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Google removes crypto-stealing Chrome extensions from its Web Store
Google has removed 49 malicious Chrome extensions from its Web Store that posed as cryptocurrency wallet apps but were actually stealing private keys to crypto-wallets as well as users’ cryptocurrency. As reported by ZDNet, the malicious extensions were first discovered by MyCrypto’s director of security Harry Denley who shared his…
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Niantic will make Pokémon GO more stay-at-home friendly with remote raids
Pokémon GO was built to be played outside, with friends, as you wandered around and explored interesting landmarks around you — or, you know, the exact opposite of what we’re supposed to be doing right now. Niantic has been working on transitioning the game into something that can still be…
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Instagram is helping restaurants by making food pics shoppable
Restaurants have been particularly hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Instagram is hoping to help these businesses — which have had to shift quickly to only supplying take-out and delivery — by partnering with ordering platform ChowNow. Restaura… Source
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White supremacists are targeting Jewish groups on Zoom
Mindy* listened to the rabbi preside over her uncle’s funeral on Zoom. The virtual event has become commonplace during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it still felt surreal to her. Her father and uncle Ralph had been unusually close — their dad died when they were young, and Ralph helped raise…
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Amazon may temporarily close French warehouses to assess COVID-19 risks
Amazon may close all of its distribution centers in France following a court order issued yesterday, Reuters reports. The warehouses will reportedly remain closed until at least April 20th. During that time Amazon will assess risks related to COVID-1… Source
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Apple starts selling Mac Pro wheels for $699 and feet for $299
Apple is now selling the wheels and feet separately from the 2019 Mac Pro via individual kits, but like the Mac Pro itself, both kits are pretty expensive (via 9to5Mac). If you configured your Mac Pro with the standard feet and want to give it some mobility, the $699 Mac…
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