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Equifax blames Apache Struts vulnerability that was patched on March 6 for the massive data breach that it says happened in mid-May — Critical Apache Struts bug was fixed in March. In May, it bit ~143 million US consumers. — The Equifax breach that exposed sensitive data …
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| Reuters: |
In a rare public disclosure, Federal Trade Commission says it's investigating the Equifax hack — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday it has opened an investigation into the massive data breach at Equifax Inc (EFX.N), in a rare public disclosure … | Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Magic Leap seeks $500M+ at ~$6B valuation with Singapore-based Temasek mulling investment; company hopes to ship headset within 6 months for $1.5K-$2K — Wearable computing startup closes in on $6 billion valuation — Device set to ship in six months, be priced more than $1,500
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Google video and billboard suggest launch of next Pixel phone on October 4, the same day it unveiled the first Pixel phone last year — Rumors up to now have led us to believe the event to announce this year's Pixels phones would be on October 5th. It made sense, being just a day after last year's keynote on October 4th.| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
BTC China, one of the country's top three bitcoin exchanges, announces it will suspend all trading for China-based customers from September 30 — A number of China's top bitcoin exchanges are preparing to suspend their services following instructions from the government.
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| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Snapchat debuts new 3D Bitmoji World Lenses, which project Bitmoji avatars on real-world scenes, rolling out globally on iOS and Android — Snapchat's World Lens feature applies filters intelligently to the world around you using augmented reality and your smartphone's camera …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
iPhone X's notch, used to house Face ID hardware, leads to UI quirks and design compromises, especially when viewing photos and videos or playing games — Hot or notch? — Apple's new iPhone X has a spectacular edge-to-edge display that dominates the entire front of the device.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Samsung launches $300M Samsung Automotive Innovation Fund for autonomous tech, invests $90M into TTTech, a safety software developer for autonomous systems — Not to be outpaced in the connected car market by other tech giants, today the world's largest smartphone maker, Samsung …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple in talks to invest $3B in Bain Capital's bid for Toshiba's memory chip business, adding to financial support from Dell, Seagate, and SK Hynix — Apple Inc. is playing the role of kingmaker in the contentious battle for Toshiba Corp.'s memory chips business.
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| Amir Efrati / The Information: |
Sources: Lyft is planning to expand into Canada by year's end, its first market outside the US, and could then move into Australia and New Zealand — As Lyft begins a large-scale advertising campaign to try to continue gaining market share versus Uber in the U.S., its geographic ambition is rising.| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researchers find 50+ apps, now-removed but downloaded 1M-4.2M times, on Google Play that secretly charged users by sending text messages to premium numbers — Malware scanners fail to detect 50 apps that charged for fake services. — Researchers recently found at least 50 apps …
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Facebook launches new Crisis Response center including Safety Check, Community Help, Fundraisers, and links to articles, public videos and photos for more info — Today, we're announcing Crisis Response, a new center on Facebook where people can find more information about recent crises …
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