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Zero-day vulnerability in Apple's latest, fully patched OS X allows hackers to surreptitiously infect Macs with malware — 0-day bug in fully patched OS X comes under active exploit to hijack Macs — Privilege-escalation bug lets attackers infect Macs sans password. — Malwarebytes| Kim Zetter / Wired: |
Researchers Create First Firmware Worm That Attacks Macs — The common wisdom when it comes to PCs and Apple computers is that the latter are much more secure. Particularly when it comes to firmware, people have assumed that Apple systems are locked down in ways that PCs aren't.
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| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Acer Aspire One Cloudbook gives you a full Windows laptop for $169 — Hey, HP: you're far from the only one who can play the ridiculously low-cost Windows laptop game. Acer has unveiled the Aspire One Cloudbook 11 and 14, a pair of thin-and-light Windows 10 portables that promise … | James Cook / Business Insider: |
Sources: Apple is conducting private MVNO trials in US, in talks with European operators, but service might be 5 years away — Apple is in talks to launch its own virtual network service in the US and Europe — Apple is in talks to launch a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) …
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| Nathan Donato-Weinstein / bizjournals: |
Apple buys a 43-acre development site in North San Jose for just over $138M — Exclusive: Apple buys huge San Jose development site — Apple Inc. has purchased a roughly 43-acre development site in North San Jose in a blockbuster real estate transaction that comes just weeks …
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| Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed: |
Twitter adds experimental News tab in Android and iOS apps, with tweets from pre-approved publishers — Twitter Experiments With A ‘News’ Tab — Twitter wants to make its best stuff easier to find. — Starting today, some U.S. Twitter users will see a News tab appear in their Twitter apps.
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Parrot drops plans to sell RNB6 Android Auto head unit in the aftermarket, says it is too complicated, will now sell only to car makers — Parrot scraps plans to sell their Android Auto head unit to after-market customers, will now sell to car makers — In the flurry of Android Auto announcements …
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| Ashlee Kieler / Consumerist: |
NHTSA opens probe into infotainment system supplier Harman Kardon following Chrysler hack; 2.8M cars from multiple manufacturers may be vulnerable — Regulators Investigating Harman Kardon After Remote Hack Of Jeep — This vehicle was not hacked. (FastFords)| Brian Womack / Bloomberg Business: |
Yahoo Said to Pay $230 Million for Shopping Site Polyvore — Yahoo! Inc. is paying about $230 million for shopping service Polyvore Inc., people with knowledge of the matter said, as the Internet portal seeks new ways to draw in users and advertisers. — The deal, announced last week …
| Se Young Lee / Reuters: |
Samsung to create $85.8M fund to compensate cancer-stricken workers, improve safety — Samsung Electronics to create fund for cancer-stricken workers, safety — Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Monday it will create a 100 billion won ($85.8 million) fund to compensate cancer-stricken workers … | Brad Linder / Liliputing: |
Amazon Prime benefits can only be shared with one other adult now (and four kids) — Amazon Prime is a subscription service that offers free 2-day or faster shipping on millions of items, as well the ability to stream thousands of movies and TV shows over the internet, borrow some Kindle eBooks … | Deborah Gage / Wall Street Journal: |
Advance/Newhouse, owner of Conde Nast, Bright House Networks, buys big data analytics firm 1010data for $500M — In Big Data Deal, Advance/Newhouse Acquires 1010data for $500M … Advance/Newhouse has acquired 1010data Inc. for $500 million, VentureWire has learned, indicating … Sponsor Posts
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