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iOS QR code vulnerability allows users to be directed to malicious websites

By Duncan Riley Mar 26, 2018

A newly discovered vulnerability in the QR code scanning feature in the iPhone Camera app in Apple Inc.’s iOS 11 software could result in users being taken to malicious websites. The vulnerability, found by Infosec,…

Emerging Tech

Twitter bans most advertising related to cryptocurrencies

By Duncan Riley Mar 26, 2018

Twitter Inc. has joined Facebook Inc. and Google LLC in banning advertising relating to cryptocurrencies, though with some exceptions. Today’s move by Twitter, first reported March 18, will see initial coin offerings and token…

People

Facebook is now under FTC investigation for the Cambridge Analytica data scandal

By Eric David Mar 26, 2018

The recent Cambridge Analytica scandal has proven that Facebook Inc. has some serious user privacy issues, and Facebook’s public image took another hit last week after reports suggested that it has been logging people’s call and SMS history without…

Emerging Tech

Power to the people: Blockchain is bringing a decentralized, free society

By Betsy Amy-Vogt Mar 26, 2018

The blockchain community is taking control of its narrative with Netflix Inc. bankrolling the “Hardfork” mini-series, a sci-fi thriller about the power of decentralization and how it can disrupt authoritarian role. Blockchain industry veteran, film…

Emerging Tech

Lenovo’s $300 Mirage VR180 camera with Daydream support now on preorder

By Kyt Dotson Mar 26, 2018

The Lenovo Mirage Camera for virtual reality 3-D video with Google Daydream support just showed up for preorder on Amazon.com’s U.S. store for just under $300.00. This $299.99 camera is part of a suite…

Women in Tech

Blockchain needs idiot-proof interfaces to break mainstream

By R. Danes Mar 26, 2018

Does anyone really understand the blockchain’s distributed ledger system or the digital mechanisms of cryptocurrency? Even entrepreneurs knee-deep in technology’s latest emerging markets will confess they are still learning. Perhaps the potential for modern cryptography is best shown and not told.…

Cloud

In latest win over Amazon Web Services, Google inks cloud deal with Shopify

By Maria Deutscher Mar 26, 2018

Google LLC is kicking off the week with a major customer win in the public cloud. Dale Neufeld, the vice president of production engineering at Shopify Inc., revealed in a blog post today that…

Infra

New AppOrbit release enables connectivity across hybrid IT infrastructures

By Mike Wheatley Mar 26, 2018

Application modernization company AppOrbit Inc. is adding new networking capabilities to its platform, helping companies to better connect and secure legacy apps across a range of hybrid information technology infrastructures. Founded in June 2015, AppOrbit…

Emerging Tech

Your taxpayer dollars at work: Students use financial aid to buy cryptocurrencies

By Duncan Riley Mar 25, 2018

Just over 20 percent of all U.S. students are using federal student aid funds to buy cryptocurrency, a new survey has found. The number comes from a poll undertaken by Pollfish on behalf of the…

Emerging Tech

Uber sells Southeast Asia business to Grab in return for a 27.5% stake

By Duncan Riley Mar 25, 2018

The long-rumored takeover of Uber Technologies Inc.’s Southeast Asian business by Grab Taxi Pte. Ltd. is official as the two companies announced the deal Monday morning Singapore time. Under the deal, Grab will acquire all of…

the latest

iOS QR code vulnerability allows users to be directed to malicious websites

Twitter bans most advertising related to cryptocurrencies

Facebook is now under FTC investigation for the Cambridge Analytica data scandal

Power to the people: Blockchain is bringing a decentralized, free society

Lenovo’s $300 Mirage VR180 camera with Daydream support now on preorder

Blockchain needs idiot-proof interfaces to break mainstream

In latest win over Amazon Web Services, Google inks cloud deal with Shopify

New AppOrbit release enables connectivity across hybrid IT infrastructures

Your taxpayer dollars at work: Students use financial aid to buy cryptocurrencies

Uber sells Southeast Asia business to Grab in return for a 27.5% stake

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