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Following questions from Congress about Facebook's web tracking of users who aren't logged in, the company details what data it collects and how — Last week, Mark Zuckerberg testified in front of the US Congress. He answered more than 500 questions and promised that we would get back on the 40 …
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Dept of Commerce blocks sales from US firms to ZTE for seven years, after alleged false statements to officials that followed guilty plea on sanctions violation — LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Commerce has banned American companies from selling components …
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FBI, DHS, and UK's National Cyber Security Centre issue joint alert warning of a Russian-led global campaign to attack and infiltrate internet infrastructure — State-sponsored Russian hackers are actively seeking to hijack essential internet hardware, US and UK intelligence agencies say.
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Coinbase acquires Earn.com, which lets users earn bitcoin by completing tasks, hires Earn.com CEO Balaji Srinivasan as CTO; sources say deal is valued at $120M+ — Coinbase is acquiring Earn.com, a paid inbox service formerly known as 21 inc., with CEO Balaji Srinivasan joining as chief technology officer …
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft announces the Azure Sphere stack for securing IoT devices, includes a Linux-based OS, custom silicon for microcontrollers, and matching cloud service — Microsoft is introducing new custom silicon, a Linux-based embedded OS and cloud service aimed at securing microcontroller-based devices.
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| Peter Bright / Ars Technica: |
Intel unveils two Threat Detection Technology features: allowing software to scan system memory for malware using integrated GPUs and advanced telemetry tools — The company is also using its processors' performance monitoring to detect malicious code. — Since the news of the Metldown … | Alfred Ng / CNET: |
TaskRabbit informs users that it is investigating a cybersecurity incident and that it has temporarily taken down its app and website — The handyman-for-hire app sent an email to users today recommending they change their passwords if they used the same ones for different websites.
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| Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: |
Adobe says it has acquired voice app startup Sayspring; Sayspring CEO says it will do away with paid plans and the platform will become invite-only — Adobe today announced it has acquired Sayspring, a platform for building and prototyping voice apps like Alexa skills or Google Assistant actions.
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China's Weibo backs down from censoring gay content following backlash from users, after saying it would ban it along with other content to comply with new law — BEIJING — Bowing to intense pressure from millions of internet users, a Chinese social media site said on Monday that it would scrap plans …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / BleepingComputer.com: |
After Telegram moved some of its infrastructure to AWS and Google cloud, Russia banned 1.8M Amazon and Google IP addresses, impacting many other online services — Roskomnadzor, Russia's telecommunications watchdog, banned today over 1.8 million IP addresses belonging to Amazon and Google's cloud infrastructure.
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| Yuji Nakamura / Bloomberg: |
US-based Kraken, one of the longest-operating cryptocurrency exchanges, is ending its services in Japan by end of June, citing rising costs of doing business — Kraken, one of the longest-operating cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, will end its trading services for Japanese residents.
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| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard: |
GrayKey, the tool law enforcement's been buying to unlock iPhones, appears to work by brute forcing passcodes, another reason to use a strong alphanumeric code — Now that police agents can allegedly crack iPhones protected with passcodes made of six numbers, it's time to use longer, harder to guess and crack alphanumeric passphrases.
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| Jack Nicas / New York Times: |
Investors, bankers, and analysts say they expect a wave of IPOs from some of the most highly valued and recognizable start-ups over the next 18 to 24 months — SAN FRANCISCO — Jason Pressman spent Thursday morning cheering from the balcony of the New York Stock Exchange as shares … | Dustin Volz / Reuters: |
Rob Joyce to return to the NSA after more than a year as White House cybersecurity coordinator; his departure follows that of his boss, Tom Bossert, last week — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House cyber security coordinator Rob Joyce will leave his post and return to the National Security Agency, a White House official said on Monday.| Eliot Brown / Wall Street Journal: |
Pitchbook: US VC firms are at record levels of late-stage funding with 102 startups receiving at least $50M in Q1 2018, totaling $16B — The rush of venture funds has led to bidding wars and heightened concerns that the sector is overvalued — When Tony Xu, chief executive …
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Google releases updated DIY AI Vision and Voice Kits for $89.99 and $49.99, with a Raspberry Pi Zero and a companion app for Android, available at Target — Launched last year, Google's AIY Projects are simple hardware kits for building AI-powered devices like an Assistant speaker and a camera with image recognition capabilities.
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Google is partnering with 3D laser-scanning nonprofit CyArk to build VR representations of historical sites in an effort called the Open Heritage project — Google is partnering with 3D laser-scanning nonprofit CyArk to build VR representations of world wonders
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Lyft says its drivers have earned $500M+ in tips since the company was founded in 2012; tip averages up 8% YoY in 2017 due to app encouraging higher tip amounts — Lyft drivers have earned more than $500 million in tips to date, Lyft announced today. Since fleshing out tip functionality … Sponsor Posts
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