Vivo demos Qualcomm's new ultrasonic fingerprint sensors that work under glass, metal, and water; commercial devices using them are expected in 2018
There have been rumours of Apple exploring under-display fingerprint scanning technology, but you probably didn't expect the first of such demos to come from China.
Researchers find creating a read-only “perfc” file on Windows stops the current “Petya” ransomware variant from executing locally
Cybereason security researcher Amit Serper has found a way to prevent the Petya (NotPetya/SortaPetya/Petna) ransomware from infecting computers.
Ransomware attack spreads to 64 countries including the Asia-Pacific region, is said to originate in software from a Ukrainian tax accountancy firm M.E.Doc
SHANGHAI — A cargo terminal at a bustling Mumbai port lurched to a stop. Threatening text filled computer screens at a chocolate factory in Tasmania.
Ransomware attack spreads to orgs in Britain, US, and Europe, including ad firm WPP, Chernobyl power plant, shipping giant Maersk, US hospital, Merck, more
what's happening and how to protect yourself Zeljka Zorz / Help Net Security : NotPetya outbreak: What we know so far Nandini Yadav / bgr.in : Petya ransomware spreads globally; social media is gracef...
Experts from Eset and Recorded Future say ransomware scans systems for passwords to send to server, uses NSA “EternalBlue” exploit, is “Petya” variant
Like earlier ransomware worm, new attacks use potent exploit stolen from the NSA.
Ransomware attack leveraged Windows' remote admin access tools like Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and PsExec to infect other PCs on network
Russell Brandom / The Verge :
German email host closes account of hacker behind ransomware outbreak, but because victims can't reach hacker, they can't decrypt files even if they pay
Joseph Cox / Motherboard :
Malware causes Maersk to cease some operations in LA, New York, New Jersey, Rotterdam; in LA, only one Maersk vessel was able to depart on schedule early Tues.
LA Business Journal :
Internal documents show how Facebook polices speech, at times unfairly punishing and censoring black users or those in disputed territories like Palestine
In the wake of a terrorist attack in London earlier this month, a U.S. congressman wrote a Facebook post in which he called for the slaughter of “radicalized” Muslims.
Google News unveils desktop redesign that highlights fact checking sites, streamlines design, and offers more personalization
“To give them that multitude of facts, voices, and perspectives, you want the UI to disappear and not be a sense of overload or cognitive load on them but just be transparent."
Microsoft to add Exploit Guard feature in this fall's Creators Update for Windows to help manage EMET-like exploit mitigations app by app
The built-in exploit mitigations are getting stronger and easier to configure. — The Windows 10 Fall Creators Update will include EMET …
Toshiba misses self-imposed deadline for chip unit sale, sues Western Digital for $1B for interfering with the sale process
Japan's Toshiba Corp (6502.T) has pushed back its timeline to clinch a sale of its prized flash memory chip unit, saying the $18 billion deal was being held up due …
Dating apps are embracing video, with Hinge letting you import video from other social networks and Zoosk's Lively adding video chat
Dating apps are, in their own way, a form of social networking - especially as they expand into new areas like friend-finding or professional networking.
Snapchat now lets US users create, submit, and pay for custom geofilters from within its app
Snapchat introduced a way to create custom geofilters back in February of last year, and now it's making the feature easier to use. U.S. Snapchat users can now create and submit custom filters direct...
Source: Lightspeed asked Stitch Fix CEO to sign non-disparagement agreement after she complained about then-board member and Lightspeed partner Justin Caldbeck
When Stitch Fix founder Katrina Lake told Lightspeed Venture Partners, an early investor in her company, that (then) …
Source: Binary Capital is shutting down its most recent fund, which had raised about $175M, in wake of Justin Caldbeck situation
and what it means for startup investing Tweets: Parker Thompson / @pt : The phrase “in venture outcomes are binary” has just taken on new meaning. http://www.bloomberg.com/... Jeff Day / @jeffday : Fi...
The Guardian rolls back much of its WhatsApp backdoor story, which was decried by 70+ experts, but will leave it online with a note highlighting deficiencies
The Guardian was wrong to report last January that the popular messaging service WhatsApp had a security flaw so serious that it was a huge threat to freedom of speech.
Alibaba to invest another $1B in e-commerce site Lazada, raising its stake from 51% to 83%, in a bid to extend its presence in the Southeast Asian market
Lulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg :
Sumo Logic, a data analytics startup, raises $75M series F led by Sapphire Ventures to improve AI capabilities
Blair Hanley Frank / VentureBeat :
Pandora winds down operations in Australia and New Zealand, the only territories where it operates outside of the US
Marc Schneider / Billboard :
Trend Micro announces launch of $100M venture fund targeting startups predominantly in IoT
Jon Russell / TechCrunch :
DiffBlue, which wants to automate coding tasks using AI, announces $22M Series A led by Goldman Sachs Principal Strategic Investments
Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch :
As Facebook reaches the 2B MAUs milestone, a look at its growth strategy over the years with interview of VPs of growth, growth marketing, social good, others
Harry McCracken / Fast Company :
Twitter hires Candi Castleberry-Singleton, formerly of Motorola and Sun, as new VP of inclusion and diversity, following Jeffrey Siminoff's February departure
total class act-she will do well @Twitter http://www.usatoday.com/...
US House committee debates 14 bills regarding self-driving car rules, as 22 states have enacted their own, often conflicting, regulations
Tony Romm / Recode :
In a setback for Netflix, China's iQiyi streaming service takes down sitcom BoJack Horseman just 2 days after debut, the first show licensed after April's deal
Bloomberg :
Huawei Honor 9, which launched in China earlier this month, debuts in Europe with 20MP/12MP dual-lens camera, starting at £380; no US pricing or release date
Ryan Smith / AnandTech :
Fundraising platform for nonprofits Blackbaud acquires UK-based P2P fundraising platform JustGiving for $120M
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat :
Florida man who ran the illegal bitcoin exchange Coin.mx and was tied to JPMorgan Chase hacks gets 5.5 years in US prison after pleading guilty on many charges
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters :
Microsoft patches the third critical remote exploit in Windows Defender found by Project Zero in seven weeks, after a “quick stab” at fuzzing by Tavis Ormandy
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica :
In new co-selling partnership with Microsoft, Box will start offering Azure storage alongside Box subscriptions and Microsoft to offer Box alongside Azure sales
Tess Townsend / Recode :
App Annie report: the global app economy will grow to $6.3T by 2021, up from $1.3T in 2016; user base to nearly double from 3.4B to 6.3B
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Sources: Delivery Hero IPO in Germany to price in upper half of price range, aims to raise ~$1.04B
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