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How KRACK made it past scrutiny of researchers: IEEE's standards specs are hard to access and handshake and encryption protocols were vetted separately — The big news in crypto today is the KRACK attack on WPA2 protected WiFi networks. Discovered by Mathy Vanhoef and Frank Piessens at KU Leuven … | Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
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Facebook buys anonymous teen compliment app tbh, which has had 5M+ downloads and over a billion messages sent in “past few weeks”, will let it continue to run — Facebook wants tbh to be its next Instagram. Today, Facebook announced it's acquiring positivity-focused polling startup tbh …
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| Anna Irrera / Reuters: |
PayPal announces over two million US retailers will begin accepting Venmo payments starting this week — NEW YORK (Reuters) - PayPal Holdings Inc said more than two million U.S. retailers will be able to accept payments through its mobile app Venmo starting this week, seeking to broaden … | Katie Notopoulos / BuzzFeed: |
Google Maps to remove test feature for iPhone users that showed how many calories or “mini cupcakes” you would burn if you walked after strong user feedback — Google Maps has a new feature for walking directions. Now, it shows you how many calories you would burn if you walked:
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Pixel 2 and 2 XL review: amazing camera and good speakers, represents the best Android experience, but design lacks flair and no headphone jack — Sharp shooter — Without fail, every person who has picked up the Pixel 2 XL has said virtually the same thing: “It feels like it's made out of plastic.”| Olivia Zaleski / Bloomberg: |
On-demand dog-walking app Wag, which sources say raised over $59M, is being criticized for losing dogs and fighting with customers, spooking potential investors — The pet-care app is being criticized for losing dogs and fighting with customers—spooking potential investors.
Tweets: @mekosoff, @robaeprice, and @sesmith
| Peter Bright / Ars Technica: |
Microsoft debuts $1,499+ 13" and $2,499+ 15" Surface Book 2 with Nvidia GeForce GPUs, updated design, up to 17 hours battery; preorder Nov. 9, ships Nov. 16 — Microsoft's super-flexible systems get potent upgrade. Alas, still no Thunderbolt 3. — Just over two years ago …
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| Theodore Schleifer / Recode: |
Indiegogo announces Marketplace for selling products that were successfully crowdfunded on site or elsewhere; Indiegogo will take around 10% or 15% cut on sales — And the products don't have to be originally funded through the site, either. — In the past, entrepreneurs …
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| Christina Farr / CNBC: |
Sources: Apple held talks, that are now over without a deal, to buy Crossover Health, approached One Medical as part of push into health care — - It's not clear if Apple wanted to own and operate a network of health clinics, like its retail stores, or simply partner to sell products with a health-related angle, like the Apple Watch
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| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Docker announces native support for Kubernetes, will allow users to select Swarm or Kubernetes orchestration engine at run time without any need to alter code — When it comes to container orchestration, it seems clear that Kubernetes, the open source tool developed by Google, has won the battle for operations' hearts and minds.
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Alphabet says Project Wing is testing deliveries of some Guzman y Gomez and Chemist Warehouse products in southeastern Australia by drone — Over the past few years, Project Wing has conducted thousands of flights to get our drone delivery technology ready for everyday use.| Anna Irrera / Reuters: |
Blockchain startup Digital Asset, which develops tech for financial institutions, raises $40M Series B, bringing the company's total funding to $110M — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Digital Asset, a blockchain startup funded by some of the world's largest banks, has raised $40 million as it expands globally.Sponsor Posts
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