Features • 1) Ransomware Attacks Just The Tip of the Iceberg, 2) Google faces years of EU oversight, 3) Uber's Valuation?, 4) Baidu AI Developers Conference, 5) Censorship: Germany, 6) Global Top 100 Brands 2017, 7) ICYMI Tech News.
1) McAfee CEO Says Ransomware Attacks Are Just Beginning
Video above published Jun 27, 2017: Chris Young, McAfee.com's chief executive officer, discusses the spread of ransomware attacks across the globe with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Technology." See New ransomware outbreak reported all over world | TheHill.com.
Source: Statista.com
According to data provided by IT-security institute AV-Test, ransomware (such as "WannaCry" and "Petya") is only a very small share of all malware detected worldwide.--Statista.com.
See also on cybersecurity:
- A new ransomware attack is infecting airlines, banks, and utilities across Europe | TheVerge.com and Ransomware: More and smarter scams coming soon | ZDNet.com
- If You See This Email From Amazon, Do Not Click | americanow.com and Ransomware Is a Real Threat, but Don’t Forget the Botnets | MIT TechnologyReview.com
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2) Google faces years of EU oversight on top of record antitrust fine | Reuters.com and EVIL GOOGLE: European Commission €2.42B (US$2.73B) Antitrust Fine | DomainMondo.com. Alphabet ($GOOGL and $GOOG) generated $90.3 billion in revenue in 2016. Google's share of that revenue was $89.5 billion.
3) Unicorns: With rising competition and no real moat, Uber may not be really worth its $68B Silicon Valley valuation, even if it overhauls its corporate culture--Uber’s Biggest Problem: Its Business Model | WSJ.com.
4) 2017 百度AI开发者大会 | Baidu AI Developers Conference | baidu.com:
"Baidu is inviting developers from all around the world to participate in this festival of AI technology." July 5, 2017, Beijing.
5) Censorship: Germany enacts law with fines of up to $57 million for social media websites failing to delete illegal, racist, or slanderous content within 24 hours--NYTimes.com.
6) brandZ.com | Global Top 100 Brands 2017: #1 Google; #2 Apple; #3 Microsoft; #4 Amazon; #5 Facebook; ... #8 Tencent; #9 IBM; ... #14 Alibaba; ... #17 China Mobile .... #21 SAP (highest rank of all non-US & non-China brands) ...."
7) ICYMI Tech News Quick Takes:
4) 2017 百度AI开发者大会 | Baidu AI Developers Conference | baidu.com:
"Baidu is inviting developers from all around the world to participate in this festival of AI technology." July 5, 2017, Beijing.
5) Censorship: Germany enacts law with fines of up to $57 million for social media websites failing to delete illegal, racist, or slanderous content within 24 hours--NYTimes.com.
6) brandZ.com | Global Top 100 Brands 2017: #1 Google; #2 Apple; #3 Microsoft; #4 Amazon; #5 Facebook; ... #8 Tencent; #9 IBM; ... #14 Alibaba; ... #17 China Mobile .... #21 SAP (highest rank of all non-US & non-China brands) ...."
7) ICYMI Tech News Quick Takes:
- Despite hacking charges, U.S. tech industry fought to keep ties to Russia spy service FSB | Reuters.com
- China intending to take lead with national AI plan | Chinadaily.com.cn: "Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang said the country will soon release a national strategy to detail how to boost the development of AI through 2030."
- Facebook hits 2 billion-user mark, doubling in size since 2012 | Reuters.com
- Can You Hear Me Now? Verizon Is Under Attack (NYSE:VZ) | SeekingAlpha.com
- Consortium of European banks pick IBM for trade finance blockchain platform | Reuters.com
- Top 10 global smartphone suppliers | Chinadaily.com.cn
- Social media giants Facebook, Google's YouTube, Twitter and Microsoft, step up joint fight against extremist content | Reuters.com
- Whole Foods Could Be The Next YouTube (NASDAQ:AMZN) | SeekingAlpha.com
- Apple CEO touts India impact in push for deeper market access | Reuters.com
- Apple: Buy Dollars For Less Than 70 Cents (NASDAQ:AAPL) | SeekingAlpha.com
- RadioShack creditors' lawsuit says Sprint killed 6,000 jobs | Reuters.com
- Bootstrapping your e-commerce business? Here are 9 best practices to consider | e27.co
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