Facebook and Twitter shut down a network of fake accounts using AI-generated faces to “masquerade” as Americans; Facebook links the network to Epoch Media Group
Researchers said the profiles, linked to the Epoch Media Group, used photos generated by artificial intelligence in a preview of an …
Reporters identified a Secret Service agent, his home address, family details, and tracked Trump's movements using the leaked dataset obtained by the NYT
IF YOU OWN A MOBILE PHONE, its every move is logged and tracked by dozens of companies. No one is beyond the reach of this constant digital surveillance.
Apple releases a 2019 Platform Security guide, outlining how features like Secure Enclave work, letting organizations adapt to its policies and procedures
Apple has published its guide to Platform Security for Fall 2019, outlining how the company's products and services work to ensure …
During T-Mobile-Sprint merger trial, the key arguments of both T-Mobile and merger-opposing AGs seemed to rest on whether Dish can create a viable competitor
For two weeks now, the future of the American mobile broadband industry has hinged on a small courtroom in lower Manhattan …
Ripple raises $200M Series C led by global investment firm Tetragon at a $10B valuation
Ripple, a San Francisco-based company that uses cryptocurrency to move money across borders, announced a massive funding round on Thursday that values the company at $10 billion.
Apple opens its bug bounty program to security researchers, publishes eligibility criteria, bounty categories, and report and payout guidelines
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US Navy bans TikTok from government-issued mobile devices citing a cybersecurity threat, will block devices with the app from the Navy Marine Corps Intranet
(Reuters) - Earlier this week the United States Navy banned the social media app TikTok from government-issued mobile devices …
Forbes estimates that the highest paid YouTube star of 2019 is Ryan Kaji, an eight-year-old with 23M subscribers, who has earned $26M this year
Anastasia Radzinskaya is an unlikely media star. Born in southern Russia with cerebral palsy, her doctors feared she would never be able to speak.
Sources: Walmart is considering selling data on shoppers, “supercenters” where, in addition to traditional retail, it can rent out edge computing capacity, more
Walmart is betting on a future where its giant stores will quickly get groceries to your door …
Convenience store chain Wawa discloses a data breach across its 700 stores over the past nine months that may have exposed customer and credit card details
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Sources: Apple has a secret team of ~12 engineers working on satellites and related wireless tech to beam data directly to its devices
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Interviews with current and former staff, sellers, and suppliers on how Amazon dictates and unpredictably changes rules, punishes and threatens businesses
Twenty years ago, Amazon opened its storefront to anyone who wanted to sell something. Then it began demanding more out of them.
Source: Facebook bought video-shopping startup Packagd, to help build live shopping for Marketplace; Packagd was building a shopping product for YouTube videos
- Packagd was founded by former Kleiner Perkins partner — Live shopping is growing in popularity, especially in China
A look at the global trade in hacked links, where hackers compromise websites and charge to add links to sites to improve SEO
This August, Molly Stillman logged on to her lifestyle blog to update a few popular old posts, freshening them up so they would continue to attract traffic from Pinterest and search engines. Tweets: @...
Data shows 21 female founded or co-founded companies reached unicorn status in 2019, up from 15 in 2018
Venture capitalist Jennifer Neundorfer gave me (quite possibly) the quote of the year when we spoke in October. When describing her firm, Jane VC, and its focus on female founders, she said: Tweets: ...
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 invests $231M in India-based eyewear ecommerce startup Lenskart's Series G, sources say at a valuation of $1.5B
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France's competition authority fines Google €150M for mistreating advertisers by suspending them on its search engine in a random and unjustified fashion
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Profile of Cliff Stoll, whose memoir The Cuckoo's Egg, which traces the first known case of state-sponsored hacking, inspired a generation of cybersecurity pros
Andy Greenberg / Wired : Tweets: @damienmulley , @wired , @instacyber , @stvemillertime , @likethecoins , and @ronindey Tweets: Dame Mlley / @damienmulley : I read this book when I was 18 I think. It...
Q&A with WarnerMedia's Bob Greenblatt on why AT&T named its streaming service HBO Max, price wars over shows like Friends, and pitching streaming to NBC in 2015
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F5 Networks says it will acquire AI-powered fraud prevention platform Shape Security for around $1B in cash
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A look at the biggest tech trends of 2019, a year marked by antitrust investigations, consumer protests against big companies, and tough IPOs for startups
that time right before the holidays when I try to sum up the year in tech in charts. https://www.vox.com/... Andy Cotgreave / @acotgreave : Not only do these trends feel like real ones (rather than th...
Recent news that NHS sold patient data to US drug giants fuels fear, but tie-ins between public health services and private firms can offer better patient care
Partnerships between public health services and big tech will bring new treatments to patients faster. But sharing data is still the big stumbling block.
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.