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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 … | 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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| Daniel Tyson / Ausdroid: |
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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SlashGear, iMore, Ubergizmo, Android Police, 9to5Google, 9to5Mac and Android Central
| Dennis Fisher / Threatpost: |
EFF, AdBlock and Others Launch New Do Not Track Standard — After years of discussions, disagreements, and digressions, the Do Not Track header is supported by all of the major browsers. But because there's no real requirement for sites or advertisers to respect it, DNT is not as effective as it could be.| Mike Murphy / Quartz: |
The FDA has approved the first drug made by a 3D printer — 3D printing, a technology still in search of a market, may have just found a home in the world of medicine. The US Food and Drug Administration approved an epilepsy medicine called Spritam that is made by 3D printers …
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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)| Eduard Kovacs / SecurityWeek: |
RIG Exploit Kit 3.0 Used to Infect Over 1.3 Million Computers Worldwide — Version 3.0 of the notorious RIG exploit kit has been released. Researchers at Trustwave have determined that the crimeware has already been used to infect more than 1.3 million devices from all over the world.
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Trustwave Holdings, Inc., Security Affairs and ZDNet
| Lehar Maan / Reuters: |
Sprint beats estimates with $20M loss, adds 675K new customers, but now has fewer US subscribers than T-Mobile — Sprint reports smaller-than-expected loss, record low churn — Sprint Corp (S.N) reported a much smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and record low customer defections …
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Sprint, Re/code, Wall Street Journal, ZDNet, iMore, Re/code, CNET, Motley Fool, Investopedia, 24/7 Wall St., PhoneDog.com, Bloomberg Business, TmoNews and Forbes
| 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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Wired, Marketing Land, The Verge, TechSpot, Fone Arena, SiliconANGLE, iPhone Hacks, NEWS.com.au, Ubergizmo, iDownloadBlog.com, Engadget, Canadianreviewer.com and MacStories
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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 … Sponsor Posts
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