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Former Apple researchers launch startup focused on protecting iOS devices

Two former Apple employees who worked for the company as cybersecurity researchers are now launching their own startup. Called DoubleYou, the startup is focused on helping creators of cybersecurity products protect iOS devices and Macs. more…

How Jeff Koons’s Lunar Artwork Could Outlast All of Humanity

How long can humanity’s artifacts endure on the lunar surface? A new installation from artist Jeff Koons is inadvertently putting this question to the test

Attackers spread backdoor via eScan antivirus software update process

Avast discovered and analyzed GuptiMiner, a malware campaign hijacking an eScan antivirus update mechanism to distribute backdoors and coinminers.

Former Apple researchers launch startup focused on protecting iOS devices

Two former Apple employees who worked for the company as cybersecurity researchers are now launching their own startup. Called DoubleYou, the startup is focused on helping creators of cybersecurity products protect iOS devices and Macs. more…

My Dinner with [Marc] Andreessen

Billionaires I have known: Part One of a three-part series

Attackers spread backdoor via eScan antivirus software update process

Avast discovered and analyzed GuptiMiner, a malware campaign hijacking an eScan antivirus update mechanism to distribute backdoors and coinminers.

Deliberative Consensus Protocols

Introduction: Scalable Group Decision-Making A deliberative consensus protocol is a process that online groups can use to make decisions. It’s designed to produce good decisions that are fair and manifest the collective intelligence of the group.

My Dinner with [Marc] Andreessen

Billionaires I have known: Part One of a three-part series

The dangers of "decentralized" ID systems

Many decentralized identity protocols are being developed, which claim to increase users’ privacy, enable interoperability and convenient...

Deliberative Consensus Protocols

Introduction: Scalable Group Decision-Making A deliberative consensus protocol is a process that online groups can use to make decisions. It’s designed to produce good decisions that are fair and manifest the collective intelligence of the group.