Techmeme
September 8, 2017, 6:10 PM

Top News

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
The Equifax breach, affecting ~44% of US population, is possibly the worst leak of personal information ever and was handled poorly by the company  —  Consumer's most sensitve data is now in the open and will remain so for years to come.  —  It's a sad reality in 2017 that a data breach …
Todd Haselton / CNBC:
Credit agency Equifax says breach affecting up to 143M US consumers found 7/29; sensitive data exposed included DOB, SSN, and 209K credit card numbers  —  Equifax Inc., which supplies credit information and other information services, said Thursday that a cybersecurity incident …
More: Bloomberg, New York Times, The Guardian, Washington Post, Ars Technica, Wall Street Journal, ZDNet, Digital Trends, CNNMoney, epic.org, USA Today, CNBC, The Verge, Breitbart, Wired, PaymentsSource, TechCrunch, PR Newswire, Cybersecurity Incident …, East Bay Times, The Register, Mashable, Forbes, The Mac Observer, Naked Security, Refinery29, PCWorld, Slate, Fortune, ValueWalk, Android Authority, TechNewsWorld, CBS San Francisco, Hacker Noon, Tech Times, AppleInsider, New York Magazine, Kaspersky Lab official blog, Associated Press, Recode, Barracuda, BGR, New York Times, Tom's Hardware, Forrester Blogs, Krebs on Security, ZDNet, Computerworld, Fast Company, NPR, TechnoBuffalo, The Atlantic, Tom's Guide, Malwarebytes Labs, The Loop, Geek.com, ExtremeTech, PYMNTS.com, BUSTLE, Business Insider, CNET, MediaNama, Japan Times, Engadget, Motherboard, Security Affairs, Socialnomics, Help Net Security, Inquirer, Gizmodo, WeLiveSecurity, Bloomberg, BBC, Telegraph, Silicon Republic, CircleID, Lifehacker, YouTube, TechSpot, Windows Central, GeekWire, BetaNews, CSO, The Hacker News, Silicon Valley Business …, Ubergizmo, TechCrunch, The Verge, CBS Pittsburgh, Consumerist, HackRead, Newser, Gizmodo, SlashGear, SiliconANGLE, NBC Bay Area, AskWoody, VentureBeat, Investor's Business Daily, Wall Street Journal, techeblog.com, Motherboard, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechCrunch, and Axios
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: FBI is investigating Uber over use of defunct “Hell” program that tracked drivers working for competitors like Lyft  —  Investigators looking at whether Uber's defunct ‘Hell’ internal program was used to interfere illegally with competitors
Deepa Seetharaman / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Facebook is willing to spend $1B through 2018 on original video for its platform, a dramatic increase on its current video deals  —  Social-media giant could spend as much as $1 billion to cultivate original shows for its platform  —  Facebook Inc. FB .65% is loosening its purse strings …
Sumit Chakraberty / Tech in Asia:
Indian budget hotel aggregator OYO raises $250M Series D led by SoftBank Vision Fund, with Sequoia, Lightspeed, Greenoaks, and Hero Enterprise participating  —  Japanese giant SoftBank is keeping its faith in India's budget accommodation provider Oyo, despite its mounting losses and growing competition.
Stan Higgins / CoinDesk:
Filecoin blockchain data storage network completes ICO by raising a record $257M including $52M presale, surpassing the $232M raised by Tezos  —  Blockchain data storage network Filecoin has officially completed its initial coin offering (ICO), raising more than $257 million over a month of activity.
More: Tech.eu and Mashable

Sponsor Posts

Tribe AI:
Is AI just hype?  —  Find out how top enterprises use Tribe to get real business results.
Techmeme Leaderboards:
Discover the top reporters on AI, VR, policy, and much more  —  We've analyzed Techmeme's news crawl to identify the most influential and prolific writers on 48 news topics.  Download reports immediately for just $100.
Zoho:
All new Zoho Workerly 2024  —  Staffing businesses around the world face a unique set of challenges when it comes to managing their temporary workforce.  With a constantly shifting job market and changing staffing needs …
Comprehensive.io:
Browse salary data from 3,000 startups for free  —  Click for FREE, immediate access to real-time compensation benchmarking data.  Paid version helps HR automate comp reviews and communicate total compensation to employees.
The Kevin Rose Show:
Henry Shukman, Lessons from an Authentic Zen Master
Gain unconventional wisdom and insights through conversations with top expert in AI, investing, wellness, technology, and culture.
Techmeme Ride Home:
Thu. 03/28 - Claude 3 Opus Surpasses GPT-4 For The First Time
The day's tech news, every day at 5pm ET. Fifteen minutes and you're up to date.
Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or RSS.
 

About This Page

This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 6:10 PM ET, September 8, 2017.

The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.

More News

James Vincent / The Verge:

Earlier Picks

Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed: