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ShinyHunters claims to have stolen 500GB+ of data from Microsoft's private GitHub repositories; Microsoft says it is investigating the claims — A hacker claims to have stolen over 500GB of data from Microsoft's private GitHub repositories, BleepingComputer has learned.
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Hacker group ShinyHunters claims it has breached ten companies, including dating app Zoosk, and is selling their 73M+ user records on a dark web marketplace — Hacker group “ShinyHunters” is selling the data of 10 companies on a dark web cybercrime marketplace.| Richard Nieva / CNET: |
Source: Eric Schmidt left his role as technical advisor to Alphabet in February, ending his 19-year tenure at Google — Schmidt exited as a technical advisor at Google parent company Alphabet in February. — Eric Schmidt, who drove Google's transformation from Silicon Valley start-up to global titan … | Art Raymond / Deseret News: |
CEO of surveillance firm Banjo resigns after a report last month that he was once a neo-Nazi and was involved in the drive-by shooting of a synagogue — PARK CITY — Embattled event detection tech firm Banjo announced Friday that the company's current CEO and founder, Damien Patton … | Biz Carson / Protocol: |
Lime's new CEO Wayne Ting, who replaces co-founder Brad Bao, talks about Uber-led $170M investment, consolidating assets from Jump, and weathering the pandemic — Lime is receiving a much-need cash infusion from Uber and other investors as the scooter company attempts to reset its business amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
Both Defcon and Black Hat, originally scheduled for August, have cancelled in-person events, instead opting to host conferences online — For real this time. Its sister conference, Black Hat, has also been called off. — For years, a simple and elegant inside joke has permeated Defcon, the influential hacking conference.
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| Taylor Lorenz / New York Times: |
A look at TikTok's emerging meme culture, as multi-platform meme brands and independent Instagram meme influencers begin investing heavily in the platform — Bombarding a platform known for dance crazes and skits is strategic, and potentially very lucrative.
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| Robert Burnson / Bloomberg: |
Ex-Google engineer James Damore and three other men who alleged hiring bias ask the court to dismiss their lawsuit after reaching an agreement with the company — A lawsuit that made a big bang in Silicon Valley two years ago with allegations of mistreatment of politically conservative tech workers came to a quiet end this week.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
A look at “aimbot” and “wallhack” cheating going on in PC games like CoD: Warzone and Destiny 2, as game developers announce big updates to respond to cheating — If you've ever played a PC game that has a competitive element, you've probably played against a cheater.
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| Erin Brodwin / STAT: |
An overview of Amazon's efforts to fight COVID-19, from lending its staff expertise to funding research/clinical trials, and shipping at-home diagnostic tests — Shipping behemoth Amazon is increasingly throwing its weight into the pandemic response, sharing its staff's web and research design expertise …
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| Michael Steeber / 9to5Mac: |
Apple to begin reopening US stores next week using safety measures like temperature checks, starting with some stores in Idaho, S. Carolina, Alabama, and Alaska — Apple is preparing to reopen a select number of retail stores in the United States next week.
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google adds a kid-friendly “family mode” to Duo and says Duo on the web will soon support group calls, starting as a preview on Chrome — Work and personal video calling are surging in light of COVID-19, with Google announcing a handful of new Duo features last month to support that demand.
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