{$inline_image}A new kind of Android malware capable of reinstalling itself even after being manually removed has reportedly infected more than 45,000 Android devices over the last six months. The latest findings — disclosed by cybersecurity firm Symantec — come after a similar disclosure by MalwareBytes, which first spotted the malware in the wild in May 2019.
Read MoreSony has announced as part of its second-quarter earnings report that it sold 2.8 million PlayStation 4 consoles between July and September. Since the company hit exactly 100 million sales three months ago, the total is now at 102.8 million, meaning the PS4 has outsold the original PlayStation. The PlayStation, as you may remember, was
Read MoreJake Bright / TechCrunch: Kenya-based Twiga Foods, an online B2B marketplace for agricultural and packaged foods, raises $30M Series B led by Goldman Sachs, 11 months after a $10M raise — Kenya’s Twiga Foods has raised a total of $30 million from lenders and investors led by Goldman Sachs. Kenya-based Twiga Foods, an online B2B
Read MoreWhatsApp just sued Israel-based security company, the NSO Group, in a US federal court for allegedly injecting malware into over 1,400 targets’ phones through the messaging service. The Facebook-owned company accused the NSO Group of installing malware into phones for surveillance. The court filing says the security company wasn’t able to break WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption, so it
Read MoreEmily Stewart / Vox: A look at Sen. Josh Hawley’s war against Big Tech, which could portend the GOP’s future approach to Silicon Valley as he draws bipartisan support on some issues — Facebook’s biggest problem in Washington might not be Elizabeth Warren. — Tech has become one of the major issues of political debate
Read MoreMozilla recently officially released their IoT platform. This framework comes with “Gateway” software that can run on a Raspberry Pi and a framework that can run on any number of devices. As we’ve seen, IoT is a dubious prospect for consumers. When you throw in all the privacy issues, support issues, and end-of-life issues; it
Read MoreApple finally has a set of AirPods that really fits my ears. Here are my key early impressions. Seven things I learned after my first day with AirPods Pro – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBombs away. Scientists built a zombie fungus cannon to test how spores spread – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: MX Player, a streaming and offline video app popular in India, raises ~$111M Series A led by Tencent; source: MX Player has a post-money valuation of $500M — MX Player, a popular video app that offers both local playback and streaming services, said on Wednesday that it has raised $110.8 million
Read MoreRachel Siegel / Washington Post: Common Sense Media: screen time for Americans aged 8 to 12 has remained flat since 2015, but time spent watching videos has doubled to an hour per day — More than twice as many young people watch videos every day as did four years ago, and the average time spent
Read MoreKate Clark / TechCrunch: Slack rival Quill, which promises more focused team messaging, raised $2M seed led by Sam Altman and $12.5M Series A led by Index Ventures partner Sarah Cannon — Slack created a new solution for workplace communication, one copied by many, even Microsoft. Slack rival Quill, which promises more focused team messaging,
Read More[Zoltán] sends in his very interesting implementation of a NumPy-like library for micropython called ulab. He had a project in MicroPython that needed a very fast FFT on a micro controller, and was looking at all of the options when it occurred to him that a more structured approach like the one we all know
Read MoreStan Schroeder / Mashable: Xiaomi’s first high end smartwatch looks a lot like the Apple Watch, with a button and twisting control knob on the right side — Xiaomi’s November 5 event is shaping up to be a pretty big one. — On Monday we wrote about the company’s upcoming 108-megapixel phone, but now the
Read MoreMegan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: After CA passed AB5, a driver group launches a ballot measure to keep gig workers classified as contractors; Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash pledged $90M to defeat AB5 — A group of Lyft, Uber and DoorDash drivers are announcing a statewide ballot measure for the November 2020 ballot this morning in
Read MoreHere we go again. WWE Crown Jewel 2019: Start times, how to watch and why you shouldn't – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePeter Kafka / Vox: HBO Max to launch in May and cost $15 a month, same as the existing HBO; AT&T plans to bundle free subscriptions for some customers of its other services — HBOMax, WarnerMedia’s new streaming service, will feature all of HBO’s shows, like Game of Thrones, plus new programing. HBO HBO Max
Read MoreVue was started in early 2015 as a cheaper version of cable TV. It drew a slew of copycats, but customer growth slowed for many of these services as prices rose. Sony to Shut Down PlayStation Vue, a Cable Alternative Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePhoto by Chesnot/Getty Images Blizzard Entertainment may be feeling the effects of its controversial ban of Hong Kong Hearthstone player Ng “Blitzchung” Wai Chung for quite some time. The company not only faced a widespread player boycott, condemnations from US lawmakers, and numerous employee walkouts over the decision, but it also lost a key sponsor
Read MoreHBO Max, AT&T’s upcoming $15 a month streaming video service, looks nothing like its HBO Now counterpart. Here’s a brief tour: AT&T and WarnerMedia showed off the first look at its product interface at a special investor event today, with Andy Forssell, executive vice president and general manager, speaking about the importance of human curation,
Read MoreWhile Samsung is busy making folding phones that scratch with a fingernail and Microsoft prepares a dual-screen phone that won’t arrive for another year, LG’s G8X takes a far more pragmatic approach to the latest smartphone trend: just add a second screen to a normal phone via a case. While it may not be as
Read MoreFCA has been looking for a partner for forever, it seems, but it may have found one in the massive French car conglomerate PSA Group. Fiat Chrysler and the PSA Group are talking mergers again, report says – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft today rolled the first preview of its Xbox Console streaming feature, meaning you can stream games from your Xbox One to your Android device — provided you’re in a very specific group of people. “Preview,” in this case, means its not going to be available to everyone. You must live in the US or
Read MoreHBO has ordered a Game of Thrones spinoff series, House of the Dragon, straight to series. The new prequel is written by Ryan Condal (Colony), with George R.R. Martin set to co-executive produce. The project is based on Martin’s 2019 book Fire and Blood, and is a history of House Targaryen (the ancestors of Daenerys)
Read MoreHis goal is to end politicians’ exemption from false-ad rules. Man is running for California governor's office so he can place false Facebook ads – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you thought the Galaxy Fold’s initial woes would stop Samsung from continuing to make bendy screens, you’d be wrong. At the Samsung Developer Conference today, the company teased a new device that folds more like the clamshell phones of olds. It’s an intriguing form factor – one that’s already alleged to show up in
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