Remember the Mac Pro? You’d be forgiven if you didn’t. The little cylindrical desktop powerhouse hasn’t gotten an update in more than three years, but Apple confirmed that a new one is coming in 2018. In the meantime, the company bumped the specifications on its current Mac Pro lineup and confirmed that it would be …
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Password managers: they’re the best way to keep your accounts safe from hackers. They’re also one of the most tempting targets on the internet for hackers. That irony was on clear display for all of last week, when password manager LastPass said it was fixing a major flaw. Found by Google security researcher Tavis Ormandy, the flaw was so serious …
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Be on the lookout for a new app from Verizon. The telecom giant is set to launch a new product for Android users called AppFlash. It’s supposed to find content such as restaurant reviews and movie listing from different apps — even if you haven’t downloaded them. The Electronic Frontier Foundation on Thursday called the app “spyware,” pointing to terms …
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If you’re a Yahoo user, you might be happy to hear the FBI and Department of Justice got the Russian hackers responsible for a massive cyberattack in 2014. But there’s another person who’s showing a measure of gratitude as well: Marissa Mayer. Yahoo’s CEO tweeted her appreciation on Wednesday. “Very grateful to the FBI & DOJ for bringing to justice …
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Marissa Mayer has 23 million reasons to be thankful that Verizon was so keen on Yahoo. Yahoo’s CEO is set to get $23 million as part of her “golden parachute” agreement with Yahoo, which kicks in once Verizon completes its acquisition of the company’s core internet assets like Yahoo Mail and Yahoo Finance, according to a filing Monday with the …
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Google sweated the small stuff for the Pixel, its first homemade phone. We dive into some of the design and aesthetic decisions the search giant made to create the device, including its slight wedge shape to get rid of a camera bump and its unadulterated Android software. Also on today’s show, we talk about Verizon’s bid for Yahoo, which now …
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Bring it on, Apple — at least, that’s what Qualcomm’s top executives seemed to be saying Wednesday. Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf and Derek Aberle, head of the wireless chipmakers’s licensing business, fired back at lawsuits filed over the past week by Apple in the US and China. Those suits, they said, are all about the money, an effort by Apple …
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No really Verizon, how do you feel about Yahoo? In Verizon’s fourth-quarter report on Tuesday, references to Yahoo, which the telecom giant agreed to acquired for $4.8 billion, are buried near the end with little additional insight. You could forgive Verizon for being skittish when it comes to talking about Yahoo, a business it once coveted for its user base …
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Yahoo, dealing with questions around two massive hacks, said Monday it’s pushing the timeline of its expected $4.8 billion buyout by Verizon from the first quarter to the second quarter of this year. “The opportunities ahead with Verizon look bright,” Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer said in a statement. “Our commitment to our users is unwavering, and we continue to be …
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Ahead of a planned sale of its core business to Verizon, Yahoo this week made a few adjustments to what will be left of its company after the deal. First off, the Yahoo name will be changed to Altaba, in reference to a huge stake in Alibaba the remaining company will still hold. Also, CEO Marissa Mayer will step down …
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