Russian national confesses to biggest bank hack in US history
In all, defendant stole more than 100 million records, prosecutors say.
Policy // Civilization & Discontents
SolarCity was insolvent when Tesla paid $2.6 billion to buy it, lawsuit says
Suit accuses Musk of enriching himself with three-company "machinations."
Walrus attacks Russian Navy, sinking inflatable boat
Rigid inflatable boat taken out by protective mother during Arctic expedition.
Apple says it will make the new Mac Pro in Texas
Media reports had suggested Apple could shift Mac Pro work to China.
Busy North Korean hackers have new malware to target ATMs
Lazarus, once considered a ragtag group of hackers, is now among the world's most active.
Snapchat reportedly has “Project Voldemort” dossier on Facebook’s bad behavior
Critics accuse Facebook of unfairly stifling competition. Snap brought receipts.
Yahoo data-breach settlement: You’ll get $100, if you’re lucky
Yahoo settlement website goes live, warns that you might not get full amount.
Chuck Yeager sues Airbus for writing “Yeager broke the sound barrier”
Article violates Yeager's trademark and publicity rights, lawsuit says.
Defense media tweet threatening Area 51 “raiders” pulled, DOD apologizes
Defense media outlet joked about B-2 Spirit being "last thing millennials will see" in Area 51 raid.
Facebook suspends tens of thousands of apps in ongoing privacy investigation
Apps improperly obtained user data, installed malware, and committed other offenses.
“Grassroots” anti-Amazon nonprofit turns out to be retailer astroturfing
Competitors are throwing everything at the wall to slow the Amazon juggernaut.
AT&T tells court: Customers can’t sue over sale of phone location data
AT&T files motion to compel arbitration in case over sale of phone location data.
Facebook and Google have ad trackers on your streaming TV, studies find
You just can't get away from the big ad tech companies, it seems.
Comcast promised not to raise prices—guess what happened next
Comcast accused of reneging on "lifetime" price promise in Google Fiber city.
50% of US homes still won’t have fiber broadband by 2025, study says
A cool $70 billion could help get the US to 90% fiber coverage, study says.
