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Google Inc. today announced that it will stop support for inline installations of Chrome extensions from outside websites as part of an ongoing push to improve the security of its market-leading web browser. The announcement, interestingly described as bringing “transparency” to Chrome …
AT&T-Time Warner deal takes online streaming challenge to Netflix and Amazon
A U.S. District Court judge today overruled a ban placed by the Department of Justice against AT&T Inc.’s $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc., with the combined company set to create a powerhouse that will challenge online streaming giants Netflix Inc. and Amazon.com …
Weight Watchers: There’s a slim chance hackers obtained exposed password data
Weight loss company Weight Watchers International Inc. is claiming that the chances that hackers have stolen data from its servers are slim after it was discovered that the company failed to password-protect a cloud instance used for managing application containers. For something different in …
International operation leads to the arrest of 74 email scammers worldwide
U.S. authorities today said they helped in the arrest of 74 people on three continents for hijacking bank transfers using email fraud. The takedown, part of a global crackdown on email scammers, was coordinated under the name of “Operation Wire Wire.” It included …
Apple bans cryptomining in all iOS mobile apps
Apple Inc. has declared that it’s not a fan of cryptomining by banning the practice via apps outright even when a user wishes to approve of the process. The policy change was delivered at the same time as the recent Apple Worldwide …
New self-driving features coming to Tesla as NTSB releases interim crash report
Troubled electric-car maker Tesla may be set to deliver new, fully autonomous vehicle features later this summer. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk tweeted Sunday that the company would release a new version of its software with “full self-driving features” in August. The …
Cryptocurrencies plunge after another South Korean exchange reports being hacked
Cryptocurrencies have plunged across the board after South Korean exchange Coinrail disclosed it had been hacked on Sunday. Bitcoin led the pack, dropping as much as 12 percent to a three-month low of $6,673.08 before recovering slightly to $6,781.20 as of 10:25 …
R.I.P.: Yahoo Messenger to shut down July 17
Yahoo, now a division of Oath Inc., is finally shutting down its Messenger service despite an attempt to resurrect the service a few years back. Launched on March 9, 1998, Yahoo Messenger competed with the likes of MSN Messenger, AIM and ICQ, the …
Microsoft developing a new game streaming device powered by Azure
Microsoft Corp. is tapping into its Azure cloud infrastructure team to develop a new game streaming service that will deliver XBox-quality games to a range of other devices. The announcement Sunday of the as-yet unnamed service was made by Phil Spencer, Microsoft’s …
Leaked Google Pixel 3 XL pictures show notch like an iPhone X
The first alleged pictures of Google Inc.’s forthcoming Pixel 3 XL smartphone have found their way online and, once again per previous reports, it seems it will come with an iPhone X-style notch. The images, which first appeared on the XDA-Developers forum on …