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Two years after adopting its "AI first" strategy, CEO Sundar Pichai showcased how Google is applying AI across its platforms to make a "more helpful" Google. By  Stephanie Condon for Between the Lines |   Thanks to advances in AI, Google is moving beyond its core mission of "organizing the world's information," Google CEO Sundar Pichai said Tuesday.  "We are moving from a company that helps you find answers to a company that helps you get things done," Pichai said in his Google I/O keynote address. "We want our products to work harder for you in the context of your job, your home and your life."  Two years ago at the annual developer conference, Pichai laid out Google's " AI first " strategy. On Tuesday, he laid out ways AI is having a significant impact across across all of its pl...

By Moris Beracha .- Many people who are not familiar with the technology and the world of cryptocurrencies can believe it is very expensive to acquire a token; however, mechanisms such as mobile mining can help you obtain benefits through smartphones. Users of computers with Android operating systems can download mining applications from their store called Google Play, which simply work with leaving the mobile device on and connected to a Wi-Fi network. Some of these apps, which are usually free, can fulfill their function perfectly, being able to mine cryptocurrencies from a cell phone, but it is very important to verify very well who is the programmer of the app that will be installed, since many scammers are infecting with malwares, some of these programs and the economic benefits can shift to another side. For iPhone and iPad users, unfortunately there is bad news, because there are virtually no applications that help exploit cryptocurrencies sinc...

By Ana Berman A recent Bitcoin scam on Twitter that compromised several major companies verified accounts came from a third-party app , tech news outlet the Next Web (TNW) reports Friday, Nov. 16, citing social media officials. Speaking to TNW, a Twitter spokesperson confirmed that the attack came from an outside software provider and not from Twitter’s own system. However, the official refrained from naming the app. The spokesperson reportedly explained that the attackers exploited a third-party marketing solution to launch a Bitcoin ( BTC ) giveaway from several verified accounts, including Google’s G Suite and major U.S. department store retailer Target. The information was implicitly confirmed by Target. Its representatives told TNW that the hackers used a third-party marketing app, authorized to post content on Target’s behalf. As Cointelegraph previously reported, on Wednesday, Nov. 14, hackers took over G Suite and Target accounts (800,000 and 1.92 mi...

  By Matthew Beedham It seems we might never win the battle against fake cryptocurrency apps on Google’s Play Store, as another four have been identified this week. The apps were masquerading on the Play Store as cryptocurrency wallets for NEO, Tether, and MetaMask. The dodgy apps were uncovered by security researcher Lukas Stefanko and had managed to amass a few hundred installs in total and have been available on the Play Store since mid-October. They have since been reported to Google and removed from the Play Store, it remains unclear if anyone was duped by any of these apps. What did they do? Despite all being wallet styles apps, they fall into two broad categories, phishing apps or fake wallets. The fake MetaMask app was the only phishing app of the four. After installing and opening the application, it would ask the user for their private key and wallet password. Once the app obtains this sensitive data, it would send it on to the scammers, si...