June 11, 2021
Fri. 06/11 – Now The Hackers Have Come For Our Hamburgers
Moar… hacking news. McDonalds. Electronic Arts. Le sigh. Apple wants to do away with passwords too. Elon Musk unveils the Model S Plaid. An interesting Apple Car hire. And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
Moar… hacking news. McDonalds. Electronic Arts. Le sigh. Apple wants to do away with passwords too. Elon Musk unveils the Model S Plaid. An interesting Apple Car hire. And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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Links:
- McDonald’s Hit by Data Breach (Wall Street Journal)
- Hackers Steal Wealth of Data from Game Giant EA (Vice)
- Apple says its new logon tech is as easy as passwords but far more secure (Cnet)
- Tesla begins deliveries of its new Model S Plaid (CNBC)
- Apple Hires Former BMW Executive for Its Rebooted Car Project (Bloomberg)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
- The hard truth about ransomware: we aren’t prepared, it’s a battle with new rules, and it hasn’t near reached peak impact. (Double Pulsar)
- When ransomware strikes, this company helps victims make bitcoin payments (CNBC)
- APPLE ISN’T JUST A WALLED GARDEN, IT’S A CARRIER (The Verge)
- THE APP THAT MONETIZED DOING NOTHING (The Atlantic)
- Marcus Graham: Looking back on 10 years of Twitch’s experiment with livestreaming (Venture Beat)
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