Security firm Kaspersky says the ransomware was the third attack in the last year that hijacked innocent updates to spread malware.
Source: Wired
Striking images of incubators and ventilators outside of the hospital.
Source: Wired
As more and more product images get shared on platforms like Instagram, Pinterest and Tumblr, ShareIQ says it can help brands understand what’s going on. Founder and CEO Brian Killen used to work as the head of strategy at marketing company Acxiom, and he recalled being told by a retail marketing executive, “I see my pictures all over Pinterest and websites and all over the globe,… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital podcast, where we dig into the hype, the dollars, and, recently, the down exits. This week was a fun one. Matthew Lynley is out on vacation, so TechCrunch’s own Megan Rose Dickey (the current host of Bullish and general badass) joined Katie Roof and myself — Alex Wilhelm — to dive into the news of the week.… Read More
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George Hotz, aka geohot, is fidgeting in his living room, wearing dark shades and a giant comma on his t-shirt as he shows me his company’s latest product, an $88 universal car interface called Panda. Hotz both lives and works in a residential San Francisco neighborhood with a team of 20-somethings who are helping him build Comma.ai, the self-driving car startup Hotz founded to take… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Much has been said about how good the Volta V looks on your desk. Less however has been written about how well it actually works.
Source: Wired
Tesla will up its game in the renewable energy storage market with the largest lithium-ion battery storage facility in the world, to be built for Australia’s Hornsdale Wind Farm, with a completion date of December 1, 2017. The facility will use Tesla’s commercial battery storage Powerpack modules to deliver a capacity of 100 MW/129 MWh, which will store energy generated from the… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
If there’s ever been a gadget worth protecting, it’s the rectangle in your pocket.
Source: Wired
The Chinese phone maker bounces back with 70 percent increase compared with the previous quarter.
Source: CNET
Aptly named Doomfist, he brings the popular game’s playable character count up to 25.
Source: CNET