macOS High Sierra bug gives access via password prompt that authenticates as root with empty password
Security bug found in latest version of MacOS High Sierra — Company says it is working on a software update to fix issue — Apple Inc. customers have discovered a significant security flaw …
Apple releases macOS High Sierra security fix for critical root vulnerability
If you're running macOS High Sierra, it's time to update your Mac as soon as possible. Apple has released a security update that addresses the security vulnerability discovered yesterday afternoon.
Sources: Andy Rubin left Google in 2014 after internal inquiry found he had an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate, has now taken leave from Essential
Andy Rubin, the creator of Android and a key executive at Google Inc. for nine years, left the company in 2014 shortly …
Snapchat's big redesign splits personal content from friends and content from professional creators in separate tabs, will be rolled out globally in a few weeks
The refreshed app is not that different, but now the personal and the professional part ways.
Waze adds support for routing with carpool lanes, a mode for motorcycles, and hands-free “OK Waze” voice commands
The navigation app also now supports carpool lanes — Waze is releasing a trio of new features for its popular turn-by-turn navigation app on Android and iOS today.
Evan Spiegel says social media fueled fake news and Snapchat is “separating the social from the media” in its upcoming redesign
The personalized newsfeed revolutionized the way people share and consume content. But let's be honest: this came at a huge cost to facts, our minds and the entire media industry.
Facebook testing new CAPTCHA, asks users to upload a photo of their face to prove they're human, says it will permanently delete pictures after checking
FACEBOOK MAY SOON ask you to “upload a photo of yourself that clearly shows your face,” to prove you're not a bot.
Apple countersues Qualcomm, alleging that Snapdragon chips, which power a variety of Android devices, infringe on Apple's patents
(Reuters) - Apple Inc on Wednesday filed a countersuit against Qualcomm Inc, alleging that Qualcomm's Snapdragon mobile phone chips that power a wide variety …
Microsoft plans multibillion-dollar overhaul of its Redmond campus, expanding it by adding ~2.5M square feet of new space for an additional 8,000 employees
SEATTLE — While Amazon is hunting for a second headquarters away from its hometown, its neighbor in the Seattle area — Microsoft …
Amazon introduces AWS EC2 bare metal instances in public preview, giving customers direct access to hardware
AWS, Amazon's cloud computing division, today announced its long-awaited bare metal instances for its EC2 service. With bare metal, you get direct access to the hardware and access …
FCC's Pai says tech giants like Twitter and Facebook use “the regulatory process to cement their dominance” and pose biggest threat to online speech, not ISPs
Pai had sharp words for Silicon Valley tech giants who are trying to avoid regulation.
Sources: Uber's net loss widens to $1.46B in Q3, gross bookings rose to $9.71B vs $8.74B in Q2, with a net loss in Q2 of $1.06B
Uber Technologies Inc.'s net loss widened to $1.46 billion in the third quarter, according to people with knowledge of the matter, a sign that the ride-hailing leader …
Uber says 2.7M UK users affected by 2016 data breach, with names, mobile numbers, and email addresses exposed
Uber's October 2016 data breach affected some 2.7 million UK users, it has now been revealed. On Friday the government said it had been informed by Uber that UK users were affected …
HDMI 2.1 spec released with support for 48 Gbps bandwidth, 120fps 4K, 60fps 8K, Variable Refresh Rate for smoother gameplay, Dynamic HDR, and 10K resolution
The HDMI Forum's Technical Working Group … Aja Murray / HDMI Forum : HDMI FORUM RELEASES VERSION 2.1 OF THE HDMI SPECIFICATION Tuan Nguyen / pcgamer : 10K gaming at 120Hz will be possible with HDMI 2....
Amazon announces AWS support for Kubernetes on top of its Elastic Container Service
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
Washington state sues Uber for failing to promptly notify ~10K users that their data was accessed in recent breach, seeks up to $2K per violation
Monica Nickelsburg / GeekWire :
Amazon releases its Silk web browser for 1st and 2nd gen Fire TV, 2nd gen Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Edition models; 3rd gen Fire TV will gain Silk support in Dec.
Google activates Pixel Visual Core processor on Pixel 2 phones in latest Android 8.1 beta for faster, more efficient processing of HDR+ photos
and what it actually does Chris Burns / SlashGear : Pixel 2 Visual Core Activated: Camera update magic Edoardo Maggio / Business Insider : The new version of Android enables a hidden chip inside Googl...
Kazakhstan-born Canadian citizen Karim Baratov pleads guilty for his role in 2014 Yahoo data breach; sentencing hearing set for Feb. 20, 2018
Patrick Howell O'Neill / Cyberscoop :
Arguments against FCC's Net Neutrality rollback miss that regulation incurs opportunity costs and more attention should be paid to inter-ISP competition
Ben Thompson / Stratechery :
Facebook says 99% of ISIS and Al Qaeda-related terror content is removed via AI before users flag it, and 83% of copies are removed within an hour of upload
Benchmark, Menlo Ventures to sell some shares to SoftBank as part of tender; Uber shareholders have 20 days to sell at $48B valuation, or wait for IPO in 2019
Theodore Schleifer / Recode :
Bitcoin clears $10,000, up more than 875% this year, and up more than $2,000 since Thursday's low of $7,979 per coin
Nov 29, 2017, 2:42 amNov 29 … Grace Noto / Bank Innovation : Top 10 Twitter Reactions to Bitcoin $10K (And $11K) Bloomberg : What Bitcoin Watchers Are Saying After the Surge Past $10,000 Matthew Tompk...
Baidu and Xiaomi announce partnership on IoT and AI, will explore opportunities in voice recognition, deep learning, and computer vision
TechCrunch :
Researcher finds 100GB of US intel data, from US Army and NSA, hosted on unsecured AWS server as disk image, following a string of similar mistakes by US intel
Zack Whittaker / ZDNet :
US district judge says Uber “withheld evidence from me” in trade secrets case brought by Waymo, delays the trial that was due to begin next week
Google adds a new search navigation tab called “Finance”, retires some Google Finance features including portfolio, and drops need for Adobe Flash
Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica :
Uber partners with Vietnam-based payments startup Momo to enable cashless transactions on its app; coming to Android by January 2018, iOS soon after
the parter is Vietnam's Momo, a startup backed by Standard Chartered that has 5M users https://twitter.com/...
As Amazon aims to add more female leaders, an internal organization chart shows only two women out of 38 execs at VP level or higher
Eugene Kim / CNBC :
Alexa devs can use notifications starting today, alerting users with lights and audio cues, and will soon be able to personalize apps based on users' voices
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington announces hedge fund denominated in Ripple, will focus primarily on crypto assets, currently raised ~$50M of $100M target
Jeff John Roberts / Fortune :
35 publishers including Hearst, WaPo, and NBCU are trying TrustX, a programmatic ad exchange with impressions, audited by Moat, eclipsing 1B so far this month
Allison Schiff / AdExchanger :
Nokia's HERE to buy Advanced Telematic Systems, a Berlin-based developer of secure OTA technology; deal expected to close Q1 2018
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
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