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Researcher claims he found “a permanent unpatchable bootrom exploit” for iOS devices with A5 to A11 chips, enabling jailbreaks for iPhone 4S to X, releases code — New jailbreak will work on iPhones 4S up to iPhone 8 and X. — A security researcher has released today …
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Former employees of dog-walking startup Wag, which raised $300M from SoftBank and replaced CEO in Jan. 2018, describe slowed growth, multiple layoffs, and more — (CNN)At the start of 2018, Wag looked like tech's next Big Thing. — In January, the founders of the dog-walking startup announced …
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AI research increasingly requires datacenter-scale computation, raising concerns that only a few big tech companies will dominate advances in the field — Each big step of progress in computing — from mainframe to personal computer to internet to smartphone — has opened opportunities …
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Sen. Warren proposes to reinstate Office of Technology Assessment, created in 1970s to help Congress legislate on science and tech; OTA was dissolved in 1990s — 'Our representatives shouldn't have to rely on Google's policy team' — Over the past few years, some of the largest tech firms …
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DoorDash confirms a data breach on May 4 affecting 4.9M customers, workers, and merchants, with last-four digits of payment cards, driver's license info stolen — DoorDash has confirmed a data breach. — The food delivery company said in a blog post Thursday that 4.9 million customers …
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2019 Defcon Voting Village findings reveal detailed vulnerabilities related to six models of voting machines, most of which are still in use — The results of the 2019 Defcon Voting Village are in—and they paint an ugly picture for voting machine security.| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
In an email to staff, Docker CEO Rob Bearden says the company is trying to raise cash amid “significant challenges”; Docker was valued at more than $1B in 2015 — - Docker CEO Rob Bearden sent an email to employees this week acknowledging challenges as the company tries to raise money.| FinSMEs: |
UK-based digital wealth management company Moneyfarm raises £36M Series C, says its assets under management grew 80%+ YoY to £734M in 2018 — Moneyfarm, a Milan, Italy and London, UK-based digital wealth management company, raised £36M in Series C funding.| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Audius, a SoundCloud alternative built on the blockchain, has launched its music streaming service with songs hosted on independent operators to avoid takedowns — Launching today — “It was SoundCloud's opportunity to lose and now it's ours,” says Audius CEO Roneil Rumburg.| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google says that YouTube Music will be preinstalled on all new Android 9 and Android 10 devices, replacing Google Play Music — Behind-the-scenes, Google requires hardware manufacturers to preinstall certain apps to get access to other first-party services.| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Ohio-based commercial insurance platform Bold Penguin raises $32M Series B, bringing its total raised to over $50M — Bold Penguin, a commercial insurance tech provider headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, today announced that it has secured $32 million in a series B funding round … | Ari Levy / CNBC: |
SEC Filing: Oracle invested $40M in Ampere, the ARM-based server chip company founded and run by former Intel president Renee James — - Renee James, a former Intel president, launched Ampere in 2017 to develop data center processors. — President of Intel Corporation Renee James.
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