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As many as 4 million people have Web browser extensions that sell their every click. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. I found your data. It’s for sale. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreAs many as 4 million people have Web browser extensions that sell their every click. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. I found your data. It’s for sale. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIt seems Apple fans are finally shaking off the iPhone mania: compared to last year, fewer people are trading in their old iPhones for the latest models. iPhone retention this year is down 15.2 percent in contrast to March 2018, according to data CNET obtained from phone-swap service BankMyCell. The stats cover the latest upgrade cycle
Read MoreAna Wolsztajn / Tech.eu: Business travel management platform TravelPerk raises an additional $60M as an extension of its $44M Series C, says its revenue increased by 300% in 2019 — Barcelona-based disruptor in the business travel sector has raised an extra $60 million as an extension to its Series C. The investment … Business travel
Read MoreIn the 220-minute-long Senate hearing where Facebook’s head of Calibra, David Marcus, was grilled on the company’s “cryptocurrency” plans, the word trust was mentioned every two minutes on average, working out to 69 times in total. Not all of these instances were focused on how people can’t or shouldn’t trust Facebook, though. In reality, about
Read MoreEuropean Commission: European Commission fines Qualcomm €242M for abusing its dominance in 3G baseband chipsets by selling below cost to force its competitor Icera out of the market — The European Commission has fined Qualcomm €242 million for abusing its market dominance in 3G baseband chipsets. European Commission fines Qualcomm €242M for abusing its dominance
Read MoreI’ve often said that the only constant in business is change. Staying ahead of the competition, keeping pace with emerging technologies, and meeting customers’ needs as they arise requires agility and the ability to evolve a company’s business needs and those of its customers in real time. But none of this is easy, and none
Read MoreFor the MacBook Air, that’s expected. But the great battery life in the new quad-core Pro is a nice surprise. Apple's new MacBook Pro and Air each top 10 hours of battery life – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Tertill robot weed trimmer really can keep garden weeds in check. You just need to give it regular TLC and lots of sunlight. Tertill hunts down garden weeds like a Roomba chases dirt – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe 5G revolution is rolling out now. Here are the super-fast 5G devices that are available now or coming soon. 5G phones you can get now: Galaxy S10 5G, OnePlus 7 Pro 5G, Moto Z4 and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Tertill will patrol your garden, knocking down weeds where it finds them — with a few limitations. Tertill is a robot weed trimmer that's like a Roomba for your garden – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Comcast now lets you use your own Android device with its Xfinity Mobile wireless carrier. Previously, if you wanted to use your own device then it had to be a recent iPhone. Xfinity Mobile is Comcast’s MVNO that’s available exclusively to the company’s home internet customers and
Read MoreThe Internet is a wild and wooly place where people can spout off about anything with impunity. If you sound like you know what you’re talking about and throw around a few bits of the appropriate jargon, chances are good that somebody out there will believe whatever you’re selling. Case in point: those that purport
Read MorePhoto by Ramon Costa/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The EU has fined Qualcomm €242 million (around $272 million) for selling 3G modem chips at predatory prices in an attempt to drive a competing supplier, Icera, out of the market. The European Commission says that the company used its market dominance to sell chips meant for
Read MoreMicrosoft said on Wednesday that it had notified almost 10,000 customers in the past year that they’d been the target of state-sponsored attacks. The Windows maker said the attacks originated from countries like Iran, North Korea, and Russia. “This data demonstrates the significant extent to which nation-states continue to rely on cyberattacks as a tool
Read MoreThe Losers’ Club is back as adults, and they’re not clowning around. It Chapter 2 trailer is a bloody scary way to start Comic-Con – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft has warned nearly 10,000 people that nation-state hackers have targeted or breached their accounts in the past year. The software giant revealed that around 84 percent of these attacks are aimed at businesses, while the remaining 16 percent are targeted at personal email accounts. The statistics reveal
Read MoreAditi Shrivastava / The Economic Times: eBay picks up a 5.5% stake in Paytm Mall to open up its global inventory to ~130M+ users on Paytm platforms; sources say the deal is valued at ~$150M — Ebay has picked up a 5.5% stake in Paytm Mall, as the San Jose-based online marketplace makes another attempt
Read MoreA cybercriminal from Israel is facing a long list of felonies associated with the supposed theft of $1.7 million (6.1 million NIS) in various cryptocurrencies. The perp, 31-year old Eliyahu Gigi from Tel Aviv, reportedly stole Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dash from various foreigners, including Belgians, Dutch, and Germans, Israeli news reports. Gigi is facing charges
Read MoreA neat little hacker project that’s flying off the workbenches recently is the Arduboy. This tiny game console looks like a miniaturized version of the O.G. Game Boy, but it is explicitly designed to be hacked. It’s basically an Arduino board with a display and a few buttons, anyway. [rv6502] got their hands on an
Read MoreIn an effort to remove the pressure of posting content, Instagram is doubling down on its experiment to hide certain social media metrics in select regions. In an announcement on Twitter, the company said it is running a test that “hides the total number of likes and video views for some people” in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ireland,
Read MoreMost of the attacks came from state-sponsored hacking groups in Iran, North Korea, and Russia. Microsoft notified 10,000 victims of nation-state attacks Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreResearchers from Boston University (BU) have discovered a flaw in the Bluetooth communication protocol that could expose most devices to third-party tracking and leak identifiable data. According to the research paper — Tracking Anonymized Bluetooth Devices — detailed by Johannes K. Becker and David Starobinski, the vulnerability impacts Bluetooth devices running on Windows 10, iOS, and macOS,
Read MoreRyan Browne / CNBC: German mobile banking startup N26 raises $170M from existing investors, a top-up to the $300M Series D it raised in January, at a $3.5B valuation — KEY POINTS — Valentin Stalf, founder and CEO of N26, speaks on stage at the Digital Life Design innovation conference. German mobile banking startup N26
Read MoreIn a letter to shareholders, Netflix‘s CEO, Reed Hastings, confirmed today that the company will launch a cheaper mobile-only subscription plan in India soon. In March, Netflix affirmed it’s testing a $3.50 plan for just phones in India. Hastings said that the mobile-only will be effective to increase the consumer base as people pay below $5 per month
Read MoreJIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images Dozens of injuries have been reported and multiple deaths are feared after an apparent arson attack destroyed a building at Kyoto Animation, one of Japan’s most renowned anime studios. NHK reports that one person has been confirmed dead alongside 35 injuries, with ten among them considered severe, but the police have said
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