Adam Cahan and 1110 Green Street (Getty Images, Zillow) Former Yahoo executive and current cannabis vape company CEO Adam Cahan is selling the Russian Hill home he bought less than three years ago, asking $13 million for the 4,800-square-foot property. He purchased the fully renovated “Sky House” for $10 million just before the pandemic began, according to public records. Built in the early 1980s, the home received a years-long studs-out remodel from developer Jeremy Ricks. Marketed as… Source link
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Hackers have a new tool that downloads Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook inboxes
Iranian state-sponsored hackers have built a new tool capable of downloading Gmail, Yahoo, and Outlook inboxes, and are using it against unknown high-profile targets. This is according to a new report from Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), which managed to obtain a version of the tool and perform an analysis to see just how dangerous it is. As per the report, the tool in question is called HYPERSCAPE, and was built back in 2020 by the government-backed group known as Charming Kitten.
Read More »Google says Iranian group using tool to download Gmail, Yahoo!, Outlook inboxes
An alleged government-backed hacking group from Iran is being accused of using a novel tool to download Gmail, Yahoo!, and Microsoft Outlook inboxes. Google Threat Analysis Group’s Ajax Bash said in a blog on Tuesday that in December, the company found a tool called “Hyperscrape” being used by the hacking group Charming Kitten – which experts believe to be one of Iran’s primary cyber-espionage outfits allegedly operating under the supervision of Iran’s military intelligence… Source link
Read More »Google’s Pixel 6A stands up well in a durability torture test
We already know that the midrange Pixel 6A has the right stuff on the inside, and based on the results of JerryRigEverything’s 6A durability test, it looks like it has an equally solid build quality to match. As the 6A goes under the knife in the video below, you’ll see it stand up well to scratches on the glass screen cover and camera housing, as well as surviving the flex test — not all recent midrange phones have been so fortunate. Google put its flagship-grade chipset in this… Source link
Read More »Kevin Durant and Patrick Beverley trade Twitter barbs after Nets reconciliation
Kevin Durant is back with the Brooklyn Nets, and so are his Twitter fights. Soon after the Nets announced they and Durant agreed to stick together, Utah Jazz guard Patrick Beverley asserted that the months-long trade speculation around Durant likely affected the livelihood of many players in the league. Beverley insinuated that players, “Haven’t got a job because of this KD [expletive],” and that he didn’t like the Nets effectively dangling the allure of a Durant trade in front of seemingly… Source link
Read More »Russia tightens media fist also sells Yandex homepage, news to compete with VK
Russia leading Internet company Yandex on On Tuesday, she said she agreed to sell it news The aggregator and the main page of yandex.ru for the VK . competition in a move Likely to limit the Russians access to independence media. all share deal, in Which will Yandex acquire 100% of Food delivery service delivery club, represents a big transformation in Internet scene in Russia, with Yandex pass control effectively over distribution of online content for a state-controlled company. VK… Source link
Read More »Google Wallet launches in South Africa as digital payments boom
Aug 23 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) launched Google Wallet in South Africa on Tuesday, as the tech giant tries to gain a foothold in the country’s rapidly growing digital payments space. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift to digital transactions and people increasingly prefer making contactless payments via their smart devices. High smartphone penetration has also helped adoption rates. The Google Wallet app stores a consumer’s credit or debit card information and allows… Source link
Read More »Some Google products will disable “Hey, Google” commands during meetings
Enlarge / The lettering “Hey Google” on the Google pavillon at the CES consumer electronics show in Las Vegas in 2018. These words activate Google Assistant, Google’s virtual personal assistant. Andrej Sokolow/picture alliance Voice assistant hot words are nice when you need them and annoying when they go off accidentally. For Google, maybe a valuable signal for disabling a hot word is when you have a meeting… Source link
Read More »Russian tech giant Yandex sells media assets
The logo of Russian internet group Yandex is pictured at the company’s headquarter in Moscow, Russia October 4, 2018. — Reuters pic Tuesday, 23 Aug 2022 11:24 PM MYT MOSCOW, Aug 23 — Russian IT giant Yandex announced today the sale of its media assets to state-affiliated rival VK, the owner of Russia’s largest social network. The transaction is the latest sign of increasing government control over internet platforms available to a Russian audience, as Moscow continues the… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Sports Simulates Entire 2022 NFL Season Using ‘Madden NFL 23’
With the 2022 NFL season right around the corner, the time for final predictions is rapidly approaching. Luckily, the annual Madden simulation from Yahoo Sports gives a unique glimpse at how the upcoming campaign might play out. For the fifth year in a row, Yahoo Sports simulated the entire NFL season with the popular video game’s latest edition, Madden NFL 23. While the exercise may be a sign of things to come, it also produced a few head-turning results. To begin, the… Source link
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