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How Travelex is trying to recover from Dec. 31 hack, ordering staff to hand over laptops, using WhatsApp to bypass email, as hackers demand $6M for client data — Travelex staff have been told to hand over their laptops as a cyber attack on the company affected its internal network … | Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
1B+ medical images of patients found online, as hospitals and doctors' offices ignore security and upload X-rays, ultrasounds, and CT scans to unsecured servers — Every day, millions of new medical images containing the personal health information of patients are spilling out onto the internet.
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A look at Google's healthcare efforts, like Project Nightingale and “Guardian” search tool, which are drawing scrutiny over mass collection of medical records — The company has struck deals that grant it access to millions of patient records — PALO ALTO, Calif. …
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| Isobel Cockerell / Coda Story: |
Instagram is removing posts and suspending accounts that voice support for slain Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, says it is complying with US sanctions — News agencies, human rights activists and influencers have had their accounts deactivated. — After a U.S. drone strike killed …
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
CES roundup: flexible screens are coming, battle between Intel and AMD to intensify, sex tech is on the rise, tech companies fetishized AI and 5G a little less — iCES is over, and I am quite sure you'll be happy to be done with it. We still have more to come today and perhaps a little next week.
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| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Facebook shares closed at an all-time high of $218.30 on Thursday, valuing it at $622B and surpassing the previous high of $217.50 reached in July 2018 — Facebook's share price has hit an all-time high, surpassing the peak it reached before a series of privacy scandals in 2018 and despite attacks …
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| Jillian D'Onfro / Forbes: |
Alphabet's Chief Legal Officer David Drummond is leaving on January 31; company says he will not be receiving an exit package — Alphabet's controversial chief legal officer, David Drummond, is leaving the company, effective January 31. — Drummond, an employee of nearly 20 years …
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| Natasha Mascarenhas / Crunchbase News: |
Legalpad, which uses a mix of software and attorney support to help entrepreneurs and startup employees with the US visa process, raises $10M Series A — It's clear that work authorization for international talent in the United States is getting increasingly harder in the Trump administration.
Tweets: @nmasc_
| Masha Borak / South China Morning Post: |
Tencent says users spent ~$115B in 2019, up 160% YoY, through WeChat mini programs, which are miniature apps that work within the chat app — WeChat users spent US$115 million through mini programs in 2019WeChat users spent US$115 million through mini programs in 2019This article originally appeared … | Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: |
Mobileye collects 3.7M miles of sensor data daily from vehicles, using it to produce HD maps that will let its partners offer Level 2+ driver assistance systems — Mobileye made a self-driving car that only uses cameras—no lidar or radar. — A lot of media coverage of self-driving technology … | Christie Aschwanden / Wired: |
AI systems, like Google's system for reading mammograms, have the potential to worsen pre-existing problems like overtesting, overdiagnosis, and overtreatment — A new study out from Google seems to show the promise of AI-assisted health care. Actually, it shows the threat.
Tweets: @robmay, @allenfrancesmd, @went1955, @edwardtufte, @wired, @nathancortez, @cragcrest, and @vprasadmdmph
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Instagram rolls out one of the biggest upgrades to Boomerang, an app for creating short looping videos, with trim feature and three new effects including SloMo — TikTok has spawned countless memes formats from its creative effects, challenging Instagram for the filtered video crown.
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MSPoweruser, Input, Engadget, International Business Times, The Daily Dot, Mashable, Firstpost Tech, Social Media Today, 9to5Mac, and Yahoo Finance
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| Sarah Dai / South China Morning Post: |
Dami Wangxiao, a sub-brand of Chinese online education platform VIPKid, announces $80M Series A led by Sequoia Capital, Tencent Holdings, and Hammer Capital — The brand aims to offer live-streamed English and maths courses to primary students in China. A sub-brand of Chinese online …
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