The first known ransomware attack on Apple’s Mac computers, which was discovered over the weekend, was downloaded more than 6,000 times before the threat was contained, according to a developer whose product was tainted with…
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Facebook has awarded a sum of $15,000 (roughly Rs. 1,010,000) to an India-born security researcher. Anand Prakash received the bug bounty from Facebook after disclosing a vulnerability in the social juggernaut’s website that enabled an…
Google Sides With Facebook Amid Data-Dominance Investigation
Google sided with Facebook amid a brewing antitrust clash over how the social network giant may have abused its power to leverage customer data. Fabien Curto Millet, an economist at Google, told a Paris conference…
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Time Warner Inc. said its HBO Now streaming service is nearing 1 million subscribers, up from the 800,000 at year end. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bewkes announced the new tally Tuesday at a Deutsche Bank…
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Marissa Mayer Hopes to Stay in Job Even if Yahoo Changes Hands
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Alexa, Pay My Credit Card Bill Please!
Amazon Echo users can already ask their virtual assistant Alexa to update their calendars, dim the lights and play some music. But soon they will also be able to ask Alexa to help them pay…
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