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Cyberscammers: Pay Up or Well Infect Your Family With Coronavirus
The NYPD is on alert over a sick COVID-19 blackmail scheme where unsuspecting people are targeted online by scammers who threaten to infect their families with Capital One data breachand where user credentials... READ MORE
Andreessen Horowitz just closed its second crypto fund
Two years ago, the venture firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) took the wraps off a dedicated crypto fund from a subset of its limited partners, who’d provided the firm with $300 million in capital... READ MORE
Norwegian tycoon charged over wife’s disappearance in 2018
Businessman held on suspicion of murder in case first treated by police as kidnapping One of Norways richest men has been arrested and charged with suspected murder or complicity in the murder of... READ MORE
Norwegian tycoon charged over wife’s disappearance in 2018
Businessman held on suspicion of murder in case first treated by police as kidnapping One of Norways richest men has been arrested and charged with suspected murder or complicity in the murder of... READ MORE
Norwegian tycoon charged over wife’s disappearance in 2018
Businessman held on suspicion of murder in case first treated by police as kidnapping One of Norways richest men has been arrested and charged with suspected murder or complicity in the murder of... READ MORE
Stressed firms look for better ways to source products
“Instead of manufacturing something that you are forced to sell, it is better to know what the market wants to buy,” he says. The impact of coronavirus makes it difficult for businessmen like... READ MORE
Relive the heady days of crypto with the Crypto Rush documentary
When Liliana Pertenava decided to go all-in on crypto by investing $2,000 in a mining rig in 2017, she went so far down the crypto rabbit-hole she decided to make a documentary about... READ MORE
Germanys COVID-19 contacts tracing app to link to labs for test result notification
A German research institute that’s involved in developing a COVID-19 contacts tracing app with the backing of the national government has released some new details about the work, which suggests the app is... READ MORE
Kelly Loeffler: the WNBA owner against everything the league stands for
The Republican senator wants to keep politics out of sports. But her views on everything from guns to abortion are alienating many fans Republican senator Kelly Loefflers financial disclosures show that millions of dollars in stocks were sold on her … Continued
Hydroxychloroquine: how an unproven drug became Trumps coronavirus ‘miracle cure’
With help from Fox News and Elon Musk, a misleading French study prompted a wave of misinformation that made its way to the president This weekend, Donald Trump used his daily White House coronavirus briefings to again urge Americans to … Continued
The race to find a coronavirus treatment has one major obstacle: big pharma | Ara Darzi
AI companies and scientists are cooperating, but they desperately need access to pharmaceutical companies data, says Ara Darzi, director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation The past few weeks have revealed the worst and the best in human responses … Continued
Flashy Russian Rapper Charged With Laundering $$ For Cybercrime
A Russian rapper living in Florida is charged with working for an organized crime group known as QQAAZZ, which allegedly provided money laundering services for cybercriminals stealing from American businesses. Maksim Boiko, 29, was in the United States for two … Continued
Money transfer service Azimo partners with Siam Commercial Bank for faster payments to Thailand
Azimo, the London-headquartered international money transfer service, has partnered with Thailand’s Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) to deliver instant payments for its customers from Europe to SCB bank accounts in Thailand. According to the World Bank, Thailand is one of the … Continued
Jim Fruchterman raises $1.7M for Tech Matters, a new effort to help nonprofits do tech better
Tech Matters,Tech Matters is Fruchterman’s new vehicle to address what he sees as a crippling weakness in the social good sector: the failure to use technology the way technologically savvy for-profits do. In order to have the broadest possible impact, … Continued
YouTube sellers found touting bogus coronavirus vaccines and masks
YouTube has been criticized for continuing to host coronavirus disinformation on its video sharing platform during a global health emergency. Two US advocacy groups which campaign for online safety undertook an 18-day investigation of the video sharing platform in March … Continued
Xage adds full-stack data protection to blockchain security platform
Xage, a startup that has been taking an unusual path to secure legacy companies like oil and gas and utilities with help from the blockchain, announced a new data protection service today. Xage CEO Duncan Greatwood, says that up until … Continued
Stocks post worst quarter since 2008 financial crisis
The first quarter of 2020 ended with a whimper — with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and NASDAQ posting their worst quarter in decades — as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause uncertainty and volatility across all major … Continued
Dozens of young women in South Korea were allegedly forced into sexual slavery on an encrypted messaging app
(CNN)One girl wrote the word slave above her genitals. Another was made to bark like a dog while naked. On March 20, the authorities announced that Cho had been arrested on charges including producing and distributing child pornography, sexual abuse, … Continued