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Amazon now offers standalone video only package for $8.99/mth, full Prime access for $10.99/mth
Amazon.com, Inc. is beefing up it efforts in the online video streaming market by announcing that customers will be able to subscribe to the video section of its Prime package on a standalone monthly basis. According to The Wall Street Journal, those with no interest in Prime, which offers free 2-day delivery and a range ...
New advanced hybrid malware GozNym said to be targeting bank accounts
A new form of malware has been discovered that is believed to have stolen more than $4 million from American and Canadian banks, according to research published late last week. Dubbed GozNym by International Business Machine Corp. (IBM) security researchers, the malware is said to be a hybrid version of two previous types of malware ...
Oracle has acquired Israeli Big Data startup Crosswise for $50m
Oracle Corp. has acquired Israeli machine-learning Big Data startup Crosswise, Inc. The price of the acquisition was not officially disclosed but is believed to be $50 million, according to local media. Founded in 2013, Crosswise provides an authoritative consumer device map to ad tech vendors, consumer brands, and premium publishers. The company’s platform combines data science, ...
Hack of Bitcoin/ Cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift revealed to be an inside job
The news of a hack at Bitcoin/ Cyrptocurrency exchange ShapeShift AG has taken a turn for the worse with the discovery that the hack itself was an inside job. According to a new update by ShapeShift Chief Executive Officer Erik Voorhees, the culprit has been identified as someone who had previously worked for the exchange. ...
Uber for kids rides Shuddle closes due to lack of funding, blames VC market for woes
Uber for kids rides Shuddle, Inc. is no more with the company announcing it would close Friday due to an inability to raise more money to keep the service going. Founded in 2014 at the height of “Uber for X” mania, Shuddle pitched itself as the safe and reliable ride service busy parents had been ...
Redmond vs. Uncle Sam as Microsoft sues DoJ over constitutionality of secrecy orders
Microsoft Corp. is taking the good fight against secrecy orders directly to Uncle Sam by suing the Department of Justice over the constitutionality of the existing provision under law. The legal provision, as it currently exists, prevents companies such as Microsoft informing customers when their data has been accessed by a Federal Government agency when ...
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange CoinWallet is closing down after a hack steals customer data
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange CoinWallet.co has announced that they will be closing the business effective May 1 following a data breach. According to the closure announcement post, the hack occurred April 6 and involved the person behind the attack inserting bad code in a recently added feature that allowed user input. Encrypted details of user ...
Burr-Feinstein bill released, would force the end of secure end-to-end encryption
Senators Richard Burr and Dianne Feinstein released their anti-encryption bill Wednesday after an earlier draft version was leaked last week. The proposed law, called the Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016, would force companies to provide technical assistance to government investigators seeking locked data, a specific reference to the standoff between Apple and the ...
Amazon announces new Kindle Oasis, prices it at a whopping $290
Amazon.com, Inc officially launched their latest Kindle Wednesday, the Kindle Oasis. As per details leaked prior to its release, the Kindle Oasis weights 4.6 ounces and it just 3.4mm at its thinest point, making it 30 percent thinner than any existing Kindle and 20 percent lighter. The device has a polmer frame plated with metal ...









