"Iranian officials are likely considering a cyber-attack against the U.S. in the wake of an airstrike that killed one of its top military officials," reports Bloomberg:In a tweet after the airstrike on Thursday, Christopher Krebs, director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, repeated a warning from the summer about Iranian malicious cyber-attacks, and … Continue reading Will Iran Launch a Cyberattack Against the U.S.? (msn.com)

Google announced this morning that it has entered an agreement to buy Fitbit for $2.1 billion. In a blog post, Google's Senior Vice President of Devices & Services, Rick Osterloh, said the company sees "an opportunity to invest even more in Wear OS as well as introduce Made by Google wearable devices into the market." … Continue reading Google Purchases Fitbit for $2.1 Billion

Mobile money is fast blossoming in Africa, boosted by rising mobile adoption across the continent, but in Zimbabwe -- which is battling a severe financial crunch -- the most common cash-in and cash-out functionalities have just been killed off as the government battles to contain the country's economic crisis. From a report: Cash-out is process … Continue reading Zimbabwe Has Shut Down the Use of Mobile Money For Cash Transactions (qz.com)

Apple has filed a lawsuit against Corellium, accusing the software company of illegally selling virtual copies of iOS under the guise of helping discover security flaws. "Apple said the software company Corellium has copied the operating system, graphical user interface and other aspects of the devices without permission, and wants a federal judge to stop … Continue reading Apple Files Lawsuit Against Corellium For iOS Emulation

YouTube is making a change to its copyright enforcement policies around music used in videos, which may result in an increased number of blocked videos in the shorter term -- but overall, a healthier ecosystem in the long-term. From a report: Going forward, copyright owners will no longer be able to monetize creator videos with … Continue reading YouTube Shuts Down Music Companies’ Use of Manual Copyright Claims To Steal Creator Revenue (techcrunch.com)

Soon, Instagram and WhatsApp will sport 'from Facebook' labels on app stores as well as on users' phone screens. People are calling this "a bad move". Soon, Instagram will be 'Instagram from Facebook' and WhatsApp will be 'WhatsApp from Facebook'. In a major rebranding exercise, Facebook wants to display its ownership of the two most … Continue reading Facebook wants to rename Instagram, WhatsApp to assert more control

What we have not yet grasped is the way the tiny machines in front of us are remolding our skeletons, possibly altering not just the behaviors we exhibit but the bodies we inhabit. From a report: New research in biomechanics suggests that young people are developing hornlike spikes at the back of their skulls -- … Continue reading Horns Are Growing on Young People’s Skulls. Phone Use is To Blame, Research Suggests (washingtonpost)

The Trump administration added five Chinese entities to a United States blacklist on Friday, further restricting China's access to American technology and stoking already high tensions as President Trump and President Xi Jinping of China prepare to meet in Japan next week. From a report: The Commerce Department announced that it would add four Chinese … Continue reading US Blacklists More Chinese Tech Companies Over National Security Concerns (nytimes.com)

Iwastheone quotes the BBC: A massive electrical failure has left almost all of Argentina and Uruguay without power, according to a major Argentine electricity provider. Authorities say the cause of the blackout is still unclear. Argentine media said the power cut occurred shortly after 07:00 [03:00 PST, 11:00 BST], causing trains to be halted and … Continue reading Massive Electrical Failure Cuts Power To Nearly All Of Argentina On Election Day — and Uruguay (bbc.com)

Python reached another new all-time high on the TIOBE index, now representing 8.5% of the results for the search query +" programming" on the top 25 search engines. Python overtook C++ this month for the #3 spot, now placing behind only Java (#1) and C (#2). That's prompted TIOBE to make a bold prediction: If … Continue reading Python Passes C++ on TIOBE Index, Predicted To Pass C and Java (infoworld)