eBay to Stop Using PayPal as Payment Processor, Switch to Dutch Company Adyen PayPal said eBay shoppers will still be able to select PayPal as a form of payment until at least July 2023.
FBI strengthens crackdown on darknet drug dealing After Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a new team to combat the dark web users of the opioid epidemic, some experts in the field say it’s about time the government focused their resources on this realm of activity.
http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Lenovo has acknowledged that a vulnerability exists in its in-house Fingerprint Manager Pro software, which comes preloaded on its Windows-running ThinkPad, ThinkStation, and ThinkCentre machines.
Amazon Seller Services Gets Fresh Capital Infusion Amazon Seller Services has so far received over Rs. 8,000 crores (about $1.28 billion) during this financial year from its US parent.
Zoho Launches PageSense and Flow Apps for Enterprises, Revamps Its Sites Website Builder Zoho PageSense and Flow have been launched, while Zoho Sites has lots of new features.
Japan's Cryptocurrency Girl Band Stays Loyal to Virtual Money After Cyber Heist A cryptocurrency account that pays part of the band's salary was among those frozen as a result of the suspension of trading at Tokyo-based Coincheck exchange on Friday.
Australian Military Says Strava Tracking App Doesn't Breach Security "The circumstances of this application do not constitute a security breach," the Australian Defense Department statement said.
'Jackpotting' Hackers Said to Steal Over $1 Million From ATMs Across the US The heists, which involve hacking ATMs to rapidly shoot out torrents of cash, have been observed across the United States.
Microsoft Teams Updated, Gets an App Store to Counter Slack Microsoft Teams has received its own app store to take on Slack. The new Teams release also include slash commands and a new command box.
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Inmates in New York State prisons to receive free tablet computers Inmates at New York State prisons will soon be given free tablet computers as part of an effort to better prepare convicts for life after imprisonment.
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Facebook bans advertisements for cryptocurrency exchanges Facebook brought the hammer down on "misleading financial products" on Tuesday by effectively banning any and all advertisements for cryptocurrency exchanges and initial coin offerings.
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How to Find Your Nearest Aadhaar-Enabled Post Office, Bank Branch Online List of bank branches and post offices operating as Aadhaar enrolment and updation centres can be found using a tool on the UIDAI website.
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Japan's Line to Launch Cryptocurrency Exchange Amid Hacking Fears Line said in a statement on Wednesday that it has applied to Japan's financial regulator to operate an exchange, with the application under review.
Google Station Expands Outside of the Railways for First Time, With 150 Wi-Fi Hotspots in Pune Google Station has been extended and is now in Pune to enable high-speed Internet access potentially for over three million Punekars.
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http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Intel has reported issues with recently released microcode meant to address 'Spectre variant 2' termed as 'CVE 2017-5715 Branch Target Injection'.
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http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Intel has stumbled in its response to the flaws, asking customers to stop using some patches which themselves have bugs.
http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png The Dell Chromebook 5190 has been created for students. It claims to offer advanced features custom built for the classroom environment.
http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png The update was offered during the company's fourth-quarter earnings call, the first since the vulnerabilities were made public.
Millennials in India Poor at Safeguarding Passwords, Finds IBM Study While 75 percent of the millennials are comfortable using biometrics, less than half are using complex passwords and 41 percent reuse passwords.
mAadhaar App Coming Soon for iOS, UIDAI CEO Confirms UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey, in a video posted on Twitter, informed that the mAadhaar app for iOS "is going to be out soon".
Intel Data Centre Sales Surge, Warns of Potential Security Flaw Fallout Intel last week gave a bullish forecast and blew past Wall Street expectations for the fourth quarter on the strength of data centre sale.
After Unrest, Iran Seeks Control Through 'Halal' Internet As the Islamist Republic reaches the 40th anniversary of the revolution that brought it to power, it is trying to reap the benefits of a tool indispensable for modern life.
US to make streaming services pay more for music The National Music Publishers Association said the ruling, which has not yet been made public, will require streaming companies to give 15.1 percent of their revenue to songwriters and music publishers.
Wall Street to Grill Intel on Chip Security Flaws Intel has stumbled in its response to the flaws, asking customers to stop using some patches which themselves have bugs.
Hacked Cryptocurrency Exchange Coincheck Says It Will Repay Owners $425 Million Coincheck said in a statement it would repay the roughly 260,000 owners of NEM coins in Japanese yen.
Facebook and Google Are Doomed, Billionaire George Soros Says Billionaire philanthropist and leading donor to liberal causes George Soros predicted Thursday that regulation and taxation will soon dethrone Facebook and Google.
Intel Says Updated Chips Coming to Protect Against Meltdown, Spectre The update was offered during the company's fourth-quarter earnings call, the first since the vulnerabilities were made public.
Strava Exercise Tracking Map Reveals Potentially Sensitive Information About US Troops: Reports The Global Heat Map, published by the GPS tracking company Strava, uses satellite information to map the location and movements of subscribers to the its fitness service.
YouTube Advertisements Used to Secretly Mine Cryptocurrency: Report YouTube ads were embedded with Monero-mining JavaScript by hackers, which used roughly 80 percent of the computers' resources for mining without the users' knowledge.
Twitter Now Using Machine Learning to Detect 'Salient' Features in Images for Previews Launched at Google's Android Oreo (Go Edition) event in December last year, the Google Files Go app is getting three new upgrades.
Google Rolls Out New Addition to 'Mute This Ad' Feature Google plans to expand the new tool to control ads on YouTube, Search, and Gmail in the coming months.
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Israel security chief: We foiled cyberattacks from all over the world in 2017 Israeli Security Agency Director Nadav Argaman revealed on Tuesday that his agency has foiled cyberattacks against Israeli systems from various sources around the world in the past year.
Fitness app Strava plans privacy push after military workout data sparks security snafu Fitness app Strava plans to boost awareness of its privacy and safety tools after personnel at U.S. military bases sparked security concerns by sharing details of their exercise routines.
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Apple working on bigger (and cheaper) 6.1-inch iPhone Apple is working on three new iPhones this year, including a big-screen model that will be cheaper than the iPhone X, according to a new note from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Alexa loses her voice in Amazon Super Bowl tease starring Jeff Bezos Can Alexa really lose her voice? Is Amazon about to launch a new version of its Echo-based digital assistant? Can Jeff Bezos act? Watch Amazon's Super Bowl ad teaser for the answer to at least one of those questions.
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Facebook slammed by experts as being 'no place' for young kids Facebook is getting slammed by child-health advocates who have written a letter urging the company to discontinue its recently released Messenger Kids app, saying it will "undermine children’s healthy development."
Amazon Seller Services Gets Fresh Capital Infusion Amazon Seller Services has so far received over Rs. 8,000 crores (about $1.28 billion) during this financial year from its US parent.
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Zoho Launches PageSense and Flow Apps for Enterprises, Revamps Its Sites Website Builder Zoho PageSense and Flow have been launched, while Zoho Sites has lots of new features.
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Japan's Cryptocurrency Girl Band Stays Loyal to Virtual Money After Cyber Heist A cryptocurrency account that pays part of the band's salary was among those frozen as a result of the suspension of trading at Tokyo-based Coincheck exchange on Friday.
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Beware sophisticated ATM 'jackpotting' attack, warns Secret Service Criminals are using technology to target ATMs in a sophisticated ‘jackpotting’ attack, warns the Secret Service.
ATM ‘jackpotting’ explained U.S. Secret Service have begun to warn financial institutions of the rising threat of hackers “jackpotting” ATMs. Here’s what it means.
Devumi and social media’s fake followers explained A look into Devumi, a company that reportedly sold millions of fake followers across social media platforms
8 top tech products for serious winter camping What does it take to survive on an island in winter? For anyone who has actually tried such a hair-brained scheme, you know it’s all about the gear. The wind is ferocious at times off a frozen lake, there is no one around to help, and you never know how the weather will change.
Did fitness-tracker data expose top military secrets? Strava, a social media fitness-tracker, revealed a heat map of users’ workouts all across the globe. However, some top secret military bases may have been compromised when the map exposed movement at military bases.
Fitness tracking data on Strava app reveal US military bases details, sparking security concerns Data from fitness trackers that clearly show the movement of personnel at U.S. military bases is sparking major concern, with experts citing potential dangers to base security.
How Amazon's ad business could threaten Google and Facebook It’s easy to see how Amazon.com Inc. threatens the world’s retailers. But analysts, brands and advertising agencies are waking up to the fact that a growing piece of Amazon’s business impinges on turf now controlled by two other tech titans, Google and Facebook.
Fitness app reveals location of secret US Army bases Strava application reveals heat maps of soldiers' workouts near previously undisclosed military bases, spy outposts.
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Millennials in India Poor at Safeguarding Passwords, Finds IBM Study While 75 percent of the millennials are comfortable using biometrics, less than half are using complex passwords and 41 percent reuse passwords.
http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Intel has reported issues with recently released microcode meant to address 'Spectre variant 2' termed as 'CVE 2017-5715 Branch Target Injection'.
mAadhaar App Coming Soon for iOS, UIDAI CEO Confirms UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey, in a video posted on Twitter, informed that the mAadhaar app for iOS "is going to be out soon".
Intel Data Centre Sales Surge, Warns of Potential Security Flaw Fallout Intel last week gave a bullish forecast and blew past Wall Street expectations for the fourth quarter on the strength of data centre sale.
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After Unrest, Iran Seeks Control Through 'Halal' Internet As the Islamist Republic reaches the 40th anniversary of the revolution that brought it to power, it is trying to reap the benefits of a tool indispensable for modern life.
US to make streaming services pay more for music The National Music Publishers Association said the ruling, which has not yet been made public, will require streaming companies to give 15.1 percent of their revenue to songwriters and music publishers.
Wall Street to Grill Intel on Chip Security Flaws Intel has stumbled in its response to the flaws, asking customers to stop using some patches which themselves have bugs.
http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Intel has stumbled in its response to the flaws, asking customers to stop using some patches which themselves have bugs.
Hacked Cryptocurrency Exchange Coincheck Says It Will Repay Owners $425 Million Coincheck said in a statement it would repay the roughly 260,000 owners of NEM coins in Japanese yen.
Google Rolls Out New Addition to 'Mute This Ad' Feature Google plans to expand the new tool to control ads on YouTube, Search, and Gmail in the coming months.
Facebook, Google, Twitter open up to Congress about Russian misinformation Congress on Thursday published responses by Facebook, Twitter and Google to questions about how Russia used their platforms to spread misinformation amidst the 2016 presidential election.
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Could Overwatch League give the NFL a run for its money? According to Blizzard, the opening week broadcast of the professional eSports league for the first-person, team-based shooter reached 10 million unique viewers.