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AppleMagazine
Log In, Look Out: Cyberattack Havoc May Grow At Week's Start
An unprecedented “ransomware” cyberattack that has already hit tens of thousands of victims in 150 countries could wreak greater havoc as more malicious variations appear and people return to their desks Monday and power up computers at the start of the workweek.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #290
AppleMagazine
5 Ways To Become A Smaller Target For Ransomware Hackers
An online extortion attack that authorities say swept 150 countries this weekend is part of a growing problem of “ransomware” scams, in which people find themselves locked out of their files and presented with a demand to pay hackers to restore their access.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #290
AppleMagazine
An Alert Researcher, Teamwork Helped Stem Huge Cyberattack
The cyberattack that spread malicious software around the world, shutting down networks at hospitals, banks and government agencies, was thwarted by a young British researcher and an inexpensive domain registration, with help from another 20-something security engineer in the U.S.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #290
AppleMagazine
Conversica CEO Discusses Future Of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is all around us, whether it’s to recommend movies you might like or weed out unsavory videos.
2 min |
May 19, 2017
AppleMagazine
Facebook May Be Facing An 'Era Of Accountability'
Facebook May Be Facing An 'Era Of Accountability'
4 min |
September 22, 2017
AppleMagazine
Leaning San Francisco Tower Seen Sinking From Space
Engineers in San Francisco have tunneled underground to try and understand the sinking of the 58-story Millennium Tower. Now comes an analysis from space.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #266
AppleMagazine
Austria Domain Registry Rejects US NEO-Nazi Website
Austria Domain Registry Rejects US NEO-Nazi Website
1 min |
September 15, 2017
AppleMagazine
Bovines Online: Farmers Are Using AI To Help Monitor Cows
Is the world ready for cows armed with artificial intelligence?
3 min |
AppleMagazine #338
AppleMagazine
Minnesota Firm Tries To Solve Metal Pollution With Peat
A northern Minnesota company says it’s developed a natural, cheap technology to reduce heavy metal contamination in waterways.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #338
AppleMagazine
Apple Inspiring Customer Loyalty
It Just Works.
5 min |
January 06,2017
AppleMagazine
Tech Companies Move To Target Terrorist Propaganda Online
Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube are joining forces to more quickly identify the worst terrorist propaganda and prevent it from spreading online.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #267
AppleMagazine
Trump: Japanese Mogul Pledges $50 Billion US Investment
After meeting with Donald Trump on Tuesday, Japanese tech billionaire Masayoshi Son said he will invest $50 billion in the United States and would “commit” to creating 50,000 new jobs.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #267
AppleMagazine
Scientists Develop Robotic Hand For People With Quadriplegia
Scientists have developed a mind-controlled robotic hand that allows people with certain types of spinal injuries to perform everyday tasks such as using a fork or drinking from a cup.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #267
AppleMagazine
Trump Targets F-35, but Aircraft Means Jobs in 45 States
President-elect Donald Trump is vowing to corral the “out of control” cost of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. But congressional Republicans and Democrats, aware of the tens of thousands of jobs the aircraft generates in 45 states, will be wary of any plans by Trump to cut the program.
3 min |
December 16,2016
AppleMagazine
R2-D2, Lightsaber: Force Is Strong In This Star Wars Auction
Die-hard Star Wars fans will need to rely on more than the force if they want to bid on an R2-D2 droid that appeared in several of the franchise’s movies.
2 min |
June 16,2017
AppleMagazine
Home Sweet Homepod: A Different Kind Of Smart Speaker
Amazing Sound Quality For Immersive Music
5 min |
June 16,2017
AppleMagazine
Researchers: We've Discovered Power Grid-Wrecking Software
Researchers have found a troubling new form of power grid-wrecking software, tying the discovery to a recent Ukrainian blackout in two reports published this week.
2 min |
June 16,2017
AppleMagazine
Warren Buffett Auctions Off Lunch To Raise Money For Charity
The winning bid for a private lunch with billionaire Warren Buffett may top several million dollars in an online auction to benefit a California homeless charity that wraps up last Friday night.
1 min |
June 16,2017
AppleMagazine
Symantec Says Cia Tools Found Across 16 Countries
The CIA’s cyberespionage toolkit made public by WikiLeaks has been linked to 40 spying operations in 16 countries, an early public assessment of the intelligence agency’s global hacking operations, computer security company Symantec said Monday..
1 min |
April 14, 2017
AppleMagazine
Hacker Group Releases Password To Alleged NSA Files
A secretive group that published a trove of hacking tools allegedly used by U.S. spies has released a password that it says can unlock related files.
1 min |
April 14, 2017
AppleMagazine
Uber Fires Back At Google Spinoff In Self-driving Car Case
Uber is scoffing at claims that its expansion into self-driving cars hinges on trade secrets stolen from a Google spin off, arguing that its ridehailing service has been working on potentially superior technology.
3 min |
April 14, 2017
AppleMagazine
Visa Says Disruption Caused By Hardware Problem, Not Attack
Visa says a problem that left people across Europe unable to use their cards was caused by a hardware fault, not a cyberattack.
1 min |
June 8, 2018
AppleMagazine
Microsoft Embraces Collaboration In $7.5B Deal For Github
Microsoft is paying $7.5 billion for the popular coder hangout GitHub as the maker of Windows further embraces the types of open-source projects it used to shun.
2 min |
June 8, 2018
AppleMagazine
Tesla Shareholders Reject Bid To Strip Musk Of Chairman Role
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has rebuffed a shareholder attempt to overhaul the electric car maker’s board and strip him of his role as chairman, despite worries about the company’s shaky finances and inability to meet its production goals for its first mass-market sedan.
2 min |
June 8, 2018
AppleMagazine
Facebook Kills ‘Trending' Topics, Tests Breaking News Label
Facebook is shutting down its ill-fated “trending” news section after four years.
4 min |
June 8, 2018
AppleMagazine
Keynote WWDC: Os Innovation At The Next Level
With a Planet Earth-style introduction documenting the “great migration made by one of the world’s most mysterious species”, also known as software developers, you’d be forgiven for thinking that you’d tuned into National Geographic rather than the Worldwide Developers Conference on June 4. But the goodhumored video raised early-morning spirits in the McEnery Convention Center and set Tim Cook up for another impressive keynote.
8 min |
June 8, 2018
AppleMagazine
Human Project' Study Will Ask 10,000 To Share Life's Data
Wanted: 10,000 New Yorkers interested in advancing science by sharing a trove of personal information, from cellphone locations and credit-card swipes to blood samples and lifechanging events. For 20 years.
3 min |
June 23, 2017
AppleMagazine
Google Promises Youtube Crackdown On Online Extremism
Google is promising to be more vigilant about preventing terrorist propaganda and other extremist videos from appearing on its YouTube site amid intensifying criticism about the internet’s role in mass violence.
2 min |
June 23, 2017
AppleMagazine
Uber Allows Riders To Tip Drivers Via App, Matching Lyft
Uber is enabling passengers to tip its U.S. drivers with a tap on its ride-hailing app for the first time, part of a push to recast itself as a company with a conscience and a heart.
3 min |
June 23, 2017
AppleMagazine
Google's Search Engine Aims To Become Employment Engine
Google is trying to turn its search engine into an employment engine.
1 min |