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Ad Threats Becoming Massive Data Security Problem

Ad Threats Becoming Massive Data Security Problem

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Ad threats — not to be confused with ad fraud that defrauds marketers into paying for fraudulent ad views — will become the tool for hackers in 2020. The threat moves from lost marketing and advertising dollars from fraud, to brand safety, reputation and trust as advertisements act as decoys to deliver exploits from hackers, according to a recent report.

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Notwithstanding Consumption Slowdown, This VC Still Bullish On the Space

Notwithstanding Consumption Slowdown, This VC Still Bullish On the Space

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Bengaluru-based Fireside Ventures focuses solely on companies in the consumer space, with some of their star investments being lifestyle electronics start-up Boat and health foods brand Yogabars.

December 31, 2019 4 min read

You’re reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media.

“Within all this…

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Nearly 400 investors backed Vicis before high-tech helmet maker folded – GeekWire

Nearly 400 investors backed Vicis before high-tech helmet maker folded – GeekWire

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Former Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin, one of hundreds of investors in Vicis, is pictured in the entry of the company’s headquarters building in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser)

Raising money and managing investors can be a major undertaking for any startup, but for failed Seattle startup Vicis, the complexity was on a whole other level.

The high-tech football…

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Intel 10th Gen 'Comet Lake' Desktop CPUs With up to 10 Cores Tipped

Intel 10th Gen ‘Comet Lake’ Desktop CPUs With up to 10 Cores Tipped

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Leaked slides seem to indicate that Intel is getting ready to launch its 10th Gen ‘Comet Lake’ desktop CPUs, and that the highest-end model will have up 10 cores. The purported information shows that Intel’s next generation for the desktop will be yet another refresh of the 14nm Skylake architecture, as the company has not yet ramped up 10nm production to support multiple market…

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Comcast Scores Big Legal Victory Against Maine's À La Carte Cable Package Law

Comcast Scores Big Legal Victory Against Maine’s À La Carte Cable Package Law

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Comcast and other cable companies are in celebration mode after winning a key legal victory against the state of Maine. Had the ruling gone the other way, cable companies would be bound by a recent law requiring them to offer subscribers the option of purchasing access to cable channels or programs on cable channels individually.

The law essentially calls for an à la carte offering,…

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This Viral Instagram Augmented Reality Filter Will Tell You Which Disney Character You Really Are

This Viral Instagram Augmented Reality Filter Will Tell You Which Disney Character You Really Are

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One Instagram creator’s augmented reality homage to Disney’s deep bench of animated characters has earned him fifteen minutes of fame.

Taking a page from the enchanted book attraction at the Sorcerer’s Workshop of Disney California Adventure, content creator Arno Partissimo published an Instagram AR camera effect called “Which Disney” that spins a virtual roulette wheel to match users…

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10 Things You Stopped Using This Decade

10 Things You Stopped Using This Decade

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The 2010s brought dozens of disruptive inventions that reshaped our routines and sent traditional tech to the dump.

Here are some of the most well-loved things we tossed aside this decade.

Real, Off-The-Bone Meat

Veggie burgers had a resurgence, but the decade was really dominated by Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ: BYND) — a plant-based alternative with the look, taste and texture of actual…

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10 Ways To Squeeze More Battery Life From Your Android Phone

10 Ways To Squeeze More Battery Life From Your Android Phone

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We all have one common tech problem: Smartphones run out of battery way too quickly.

Smartphones typically last a full day. While there are smartphones with extra-large batteries that can last more than a day, those are the exception, not the norm.

But the good news is there are many ways to strategically squeeze out a lot more battery life from your phone just by adjusting a few…

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China Takes Another Step Away From USD Hegemony - Bitcoin News

China Takes Another Step Away From USD Hegemony – Bitcoin News

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The China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) announced that effective January 1, 2020, the system “will adjust weights for CFETS RMB Index,” decreasing the weighting of the USD for the second time in the currency basket’s history from 22.40% to 21.59%, and increasing the Euro from 16.34% to 17.40%. The change could signal further disassociation with USD due to ongoing U.S./China trade…

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C5 Capital exits Shape Security in $1bn deal Venture firm C5 Capital has agreed to sell online fraud prevention company Shape Security to F5 Network in a $1bn deal.

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Bangladesh suspends mobile internet cites security concerns

Bangladesh suspends mobile internet cites security concerns

[ad_1] The telecom regulator in Bangladesh on December 31, 2019 ordered network carriers to shut services along the India-Bangladesh border. [ad_2] Source link

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12 African startups to watch in 2020

12 African startups to watch in 2020

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For the Disrupt Africa team, it has been another fascinating year of conversations and meetings with many hundreds of inspiring, innovative African tech startups.

But which of these companies do we think have the brightest futures ahead of them? Here is our pick of the top 12 African startups to watch out for in 2020.

NORTH AFRICA

Trella

Egyptian trucking marketplace Trella is our first…

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ProtonMail Takes Aim at Google by Launching Encrypted ProtonCalendar

ProtonMail Takes Aim at Google by Launching Encrypted ProtonCalendar

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Continuing its efforts to offer alternatives to Google’s key products, Swiss-based encrypted email service provider ProtonMail has just launched its new ProtonCalendar in public beta. Starting today, all ProtonMail users on a paid plan will be able to access ProtonCalendar (via VentureBeat).

ProtonCalendar, which will be available to everyone when it exits beta in 2020, marks the…

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10 Electric Vehicles to Watch

10 Electric Vehicles to Watch

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This was the year that Tesla’s lock on high-end all-electric vehicles began to break, with Audi and Jaguar sending electric S.U.V.s out into the world. They joined more workaday E.V.s from Chevrolet, Honda, Hyundai, Kia and Nissan.

So 2019 was, finally, the year of the electric vehicle. Right?

Sales of electric autos were double those from the year before, but they were still dwarfed by…

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Man dies trying to stop thief from stealing laptop at Starbucks in Oakland, police say

Man dies trying to stop thief from stealing laptop at Starbucks in Oakland, police say

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OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — A man died Tuesday afternoon after he chased down a suspect or suspects who stole his laptop at a Starbucks in the Montclair area of the Oakland hills.

The New Year’s Eve tragedy marked Oakland’s 75th murder this year.

Witnesses describe the man as young, in his 20s or 30s.

He died of severe head injuries after being taken to a hospital.

Witnesses say he was…

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Mecole Hardman Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week

Mecole Hardman Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week

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The electric rookie is the second member of the Chiefs to win AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors this season, as kicker Harrison Butker earned the award back in Week 9. Hardman is the first Chiefs’ return man to do so since Tyreek Hill won twice in 2016.

The University of Georgia product returned 27 kicks this season, tallying an average of 26.1 yards, while handling 18 punts…

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