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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 …
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| 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 …
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| Tony Romm / Recode: |
House Energy and Commerce Committee, Financial Services Committee, and New York attorney general announce probes into Equifax breach — Meanwhile, New York announces its own investigation. — The U.S. Congress plans to probe a massive data breach at the credit-monitoring service Equifax …
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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
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| 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 … | 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.| Natt Garun / The Verge: |
Zelle, a Venmo-like P2P payment network backed by major US banks, will launch a standalone app on September 12 — Zelle, a new payment service backed by more than 30 US banks, will launch its standalone app on September 12th to take on competitors like Venmo and Square Cash.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Volvo acquires assets of car valet startup Luxe, which had raised $75M+ in funding — After a pivot and months of speculation about the future of car valet and concierge startup Luxe, the company has finally found a home. Today, automaker Volvo Cars announced that it is acquiring the startup's platform … | Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
TraceMe, founded by NFL star Russell Wilson, raises $9M led by Madrona, with Bezos, Chad Hurley, and Joe Tsai participating, to connect celebs with “superfans” — As Russell Wilson describes the ethos of his new startup, it feels like you're inside his Seahawks huddle, driving down the field in the fourth quarter.
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| Alan Ohnsman / Forbes: |
Israeli lidar startup Innoviz raises $65M round backed by auto suppliers Delphi and Magna; Canadian lidar maker LeddarTech raises $101M from Delphi and Magneti — Israeli startup Innoviz Technologies closed a $65 million funding round with backing from Delphi and Magna …
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Uber plans to electrify its London fleet by 2025, wants all uberX vehicles to be electric or hybrid by 2019, and adds 35p surcharge to fund car upgrades — The company is adding a surcharge of 35p ($0.46) to trips to help meet its green ambitions — Uber's UK operation has announced …
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