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Walmart is pressing ahead with its ambitions in aerial cargo transport, announcing plans to offer a same-day drone delivery service in six US states. The move follows years of smaller-scale testing by the retail giant and will reach millions of new hou… Continue reading Walmart launches same-day drone deliveries in six US states
Melioidosis is a rare tropical disease caused by exposure to water or soil containing the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. Barely a dozen cases are diagnosed in the United States every year, and they are often found in people returning from traveli… Continue reading Walmart recalls aromatherapy spray containing disease-causing bacteria
It happens all the time: Organizations get hacked because there isn’t an obvious way for security researchers to let them know about security vulnerabilities or data leaks. Or maybe it isn’t entirely clear who should get the report when remote access to an organization’s internal network is being sold in the cybercrime underground.
In a bid to minimize these scenarios, a growing number of major companies are adopting “Security.txt,” a proposed new Internet standard that helps organizations describe their vulnerability disclosure practices and preferences. Continue reading Does Your Organization Have a Security.txt File?
The cryptocurrency Litecoin soared in value earlier this week upon the news that supermarket giant Walmart would accept it as a form of payment at its retail stores across America.
The only problem was… it simply wasn’t true.
Read more in my ar… Continue reading Fake Walmart press release causes cryptocurrency price surge
The retail giant is offering its more than 700,000 employees a $499 phone that comes pre-loaded with a custom-designed Walmart app. Continue reading Walmart Giving Phones to Employees to Stay in ‘Constant Communication’
YL Ventures, the Israel-focused cybersecurity seed fund, today announced that it has sold its stake cybersecurity asset management startup Axonius, which only a week ago announced a $100 million Series D funding round that now values it at around $1.2 billion. ICONIQ Growth, Alkeon Capital Management, DTCP and Harmony Partners acquired YL Venture’s stake for $270 […] Continue reading YL Ventures sells its stake in cybersecurity unicorn Axonius for $270M
Walmart is pressing ahead with its efforts to automate certain parts of its logistics operations, today announcing plans to conduct tests of completely driverless trucks along a leg of its supply chain in Arkansas. The move follows trials using the sam… Continue reading Walmart removes the safety driver from autonomous trucking tests
We’ve seen the Jetsons, Star Wars, and Silent Running. In the future, all the menial jobs will be done by robots. But Walmart is reversing plans to have six-foot-tall robots scan store shelves to check stock levels. The robots, from a company called Bossa Nova Robotics, apparently worked well enough …read more
The past few weeks have seen a flurry of activity surrounding two Chinese apps, TikTok (Bytdance) and WeChat (Tencent) and their ability to continue to have a presence in the United States. The activity hit a crescendo Sept. 18 when the Department of … Continue reading WeChat Banned, TikTok Saved
There is no shortage of drone delivery startups vying to take package delivery into a new era, but few have the track record of US-based Zipline. The company has announced a new partnership with Walmart to conduct pilot trials where its drones will ful… Continue reading Walmart teams up with Zipline for one-hour deliveries by drone