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Google warns users to take action to protect against remotely exploitable flaws in popular Android phones

March 16, 2023

Google’s security research unit is sounding the alarm on a set of vulnerabilities it found in certain Samsung chips included in dozens of Android models, wearables and vehicles, fearing the flaws could be soon discovered and exploited. In a blog post, Google’s Project Zero head Tim Willis said the in-house security researchers found and reported […]

Google warns users to take action to protect against remotely exploitable flaws in popular Android phones by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch

FCC proposes satellite-to-phone rules to eliminate ‘no signal’ once and for all

March 16, 2023

The FCC has officially proposed, and voted unanimously to move forward with, a framework under which satellites can communicate directly with smartphones in a structured and useful way. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, circulated earlier this month and formally voted on today, is essentially a complete first public draft of what the FCC hopes to […]

FCC proposes satellite-to-phone rules to eliminate ‘no signal’ once and for all by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

Finance YouTubers sued over promotion of FTX

March 16, 2023

A new class action lawsuit alleges that several well-known finance YouTubers, including Graham Stephan, Andrei Jikh, Jaspreet Singh and others, should be held responsible for promoting now-disgraced cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The lawsuit’s plaintiff is Edwin Garrison, a private investor who also filed a lawsuit against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried himself, plus celebrity promoters like […]

Finance YouTubers sued over promotion of FTX by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Anonymous app Sidechat picks up rival Yik Yak…and users aren’t happy

March 16, 2023

Sidechat, the anonymous posting platform that began blowing up last year on college campuses, appears to have acquired a rival anonymous social platform, Yik Yak. While you may recall Yik Yak’s troubles from earlier years, where bullying and harassment ultimately led to an ignominious exit in the form of an acquihire by Square, the gossip […]

Anonymous app Sidechat picks up rival Yik Yak…and users aren’t happy by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch