HBO offered $250,000 to hackers in bid to delay data release HBO offered $250,000 to hackers in bid to delay data release:- Time Warner Inc’s (TWX.N) HBO network last month offered $250,000 to cyber criminals who hacked into its computer system, asking them to extend a deadline for paying a […]
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Bond investors give Tesla a $1.8 billion endorsement Bond investors give Tesla a $1.8 billion endorsement:- Bond investors on Friday gave a $1.8 billion boost to Tesla Inc’s (TSLA.O) balance sheet by snapping up the electric car maker’s first foray into the U.S. junk bond market, where yield-hungry investors have […]
Uber, beset by scandal, faces battle over destructive lawsuit Uber, beset by scandal, faces battle over destructive lawsuit:- Ride-services company Uber is facing a divided board of directors and angry shareholders after investor Benchmark Capital filed a lawsuit against the company’s ousted chief executive, Travis Kalanick, dealing another blow to […]
GoDaddy expels neo-Nazi site over article on Charlottesville victim GoDaddy expels neo-Nazi site over article on Charlottesville victim:- Web hosting company GoDaddy has given a US neo-Nazi site 24 hours to find another provider after it disparaged a woman who died in protests in Virginia. The Daily Stormer published a […]
Trump Creates New Risks for Apple, Inc. Trump Creates New Risks for Apple, Inc.:- As if Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) didn’t have enough to worry about with its upcoming iPhone launch next month. For the past year or more (probably more), the Mac maker has been trying its darnedest to balance all […]
Google Manifesto Hits a Nerve in Silicon Valley Google Manifesto Hits a Nerve in Silicon Valley:- As tech companies work to increase the diversity of their ranks, a 10-page document allegedly written by a Google engineer — purporting to explain why more women aren’t engineers — is adding fresh fuel […]
Amazon looks to new food technology for home delivery Amazon looks to new food technology for home delivery:- Amazon.com Inc is exploring a technology first developed for the U.S. military to produce tasty prepared meals that do not need refrigeration, as it looks for new ways to muscle into the […]
Uber shareholders ask Benchmark to leave board Uber shareholders ask Benchmark to leave board:- Investors at Uber asked Benchmark Capital on Friday to step down from the company’s board of directors, according to a news report. The request comes a day after Benchmark sued former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick. In […]
Forget Everything You Know About Passwords, Says Man Who Made Password Rules Forget Everything You Know About Passwords, Says Man Who Made Password Rules:- For 20 years, the standard advice for creating a “strong” password that is hard to crack has been to use a mix of letters, numbers and […]
Google Cancels Diversity Town Hall Over Concerns for Employee Safety Google Cancels Diversity Town Hall Over Concerns for Employee Safety:- Google CEO Sundar Pichai canceled a town hall event about diversity shortly before it was to begin on Thursday, after he said some employees expressed concerns for their safety. “Googlers […]
