(in)Secure is a weekly column that dives into the rapidly escalating topic of cybersecurity. Malware has a lot to answer for. It’s filled our browsers with nonsense advertisements, stolen our banking credentials, locked up our files, and caused the widespread crashing of countless systems. But malware is also having another unintended effect that’s just as…
Look, I get it. Even when executed well, superhero origin stories on the big screen have become depressingly formulaic — and with the exception of “Wonder Woman,” the ones in the DC Extended Universe haven’t been executed well. And although I was one of the few moviegoers who actually enjoyed last year’s “Justice League,” I’ll admit…
Back in March came the surprising news that a satellite communications company still more or less in stealth mode had launched several tiny craft into orbit — against the explicit instructions of the FCC. The company, Swarm Technologies, now faces a $900,000 penalty from the agency, as well as extra oversight of its continuing operations.…
Apple’s transparency report just got a lot more — well, transparent. For years, the technology giant released a twice-a-year report on the number of government demands it received. It wasn’t much to look at in the beginning; a seven-page document with only two tables of data. Once in a while, Apple would tack on a…
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SoftBank’s Vision Fund is set to continue its recent spree of investments in Asian tech unicorns. The mega fund — which is targeted at $100 billion — is planning to invest upwards of $1 billion into Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing leader Grab, two sources with knowledge of the plan told TechCrunch. The investment could reach as much…
Google Photos’ Live Album feature lets you automatically create albums containing particular people or pets. But it seems some users have already been hitting the album capacity of 10,000 images, so Google has just doubled it. The post Snap, snap, hooray! Google Photos doubles Live Album limit to 20,000 images appeared first on Digital Trends.…
Apple’s transparency report just got a lot more — well, transparent. For years, the technology giant released a twice-a-year report on the number of government demands it received. It wasn’t much to look at in the beginning; a seven-page document with only two tables of data. Once in a while, Apple would tack on a…
Social game developer Zynga has entered into an agreement to acquire Small Giant Games, the startup behind the popular mobile game Empires & Puzzles, in a deal expected to total $700 million. Zynga, which has tumbled since its 2011 Nasdaq initial public offering, will initially acquire 80 percent of Small Giant Games for $560 million, composed…
Twitter was down 11 percent today after a Citron Research report called the platform, the “Harvey Weinstein of social media” and set a low target price of $20. As of publishing today, the stock was down more than 11 percent at $29.29 a share. In their report Citron did not mince words, basing their conclusions on…
