its return to work deadline to at least Oct. 2.| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Mozilla VPN exits beta, launching on Android and Windows for $5 per month in the US, Canada, UK, Singapore, Malaysia, and New Zealand — Last Chance: Register for Transform, VB's AI event of the year, hosted online July 15-17. — Mozilla has launched its virtual private network (VPN) …
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