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Red Cross says ‘state-sponsored’ hackers exploited unpatched vulnerability
The recent cyberattack on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which compromised the data of more than 515,000 “highly vulnerable” people, was likely the work of state-sponsored ha
Locations and contact data on 515,000 vulnerable people stolen in Red Cross data breach
A cyberattack targeting a contractor working for the International Committee of the Red Cross has spilled confidential data on more than 515,000 “highly vulnerable” people, many of whom ha
Daily Crunch: Airbnb offers housing for healthcare workers
Airbnb says it will subsidize housing for 100,000 workers at the front lines of COVID-19 care, Groupon gets a new CEO and Stripe invests in a universal checkout startup. Here’s your Daily Crunch
Airbnb to provide free or subsidized housing for 100,000 COVID-19 healthcare workers
The hospitality and travel industry may be reeling, but Airbnb is still doing what it can to support the global effort to fight the spread of the coronavirus causing a worldwide pandemic. The company
Delivery Hero urges users to go cashless, no contact for food deliveries
Delivery Hero has switched to cash-less, non-contact for deliveries in areas it defines as “high risk” for the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to reduce personal contact between couri
Facebook’s Blood Donations feature arrives in US, will alert donors in times of need
Facebook today is expanding its set of features focused on blood donations. The company since 2017 has been working with blood donation centers worldwide that have been able to use the platform to rea
Facebook is being sued by a Polish drug prevention group over free speech violation
Facebook’s efforts to shut down harmful and malicious content on its platform have landed it in a European courtroom, after an anti-drug abuse organization in Poland claimed that a freeze on its
Ford partners with geocoding startup what3words
Ford is partnering with what3words to give drivers access to the startup’s novel addressing system. Under the partnership, drivers will be able to connect to the free what3words app — on a
What3words breaks the world down into phrases
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Google builds its own subsea cable from the US to France
Google, like all major internet companies, often participates in building new subsea cables because it wants to own the connectivity between its data centers around the world. Those cables are typical
Red Cross to start testing drones in disaster relief efforts
The American Red has teamed up with the UPS Foundation and drone manufacturer CyPhy Works to bring drones to sites of natural disasters. The goal is to use drones tethered to the ground to assess dama
You can donate to Harvey storm relief through Apple’s App Store and iTunes
Those searching for a way to help Texans impacted by the devastation of Hurricane Harvey need look no further than iTunes or the iOS App Store. Apple has made donating to the American Red Cross a bit
Yahoo’s Homepage Isn’t Raising Enough Money For Hurricane Sandy Relief, Let’s All Step Up
We're just now learning what level the devastation that <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Sandy">Hurricane Sandy</a> caused on the East Coast, specifically in New York Ci
With Mobile Giving To Haiti Passing $20 Million, Text Fundraising Comes Of Age
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Donations To Haiti Via Text Message Surge Past $5 Million
<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/Screen-shot-2010-01-14-at-5.41.53-PM-194x200.png" width="194" height="200" />One of the reasons text messaging is so popular is because it's s