Home Depot exposed access to internal systems for a year, says researcher
A security researcher tried to alert Home Depot to the security lapse exposing its backend GitHub source code repos and other internal cloud systems, but was ignored.
The Download: helping cancer survivors to give birth, and cleaning up Bangladesh’s garment industry
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. An experimental surgery is helping cancer survivors give birth An experimental surgical procedure that’s helping people have babies after they’ve had treatment for bowel or rectal cancer. Radiation and chemo can have pretty…
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Costco Sales Are Surging with Help from This One Holiday Staple
Customers are ordering pizza pies in record numbers.
Larry Ellison’s Net Worth Dropped By $25 Billion in a Single Day. Here’s Why.
Ellison fell from the second-richest person in the world to the third.
Your Business Will Eat You Alive If You Don’t Do This Step First
A company cannot outperform the psychology, clarity and health of its leader.
Flaw in photo booth maker’s website exposes customers’ pictures
Hama Film makes photo booths that upload pictures and videos online. But their backend systems have a simple flaw that allows anyone to download customer pictures.
How Do You Know When a Wild Idea Becomes the Next Industry Standard?
Entrepreneurial success hinges on recognizing when fringe ideas are becoming mainstream by tracking a few key signals.
How a Simple Game of HORSE and a $2,000 Investment Helped This Philly Kid Buy His Hometown NBA Team
David Adelman, a Philly native and part-owner of the 76ers, parlayed a childhood love of basketball, mentorship in real estate and early investing into becoming a successful entrepreneur.
Zevo wants to add robotaxis to its car-share fleet, starting with newcomer Tensor
As robotaxi adoption continues, wild ideas like personal ownership and renting them out are starting to pop up again.
A MacBook Air for Less Than $200? You Better Believe It.
A sharp, business-friendly refurb that delivers real performance without the premium.
Reddit argues it isn’t like other social platforms in case against Australia’s social media ban
Reddit, one of the world’s largest social platforms, is arguing that it doesn’t meet the definition of “social media platforms” as it seeks to overturn Australia’s law banning children under 16 years of age from social media.