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Security

New CIA-themed ‘sextortion’ scam uses SatoshiBox to extract payments

By Duncan Riley Apr 4, 2019

A newly discovered scam is using the services of an otherwise legitimate third-party provider to collect ransom payments. Detailed Thursday by security researchers at Trustwave Inc., the latest variation of a so-called law enforcement sextortion scam…

Security

Xiaomi quickly patches serious vulnerability found in its security app

By Duncan Riley Apr 4, 2019

Xiaomi Inc. has released a patch for a security vulnerability that could have allowed hackers to intercept data and insert malicious code on devices made by the company. Discovered by security researchers at Check…

Cloud

AWS to boost its presence in Asia with new Indonesia cloud region

By Mike Wheatley Apr 4, 2019

Amazon Web Services Inc. is building a new cloud region in Indonesia’s capital city Jakarta as it looks to beef up its presence in the Asia-Pacific region. The public cloud computing giant revealed its…

Blockchain

Coda Protocol raises $16M to build out its tiny blockchain

By Duncan Riley Apr 4, 2019

O(1) Labs Operating Corp., the parent company of the Coda Protocol, has raised $15 million in new funding to continue to build out its tiny blockchain. The Series A funding round included Accomplice, Coinbase Ventures,…

AI

LinkedIn’s newly open-sourced Avro2TF preps data for TensorFlow

By Mike Wheatley Apr 4, 2019

LinkedIn Corp. Thursday donated yet another internally built tool to the open-source community: a conversion tool that transforms data from Apache Spark into a format that can easily be consumed by TensorFlow for machine learning…

Blockchain

Bitfury and Longenesis team up to build medical consent platform for research

By Kyt Dotson Apr 4, 2019

The medical industry got a little more interesting today with the launch of a distributed ledger blockchain-based patient consent management platform for researchers from The Bitfury Group and health data company Longenesis. This blockchain…

Emerging Tech

Amazon goes to space: ‘Project Kuiper’ aims to put 3,200 satellites in orbit

By Maria Deutscher Apr 4, 2019

Amazon.com Inc. has been stocking up on delivery vans, cargo plans and internally developed courier robots to support its increasingly ambitious growth plans. Now, the online retail giant is adding satellites to its shopping list. Regulatory filings…

Apps

WeWork acquires office services company Managed by Q

By Duncan Riley Apr 3, 2019

Co-working space provider WeWork Inc. Wednesday said it has acquired Managed by Q Inc., a subscription and on-demand office services company for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2013, Managed by Q offers a range of subscription and on-demand…

Blockchain

SEC clarifies when initial coin offerings are securities

By Duncan Riley Apr 3, 2019

In two moves highly praised by those in the cryptocurrency and blockchain communities, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday issued guides for initial coin offerings while also issuing it’s first “no-action” letter for…

Infra

Report: Apple’s 5G iPhone could be delayed until 2021 as Intel misses deadlines

By Mike Wheatley Apr 3, 2019

Apple Inc. could be forced to delay its 5G iPhone plans beyond 2020 as its main component supplier Intel Corp. looks like it will be unable to deliver the necessary modems on time. A…

all stories

New CIA-themed ‘sextortion’ scam uses SatoshiBox to extract payments

Xiaomi quickly patches serious vulnerability found in its security app

Coda Protocol raises $16M to build out its tiny blockchain

LinkedIn’s newly open-sourced Avro2TF preps data for TensorFlow

Amazon goes to space: ‘Project Kuiper’ aims to put 3,200 satellites in orbit

WeWork acquires office services company Managed by Q

SEC clarifies when initial coin offerings are securities

Report: Apple’s 5G iPhone could be delayed until 2021 as Intel misses deadlines

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