Some Defcon attendees discuss why people are still getting hacked and what the cybersecurity community needs to do better (VICE)

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Some Defcon attendees discuss why people are still getting hacked and what the cybersecurity community needs to do better  —  The cybersecurity industry is worth billions of dollars, and tens of thousands of people attend Black Hat and Def Con every year.  So, are we getting any safer?

Amazon ambassadors flood Twitter with 'fake' messages: Report

There has been a surge in Amazon employees' accounts on Twitter who are praising the e-commerce giant, the workplace and its policies on the platform, creating suspicion among former workers whether this is actually the case. https://ift.tt/2Mnm3Bg

US to extend Huawei's partial reprieve on supply curbs

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to discuss Huawei in a call this weekend. https://ift.tt/2YYOsV2

Amazon.com defeats IRS appeal in US tax dispute

In a 3-0 decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Seattle upheld a 2017 ruling by the U.S. Tax Court related to intangible assets that Amazon.com transferred in 2005 and 2006. https://ift.tt/2NcJlte

Twitter Tests Removing Spam, Abuse From Your Direct Message Inbox

"Unwanted messages aren't fun. So we're testing a filter in your DM requests to keep those out of sight, out of mind," Twitter Support posted on Friday. https://ift.tt/2z3it6N

Trump Reveals Dinner Date With Apple CEO Tim Cook on Friday

"Having dinner tonight with Tim Cook of Apple. They will be spending vast sums of money in the US. Great!" Trump said in a tweet. https://ift.tt/2z7O1Zj

Gmail Enterprise Users in India Hit by Outage, Services Restored Soon After

Some Gmail Enterprise users in India faced problems while refreshing, sending, and receiving emails. https://ift.tt/2KTONyj

FCI Admit Card 2019 – Typist & Steno Skill Test Call Letter Download

Food Corporation of India (FCI) has recently released call letter for attending the Skill test for the posts of Typist & Steno of Advt No. 01/2019.

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Govindacharya moves SC, wants to be made party to Facebook case

The top court is likely to hear Govindacharya’s plea along with Facebook’s application on Monday. https://ift.tt/33DFon7 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Boxed in by complaints, TRAI to review broadcast tariff rules

The review is aimed at easing channel choice and will possibly lead to lower bills, some experts said. https://ift.tt/2N9tMTe https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Sacred Gamed: Pirates raiding OTT warehouses

Illegal copy of Sacred Games 2 available online; industry body working with police https://ift.tt/31MV6uK https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Make in India plan in works to attract medical device companies

Niti Aayog, the government’s think tank, has started work on the plan, which comes as the US spars with India over price curbs imposed on medical devices to make them affordable. https://ift.tt/33zu4sp https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Availability of $300 5G phones will lead to next wave of data boom: Airtel CTO

Airtel's chief technology officer Randeep Sekhon said 5G smartphones are currently priced around $1,000 globally, which need to be lowered to a max $300 for unlocking the next wave of mass data consumption in India. https://ift.tt/2Z82Iu6 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J