A new type of ransomware called XData is spreading at an alarming rate. The post Another Ransomware Nightmare Could Be Brewing in Ukraine appeared first on WIRED.
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Deep Algo was one of the more fascinating companies on display in Startup Alley at TechCrunch Disrupt this week. The French team aims to make coding languages more accessible for the massive with SaaS (software as a service) offering that promises to do for languages like C++, C Sharp and Javascript what WYSIWYG does for HTML. It’s a pretty bold claim, but the company is confident that… Read More
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In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. So much news goes on that it’s almost impossible for mere mortals with real lives to keep track of it. That’s why we’ve compiled a quick and dirty list of the top 10 tech stories from this week.
The post Weekly Rewind: ‘Roseanne’ returns, Apple’s pizza boxes, golden egg saunas appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Portland, Oregon, continued to keep it weird (and cute) this week when it rolled out Parking Kitty, a new app that lets you pay for metered parking. The app is based on Passport, one of the largest parking payment vendors in the United States. “We didn’t make a lot of changes,” said Malisa McCreedy, the parking division manager at the Portland Department of Transportation. Read More
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Held at the ArtScience Museum in Singapore, “Human+” envisions a world full of cyborgs, bio-modification and genetic engineering.
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You know how you’re supposed to register your drone if it weighs more than 0.55 lbs? Well, that may change.
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CNET’s own Audiophiliac, Steve Guttenberg, is back with a brand new set of ridiculous thoughts and questions, including the very title of today’s show. Also, Russ Frushtick provides a spoiler-free review of Alien: Covenant.
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Cybersecurity firm Avast reported on a massive ransomware attack that hit more than 200,000 victims. While most of the targets were located in Russia, Ukraine, and Taiwan, other victims have been identified in Europe.
The post Massive worldwide ransomware attack hits more than 200,000 victims, and climbing appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Xiaomi confirmed that it will unveil the Mi Max 2 phablet on May 25.
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CNET’s 3:59 podcast includes our YouTube post-show. Between Google Lens, Google Home and Android O, Google dumped a lot on us all. We break it down for you.
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