iOS 11 GM leak reveals details about new iPhone features including Face ID, animated emoji, 4K at 60fps, possibility of True Tone display, revised AirPods, more
Here we go. We're digging through the iOS 11 GM we received this evening to unpack what we can learn about the D22 'iPhone 8 …
The Equifax breach, affecting ~44% of US population, is possibly the worst leak of personal information ever and was handled poorly by the company
Social security numbers … Phil Windley / Phil Windley's Technometria : Equifax and Correlatable Identifiers Guise Bule / Hacker Noon : Lies & Extortion: How Equifax, Fire Eye & The Darknet Threw Oil O...
iOS 11 GM leak shows LTE Apple Watch may use same phone number as iPhone and reveals an image of a Watch with red Digital Crown and a face showing signal meter
In continuing news from the Apple Watch GM firmware, we've found several strings references to how cellular plans on Apple Watch work and how users set them up.
Credit agency Equifax says breach affecting up to 143M US consumers found 7/29; sensitive data exposed included DOB, SSN, and 209K credit card numbers
Struck by cow Wall Street Journal : Equifax Hack Leaves Consumers, Financial Firms Scrambling Theo Douglas / Government Technology News : Equifax Data Breach Could Involve State Agencies but How, to W...
House Energy and Commerce Committee, Financial Services Committee, and New York attorney general announce probes into Equifax breach
Meanwhile, New York announces its own investigation. — The U.S. Congress plans to probe a massive data breach at the credit-monitoring service Equifax …
Leaked iOS 11 firmware indicates Apple's new phones are called iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X
We think we know the names of the new iPhones, thanks to the iOS firmware. Apple's three new phones are called iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X (via Steven Troughton Smith).
Equifax's website for checking if your data was affected by the breach produces confusing or inaccurate results
Several people have confirmed they have mixed or inaccurate results from the Equifax checker. — Something isn't right about Equifax's data breach checker.
Spotify Web Player No Longer Compatible With Apple's Safari Browser
Spotify users on the service's Web Player have noticed that they can no longer listen to music in Apple's Safari browser, taking to Spotify's Community web page to discuss the incompatibility between ...
Sources: FBI is investigating Uber over use of defunct “Hell” program that tracked drivers working for competitors like Lyft
Investigators looking at whether Uber's defunct ‘Hell’ internal program was used to interfere illegally with competitors
Indian budget hotel aggregator OYO raises $250M Series D led by SoftBank Vision Fund, with Sequoia, Lightspeed, Greenoaks, and Hero Enterprise participating
Japanese giant SoftBank is keeping its faith in India's budget accommodation provider Oyo, despite its mounting losses and growing competition.
Virginia State Board of Elections votes to remove touchscreen voting machines before November elections, saying they pose unacceptable digital risks
Virginia's election supervisors on Friday directed counties to ditch touchscreen voting machines before November's elections, saying the devices posed unacceptable digital risks.
AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon form Mobile Authentication Taskforce to create new open standard and fix security flaws present in current SMS-based 2FA
Two-factor authentication (2FA) via SMS and a smartphone provides a heavy dose of additional security for your data …
Volvo acquires assets of car valet startup Luxe, which had raised $75M+ in funding
After a pivot and months of speculation about the future of car valet and concierge startup Luxe, the company has finally found a home. Today, automaker Volvo Cars announced that it is acquiring the ...
Blockchain Firms Ripple, R3 File Dueling Lawsuits Over Crypto Contract Dispute
Distributed ledger startups Ripple and R3 have become embroiled in a new legal battle, with both startups filing lawsuits related to a contract dispute between the two firms. — Ripple alleged in a c...
Sources: Facebook is willing to spend $1B through 2018 on original video for its platform, far outpacing its previous outlays on video content
Deepa Seetharaman / Wall Street Journal :
TraceMe, founded by NFL star Russell Wilson, raises $9M led by Madrona, with Bezos, Chad Hurley, and Joe Tsai participating, to connect celebs with “superfans”
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Latin American online travel agency Despegar.com sets $23 to $26 range for US IPO, will raise $313.6M and will be valued at $1.6B at the midpoint of the range
Clark Schultz / Seeking Alpha :
Zelle, a Venmo-like P2P payment network backed by major US banks, will launch a standalone app on September 12
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Medium adds curated articles from The New York Times, Financial Times, The Economist, Foreign Policy, and others to its premium membership program
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Weibo orders users to verify their real names by September 15 following China's new restrictions on anonymous online conversation
Nectar Gan / South China Morning Post :
Twitter enables account sharing in its mobile app, powered by TweetDeck Teams
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Israeli lidar startup Innoviz raises $65M round backed by auto suppliers Delphi and Magna; Canadian lidar maker LeddarTech raises $101M from Delphi and Magneti
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