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Popular Browsers Chrome, Safari, And Firefox Fall Prey To Major 18-Year-Old Security Hole That Allows Hackers To Infiltrate Firewalls: Report
Thursday, August 8, 2024 - 4:26am | 718A significant security loophole has been exploited in major browsers, including Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Safari, Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google Chrome, and Mozilla’s Firefox. This vulnerability, present for nearly two decades, has allowed hackers to...
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Scammed By Reviews On Amazon? Mozilla Firefox Will Soon Come With A Built-In Fake Reviews Detector
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 - 6:01am | 525If you have been scammed by online reviews on websites like Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Best Buy Co Inc. (NYSE:BBY), or Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT), Mozilla Firefox is here to save you. What Happened: Firefox will soon come with a built-in fake reviews detector that works on popular e-commerce...
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Sundar Pichai Unveils Google's Plans For Chrome's 15th Anniversary: Fresh Design, AI Integration And Enhanced Security
Thursday, September 7, 2023 - 11:54pm | 738As Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) web browser, Google Chrome, marks its 15 years of existence, the company has unveiled some exciting updates, including a redesign, advanced AI integration, and enhanced security measures. What Happened: This month...
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Big Tech Collab: Apple, Google, Mozilla Join Forces For The Next Speedometer
Friday, December 16, 2022 - 7:44am | 386Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Mozilla are collaborating to create Speedometer 3. What Happened: Apple's WebKit team announced that the tech giant, along with Google and Firefox, are teaming up to work on the latest version of Speedometer, a...
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Want To Know Who Paid $8 For A Twitter Blue Checkmark? This Chrome Extension Can Help You
Friday, November 11, 2022 - 1:53am | 429If you need to know which Twitter users pay the $8 monthly Twitter Blue premium and which accounts were verified before Elon Musk took control of the social media network, this Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Chrome extension will come to your aid. What Happened: Developed by Will...
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Google Chrome World's Top Browser; It's Also The Most Vulnerable To Hackers
Monday, July 24, 2017 - 6:24pm | 340Google Chrome is not only the world’s most popular browser; it’s also the most vulnerable to attack, a pair of studies show. Using information compiled by CVE Detail, the analytics firm Statista said the Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) browser led its competitors with the most errors in...
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Mozilla Says Adobe Flash Isn't Secure, Blocks It From Firefox Browser
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 1:23pm | 265Many Mozilla Firefox users woke up Tuesday to find that Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE)'s Flash had been blocked by default in their browsers as of late Monday – no matter what version they were using. Mozilla was reacting to the news about Hacking Team (a Milan-based...
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Why Yahoo! Needs To Fix Advertising Pricing ASAP
Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 12:42pm | 329Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) reported disappointing first-quarter results on Tuesday. EPS of the company came at $0.15 on revenues of $1.043 billion versus analysts' estimates of $1.08 and $1.054 billion, respectively. Scott Kessler from S&P Capital IQ, which has a Hold rating on the...
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Google, Mozilla Blacklist China's Web Registrar
Sunday, April 5, 2015 - 11:20am | 378After what is being called "a serious breach" of security involving digital certificates, Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) announced that it is blacklisting China's main Internet agency until further notice. Mozilla is joining Google in discontinuing Chrome's acceptance...
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Yahoo's Developer Conference Is The Company's Way Of 'Fighting Back'
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 1:29pm | 583Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) announced this week that it will hold its first mobile developer conference on February 19, 2015. The event is expected to demonstrate Yahoo's mobile first strategy, which could include presentations by Flurry, a mobile analytics company that Yahoo acquired...
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Weekly Highlights: BlackBerry Buyout Hype, Apple's New Beats Strategy And More
Sunday, November 23, 2014 - 4:02pm | 192BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) shares rose mysteriously on Friday, presumably on renewed anticipation of a possible buyout. Contrary to reports that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will close Beats Music, the iPhone maker might have a plan to save the ailing service. Analysts responded to Europe...
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Is Yahoo's Firefox Deal A 'Big Loss' For Google?
Friday, November 21, 2014 - 10:25am | 674Investors barely reacted to the news that Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) will replace Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) as the default search engine in Firefox. Google previously paid Firefox upward of $300 million to secure its place as Firefox's default search engine. Google will...
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Credit Suisse Sees No Impact On Google From Mozilla Switching To Yahoo
Thursday, November 20, 2014 - 9:32am | 271Credit Suisse commented on Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) losing its position as the default search engine on Mozilla's Firefox browser Wednesday. The firm maintained an Outperform rating and a $722 price target. Analysts led by Stephen Ju felt that the recent decision of Mozilla to switch...
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Are Bitcoin And BitTorrent Good For Society?
Friday, August 8, 2014 - 2:39pm | 713Bitcoin and BitTorrent can't seem to escape their ongoing controversies, but could they inspire social change -- and ultimately be good -- for society? Annika Small, CEO of Nominet Trust, thinks that the answer is yes. Ever year, Nominet Trust calls for nominations for its annual NT100 list...
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5 Tech Companies Using Animal Logos
Friday, August 8, 2014 - 2:18pm | 2767There are thousands of technology companies all over the world, and several of them have very creative and catchy logos that make them more recognizable to consumers. Some tech brands may not be as well known as others, and can experience difficulty connecting with people and making the...