Amazon has been quietly assembling a team of people to build technology that could one day help you find shoes and clothes that fit just right. Should the technology become available, it would be another way Amazon is reinventing retail with machine learning. “As of September 2016 I am building and leading a technical team that is focused on making it easy for customers to discover apparel and shoes that appeal to them, including finding the perfect fit,” Dwarakanath wrote. Given that descriptio

Time and time again I’m asked a version of this question: “Todd, how can I view my iPhone photos on my iPad?” Or, “Todd, you’re into tech, how can I put the photos on my iPhone up on my TV for everyone to see?” Apple Photos, the default app on your iPhone, makes it a breeze to sync pictures across your iPhone, Mac, iPad and the Apple TV. You just need to know where to look and what settings to activate. Here’s a quick guide to get you up and running.

Shares of Snap surged Monday, tracking for its third-best day ever, as traders gained confidence from filings showing big hedge funds bought the Snapchat parent in the first quarter. Dan Loeb’s Third Point bought 2.25 million shares of the stock, while David Tepper’s Appaloosa bought 100,000 shares, according to required 13F SEC filings released Friday. Moore Capital bought 1.33 million shares of the Snapchat parent, according to a Monday filing. Snap shares closed 8.36 percent higher in their b

Hackers claim to have stolen a Disney movie for a ransom – but the company is refusing to give in, according to CEO Bob Iger. Iger made the comments to ABC employees during a company meeting in New York, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The hackers told the company they will release the first five minutes of the movie and then in 20-minute segments if the media company does not pay the fee via bitcoin. The news follows a report that hackers stole 10 episodes the upcoming “Orange is the New B

The only thing that can stop Google or Facebook is Amazon, says Roger McNamee 4 Hours Ago | 04:26Google and Facebook have remarkably resilient business models as they scoop up an ever-greater percentage of the online advertising market. That’s what Elevation Partners Co-Founder Roger McNamee told CNBC on Monday. “Eventually they’re going to be such a large percentage of the retail business that when Facebook and Google are going to try to sell ads the only guy on the other side is going to be Am

Adm. Stavridis: We need to think about this cyberattack as a pandemic 10 Hours Ago | 03:06A former supreme allied commander of NATO told CNBC on Monday that the “WannaCry” malware attack should be viewed as a “pandemic.” It’s very worrisome,” retired U.S. Adm. James Stavridis said in an interview on “Squawk Box.” On Friday, A worldwide ransomware attack hit 200,000 victims in at least 150 countries, the head of Europe’s cross-border police agency said Sunday. The latest count is over 200,000 vic

Hackers who infected over 200,000 computers with the WannaCry virus used an exploit in Microsoft’s Windows operating system that was originally discovered by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), and this trend could continue, security experts have warned. The ransomware – which locks files on a computer and demands payment in bitcoin to unlock them – was able to exploit a vulnerability known as “Eternal Blue”. This security flaw was unknown to Microsoft for a while but used by the NSA. But l

Cybersecurity stocks surged on Monday following a Friday cyberattack which hit at least 150 countries and affected computers in factories and hospitals. Palo Alto Networks closed down more than 2 percent, while Symantec closed about 3 percent lower. Even if the malware attack is contained, cybersecurity stocks may perform well in the coming week and month as companies beef up their defense systems against another hack. A week following the hacks, shares of Barracuda Networks, F5 Networks, and Fo

Bitcoin plunged from a record high hit last week to below $1,700 after cyber attackers locked up data in 200,000 computers Friday and demanded ransom in the digital currency. Bitcoin fell more than $200 from an all-time high of $1,848.75 reached Thursday to a low of $1,644.64 Friday. The cryptocurrency steadied over the weekend and on Monday traded more than 5 percent lower on the day near $1,676.42. CoinDesk Research Analyst Alex Sunnarborg said Monday that $51,300 in 193 transactions were sent

As an unprecedented global cyberattack unfolds, it has brought the intelligence community’s handling of cybersecurity vulnerabilities they discover into question. He says the decision to withhold information about a cybersecurity flaw that could leave a company vulnerable isn’t made lightly. The WannaCry ransomware attack, which leverages a leaked NSA hacking tool that exploits Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities, has affected over 200,000 computers in 150 countries. “They understand the importanc

Investors should buy Starbucks because its menu improvements and technology investments will drive future sales higher, according to Deutsche Bank, which raised its rating for the coffee chain to buy from hold. “Starbucks remains largely a one-of-a-kind company … Recent U.S. SSS [same-store sales] improvements, refocused operations and the prospects for the coming years gives us reasons to be optimistic about the long-term story,” analyst Brett Levy wrote in a note to clients Monday. “Starbucks

Weakness was evident nearly across the board and continued a trend of disappointing news from the world’s second-largest economy in recent months. Industrial production expanded by an annual 6.5 percent in April, dropping from 7.6 percent in March and falling notably short of expectations while fixed investment data suggested a slowdown to 8.3 percent in April from 9.4 percent the previous month. Retail sales and fixed asset investment also underperformed forecasts. “This slowdown as a result of

Technology stocks lagged by mid-morning despite cybersecurity firms benefiting from a global ransomware attack that reverberated over the weekend, impacting more than 200,000 computers in 150 countries. Meanwhile, basic resources and oil and gas led the sector gains after Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed to extend crude oil output cuts until March 2018 in their latest bid to boost flailing oil prices. Oil prices spiked on the announcement and Brent Crude was seen trading at $52.07 dollars per barr

Our live blog is tracking market reactions as shares prices for U.S. cybersecurity firms are called higher in premarket trade following a series of attacks affecting computers in at least 150 countries. We’ll bring you the latest analysis below.

Even so, attracting early stage investment remains important to keep feeding the pipeline of start-ups. “We call for early stage investors and tell them right now there are opportunities. “If they want to be in the competitive landscape going forward, they should be in the early stage.” The type of investors interested in Israeli high-tech is shifting from North America to Asia, as the Playtika acquisition shows. U.S. interest in Israeli high-tech is long-established and Israeli companies have t

Part of Israel’s reality is its security situation, which means most people spend time in the army and has also spurred the development of military and security oriented technologies. Several army units are famed for spewing out veterans that go on to begin high-tech start-ups. These include the now-famed military intelligence Unit 8200 that focuses on issues such as cybersecurity and is an equivalent of the U.S. National Security Agency. Then there’s a plethora of hallowed Israeli science educa

President Donald Trump is trying to determine how keeping his promise to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem could affect his hopes of brokering a peace deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians, his secretary of state said on Sunday. “The president is being very careful to understand how such a decision would impact a peace process,” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Israel regards Jerusalem as its eternal and indivisible capital and wants all foreign c

India has repeatedly indirectly criticized one of China’s flagship policy programs in a move that could worsen bilateral ties between the Asian heavyweights. “In effect, Pakistan and China are suggesting that it is conceivable Kashmir can be segregated into separate units that merit unique economic, political and military engagement.” It’s not just the corridor, though: India has beef with the entire OBOR program. The South Asian giant refused to send a delegation to a Chinese conference on the

Google is changing how it enforces it ads policies: It will now strike ads from individual web pages that violate its ads standards. That means Google will effectively be cutting fewer websites out of its ad network. Previously, a publisher’s full site would be suspended from ad placements if only one page violated Google’s policies. Since Google and publishers in the AdSense network share ad revenue, this more surgical approach means both Google and its publisher partners will lose less money.

Businesses are still dealing with the fallout from a cyberattack that hit 200,000 victims in 150 countries, with many organizations and individuals wondering if they are at risk. Ransomware attacks have been on the rise and this particular malware known as WannaCry was called “unprecedented” by Europol. WannaCry affected an exploit in the Windows XP operating system on PCs, and Microsoft shortly sent out a fix for the security flaw. The WannaCry ransomware affects machines running the Windows op