Day: April 17, 2020

Grab your Bitcoin while you can because Purse.io is shutting up shop in June and you could lose the lot

Amazon, the government, economics? Startup schtum on sudden closure Pulse.io is advising its customers to withdraw all digital funds from the site “as soon as possible,” after announcing it’ll shut down completely on June 26.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Attacks on Linksys Routers Trigger Mass Password Reset

Linksys Smart Wi-Fi users were forced to reset their passwords after researchers discovered a router hack. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Newest iPhone SE is Apple’s most affordable phone but doesn’t feel cheap – CNET

Commentary: Apple wisely designed the new SE to have the same appeal as the original from 2016. …read more Source:: CNet


Tech Startups Ask Workers To Trade In Salary for Stock

Business is booming for Medal.tv as house-bound users flock to the gaming startup, making it one of the rare coronavirus success stories. Half its employees are still taking salary cuts in the wake of the outbreak. From a report: In return, the 33-person company is offering those employees restricted stock units which will vest over…


Networking sales grow amid slump in IT infrastructure market in Brazil

Concerns around boosting remote working are driving buying decisions, according to research. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Google working on a physical debit card to rival Apple Card, report says – CNET

The goal is for the card to be the foundation of Google Pay, the search giant’s mobile payment service. …read more Source:: CNet


Herd immunity: What it is and how it can help stop COVID-19 – CNET

How herd immunity happens and what that means for the novel coronavirus. …read more Source:: CNet


Clipboard Hijacking Malware Found in 725 Ruby Libraries

Security researchers from ReversingLabs say they’ve discovered 725 Ruby libraries uploaded on the official RubyGems repository that contained malware meant to hijack users’ clipboards. From a report: The malicious packages were uploaded on RubyGems between February 16 and 25 by two accounts — JimCarrey and PeterGibbons. The 725 libraries, which are listed here in full,…


Contest Winners: Machine Learning on All Kinds of Gadgets

With nearly sixty exciting entries, the Train All the Things contest, presented in partnership with Digi-Key, has drawn to a close and today we are happy to share news of the winning projects. The challenge at hand was to show off a project using some type of Machine Learning and there were plenty of takes…


Google is Building Physical and Virtual Debit Cards

Would you pay with a “Google Card?” TechCrunch has attained imagery that shows Google is developing its own physical and virtual debit cards. From the report The Google card and associated checking account will allow users to buy things with a card, mobile phone or online. It connects to a Google app with new features…