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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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| 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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| 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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Official Apple Support, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, Digital Trends, Softpedia News, SlashGear, Gizchina, MSPoweruser, iPhone Hacks, Engadget, CNBC, Neowin, iPhone in Canada Blog, BetaNews, Firstpost Tech, Thurrott, iLounge, Patently Apple, Redmond Pie, and Macworld. Tweets: @mgsiegler
| 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, and @scmpnews
| 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: @robert_fenner, @bloombergquint, and @business
| 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 … | 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.| Michael Weinreb / The Ringer: |
A look at an online community of volunteer editors who are keeping EA Sports' college football title NCAA Football alive, six years after it was discontinued — EA Sports stopped issuing new versions of its beloved college football title in 2013. But you can still play the video game with updated rosters …
Tweets: @tefomohapi and @mgsiegler
| 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 … | Josh Dzieza / The Verge: |
Some sellers are hijacking listings of discontinued Amazon private-label products to sell their own wares, using the pages' old reviews to appear trustworthy — Under the surface, Amazon is a scene of constant warfare. A growing share of goods on the platform are sold by third parties, who compete viciously for limited real estate.
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Tweets: @lmatsakis, @marketplace, @sesmith, @esquiring, and @verge
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