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Chinese hacker group attempts to steal 5G secret from telcos, McAfee reports

Cybersecurity researchers at U.S.-based security firm McAfee uncovered Tuesday a cyber espionage campaign targeting telcos around the world attempting to steal 5G technology secrets. According to the McAfee, the hacker campaign – dubbed Operation Dianxun and originating from China – was done using malicious downloads to steal sensitive 5G data from compromised victims, primarily telecoms […]

Google gets into sleep surveillance with new Nest Hub screen

Google’s next internet-connected home device will test whether consumers trust the company enough to let it snoop on their sleep. New sleep-sensing technology will be a key feature on Google’s latest version of its Nest Hub, a 7-inch smart screen unveiled Tuesday. Like the previous generation, the $100 Nest Hub can display pictures and video […]

Encrypted messaging app Signal blocked in China

Encrypted messaging app Signal appears to have been blocked in mainland China, the latest foreign social media service to cease working in a country where the government tightly controls the flow of information. As of Tuesday, users of the app within China had to connect to a virtual private network (VPN) that allows them to […]

News Corp strikes Facebook pay deal for Australian news

News Corp and Facebook have reached pay deals for news in Australia three weeks after the government passed laws that would make digital giants help cover the costs of journalism. The New York-based news business that operates mainly in the United States, Britain and Australia said Tuesday it had reached a multi-year agreement with Facebook […]

Walmart, Tencent, Japan Post acquire 13% of troubled Rakuten

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten sold on Monday 13 percent of its shares, worth $2.2 billion, to several new investors, as the company attempts to strengthen its balance sheet, while rolling out a more aggressive mobile strategy. The new investors into Rakuten are Japan Post – the country’s largest insurer and bank by deposit, as well […]

Black Lives Matter backs Amazon union push in Alabama

Organizers trying to form the first union at an Amazon warehouse are getting support from another big name: Black Lives Matter. The group plans to hold an event Saturday near the warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, making it the latest high-profile supporter of the union push, which is the biggest in Amazon’s nearly 30-year history. Most […]

Automakers embrace electric vehicles. But what about buyers?

The world’s major automakers have made something abundantly clear: They believe electric vehicles will dominate their industry in the years ahead. Yet for that to happen, they’ll need to sell the idea to people like Steve Bock. When Bock recently replaced his family’s 2013 Honda Pilot SUV, he considered — and then dismissed — the […]