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Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer : A new Golang-based worm has been actively dropping XMRig cryptocurrency malware on Windows and Linux servers since early December, mining Monero   —  A newly discovered and self-spreading Golang-based malware has been actively dropping XMRig cryptocurrency miners on Windows and Linux servers since early December. source http://www.techmeme.com/210101/p1#a210101p1

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer : A new Golang-based worm has been actively dropping XMRig cryptocurrency malware on Windows and Linux servers since early December, mining Monero   —  A newly discovered and self-spreading Golang-based malware has been actively dropping XMRig cryptocurrency miners on Windows and Linux servers since early December. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3rMDvR6 via IFTTT

Rita Liao / TechCrunch : Flexiv, a Chinese startup that makes general-purpose adaptive robots powered by computer vision and AI, raises $100M+ Series B from investors including Meituan   —  As businesses around the world look to automate production lines and supply chains, companies making the robots are attracting great investor interest. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/384Xump via IFTTT

Rita Liao / TechCrunch : Flexiv, a Chinese startup that makes general-purpose adaptive robots powered by computer vision and AI, raises $100M+ Series B from investors including Meituan   —  As businesses around the world look to automate production lines and supply chains, companies making the robots are attracting great investor interest. source http://www.techmeme.com/201231/p15#a201231p15

Max Zimmerman / Bloomberg : NYSE says it will delist three Chinese companies, China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom, on January 7 to comply with a US EO imposing restrictions   —  The New York Stock Exchange said it will delist three Chinese companies to comply with a U.S. executive order that imposed restrictions … source http://www.techmeme.com/201231/p14#a201231p14

Max Zimmerman / Bloomberg : NYSE says it will delist three Chinese companies, China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom, on January 7 to comply with a US EO imposing restrictions   —  The New York Stock Exchange said it will delist three Chinese companies to comply with a U.S. executive order that imposed restrictions … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/385gbGo via IFTTT

Ari Levy / CNBC : 7 most valuable US tech companies added a combined $3.4T in market cap in 2020: Apple gained ~$1T, Amazon $710B, Microsoft $480B, Alphabet $268B, Facebook $193B   —  - Apple's market cap jumped by almost $1 trillion this year, followed by Amazon, which increased by over $700 billion. source http://www.techmeme.com/201231/p13#a201231p13

Ari Levy / CNBC : 7 most valuable US tech companies added a combined $3.4T in market cap in 2020: Apple gained ~$1T, Amazon $710B, Microsoft $480B, Alphabet $268B, Facebook $193B   —  - Apple's market cap jumped by almost $1 trillion this year, followed by Amazon, which increased by over $700 billion. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/38POqkn via IFTTT

David Shepardson / Reuters : Alphabet's Wing says new FAA drone rules mandating radio-frequency broadcasts for remote identification will erode privacy, suggests internet-based tracking   —  Alphabet Inc's drone delivery unit Wing criticized Trump administration rules issued this week mandating broadcast-based remote identification … source http://www.techmeme.com/201231/p12#a201231p12

David Shepardson / Reuters : Alphabet's Wing says new FAA drone rules mandating radio-frequency broadcasts for remote identification will erode privacy, suggests internet-based tracking   —  Alphabet Inc's drone delivery unit Wing criticized Trump administration rules issued this week mandating broadcast-based remote identification … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/395OKMj via IFTTT

T.C. Sottek / The Verge : Adobe ends support for Flash today and will start blocking Flash content from January 12; major browsers will block Flash content from Jan. 1   —  It's the end of the line  —  Adobe scheduled its famous Flash software to end on December 31st, 2020, and today is the day. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3baoTWb via IFTTT

Nicole Perlroth / New York Times : Microsoft says SolarWinds hackers were able to view some of its source code by hacking into an employee account but were unable to modify code or access emails   —  The hackers gained more access than the company previously revealed, though the attackers were unable to modify code or access emails. source http://www.techmeme.com/201231/p6#a201231p6

Nicole Perlroth / New York Times : Microsoft says SolarWinds hackers were able to view some of its source code by hacking into an employee account but were unable to modify code or access emails   —  The hackers gained more access than the company previously revealed, though the attackers were unable to modify code or access emails. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/38TrK2T via IFTTT

Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac : Report: 10 ex-members of Apple's supplier responsibility team say it avoids or delays removing suppliers guilty of labor violations when doing so hurts business   —  A new report today claims that Apple is reluctant to ban suppliers found guilty of labor violations, and can take years to do so, even in the most serious of cases. source http://www.techmeme.com/201231/p5#a201231p5

Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac : Report: 10 ex-members of Apple's supplier responsibility team say it avoids or delays removing suppliers guilty of labor violations when doing so hurts business   —  A new report today claims that Apple is reluctant to ban suppliers found guilty of labor violations, and can take years to do so, even in the most serious of cases. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2LdyCja via IFTTT

Adi Robertson / The Verge : Ticketmaster agrees to pay a $10M fine after admitting to hiring an ex-CrowdSurge staffer and using his credentials to access the rival ticket seller's systems   —  It used stolen login credentials at a company summit  —  Ticketmaster has agreed to pay $10 million for breaking into a competitors' network. source http://www.techmeme.com/201231/p4#a201231p4

Adi Robertson / The Verge : Ticketmaster agrees to pay a $10M fine after admitting to hiring an ex-CrowdSurge staffer and using his credentials to access the rival ticket seller's systems   —  It used stolen login credentials at a company summit  —  Ticketmaster has agreed to pay $10 million for breaking into a competitors' network. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3mXokkA via IFTTT

Pei Li / Reuters : Report: Apple removed 46K+ apps, including 39K games from its China store on Thursday, as it set a year-end deadline for game publishers to obtain a license   —  HONG KONG (Reuters) - Apple removed 39,000 game apps on its China store Thursday, the biggest removal ever in a single day … source http://www.techmeme.com/201231/p3#a201231p3

Pei Li / Reuters : Report: Apple removed 46K+ apps, including 39K games from its China store on Thursday, as it set a year-end deadline for game publishers to obtain a license   —  HONG KONG (Reuters) - Apple removed 39,000 game apps on its China store Thursday, the biggest removal ever in a single day … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3rGMGmc via IFTTT

Gamesage : Study finds no correlation between growing up playing violent video games and increased levels of aggression 10 years later   —  A ten-year longitudinal study published in the Journal of Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking on a group in early adolescence from as young as ten years old … source http://www.techmeme.com/201231/p2#a201231p2

Gamesage : Study finds no correlation between growing up playing violent video games and increased levels of aggression 10 years later   —  A ten-year longitudinal study published in the Journal of Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking on a group in early adolescence from as young as ten years old … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3htqFTk via IFTTT

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