Monday, May 15, 2017

Pirated Windows led to WannaCry's spread in China and Russia

WannaCry, the notorious ransomware demanding up to $300 worth of Bitcoins to unlock victims' computers, hit systems all around the globe over the weekend. According to Finnish cybersecurity company F-Secure, though, Russia and China were affected the...
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Crunch Report | Lyft and Waymo Partner Up on Self-Driving Cars

It’s the first day of TechCrunch Disrupt New York. Lyft and Waymo partner up on self-driving car technology, Sam Altman could potentially be running for governor of California and Apple acquires AI company Lattice Data. All this on Crunch Report. Read More

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'Phantom Dust' returns tomorrow on Xbox One and PC -- for free

Phantom Dust was a surprise treat from Microsoft Japan that arrived in the US (thanks to intervention by Majesco) at the end of the original Xbox's run, and after years of work, a team has revived the original game's assets to build a version that wo...
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Lawsuit: VR Company Had a 'Kink Room,' Pressured Female Employees to 'Microdose'

The founders of Silicon Valley startup UploadVR landed on Forbes’ coveted 30 under 30 list this year. And now, they’ve reached another tech world milestone—being sued for rampant sexual harassment. The details of the lawsuit describe a company that seems to have looked at other startup’s workplace environments and…

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7 keys to mobile success in high growth markets


With smartphone growth in the US dropping to single digits as we enter 2017, and with North America and Western Europe combined now comprising only 20 percent of the global market, businesses are increasingly looking to regions like India, Africa and South America to drive future growth. This shift in strategy makes a lot of sense, but the approaches that have delivered success in established markets can’t simply be replicated in new markets – local dynamics differ significantly. There are a very different set of constraints in operation, most of which stem from cost and infrastructure. If businesses want to…

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What's on TV: 'Twin Peaks,' 'Kimmy Schmidt,' 'Injustice 2'

The NHL and NBA playoffs are finally reaching their championship rounds, but that's not all we're looking forward to. This weekend Twin Peaks makes its return to TV, while Netflix brings a third season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. PlayStation VR own...
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So, you want a job in venture capital?


Until recently I worked as a VC investor, and I would often receive emails from recent college grads and others asking me what they need to do to get into venture capital. I came up with a list of tips that I would respond with, and now that I am out of the industry I thought I would share that list to help others land a job in VC. Know why you want a job in VC and what the job entails VC not all about going to networking events, attending conferences and cocktail parties and hanging out with cool…

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'WannaCry' ransomware showed traces of North Korean code

For all the damage the "WannaCry" ransomware has done, there's still one looming, unanswered question: who's behind it? At last, there might be a clue. Google researcher Neel Mehta has noticed that an early version of WannaCry's code shares similar...
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YouTube TV gets a boost with seven new channels


YouTube TV is expanding its service for the first time since it became available over a month ago. Seven new networks have been added to the basic $35 package. The new channels are: AMC BBC America Sundance TV Telemundo Universo We TV IFC This raises the number of channels available to basic users to 46. Telemundo and Universo are owned by NBCUniversal, who also signed a deal with Hulu recently. YouTube TV also has “unlimited cloud DVR,” and allows access for up to six people, according to Napier. Unfortunately, if you want the service, you’d better live in Los Angeles, New…

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Report: New Pirates of the Caribbean Being Held for Ransom by Internet Pirates

It’s been a dizzying few days for news about hackers demanding ransom. It’s hard to tell which events are connected. But according to multiple reports, hackers are threatening to leak a major film owned by Disney, and sources tell Deadline that the movie is Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man Tell No Tales.

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SpaceX successfully launches its heaviest geostationary orbital payload yet

 SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a payload from communications satellite operate Inmarsat, the fourth in a constellation created to provide high-bandwidth broadspeed Internet globally. The payload is the largest ever launched on a Falcon 9, which is why the mission parameters didn’t call for an attempt to recover the first stage of the rocket. The launch was originally slated to… Read More

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What to consider when parsing through your Parse alternatives


At the conclusion of January, Facebook had officially shuttered Parse, disabling the API on an app by app basis. As a Backend as a Service (BaaS) product, the development platform provided SDKs and APIs that allowed developers to quickly build their apps without having to build a backend from scratch. Facebook did’t present much insight into the motivation to shut down the platform. But Parse’s customers, following the 2013 acquisition, comprised heavily of small to medium sized developers that had a lower propensity to spend. While Facebook was burdened with having to answer to post-IPO investor concerns about desktop growth plateauing…

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