Monthly Archives: January 2021

Putin warns world risks ‘fight of all against all’ and ‘grim dystopia’

Russian president Vladimir Putin speaks to participants of the the World Economic Forum via a video link, Wednesday 27 January 2021. Photo: Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP Society risks a return of world wars without a concerted international effort to avoid it, Russian president Vladimir Putin has warned. During a special address at the World Economic Forum’s virtual Davos Agenda conference on Wednesday, Putin said there were parallels between the current era and the… Source link

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Tennessee hiring UCF’s Josh Heupel

Central Florida coach Josh Heupel is finalizing a deal to become the next coach at Tennessee, sources told Yahoo Sports. A deal is expected to be announced on Wednesday. Tennessee’s move to hire Heupel will reunite him with his old athletic director, Danny White, who became the AD in Knoxville less than a week ago. The decision culminates a frenetic week for White, who came from UCF last week and ultimately decided to bring his old coach with him after an extensive search. Other names that… Source link

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Google says North Korea-backed hackers sought cyber research

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Google says it believes hackers backed by the North Korean government have been posing as computer security bloggers and using fake accounts on social media while attempting to steal information from researchers in the field. Google didn’t specify how successful the hackers were or what kind of information could have been compromised. Experts say the attacks reflect North Korean efforts to improve its cyber skills and be able to breach widely used computer… Source link

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Why today’s surging stock market is not like 1999, according to Steve Case

Chinese electric bicycle-maker EZGO Technologies (EZGO) leapt more than 250% in its first day of trading. TS Innovations Acquisitions Corp. (TSIA), a blank-check company, jumped 45% after announcing it was merging with Latch, a building tech firm. Another Chinese debut — this one a vaping platform called RLX Technology (RLX) — more than doubled in its first day of trading. And shares of another special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), FTAC Olympus Acquisition, surged 30% after a… Source link

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Google says North Korea-backed hackers sought cyber research | World

After connecting with researchers, the hackers would ask them if they wanted to collaborate on cyber-vulnerability research and share a tool that contained a code designed to install malicious software on the targets’ computers, which would then allow the hackers to take control of the device and steal information from it. Several targeted researchers were compromised after following a Twitter link to a blog set up by the hackers, Weidemann said. “At the time of these visits, the victim… Source link

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Investors bailed out of stocks last week: Morning Brief

Wednesday, January 27, 2021 Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe As markets hit a record high, investors sell billions in stock. There is… a lot going on in the stock market. GameStop (GME) continued its unlikely surge on Tuesday, with shares gaining 91% during the session as Redditors continue to pressure short sellers and — now, apparently — big hedge funds. Heavily shorted names across the market also rallied on Tuesday,… Source link

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Google says North Korea-backed hackers sought cyber research | World

After connecting with researchers, the hackers would ask them if they wanted to collaborate on cyber-vulnerability research and share a tool that contained a code designed to install malicious software on the targets’ computers, which would then allow the hackers to take control of the device and steal information from it. Several targeted researchers were compromised after following a Twitter link to a blog set up by the hackers, Weidemann said. “At the time of these visits, the victim… Source link

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Google says North Korea-backed hackers sought cyber research | World

After connecting with researchers, the hackers would ask them if they wanted to collaborate on cyber-vulnerability research and share a tool that contained a code designed to install malicious software on the targets’ computers, which would then allow the hackers to take control of the device and steal information from it. Several targeted researchers were compromised after following a Twitter link to a blog set up by the hackers, Weidemann said. “At the time of these visits, the victim… Source link

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The ‘rug has been pulled out’: Campaigns flop amid Facebook, Google ad bans

“This is an industry that built itself around Facebook and Google, and that rug has been pulled out from underneath them,” said Tim Cameron, a Republican digital strategist. “I wouldn’t be surprised to see layoffs on the digital side of the industry, as well as shifting to doing different types of work, like digital firms adding more mail or other traditional media to what they do.” The lingering pause on ads comes at a particularly painful moment for campaigns and party… Source link

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