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AdGuard resets all user passwords after account hacks

Sep

21

2018

Popular ad-blocker AdGuard has forcibly reset all of its users’ passwords after it detected hackers trying to break into accounts. The company said it “detected continuous attempts to login to AdGuard accounts from suspicious IP addresses which belong to various servers across the globe,” in what appeared to be a credential stuffing attack. That’s when ...

Vandoorne: Last two seasons were ‘probably the worst in McLaren’s history’ | RaceFans Round-up

Sep

20

2018

In the round-up: Vandoorne: Last two seasons were ‘probably the worst in McLaren’s history’ • F1-engined Mercedes road car appears • Verstappen says Honda are out-spending Renault Source: F1 Fanatic

Cleo, the ‘digital assistant’ that replaces your banking apps, picks up $10M Series A led by Balderton

Sep

20

2018

When Cleo, the London-based “digital assistant” that wants to replace your banking apps, quietly entered the U.S., the company couldn’t have expected to be an instant hit. Many better-funded British startups have failed to “break America.” However, just four months later, the fintech upstart counts 350,000 users across the pond — claiming more than 600,000 ...

Watch how Tesla Model 3 earned NHTSA’s top safety rating

Sep

20

2018

The Tesla Model 3 has had its share of struggles, from CEO Elon Musk’s well-documented production hell to more recent logistic “nightmares” that have slowed deliveries to customers. There’s one area where the Tesla shines: crash safety tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. And the Tesla Model 3 is no exception. Check out the videos ...

Audible brings its audiobook library to the Apple Watch

Sep

20

2018

Didn’t get your fill of Amazon news among the 70 or so announcements at today’s Alexa event? Good news, Audible’s got something to add to the deluge. The Amazon-owned audiobook site just announced the availability of its Apple Watch app. The offering brings pretty much what you’d expect. You can listen to audiobooks and manage ...

Scientists have moved one step closer to RNA editing, which could be the next stage of CRISPR

Sep

20

2018

Researchers at the prestigious Salk Institute are reporting that they have managed to map the molecular structure of a CRISPR enzyme that could allow scientists to more precisely manipulate functions within cells. Over the past several years, CRISPR-Cas9 has seized the public imagination for its ability to edit genetic code in a way that may correct defects inside ...

uBeam wireless power’s CEO Meredith Perry steps aside amidst B2B pivot

Sep

20

2018

After repeatedly missing self-imposed deadlines for progress on its wireless charging-at-a-distance phone case, uBeam’s CEO Meredith Perry has decided to shift out of the CEO position and into a board member and senior advisor role. She’d founded the company in 2011 from her dorm room and brought in over $40 million in funding by selling ...

Echo HomePod? Amazon wants you to build your own

Sep

20

2018

One of the bigger surprises at today’s big Amazon event was something the company didn’t announce. After a couple of years of speculation that the company was working on its own version of the HomePod and Google Max, we still don’t have a truly premium Echo. That’s due, in part, to the fact that Amazon ...

Leclerc racks up Ferrari miles in Pirelli F1 tyre test

Sep

20

2018

Sauber star Leclerc, who joins Sebastian Vettel at the Scuderia in 2019, completed 129 laps behind the wheel of the SF71H at the French Grand Prix venue. Vettel will drive the car tomorrow. It marked the first time Leclerc has driven for Ferrari since being announced as a race driver for next year. The ...

Amazon introduces APL, a new design language for building Alexa skills for devices with screens

Sep

20

2018

Along with the launch of the all-new Echo Show, the Alexa-powered device with a screen, Amazon also introduced a new design language for developers who want to build voice skills that include multimedia experiences. Called Alexa Presentation Language, or APL, developers will be able to build voice-based apps that also include things like images, graphics, ...