Saturday, 2 September 2017

Nearly 3,000 Bitcoin Miners Exposed Online via Telnet Ports, Without Passwords

Nearly 3,000 Bitcoin Miners Exposed Online via Telnet Ports, Without Passwords

Dutch security researcher Victor Gevers has discovered 2,893 Bitcoin miners left exposed on the Internet with no passwords on their Telnet port.
Read more: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nearly-3-000-bitcoin-miners-exposed-online-via-telnet-ports-without-passwords/?source=Snapzu

Amazon Prime Now Will Deliver Wine to Your Door in One Hour

Amazon Prime Now Will Deliver Wine to Your Door in One Hour

Amazon has rolled out some key changes since it was purchased by Whole Foods earlier this year, with the newest addition to Amazon Prime Now being one of the biggest. The service—which is available in 30 U.S. cities—allows members to order household items straight to their door and receive them in an hour. Well, it seems the retailer has one-upped itself: Now included in that delivery service is wine.
Read more: https://www.glamour.com/story/amazon-prime-will-now-deliver-wine-to-your-door-in-one-hour-or-less?source=Snapzu

Friday, 1 September 2017

U.S. Fintech Investment Rebounds in Q2' 17

U.S. Fintech Investment Rebounds in Q2' 17

2nd strongest quarter ever for U.S. VC fintech investment
Read more: https://home.kpmg.com/us/en/home/media/press-releases/2017/07/us-fintech-investment-rebounds-to-2-billion-in-q2-17-driven-by-stronger-venture-capital-funding-kpmg-report.html?source=Snapzu

The Maker of the Infamous $400 Juicer Is Shutting Down

The Maker of the Infamous $400 Juicer Is Shutting Down

Juicero is now looking for a buyer.
Read more: http://fortune.com/2017/09/01/juicero-is-shutting-down/?source=Snapzu

Wii Remote Lawsuit Ends in $10M Verdict Against Nintendo

Wii Remote Lawsuit Ends in $10M Verdict Against Nintendo

A jury in Dallas, Texas today awarded $10 million to iLife after finding that Nintendo of America infringed on iLife's motion-sensing accelerometer technology which the company used in the its Wii Remote controllers. The jury began deliberating on the federal lawsuit at the end of the day yesterday and returned to deliberate this morning. The verdict came back about 11 a.m.
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/features/wii-remote-lawsuit-ends-in-10m-verdict-against-nintendo-w500619?source=Snapzu

Amazon hit by lawsuit from couple over defective solar eclipse glasses

Amazon hit by lawsuit from couple over defective solar eclipse glasses

Amazon has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit by a couple who claims defective eclipse glasses purchased through the online retailer damaged their eyes. In the lawsuit, filed in federal court in the US state of South Carolina on Tuesday evening, Corey Payne and his fiancĂ©e, Kayla Harris, said they purchased a three-pack of eclipse glasses on Amazon in early August, assuming that the glasses would allow them to safely view the United States’ first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in a century on 21 August.
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/amazon-couple-solar-eclipse-glasses-defective-eyes-damage-lawsuit-sued-a7921356.html?source=Snapzu

Big Ag Gets Ag-Gag Envy, Helps Bring In 'Seed-Preemption' Laws Across The US

Big Ag Gets Ag-Gag Envy, Helps Bring In 'Seed-Preemption' Laws Across The US

Farmers do love their "ag-gag" laws, which effectively make it illegal for activists to expose animal abuse in agricultural establishments -- although, strangely, farmers don't phrase it quite like that. In many parts of the country, decisions about what can be grown have been taken out of local control and put solely in the hands of the state.
Read more: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170830/09234038111/big-ag-gets-ag-gag-envy-helps-bring-seed-preemption-laws-across-us.shtml?source=Snapzu