Day: August 1, 2018

Facebook security chief departing company for Stanford – CNET

The respected security expert played a key role in the social media giant’s response to election meddling. …read more Source:: CNet


Tesla claims record revenue of $4B in Q2 2018 – Roadshow

Tesla still believes it’ll be profitable in Q3 2018. …read more Source:: CNet


New 2018 iPhone, iPhone X Plus, iPhone 9: All the rumors on specs, price, release date – CNET

There’s talk of a super-size one, a less-expensive one and one with three rear cameras. …read more Source:: CNet


Bacteria Becoming Resistant To Hospital Disinfectants, Warn Scientists

Hospitals will need to use new strategies to tackle bacteria experts have warned, after finding a type of hospital superbug is becoming increasingly tolerant of alcohol — the key component of current disinfectant hand rubs. From a report: Handwashes based on alcohols such as isopropanol have become commonplace as a method of infection control. But…


DOJ Nabs Three FIN7 Cybercrime Suspects in Europe

Three people believed to be member of the FIN7 (or Carbanak) hacking group have been arrested in Europe, according to the US DOJ. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Earth Overshoot Day Came Early This Year. That’s a Bad Thing.

An anonymous reader shares a report: Earth’s resources are limited. We only have so much water and food, let alone oil and gold. But humans are using more than Earth has to offer, and have been since 1970. In 2018, it’s predicted we will use the equivalent of 1.7 Earths worth of resources — which…


T-Mobile leads all US carriers in smartphone subscriber growth again – CNET

The Un-carrier engine keeps humming with 1.6 million net new customers. …read more Source:: CNet


T-Mobile adds 1.6 million net customers in Q2

The carrier had a balanced quarter overall, but revenue appeared to be a bit light relative to Wall Street expectations. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Bevy of Android Apps Harbor Hidden Malicious Windows Executables

After researchers found more than 100 Android apps infected by malicious Microsoft Windows executable files, the apps have been removed from Google Play. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Windows 10 Continues To Close in On Windows 7

An anonymous reader writes: NetMarketShare reports on the state of the desktop operating system market on the first day of each month. […] In July, [the market share of] Windows 10 went from 35.71 percent to 36.58 percent, an increase of 0.87 percentage points. That’s down from the 0.97 percentage points it grew in June,…