Economy
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38 million records exposed online—including contact-tracing info
Enlarge (credit: Jorg Greuel | Getty Images) More than a thousand web apps mistakenly exposed 38 million records on the…
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Looking for a new job in tech? It may be your lucky day
Enlarge (credit: Vicki Been | Getty Images) Two months ago, Jacob Eiting closed the Series B for his startup RevenueCat,…
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Now that machines can learn, can they unlearn?
Enlarge (credit: Andriy Onufriyenko | Getty Images) Companies of all kinds use machine learning to analyze people’s desires, dislikes, or…
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Hackers who breached T-Mobile stole personal data for ~49 million accounts
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) T-Mobile on Wednesday said criminals obtained the personal information of almost 49 million current, former, or…
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iPhone keyboard for blind to shut down as maker cites Apple “abuse” of developers
Enlarge / FlickType iPhone keyboard. (credit: FlickType) An iPhone keyboard for blind users will be discontinued, according to the app’s…
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WhatsApp shuts down Taliban helpline in Kabul
Enlarge / Experts in the region said shutting down the WhatsApp numbers was “absurd” and “unhelpful.” (credit: SOPA Images |…
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T-Mobile has been hacked yet again—but still doesn’t know what was taken
Enlarge / A pigeon rests on a T-Mobile logo outside a mobile phone store, operated by Deutsche Telekom AG, in…
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Hospitals hamstrung by ransomware are turning away patients
Enlarge (credit: health.mil) Dozens of hospitals and clinics in West Virginia and Ohio are canceling surgeries and diverting ambulances following…
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Samsung has its own AI-designed chip. Soon, others will too
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Samsung is using artificial intelligence to automate the insanely complex and subtle process of designing cutting-edge…
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A simple software fix could limit location data sharing
Enlarge / Pretty Good Phone Privacy wants to minimize how much your wireless provider knows about your location. (credit: Noam…
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