[ad_1] Both groups have previously been linked to Russia. APT28 was allegedly behind the 2016 Democratic National Convention hack, while Sandworm is believed to be the malicious actor involved in last year’s NotPetya ransomware attacks on mainly Ukrainian facilities. FireEye says that latest efforts of both groups appears to be co-ordinated — although each have […]
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Square will offer its new crypto employees payment in Bitcoin
[ad_1] #BitcoinTwitter and #CryptoTwitter! Square is hiring 3-4 crypto engineers and 1 designer to work full-time on open source contributions to the bitcoin/crypto ecosystem. Work from anywhere, report directly to me, and we can even pay you in bitcoin! Introducing @SqCrypto. Why? — jack (@jack) March 20, 2019 There has been no further information beyond […]
Apple’s news service adds the Wall Street Journal at the last minute
[ad_1] Other outlets like the New York Times and Washington Post are still holding off, according to the sources. Like before, Apple is not only asking for a 50 percent cut but requiring unlimited access. Publishers have supposedly balked at a lack of direct access to customer info like email addresses. Apple, the WSJ and […]
Google’s Stadia is the moonshot game streaming needs
[ad_1] Obviously, plenty of questions still remain. We don’t know what Stadia will cost, or how well it’ll perform with millions of players slamming Google’s servers (the “Project Stream” beta was solid, at least). But after plenty of false starts in game streaming, Stadia feels like the bold swing that could make it truly take […]
White House launches site to highlight AI initiatives
[ad_1] Now that the US government has been ordered to prioritize AI, it's launching a website to promote its AI efforts. The newly available AI.gov showcases a number of initiatives over the years, including Obama-era moves like the strategic AI research p… [ad_2] Source link
The Game’ arrives alongside the show on July 4th
[ad_1] When the Duffer Brothers said Stranger Things 3: The Game would tie in with the third season of the Netflix series, they weren’t kidding. Bonus XP’s suitably retro beat-em-up is due to launch on the Switch (and most likely other platforms) on July 4th, or the same day Stranger Things 3 is available to […]
Apple backs news literacy programs in US and Italy
[ad_1] How exactly will Apple help these fake news non-profits? Financially, though the company did not disclose the exact details of its contribution. News Literacy Project CEO Alan C. Miller said in a press release that Apple had made the largest corporate contribution in NLP’s history. NLP will now be able to expand its media […]
Netflix’s latest interactive series for kids is ‘Battle Kitty’
[ad_1] There’s no mention of a release schedule for the show. The streaming giant has been branching out into other genres with its interactive material, most notably Bandersnatch, but it’s not shocking that the company would return to kids’ programming. Children might be more likely to embrace the technology (it’s not that far removed from […]
House committee chair calls for FTC antitrust investigation into Facebook
[ad_1] Cicilline also argued that the FTC wasn’t doing its job. Advocates warned “for years” that Facebook was likely violating the FTC’s 2011 privacy consent order, but the commission allegedly didn’t enforce that order. It didn’t block acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp that helped Facebook “extend its dominance,” Cicilline added. He further argued that Facebook […]
Watch Google’s GDC 2019 event in 14 minutes
[ad_1] Earlier today at GDC 2019, Google officially revealed Stadia, a game-streaming service that will be available later this year in US, Canada, the UK and Europe. There’s a lot Google didn’t cover — like pricing and an exact launch date — but the company did show off a custom-built controller for the service that […]