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Former NSA employee shows how any MacBook’s webcam and microphone can be hacked
Apple’s MacBook – considered to be one of the safest laptops out there – is not entirely hack proof, a former NSA employee has revealed. Patrick Wardle, a former NSA staffer has demonstrated how any webcam or microphone of a Mac device can be taken over. Wardle, who is currently working on the R&D for... Read more
Samsung to acquire AI platform Viv developed by the makers of Apple’s Siri
South Korean electronics major Samsung on Thursday (6 October) announced that it would buy artificial intelligence company Viv, which was founded by Dag Kittlaus, Adam Cheyer and Chris Brigham, the creators behind Apple’s Siri. The company did not disclose the deal amount but said “the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions.” The acquisition shows... Read more
Zuckerberg to make big Oculus announcement: Where to watch live-stream
Since shelling out $2bn (£1.6bn) for Oculus Rift back in 2014 Mark Zuckerberg and his Facebook crew have been busy at work to bring virtual reality to the social network. The time might be now, after Zuckerberg teased that an announcement is coming about the future of VR. At Oculus Connect, the developer conference the... Read more
Fancy a trip to Mars? T-Mobile CEO offers free ticket on SpaceX, on one condition…
Tempted by taking a trip to Mars but don’t have the cash to hitch a ride to the Red Planet? You could be in luck after T-Mobile CEO John Legere has promised a free ticket on Elon Musk’s SpaceX to one lucky person… as long as he gets one million retweets. The colourful telco boss... Read more
Twitter wants bids for acquisition wrapped up by end of October
Twitter is working on concluding negotiations around a potential sale by 27 October, in time for its third-quarter earnings report, Reuters sources have revealed, adding that this does not mean a sale is guaranteed. Twitter expects binding acquisition offers to be submitted within the next two weeks. Reports from industry insiders put Salesforce.com, Google’s Alphabet,... Read more
Terror attacks, summer price wars and falling pound will see easyJet profits slump
EasyJet said an “extraordinary” year of terror attacks, a summer price war and a weak pound would see annual profits tumble by more than a quarter. The budget carrier estimated the falling price of sterling since the Brexit vote in June would cost it £90m, and that annual pre-tax profits would come in at between... Read more
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