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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Sources: a number of recently disclosed malicious websites used to hack into iPhones over a two-year period were designed to target Uyghur Muslims in China — A number of malicious websites used to hack into iPhones over a two-year period were targeting Uyghur Muslims, TechCrunch has learned.
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| Thomas Brewster / Forbes: |
Sources: Android and Windows have also been targeted by the websites that sought to infect iPhones of Uighur ethnic minority in China — The unprecedented attack on Apple iPhones revealed by Google this week was broader than first thought. Multiple sources with knowledge of the situation … | Ian Beer / Project Zero: |
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| Julia Alexander / The Verge: |
Jack Dorsey's Twitter account was hacked on Friday, possibly by a group that calls themselves the Chuckle Squad, which posted a number of racist tweets — It appears to be the same group that went after YouTubers — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's Twitter account was hacked on Friday afternoon …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple launches a free screen replacement program for aluminum models of Watch Series 2 and Series 3 that exhibit a crack along the rounded edge of the screen — Apple today announced the launch of a new screen replacement program for Series 2 and Series 3 Apple Watch models, due to cracking issues.
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| BuzzFeed News: |
How Amazon's subcontracted delivery network allows it to shed responsibility for exploitative working conditions and accidents caused while delivering packages — Deaths and devastating injuries. A litany of labor violations. Drivers forced to urinate in their vans.
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| South China Morning Post: |
How China came close to the US in the 1960s in building a strong semiconductor industry but lost its way due to politics and a misguided industrial strategy — This is the first in a series of in-depth articles examining China's efforts to build a stronger, domestic semiconductor industry …
Tweets: @zensoo, @andrewbatson, @scmpnews, and @chrisyeh
| Bloomberg: |
The US starts imposing 15% tariffs on certain tech products made in China like the Apple Watch; 15% tariffs on laptops and cellphones go into effect on Dec. 15 — The Trump administration slapped tariffs on roughly $110 billion in Chinese imports on Sunday, marking the latest escalation …
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| Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: |
Inside Foxconn's manufacturing facilities in India, where it operates two plants and has plans for two more as it looks to diversify its operations beyond China — On a steamy summer morning, dozens of buses pull up outside a cluster of low-slung, blue buildings in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Tweets: @sihamese, @robert_fenner, @bloombergquint, and @business
| Ionut Ilascu / BleepingComputer: |
A look at the Sodinokibi ransomware, which quickly gained a reputation among cybercriminals since its discovery, and recently hit 20+ local Texas governments — Relatively new on the ransomware scene, Sodinokibi has already made impressive profits for its administrators and affiliates … | Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
French police, with help from Avast, hijack and neutralize a cryptocurrency mining botnet that controlled ~850,000 infected Windows PCs with Retadup malware — In a rare feat, French police have hijacked and neutralized a massive cryptocurrency mining botnet controlling close to a million infected computers.| Tarun Pathak / Counterpoint Research: |
Analysis: Nokia leads in facilitating Android updates, with 96% of smartphones sold since Q3 running Android Pie, followed by Samsung's 89% and Xiaomi's 84% — - Key brands had fewer than a third of their sub-US$200 smartphones updated to the latest Android version.| Sarah Holder / The Atlantic: |
Apps for reporting cars that block bike lanes can help even the balance of power between cyclists and drivers, but they also have troubling privacy implications — Apps that track bike-lane offenders help cyclists feel a sense of agency. But they also encourage city residents to surveil one another's movements.Sponsor Posts
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