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On January 1, a technologist who goes by the nickname regexer received an email saying he had successfully reset his account at the crypto exchange Coinbase. Unfortunately — and worryingly — he had actually not requested a password reset. Regexer, who asked to be referred to by his online moniker for fear of being targeted by hackers again, quickly realized he was being hacked, and his attempts to log into his Coinbase to regain control were unsuccessful. Soon after, he noticed he… Source link

Three of the biggest players in Android hardware have turned their sights on XR. Screenshot by ZDNET/Samsung While the world waits for Apple to finally tear off the band-aid and let us know what mixed/virtual/augmented reality device it’s been working on all of these years, Samsung took the opportunity during its 2023 Unpacked event to tease something very slightly more concrete.  The device maker brought executives onstage from Qualcomm, which has produced chipsets like the Snapdragon… Source link

The announcement came through a long-awaited Commerce Department report published Wednesday accusing Apple and Google of running online app markets that harm developers and consumers. Officials specifically called out how the companies restrict app downloads to their proprietary stores and provide developers little transparency into their review processes. “From finding directions to chatting with loved ones, apps are a critical tool for consumers and an essential part of doing business… Source link

Gmail creator Paul Buchheit says Google is only one or two years away from “total disruption” due to AI chatbots. The engineer said advancements in AI like ChatGPT could make Google’s search engine irrelevant. In December, Google issued a “code red” warning because of the viral chatbot. … Source link

The mega cap stocks known as FAANG are offering rare, deep discounts since like Amazon is trading 47% off their all-time high and Meta off 62%. Similarly, Alphabet and Meta are trading significantly lower to its historical average valuation. Despite these price cuts, FAAMG comprise 17.4% of the S&P 500. We believe it’s prudent to watch these names closely, as generally speaking, they have strong balance sheets, healthy margins and defensible competitive positioning. This week, the… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google exec claims he was fired for not being ‘inclusive,’ denying Asian female colleague’s sexual advances  Yahoo Finance Source link

Simpler Trading VP of Options Danielle Shay provides insight on investing in the stock market on ‘Making Money.’ A 15-year veteran at Google filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against his former tech giant employer alleging the White man was fired for not being “inclusive” after rejecting sexual advances from an Asian female executive who repeatedly drunkenly lashed out at him at work events in New York City.  Ryan Olohan, the former Managing Director of Food, Beverage and… Source link

Opening up another front in the increasing tensions between Big Tech and Washington, the Biden administration released a new report Wednesday that outlined what they say are a host of anticompetitive practices inside the nation’s biggest mobile app stores. The report from the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) concluded that “the current mobile app ecosystem, and especially the current app store model, is harmful to consumers and to… Source link

Ah, Google Assistant. Sure seems like our trusty ol’ Android-dwellin’ pal is getting brushed over a lot as of late, doesn’t it? First came the fact that Google made nary a mention of its honey-voiced virtual genie at the big honkin’ Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas last month — and that’s after years of Assistant and its “Hey Google” catchphrase being placarded practically everywhere at that event and being the company’s core focus. But even more broadly is… Source link

Google has notified customers using its Google Fi cell service that their personal data may have been stolen in a recent cyberattack, which is believed to be in connection with a T-Mobile data breach earlier this month. In an email sent to Google Fi customers on Monday, obtained by Android Police, Google said that the cell network’s primary network provider had become aware of suspicious activity in a system containing Google Fi customer data.  Google Fi is an MVNO that uses T-Mobile’s… Source link