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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft issued Windows patch for KRACK exploits; Android fix expected in “coming weeks”, first to Pixels; researchers: devices with Android 6.0+ are affected — Technology companies are starting to respond to a new Wi-Fi exploit affecting all modern Wi-Fi networks using WPA or WPA 2 encryption.
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| Matthew Green / A Few Thoughts …: |
How KRACK made it past scrutiny of researchers: IEEE's standards specs are hard to access and handshake and encryption protocols were vetted separately — The big news in crypto today is the KRACK attack on WPA2 protected WiFi networks. Discovered by Mathy Vanhoef and Frank Piessens at KU Leuven …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
KRACK WPA2 exploits, which only partially affect iOS, have reportedly been patched in iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS betas — Apple has already patched serious vulnerabilities in the WPA2 Wi-Fi standard that protects many modern Wi-Fi networks, the company told iMore's Rene Ritchie this morning.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook buys anonymous teen compliment app tbh, which has had 5M+ downloads and over a billion messages sent in “past few weeks”, will let it continue to run — Facebook wants tbh to be its next Instagram. Today, Facebook announced it's acquiring positivity-focused polling startup tbh …
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| James Ryan Burgess / The Team at X: |
Alphabet says Project Wing is testing deliveries of some Guzman y Gomez and Chemist Warehouse products in southeastern Australia by drone — Over the past few years, Project Wing has conducted thousands of flights to get our drone delivery technology ready for everyday use.| Theodore Schleifer / Recode: |
Indiegogo announces Marketplace for selling products that were successfully crowdfunded on site or elsewhere; Indiegogo will take around 10% or 15% cut on sales — And the products don't have to be originally funded through the site, either. — In the past, entrepreneurs …
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| Christina Farr / CNBC: |
Sources: Apple held talks, that are now over without a deal, to buy Crossover Health, approached One Medical as part of push into health care — - It's not clear if Apple wanted to own and operate a network of health clinics, like its retail stores, or simply partner to sell products with a health-related angle, like the Apple Watch
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| Katie Notopoulos / BuzzFeed: |
Google Maps to remove test feature for iPhone users that showed how many calories or “mini cupcakes” you would burn if you walked after strong user feedback — Google Maps has a new feature for walking directions. Now, it shows you how many calories you would burn if you walked:
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| Anna Irrera / Reuters: |
Blockchain startup Digital Asset, which develops tech for financial institutions, raises $40M Series B, bringing the company's total funding to $110M — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Digital Asset, a blockchain startup funded by some of the world's largest banks, has raised $40 million as it expands globally.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Apple to appeal a $440M final judgement in VirnetX patent infringement case, after US District Court for Eastern District of Texas denies all of Apple's motions — Apple lost a retrial a year ago in an ongoing patent dispute with VirnetX over secure communications protocols in FaceTime …
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| Greg Stohr / Bloomberg: |
Supreme Court to decide if law enforcement can obtain emails and data stored overseas by tech firms in Microsoft vs US government email privacy case — Law enforcement seeks data held overseas by tech companies — U.S. says Google, Yahoo not complying with search warrants| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
LG V30 review: great ergonomics, performance, and battery life, but the OLED display is distractingly bad, camera images aren't lifelike, and too much bloatware — LG keeps flirting with greatness, but refuses to commit — The LG V30 is a phone with soul. — And funk and punk. And rap and rock.Sponsor Posts
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