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PayPal says it is withdrawing from Facebook's Libra Association, becoming the first of its founding members to do so — PayPal is withdrawing from Facebook's Libra Association, the company announced Friday. — “PayPal has made the decision to forgo further participation in the Libra Association …
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Microsoft: Iran-linked group, dubbed Phosphorus, attempted to hack 241 accounts belonging to a 2020 presidential campaign and others between Aug. and Sept. — Today we're sharing that we've recently seen significant cyber activity by a threat group we call Phosphorus, which we believe originates …
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Sources: Trump's re-election campaign is the presidential campaign that Microsoft said was targeted by Iranian hackers — SAN FRANCISCO — Iranian hackers targeted President Trump's re-election campaign, two people with knowledge of the attacks said on Friday, in a sign of how cyberattacks … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Report: attackers are exploiting an Android zero-day vulnerability, giving them control of ~18 phone models, including four Pixel models, via a malicious app — Vulnerable phones include 4 Pixel models, devices from Samsung, Motorola, and others. — Attackers are exploiting a zero …
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Apple admits some iPhone 6S/6S Plus phones sold from Oct. 2018 to Aug. 2019 may not turn on due to a faulty component, offers free repairs and repair refunds — The problem affects phones made between October 2018 and August 2019. — Apple has posted notice of a new repair program … | Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Google has held discussions about acquiring the TikTok-like short video app Firework; California-based Firework was valued at $100M+ earlier this year — Firework is startup behind app that lets users share 30-second clips; Weibo also has expressed interest
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Disney bans Netflix ads on most of its TV networks; it had initially issued a blanket ban on ads from any streamers, but reversed course for all but Netflix — Entertainment giants are set to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to promote new streaming services
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Sources: SoftBank is struggling to raise money for Vision Fund 2; it is likely to be far smaller, at least at the start, than the $108B it said it had lined up — (Reuters) - SoftBank Group founder and CEO Masayoshi Son is struggling to raise money for a second massive technology investment fund … | Financial Times: |
US and UK sign the first-ever bilateral data access agreement, enabled by the Cloud Act, to speed up court-approved data exchanges for criminal investigations — Police and intelligence agencies are to be given expedited access to electronic communications sent by terrorists …
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Apple confirms it has acquired IKinema, a UK-based startup developing motion capture animation tech used in games and VR — Apple may have recently acquired UK-based motion capture company IKinema, based on evidence from company filings and information shared by a MacRumors reader.| Kevin Collier / CNN: |
Sources: FBI is investigating if an attempted hack into Voatz app used during the 2018 midterms was part of a University of Michigan election security course — (CNN)An attempted hack into a mobile voting app used during the 2018 midterm elections may have been a student's attempt … | Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
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