CEO Of Netflix, Reed Hastings, attends the red carpet during the Netflix presentation party at the Invernadero del Palacio de Cristal de la Arganzuela on April 4, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. Juan Naharro Gimenez | Getty Images The record number of Golden Globe and Oscar nominations, better-than-expected Q4 revenue and 8.8 million new international subscribers […]
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Bezos-hired experts say Saudi crown prince MBS may have hacked phone
An outdoors investigation ordered by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos concluded WhatsApp account linked to Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, might have been concerned in a hack of Bezos’ smartphone, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. The report presents one rationalization of how the National Enquirer, a tabloid, obtained and […]
EU’s GDPR privacy law led to over $100 million in fines: DLA Piper
Since its implementation in May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) led to over 160,000 information breach notifications throughout Europe, in response to analysis from multinational regulation agency DLA Piper. Ross McKean, a companion at DLA Piper specializing in cyber and information safety, mentioned his agency’s findings confirmed “we’re nonetheless within the […]
Why companies like Google, Facebook and Uber pay hackers millions
A brand new kind of hacker is on the rise. Called “moral hackers” or “white hat hackers”, these women and men use their expertise for good by serving to firms defend themselves. They work to search out and report safety vulnerabilities earlier than felony hackers can reap the benefits of the bugs. As it […]
Stocks appear detached from reality, rallying in anticipation of two things that may not happen
The new year is not even three full weeks old, and already half a trillion dollars has been added to the S&P 500’s value. Some investors worry either the economy has to suddenly jolt into action or earnings have to surprisingly surge — two things unlikely to occur — in order to justify these […]
Jim Cramer is skeptical of Google parent’s march toward $1 trillion
Alphabet is close to joining one of the most elusive clubs on Wall Street, but CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday that he is skeptical of the progress. Shares in Alphabet, the tech giant that owns Google, rose almost $10 to an all-time closing high of $1,440.03, pulling within 1% of reaching $1 trillion of market […]
Five biggest stocks dwarfing the market at ‘unprecedented’ level
It’s no secret that a handful of tech giants have been dominating the stock market, but their leadership has reached a level that is raising eyebrows on Wall Street as being unsustainable. The top five U.S. companies — Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Facebook — now make up 18% of the total market capitalization of […]
YouTube signs Valkyrae and other gaming stars to combat Amazon Twitch
Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter is among the latest video game livestreamers to leave Amazon-owned Twitch to stream on a rival service. Source: YouTube YouTube announced on Monday exclusive livestreaming deals with three popular gamers, its latest talent acquisition in the booming market for watching skilled video gamers stream their feats online. The three — Rachell “Valkyrae” […]
Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro to use Microsoft Teams walkie-talkie feature
DJ Koh, president and CEO of Samsung Electronics, shakes hands with Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, at a launch event for the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 smartphone in New York on August 7, 2019. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Samsung Electronics and Microsoft are bringing back the walkie-talkie. On Sunday, Samsung introduced the Galaxy XCover […]
