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| Brad Smith / Microsoft on the Issues: |
Microsoft decries “stockpiling of vulnerabilities by governments”, citing NSA, CIA leaks, reiterates points from its Feb. call for a “Digital Geneva Convention” — Early Friday morning the world experienced the year's latest cyberattack.
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Tweets: @bsdphk, @dnvolz, @ericgeller, @strwbilly, @mikeisaac, @erratarob, @iduncan, @jonfortt, @snowden, @qhardy, @robreed, and @mikeisaac
| New York Times: |
Europol chief says 200K computers in 150 countries were affected by WannaCry ransomware, while experts warn that new wave of attacks next week is likely — LONDON — Security experts are warning that the global cyberattack that began on Friday is likely to be magnified in the new workweek …
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Tweets: @samgadjones, @dalperovitch, @benwizner, @charlesarthur, @raistolo, @nytimes, @kennwhite, @hackerfantastic, and @newsyc20
| Troy Hunt: |
Everything you need to know about the WannaCry / Wcry / WannaCrypt ransomware — I woke up to a flood of news about ransomware today. By virtue of being down here in Australia, a lot happens in business hours around the world while we're sleeping but conversely, that's given …
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Tweets: @msuiche, @tedlieu, @stevesi, @lil_lost, @nytopinion, @foxit, @wendynather, @msuiche, @4dgifts, @doyle_kevin, @campuscodi, @troyhunt, @susan_hennessey, @matthew_d_green, @cyb3rops, @zeynep, @matthew_d_green, @mattblaze, @troyhunt, @igorskochinsky, @stevebellovin, @alexstamos, and @alexstamos
| The Guardian: |
Cybersecurity researcher @MalwareTechBlog accidentally finds kill switch to stop spread of WannaCry malware by registering domain hardcoded into malware — Expert who stopped spread of attack by activating software's ‘kill switch’ says criminals will ‘change the code and start again’
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| Phillip Misner / MSRC: |
In response to WannaCry attacks, Microsoft issues security update for older Windows versions, including Windows XP, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2003 — Microsoft solution available to protect additional products Today many of our customers around the world and the critical systems they depend …
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Tweets: @blowdart, @shanselman, @ihackbanme, @ruskin147, @swiftonsecurity, and @msuiche
| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Lyft and Waymo confirm a deal was reached to collaborate on self-driving cars, which sources say will be through pilot projects and product development efforts — SAN FRANCISCO — As the race to bring self-driving vehicles to the public intensifies, two of Silicon Valley's most prominent players are teaming up.
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The Next Web, Recode, GeekWire, Washington Post, Axios, TechCrunch, The Verge, 9to5Google, Engadget, SiliconANGLE, Business Insider, Bloomberg, Mashable, Seeking Alpha, and NBC Bay Area
Tweets: @mikeisaac, @danprimack, @joshconstine, @danprimack, @mikeisaac, @ceciliakang, @mikeisaac, @fromedome, @nxthompson, @jamesallworth, and @mikeisaac
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Source: Apple has acquired AI company Lattice Data, a specialist in unstructured “dark data”, for around $200M — As large tech companies gear up to make a stronger push into machine learning and artificial intelligence, Apple has acquired a company to fill out its own capabilities in the area.
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Tweets: @nicolastorzec, @msuiche, and @dauber
| Tess Townsend / Recode: |
Y Combinator President Sam Altman is considering running for governor of California as soon as 2018, former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown says — Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown says it's a possibility. — Y Combinator President Sam Altman might run for governor of California …
Tweets: @kimmaicutler, @marcslove, @marcslove, @pinboard, and @kimmaicutler
| Takashi Mochizuki / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Nintendo plans to release “The Legend of Zelda” for smartphones in the second half of 2017 — Nintendo plans to offer its game “The Legend of Zelda” for smartphones in the second half of the year, the Kyoto company's latest effort to expand its mobile-games lineup.
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VentureBeat, The Next Web, The Verge, VG247, TouchArcade, and Gematsu
Tweets: @pldhnet, @serkantoto, and @mgsiegler
| Natasha Singer / New York Times: |
How Google outmaneuvered Apple and Microsoft over five years to gain dominance in classrooms with Chromebooks and free apps like Classroom, Docs, and Gmail — The tech giant is transforming public education with low-cost laptops and free apps. But schools may be giving Google more than they are getting.
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Philip Elmer-DeWitt. Tweets: @hayhud, @nytimestech, @vindugoel, @davewiner, @future_cities, @lnm_monash, @bisforberkshire, @nytimesbusiness, @whatthebit, @frankpasquale, and @zephyrteachout
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Amazon doesn't let you block contact from specific people on Echo, says it “will be available in the coming weeks” — The new Alexa feature has some major privacy flaws — Amazon seems to have made a significant oversight in bringing voice calls and messaging to its Echo speakers …
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Voicebot, Digital Trends, Medium, Labnotes, GeekWire, BuzzFeed, CNET, BGR, and The Register
Tweets: @losowsky, @robotodd, @backlon, and @triketora
| Evan Ackerman / IEEE Spectrum: |
Researchers teach drone to fly autonomously by incorporating an obstacle avoidance AI algorithm which was trained using data from 11.5K crashes — “Learning to Fly by Crashing,” a paper from CMU roboticists Dhiraj Gandhi, Lerrel Pinto, and Abhinav Gupta, has such a nice abstract that I'll …
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arXiv.org, autoevolution, Popular Mechanics, youtube.com, and Digital Trends. Tweets: @hpgrahsl
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