Fri. 06/11 – Now The Hackers Have Come For Our Hamburgers

Moar… hacking news. McDonalds. Electronic Arts. Le sigh. Apple wants to do away with passwords too. Elon Musk unveils the Model S Plaid. An interesting Apple Car hire. And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

• McDonald’s Hit by Data Breach (Wall Street Journal)
• Hackers Steal Wealth of Data from Game Giant EA (Vice)
• Apple says its new logon tech is as easy as passwords but far more secure (Cnet)
• Tesla begins deliveries of its new Model S Plaid (CNBC)
• Apple Hires Former BMW Executive for Its Rebooted Car Project (Bloomberg)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• The hard truth about ransomware: we aren’t prepared, it’s a battle with new rules, and it hasn’t near reached peak impact. (Double Pulsar)
• When ransomware strikes, this company helps victims make bitcoin payments (CNBC)
• APPLE ISN’T JUST A WALLED GARDEN, IT’S A CARRIER (The Verge)
• THE APP THAT MONETIZED DOING NOTHING (The Atlantic)
• Marcus Graham: Looking back on 10 years of Twitch’s experiment with livestreaming (Venture Beat)

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