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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researchers find alarming number of Macs remain vulnerable to stealthy hacks due to outdated EFI firmware; Windows and Linux PCs are also likely at risk — At-risk EFI versions likely put Windows and Linux PCs at risk, too. — An alarming number of Macs remain vulnerable to known exploits …
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| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Sources: Apple quietly acquired French computer vision startup Regaind earlier this year; the company had raised €400K from Side Capital — TechCrunch has learned that Apple has acquired a small French startup called Regaind, according to multiple sources.| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
SEC, in apparent first, charges two companies behind recent ICOs, Diamond Reserve Club World and REcoin, and their founder Maksim Zaslavskiy, with fraud — The SEC has brought what appears to be its first charges against a company utilizing the initial coin offering (ICO) fundraising model.
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| Matthew Allen / SWI swissinfo.ch: |
Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority issues guidance on ICOs, is investigating at least 11 suspicious cases — Ten days after shutting down a fake cryptocurrency scam, the Swiss financial regulator said it is investigating the procedures for setting up new companies in the rapidly expanding sector.
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| Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg: |
Travis Kalanick appoints Ursula Burns, John Thain to Uber board in clout-bolstering move; Uber says decision “came as a complete surprise to Uber and its board” — Kalanick asserts right to pick directors as questions swirl — Unclear if Uber's new CEO Khosrowshahi supports board choices
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Google to launch Advanced Protection Program marketed at high-profile users that replaces 2-factor auth with physical keys, blocks all third party apps — New service for Gmail, data will block third-party apps, hacks — Product designed to replace two-factor authentication| Dennis Green / Business Insider: |
A look at Jet.com a year after acquisition by Walmart as the site chases urban millennials and launches its own private-label products brand Uniquely J — - Walmart acquired Jet.com roughly one year ago. — Jet executives say the acquisition has let them chase a more specific customer: the urban millennial.| Tony Romm / Recode: |
Sources: Facebook is sharing its data with Google as the search giant reviews potential Russian meddling in the 2016 election — Google is also set to meet with congressional investigators in the coming weeks. — Facebook has shared some details about the Russian-operated profiles …
| Tony Romm / Recode: |
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CNNMoney, Quartz, Salon, TechSpot, New York Times, Vanity Fair, Tech Times, Reuters, Xconomy, International Business Times, Twitter, Recode, and SiliconANGLE. Tweets: @bluerainfyre. Thanks:@tonyromm
| Reuters: |
Japan's Financial Services Agency has approved 11 companies as operators of cryptocurrency exchanges — TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Financial Services Agency said on Friday it has approved 11 companies as operators of cryptocurrency exchanges, in a move that sets the country apart from its neighbors … | Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Nintendo announces it will shut down Wii Shop channel on January 30, 2019 — Nintendo will shut down the Wii Shop channel on January 30th, 2019, marking the end of an era for the service that first came online for Wii consoles in December 2006. The shutdown will happen gradually … | The Spain Report: |
After court order Google removes Catalan referendum app On Votar 1-Oct from Spanish Play Store — Sep 29 2017—NEWS—New order issued because the blanket instruction issued on September 23 only covered websites, not apps. Google app referendum The Catalan referendum Google app on the Play store.| Corbin Davenport / Android Police: |
Amazon quietly announces Fire OS 6, based on Android Nougat 7.1.2; the OS will premiere on the 4K Fire TV — Amazon's fork of Android is known as Fire OS, and it ships on all of the company's tablets and TV devices. The current version, Fire OS 5, is getting a bit long in the tooth …
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