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Hackers infiltrated Tesla Kubernetes consoles that were not password protected, took AWS credentials, began crypto-mining; issue now fixed — The Cryptojacking Epidemic — A few months ago, the RedLock Cloud Security Intelligence (CSI) team found hundreds of Kubernetes administration consoles accessible …
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On Facebook and Twitter, lax enforcement lets impostor accounts thrive, leaves few options for those whose identities are taken, enabling fake news, propaganda — When Hilary Mason, a data scientist and entrepreneur, discovered that dozens of automated “bot” accounts had sprung up to impersonate … | New York Times: |
One hour after news broke about the Florida school shooting, hundreds of suspected Russian-linked Twitter bots released divisive posts on the gun control debate — SAN FRANCISCO — One hour after news broke about the school shooting in Florida last week, Twitter accounts suspected of having links …
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| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
AT&T picks Atlanta, Dallas, and Waco as the first three cities to get mobile 5G service in 2018 — AT&T is finally willing to say exactly where you'll see mobile 5G in 2018. The carrier has confirmed that “parts” of Atlanta, Waco and its home turf of Dallas will adopt the standards-based service …
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| Kyle Wiggers / xda-developers: |
Android P will prevent idle background apps from accessing the camera, according to code changes in the Android Open Source Project — Android P, the next major version of Android, could be weeks away from an official unveiling, and although its core user-facing features are still unknown to us …
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Firstpost, Engadget, Android Authority, Android Police, Android Beat, Softpedia News, 9to5Google, and SlashGear
| Leigh Cuen / International Business Times: |
Coinbase says it will roll out support for a Bitcoin network update called SegWit to all customers by next week; Bitfinex announced support for SegWit today — Coinbase, one of the most popular cryptocurrency exchange platforms, just announced it is rolling out a bitcoin network update called SegWit.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google Pay begins its global rollout, replacing Android Pay, with the home screen showing a personalized list of relevant stores accepting Google Pay — As we reported last month, Google is uniting all of its different payment tools under the Google Pay brand.| Daniel Palmer / CoinDesk: |
Report: Venezuela debuts its Petro crypto token in pre-sale, with 82.4M available initially, amid fiat currency's hyperinflation woes and US lawmaker concerns — The Venezuelan government has officially launched the pre-sale of its controversial “petro” token, according to a report.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft adds game sales for over 5,000 titles to Mixer, its Twitch competitor, and will pay streamers 5% for every purchase from their channel — Twitch has long since allowed its streamers to generate revenue from their channels through things like subscriptions, virtual tipping and game sales.
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Sources: Amazon tried to buy smart lock maker August Home for $100M, who later sold to Assa Abloy for $150M; Amazon focused on Amazon Key after being rebuffed — In mid-2016, Amazon.com made a $100 million offer to buy August Home, which makes locks that can be opened with an app … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is in talks to buy long-term supplies of cobalt, a key battery ingredient, directly from miners for the first time, amid fears of a shortage — iPhone maker one of the largest end users of the metal — Cobalt is a key ingredient in mobile phone batteries
| Paul Thurrott / Thurrott.com: |
Microsoft outlines limitations of Windows 10 on ARM compared to on x86: no initial support for 64-bit apps, Hyper-V, or certain app classes, and no x86 drivers — For over a year we've been treated to the fantasy that Windows 10 on ARM was the same as Windows 10 on x86. But it's a bit more nuanced than that.Sponsor Posts
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