Author: Tech Support

    • Analysis finds that almost 4,000 jobs across 40+ US startups, operating in sectors including hospitality, transportation, and AI, were eliminated in March (Lauren Feiner/CNBC)

    Lauren Feiner / CNBC: Analysis finds that almost 4,000 jobs across 40+ US startups, operating in sectors including hospitality, transportation, and AI, were eliminated in March  —  – Over 3,500 start-up jobs were eliminated this month as the coronavirus crisis disrupted business-as-usual across the economy. Analysis finds that almost 4,000 jobs across 40+ US startups,

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    4 things I learned about innovation by working under Intuit’s Scott Cook

    {$inline_image}In the case of many technology companies, when you’re talking about the founder, it is the person who successfully brought a great new innovation to the world. They are often the big personalities behind the corporate stories; they are visionary leaders who drove the companies through transformative steps over decades. The only difference in Silicon Valley

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    • Zoom Windows client vulnerability could allow attackers to steal Windows login credentials of users who click on malicious links in chat messages (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer)

    Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: Zoom Windows client vulnerability could allow attackers to steal Windows login credentials of users who click on malicious links in chat messages  —  The Zoom Windows client is vulnerable to UNC path injection in the client’s chat feature that could allow attackers to steal the Windows credentials of users who click

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    • Marriott discloses data breach from mid-January affecting 5.2M hotel guests, exposing personal contact information including mailing addresses and phone numbers (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)

    Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Marriott discloses data breach from mid-January affecting 5.2M hotel guests, exposing personal contact information including mailing addresses and phone numbers  —  Marriott says a hacker gained access to the accounts of two employees.  —  Hotel chain Marriott disclosed today a security breach … Marriott discloses data breach from mid-January affecting 5.2M

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    • [Thread] Security researcher finds Zoom uses a "shady" technique to install its Mac app without user interaction, applying tricks used by macOS malware (Felix/@c1truz_)

    Felix / @c1truz_: [Thread] Security researcher finds Zoom uses a “shady” technique to install its Mac app without user interaction, applying tricks used by macOS malware  —  Ever wondered how the @zoom_us macOS installer does it’s job without you ever clicking install? Turns out they (ab)use preinstallation scripts, manually unpack the app using a bundled

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    • Comcast's waiving of data caps has had little effect on internet speeds even as peak traffic increased 32%, giving lie to their stance that caps are needed (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)

    Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: Comcast’s waiving of data caps has had little effect on internet speeds even as peak traffic increased 32%, giving lie to their stance that caps are needed  —  Pandemic shows Comcast could kill data caps forever without ruining its network.  —  Back in the before times … Comcast's waiving of

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