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Report: since January, a group has been hijacking Tor exit relay nodes to perform SSL stripping attacks, peaking in May when the group ran 23.95% of all nodes (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)

Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Report: since January, a group has been hijacking Tor exit relay nodes to perform SSL stripping attacks, peaking in May when the group ran 23.95% of all nodes  —  At one point, the group ran almost a quarter of all Tor exit nodes.  Group still controls 10% of all Tor exit

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Nreal, which fought off IP theft suit from Magic Leap, will start shipping AR glasses in S. Korea this month for ~$586 or $295 when bundled with Galaxy Note 20 (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

Adi Robertson / The Verge: Nreal, which fought off IP theft suit from Magic Leap, will start shipping AR glasses in S. Korea this month for ~$586 or $295 when bundled with Galaxy Note 20  —  They cost $586 alone or $295 in a Galaxy Note 20 bundle  —  The Nreal Light mixed reality glasses

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In an all-hands meeting last week, Reddit's CEO defended allowing Trump election ads including homepage takeovers, and said Reddit won't allow auctions (Megan Rose Dickey/TechCrunch)

Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: In an all-hands meeting last week, Reddit’s CEO defended allowing Trump election ads including homepage takeovers, and said Reddit won’t allow auctions  —  Reddit is gearing up to run ads for President Donald Trump ahead of the 2020 presidential election despite concerns from employees, TechCrunch has learned. In an all-hands

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Gogo says it's trying to sell its commercial in-flight internet business amid COVID-19, CEO says company has had "extensive discussions with multiple parties" (Sean O'Kane/The Verge)

Sean O’Kane / The Verge: Gogo says it’s trying to sell its commercial in-flight internet business amid COVID-19, CEO says company has had “extensive discussions with multiple parties”  —  It supplies major airlines like Delta, United, and Alaska  —  In-flight internet provider Gogo is trying to sell … Gogo says it's trying to sell its

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According to an email sent to podcast producers, Amazon says it will add free podcasts in Amazon Music, for both free and paid tiers, and on Audible (Matthew Keys/The Desk)

Matthew Keys / The Desk: According to an email sent to podcast producers, Amazon says it will add free podcasts in Amazon Music, for both free and paid tiers, and on Audible  —  Amazon will incorporate free podcasts into its Amazon Music and Audible products, according to a confidential email distributed to podcast producers on

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Source: AmEx is in advanced talks to buy SoftBank-backed online lender Kabbage for as much as $850M in an all-cash deal as soon as this month (Bloomberg)

{$inline_image} Bloomberg: Source: AmEx is in advanced talks to buy SoftBank-backed online lender Kabbage for as much as $850M in an all-cash deal as soon as this month  —  American Express Co. is in advanced talks to buy the online small-business lender Kabbage Inc., which is backed by investors including Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp …

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