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Researchers find alarming number of Macs remain vulnerable to stealthy hacks due to outdated EFI firmware; Windows and Linux PCs are also likely at risk — At-risk EFI versions likely put Windows and Linux PCs at risk, too. — An alarming number of Macs remain vulnerable to known exploits …
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Twitter finds Russia Today purchased $274K in ads and promoted 1,823 tweets in US in 2016, and pledges to work with FEC and Congress on political ad disclosure — Earlier this summer we outlined some of our work to combat bots and networks of manipulation on Twitter.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Sources: Google is building a smart screen competitor to Amazon's Echo Show, codenamed “Manhattan”, to launch in late 2017 or early 2018 — Multiple sources tell TechCrunch that Google is building a tabletop smart screen for video calling and more that will compete with Amazon's Echo Show.| Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed: |
ACLU challenges DoJ warrants for Facebook account information of users involved in anti-Trump protests, arguing the requests are overbroad — Three Facebook users are challenging newly disclosed search warrants for their account information, arguing that the warrants are overbroad …
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Podcast startup Anchor raises $10M Series A led by GV for its audio broadcasting app, which makes it easy for creators to record and distribute audio — A recent spate of investments in the podcast space continues today with news that Anchor has raised $10 million in a series A round of funding led by Google's venture capital arm, GV.
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Sources: Apple quietly acquired French computer vision startup Regaind earlier this year; the company had raised €400K from Side Capital — TechCrunch has learned that Apple has acquired a small French startup called Regaind, according to multiple sources.| Vindu Goel / New York Times: |
How IBM's Indian workforce grew to ~130K, more than in any other country including the US — IBM has shifted its center of gravity halfway around the world to India, making it a high-tech example of the globalization trends that the Trump administration has railed against.| Cynthia Kim / Reuters: |
South Korea bans raising money through initial coin offerings — SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's financial regulator on Friday said it will ban raising money through all forms of virtual currencies, a move that follows similar restrictions in China on initial coin offerings.
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| Akane Otani / Wall Street Journal: |
Stockpile, an online brokerage that enables fractional share investing, raises $30M Series B led by Fidelity-backed Eight Roads Ventures — Asset manager's proprietary investment arm leads funding round for Stockpile, a startup allowing young—and old—investors to buy fractional shares
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple says iPhone 7 and 8 don't have FM radio chips, after FCC chairman Ajit Pai urges Apple to activate iPhone FM radio chips to help after natural disasters — Amidst renewed pressure from the National Association of Broadcasters, FCC chairman Ajit Pai has now issued a statement urging Apple …
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Japan's Financial Services Agency has approved 11 companies as operators of cryptocurrency exchanges — TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Financial Services Agency said on Friday it has approved 11 companies as operators of cryptocurrency exchanges, in a move that sets the country apart from its neighbors …
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After raising $50M in June, self-driving startup Drive.ai raises $15M more from Grab, others to open Singapore office — Autonomous vehicle technology startup Drive.ai has raised $15 million in a new round from Grab and others, Southeast Asia's largest Uber rival.
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