| Today's Top 3 Stories | | #1 | Apple, FBI Investigate Alleged Theft Of Nude Celebrity Photos
| | | The FBI and Apple Inc. said they are looking into reports that someone stole nude photos of celebrities and posted the racy images online. The photos, which included several of actress Jennifer Lawrence, circulated on various websites and social media platforms Sunday. (Los Angeles Times)
Why This Is Important: Although Apple has not confirmed that the iCloud was in fact breached by the hackers responsible for the explosive leak of private celebrity photos, both Apple and the FBI are investigating.
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| | #2 | As Amazon And Alibaba Face Off, Who Will Come Out On Top?
| | | Amazon and Alibaba, the world's largest e-commerce companies, are gearing up for the next big competition: cross-border e-commerce. Both companies have unique advantages in the market, and both are rushing to lock in an advantage in shipping goods from abroad into China, now the world's largest e-commerce market. (Forbes)
Why This Is Important: While Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba is preparing to conduct an IPO in New York, Amazon is preparing to launch its own free trade zone outside Shanghai in an attempt to grab more of the Chinese e-commerce market.
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| | #3 | Iliad in Talks with Third Parties About Possible Fresh Bid for T-Mobile US
| | | French telecommunications company Iliad said it isn't giving up its pursuit of T-Mobile US Inc. and is considering teaming up with partners possibly to make a better offer for the U.S.'s fourth-largest mobile operator by subscribers. (The Wall Street Journal)
Why This Is Important: T-Mobile is still for sale, even after Sprint's failed acquisition. The French company Iliad is reportedly talking with several partners, including some in the US, to make another bid for T-Mobile.
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"This is an intriguing twist on the usual personal data breach story. Whereas typically value is created by packaging up vast numbers of unknown people's information, in this case the individual responsible has allegedly targeted a small set of extremely valuable targets." -- Chris Boyd, malware intelligence analyst, Malwarebytes
| | | Blog Post of The Day | Two Months With Android Wear: The Best Smartwatches Yet
By Samuel Gibbs, Tom Grinsted and Subhajit Banerjee
Google's software for smartwatches, Android Wear, will start appearing on a range of devices from various manufacturers this autumn, and this year's IFA electronics trade show, which starts on Wednesday, is expected to be packed with rival models. More » |
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