California Governor Jerry Brown has officially inked a legislation requiring smartphone makers to install the so-called “kill switch” feature on devices sold in the state, a measure many analysts view could keep phone thefts in the area at a minimum.
Facebook to knock off click-baiting posts
This is definitely going to be a bad news for click-hungry publishers on the popular social networking site: Facebook warns Page administrators of an upcoming change to its Newsfeed algorithm that will mark down posts guilty of click-baiting, or at least displays the symptoms of a click-craving link title.
Google introduces 64-bit Chrome browser for Windows platform
When Google unveiled its latest Chrome version for Windows on Tuesday, the Mountain View search giant showed off more speed and enhanced security for the 64-bit iteration of its home-made browser.
Backoff malware kit targets more than a thousand U.S. businesses
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has alerted more than a thousand businesses in the United States that their network systems might have been put in jeopardy after the discovery of a malware kit dubbed “Backoff” that targets point of sale terminals.
Bitcoin phishers tried to steal virtual wallets of 400 organizations
Cyber criminals are not done yet after the attack that shut down cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox in March, another wave of malicious campaign in the form of phishing is targeting hundreds of finance, media, and technology organizations, among others.
Amazon is clashing with Google in online advertising realm
Amazon is keen on rivaling with Google in every way, and now the company wants to take on the search giant in the online advertising business by planning to create its own software and algorithm to place ads all over the Internet.
