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A database containing resumes from job seekers including those from recruitment site Monster Worldwide Inc. has been found exposed online in what is likely another case of a misconfigured cloud instance or server. The exact numbers are not known, but the resumes are said …
After troubled start, Samsung Galaxy Fold phone finally will go on sale this month
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s Galaxy Fold folding phone is back. The company announced Thursday that the phone will go on sale in South Korea Sept. 6, with other select countries to follow in the coming weeks. The troubled phone, first announced in …
Report: Apple working on in-screen Touch ID fingerprint scanning for 2020 iPhones
Apple Inc. is working on in-screen fingerprint scanning technology for its next iPhone models as it desperately attempts to keep up with Android phones. The report by Bloomberg also noted that although at this stage the technology may debut in 2020, it may …
Stripe enters business lending with new cash advance service
Payment processing technology startup Stripe Inc. today entered business lending with a new service that offers loans to online companies in the United States. Called Stripe Capital, the lending service launches today with an integrated cash advance service. Loan applications are assessed using Stripe’s …
Cloud legal tech firm Clio raises $250M, largest venture round in Canadian history
Cloud-based legal technology firm Clio Wednesday said it has raised $250 million in new funding, possibly the largest venture capital round in Canadian history. The Series D round was led by TCV and JMI Equity. The funding is a significant financial boost for a company …
Google alleged to use secret webpages to feed personal data to advertisers
Google LLC is allegedly using secret webpages that feed personal data to advertisers, according to evidence submitted to Ireland’s Data Protection Commission Wednesday by Brave, an upstart browsing company. The claim was made in the filing by Johnny Ryan, Brave’s chief policy …
Database of 419M Facebook user phone numbers found online
A database that primarily included the phone numbers of more than 419 million Facebook Inc. users has been found online in what could be one of the largest data breaches yet for the troubled social networking site. Making matters worse for the …
Cryptocurrency surveillance startup Elliptic raises $23M for Asia expansion, Libra support
Cryptocurrency surveillance startup Elliptic Enterprises Ltd. said today it has raised $23 million in new funding to fuel its expansion into Asia. The expansion will include new offices in Japan and Singapore as well as to accelerate product support for asset-backed cryptocurrencies such as …
Tesla owners locked out of vehicles following app outage on Labor Day
Owners of Tesla Inc. vehicles found themselves locked out of their cars on Labor Day Monday after the company experienced an outage of the app customers use to open the vehicles. The outage primarily affected Model 3 owners but also owners of …
What Galaxy Fold problems? Samsung may be developing a new folding smartphone
Despite failing to bring its Galaxy Fold to market following design flaws, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is reported to be developing a second folding phone at a more affordable price. The claims comes from Bloomberg, which cited people familiar with the matter …