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Samsung secures self-driving car permit in California

(Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday it has received a permit to test self-driving vehicles in California, marking the entry of the world's largest smart phone maker four months after iPhone maker and arch rival Apple Inc received a permit.

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VMworld 2017 Recap

VMware featured a number of great announcements at VMworld 2017 including VMware Cloud on AWS. VMware customers can now run new or existing virtualized workloads in the AWS cloud while maintaining their current VMware tools and skill sets.

This announcement provides an important shift in the hybrid cloud market for businesses looking to adopt the agile flexibility and services of cloud while preserving infrastructure and investments in the datacenter.

With a more flexible environment to take advantage of cloud infrastructure comes a need to secure VMware on AWS workloads. Organizations are looking to easily protect their hybrid cloud deployments. Find out how security will transform the datacenter and cloud. Watch this exciting End of Show Report at VMworld 2017 or visit http://ift.tt/2wVMczG.

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ZDI-17-713: Advantech WebAccess Product Installation File Access Control Modification Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privilege on vulnerable installations of Advantech WebAccess. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

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ZDI-17-712: Advantech WebAccess rmTemplate SQL Injection Information Disclosure Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Advantech WebAccess. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, but can be easily bypassed.

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Expedia picks CFO Mark Okerstrom as new CEO

(Reuters) - Expedia Inc named Chief Financial Officer Mark Okerstrom as its chief executive, replacing Dara Khosrowshahi, who took over the top job at Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL].

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Amazon hit with lawsuit over eclipse glasses

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amazon.com has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit by a couple who claims defective eclipse glasses purchased through the online retailer damaged their eyes.

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Delaware judge hands ex-Uber CEO a victory in lawsuit by Benchmark

GEORGETOWN, Del./SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A Delaware judge on Wednesday stayed a lawsuit brought by Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] investor Benchmark Capital against ousted Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick, handing the embattled executive a victory.

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Here Are a Bunch of Trump Inner Circle Amazon Wish Lists

From Cesar Millan to a tactical flashlight, here's what tops Team Trump's Amazon Wish Lists.

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How hackers have improved their BEC attack methods

New Uber CEO says IPO could be in 18 to 36 months: Wall Street Journal

(Reuters) - The new chief executive of Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] told employees the ride-services company could go public in 18 to 36 months, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

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Brazil will bar fintechs from taking deposits

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The Brazilian central bank is proposing barring financial technology companies from taking deposit from borrowers, as part of new rules to govern the fast-growing industry in Latin America's largest economy.

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Exclusive: BroadSoft explores options, including potential sale - sources

(Reuters) - BroadSoft Inc, a U.S. provider of software that helps companies offer cloud-based communications services, is exploring its options, including the potential sale of the company, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Ford looks at self-driving systems for commercial trucks: executive

(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co is considering deploying self-driving vehicle technology in larger commercial vehicles and is working with multiple partners to put its autonomous vehicles on the road, a senior Ford executive told Reuters on Tuesday.

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Gazer: A New Backdoor Targets Ministries and Embassies Worldwide

Security researchers at ESET have discovered a new malware campaign targeting consulates, ministries and embassies worldwide to spy on governments and diplomats. Active since 2016, the malware campaign is leveraging a new backdoor, dubbed Gazer, and is believed to be carried out by Turla advanced persistent threat (APT) hacking group that's been previously linked to Russian intelligence. <!--