The Chinese internet shopping Goliath, Alibaba, has overcome its previous struggles to win a trademark infringement case against a cryptocurrency that was blatantly sponging off its recognizable name. Alibaba has won a preliminary injunction against Alibabacoin Foundation (ABBC) for trademark infringement, MarketWatch reports. Despite the obvious likeness in the names of the two corporations, they
Read MoreWired: Conflicting goals, mutual suspicion, and a view that AI and other advanced tech are a winner-take-all game are pushing the tech sectors of US and China apart — IN THE SPRING of 2016, an artificial intelligence system called AlphaGo defeated a world champion Go player in a match at the Four Seasons hotel in
Read MoreCook hit out at social media companies that suck up customer data. “This is surveillance,” he said. Apple CEO Tim Cook pushes hard for US data privacy law reform – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s trying to woo you away from Amazon and Walmart. Target cuts minimum cost from free two-day shipping for holidays – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNatasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Tim Cook attacks the “data industrial complex” and calls for comprehensive US privacy laws in speech at conference on data protection and privacy in Brussels — Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has joined the chorus of voices warning that data itself is being weaponized again people and societies … Tim Cook attacks
Read MoreThe messaging app, which is owned by Facebook, has been slow to address false news on its service. The problem may be less the company or product, and more WhatsApp the idea. State of the Art: The Problem With Fixing WhatsApp? Human Nature Might Get in the Way Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMartin Giles / MIT Technology Review: Dutch research institute QuTech aims to build a secure quantum network connecting four cities by 2020, which would be impervious to hacking and surveillance — The fast train from Paris to Rotterdam was an hour late leaving the Gare du Nord. When it finally deposited me in the Dutch
Read MoreIf you’ve been to the right events, you’ve seen them before – the cars with an external cage that let the car complete a somersault in the forward direction under heavy braking. They’re impressive, but it’s possible to take things even further. Enter [mastermilo82] and the RollKa. The RollKa follows on from the RollGolf, which
Read MoreJacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: Motorola and iFixit partner on DIY battery and screen repair kits that include official parts and cost $40 to $200; faulty repair of a phone may void warranty — Phone companies usually want to stop you from repairing your own devices, or even going to a third-party repair shop. Motorola
Read MoreBetter out than in? Scientists say humans have started pooping microplastics – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe man who brought us Toy Story is hanging up his boots. Pixar co-founder and godfather of 3D animation Ed Catmull to retire – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJessica Galang / BetaKit: Finn AI, which develops customer service chatbots for financial institutions, raises ~$11M Series A led by Yaletown Partners and Flying Fish Partners — Finn AI has raised a $14 million Series A round. — The round was led by Yaletown Partners and Flying Fish Partners … Finn AI, which develops customer
Read MoreSometimes a successful project isn’t only about making sure all the electrons are in the right place at the right time, or building something that won’t collapse under its own weight. A lot of projects involve a fair amount of social engineering to be counted as a success, especially those that might result in arrest
Read MoreThe R8’s fundamentals stay the same, but it gets a few performance tweaks and some aesthetic upgrades for 2019. 2019 Audi R8 looks refreshed and sharper than ever – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s a sad day when one of the simplest and generally most reliable tools in the shop – the bench vise – gives up the ghost. With just a pair of beefy castings and a heavy Acme screw, there’s very little to go wrong with a vise, but when it happens, why not take it
Read MoreTurn it off. Turn it on. Fiddle with the settings. Pray. NASA may have fixed the Hubble Telescope the way you fix your router – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKate Clark / TechCrunch: Josh Kushner’s Thrive Capital has raised $1B for its sixth flagship fund, with $600M allocated for late-stage deals and $400M for early-stage startups — Kate Clark @kateclarktweets / 7 hours — It’s a good week to be Josh Kushner, venture capitalist, founder of the health insurance unicorn Oscar … Josh Kushner's
Read MoreZero-day impacts Windows 10, Server 2016, and Server 2019 only. Microsoft Windows zero-day disclosed on Twitter, again Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThe state is the first in the country to offer voting by smartphone app. Experts say there are plenty of reasons to go slow. Online voting’s real in the midterm elections – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis review doesn’t use the O-word, but the award looms large for Rami Malek’s portrayal of Freddie Mercury. Bohemian Rhapsody is indeed a killer Queen biopic – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMichael Liedtke / Associated Press: Court filing: Verizon and Altaba agree to pay $50M in damages and up to $37.5M in legal fees to settle with Yahoo users affected by the 2013 breach — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo has agreed to pay $50 million in damages and provide two years of free credit-monitoring services
Read MoreNick Statt / The Verge: Multiple Apple iCloud services are experiencing an extended outage, with some users reporting problems accessing apps and services like Notes and Find My iPhone — Some users say iCloud Login, Find My iPhone, and other services have been inaccessible for hours Multiple Apple iCloud services are experiencing an extended outage,
Read MoreCecilia Kang / New York Times: Snapchat says it helped more than 400K US users register to vote during a recent two-week period, following an in-app push to encourage registration — WASHINGTON — Taylor Swift has nothing on Snapchat — at least when it comes to persuading people to register to vote. Snapchat says it
Read MoreLorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard: FireEye says it has linked Triton malware that inadvertently shut down a Saudi petrochemical plant in 2017 to a Russian government-owned research institute — Cybersecurity firm FireEye points the finger at the Russian government and a government-linked facility for creating a destructive malware. FireEye says it has linked Triton malware that
Read MoreThe company will also provide at least two years of credit-monitoring and identity theft protection insurance for around 200 million people. Yahoo must pay M in damages for security breach – CNET Source: CNet
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