Features • 1) Cybersecurity Executive Order, 2) Q1 2017: Alibaba Group, 3) Google Chrome OS, Chromebooks, Android, 4) Except for the USA, only 4 other nations have an economy larger than California, 5) Alipay Mobile Payments in US, 6) California License Plate Privacy, 7) Softbank Investing, 8) ICYMI.
1) White House Press Briefing May 11, 2017, on Cybersecurity Executive Order:
Video above: White House Press Briefing on President Trump's Cybersecurity Executive Order, May 11, 2017. Press Briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Sanders and Homeland Security Advisor Tom Bossert (ends at 17:17). Transcript of briefing here. More info: Presidential Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure | whitehouse.gov.
The Executive Order contains three key priorities:
- Protecting federal networks,
- Updating antiquated and outdated systems, and
- Directing all department and agency heads to work together "so that we view our federal I.T. as one enterprise network," said Bossert.
See also: President Trump Protects America's Cyber Infrastructure | whitehouse.gov and Leaked NSA Malware Is Helping Hijack Computers Around the World | theintercept.com.
Other Tech News:
2) Alibaba Group Quarterly Earnings Webcast, May 18, 7:30 am EDT, via DomainMondo.com. See also: JD.com GMV, Active Customers Grew by >40% Q1 2017 | ChinaInternetWatch.com.
3) Google: Chrome OS joins forces with VMware to accelerate the adoption of Chromebooks in the enterprise | blog.google and How the World Bank is mobilizing their workforce with Android | blog.google.
4) Except for the USA, only 4 other nations have an economy larger than California:
5) China's Alipay Grabs Slice of U.S. Market With First Data | Bloomberg.com: Alipay's mobile payments wallet to be accepted at 4 million U.S. stores.
6) EFF, Sen. Anderson Sponsor California License Plate Privacy Legislation | Electronic Frontier Foundation | eff.org: "... ALPRs are high-speed cameras that photograph the license plates of any vehicles that pass within view and convert the plate scans into machine-readable information. GPS coordinates and time stamps are attached to the data, which is uploaded to a searchable central database ... this information may be accessed by a variety of sectors ... this data can reveal sensitive, private location information about innocent people, such as their travel patterns, where they sleep at night, where they worship, when they attend political protests or gun shows, and what medical facilities they visit ..."
7) SoftBank investing $5 billion in China ride hailing firm Didi Chuxing | Reuters.com: Softbank, the "Berkshire Hathaway of the tech industry"?--See also: Japan's SoftBank invests $500 million in UK tech start-up Improbable | Reuters.com.
8) ICYMI Tech News Quick Takes:
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5) China's Alipay Grabs Slice of U.S. Market With First Data | Bloomberg.com: Alipay's mobile payments wallet to be accepted at 4 million U.S. stores.
6) EFF, Sen. Anderson Sponsor California License Plate Privacy Legislation | Electronic Frontier Foundation | eff.org: "... ALPRs are high-speed cameras that photograph the license plates of any vehicles that pass within view and convert the plate scans into machine-readable information. GPS coordinates and time stamps are attached to the data, which is uploaded to a searchable central database ... this information may be accessed by a variety of sectors ... this data can reveal sensitive, private location information about innocent people, such as their travel patterns, where they sleep at night, where they worship, when they attend political protests or gun shows, and what medical facilities they visit ..."
7) SoftBank investing $5 billion in China ride hailing firm Didi Chuxing | Reuters.com: Softbank, the "Berkshire Hathaway of the tech industry"?--See also: Japan's SoftBank invests $500 million in UK tech start-up Improbable | Reuters.com.
8) ICYMI Tech News Quick Takes:
- All You Need To Know: Google Chrome won't be allowed on Windows 10 S | ZDNet.com
- Snap shares plummet as investors mark down first earnings report | Reuters.com
- Comcast, Charter Joining Forces to Better Compete in Wireless | Bloomberg.com
- Why the Next 10 Days Are Critical to the Internet's Future | blog.mozilla.org re: FCC’s May 18 meeting re: net neutrality.
- India's Snapdeal founders, Nexus reach deal with SoftBank for sale to Flipkart: TV | Reuters.com
- Infographic: The Progress of Facebook's 10-Year Masterplan | visualcapitalist.com
- Trump in beta: USAspending.gov
- Macroeconomy & Brexit: British PM May's Conservatives open up record lead: ICM poll | Reuters.com May 8, 2017
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