Fake Apple Stores In China, Even Employees Don’t Know the Reality

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img alt="fake-apple-store-china" height="378" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/fake-apple-store-chona.jpg" width="640" /><b>SP's: </b>The Chinese have cloned the whole Apple Store, and not just one, there are more than 30 such fake Apple stores in the Shenzhen city.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There is so little in this world that that can’t be copied!! And to convince millions of people that the stuff is real, is a con at a whole another level.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Apple, or more say the Chinese people are currently struggling against this menace of duplicity where not the iPhones or Macbooks are xeroxed, but, wait for it, the whole Apple Store is cloned. What’s even more surprising is the fact that even the employees at those fake Apple stores do not know that they are fake!</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Apple recently announced that they have a cash reserve of more than $200 billion in their MoneyBin thanks to iPhone craze in China. Some people have taken quite an advantage of the trend.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Apple has just one official store and five authorized dealers in Shenzhen, China, but you can find more than “30 Apple Stores” in the city. Enter any one of them, and you won’t be able to spot a difference. The whole infrastructure, from tables to spiral stairs is remarkably copied.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And if you happened to be in one such store and are now worried about the iPhone you bought, then take a deep breath and thank your stars because the Apple products are real (well, in most of the stores.)</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Check out the video by Business Insider</span></div> <script height="455px" src="http://player.ooyala.com/iframe.js#pbid=6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e&ec=tiamEyeDqpO7wb1qBTPy0-tBXx7ebPq7" width="634px"></script> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <script height="455px" src="http://player.ooyala.com/iframe.js#pbid=6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e&ec=tiamEyeDqpO7wb1qBTPy0-tBXx7ebPq7" width="634px"></script> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For more updates and interesting stories, subscribe to SPRTech newsletter.</span></div> </div> </div>

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“Dislike” Button is Here: Facebook Adding 6 Reaction Emoji to Like Button

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="facebook-emoji-reaction-button-dislike-" height="385" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/facebook-emoji-reaction-button-dislike-.png" width="640" /><b>SP's: </b>Facebook has finally revealed how its upcoming dislike/empathy button will look like. The social networking giant is going to add 6 new empathetic emoji alongside the “like” button and is testing the feature before official rollout.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Back at Facebook’s Town Hall public Q&A session, CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that the social network is working on some way to introduce the dislike button on Facebook. Later, it was confirmed that Facebook is working on some kind of “Empathy” button as a Dislike button would be too negative.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today, Facebook offered a glimpse at how the like button on Facebook is about to change. The social networking website is preparing the launch of “Reactions” – a feature that will add 6 empathetic emoji to the lonely ‘”like” button.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">According to our sources, Facebook will be testing the feature in Spain and Ireland as soon as the next couple of days.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="facebook-emoji-reaction-button-dislike" height="186" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/facebook-emoji-reaction-button-dislike.png" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The six emoji that will be added alongside the like button are: Love, Haha, Yay, Wow, Sad and Angry. Which one’s your favorite? Tell us on our<a href="https://www.facebook.com/techbyspr/"> Facebook page</a>  :) :) </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Back at the public Q&A session, Zuckerberg said, “What [people] really want is the ability to express empathy. Not every moment is a good moment. We have an idea that we’re going to be ready to test soon, and depending on how that does, we’ll roll it out more broadly.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With the new Reactions feature, Facebook is now eyeing the fact that people have a variety of emotions that they wish to express on Facebook. This set of emoji will be coming very soon to your Facebook account.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">How do you feel after reading about the upcoming moments on Facebook? Like, love, haha, yay, wow, sad, or angry? Tell us in the comments below.</span></div> </div>

“Dislike” Button is Here: Facebook Adding 6 Reaction Emoji to Like Button

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How To Enable Two-factor Authentication For Google, Facebook?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="two factor password enable" height="396" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/two-factor-password-enable.jpg" width="640" /><b>SP's: </b>Two-factor authentication is amongst many options, yet one of the most underestimated methods, to improve your online security. If you haven’t enabled the 2-step verification for your password protection yet, then it is time you go for it.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When Google itself recommends methods to stay safe online, then it is time you understand the gravity of the situation and adopt some security measures. As most of the news feed nowadays is filled with cyber attacks and security breaches rendering the connected users helpless, each and every effort to safeguard yourself counts.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Two-factor authentication is one of the methods to strengthen your online security. It provides an additional layer to your standard password protection system using a second electronic device. Mostly, it utilizes your phone number for verification and gives alerts whenever your account is being accessed.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Almost all the services like Google, Facebook, Yahoo, PayPal, Twitter, Snapchat, Microsoft, LastPass offer two-factor authentication. So, all you have to do is just go to the website that you have your account on and enable the two-factor authentication protection system.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here is how to enable two-factor authentication for various services.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <h2 style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. How to Enable Two-Factor Authentication For Google?</span></h2> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Simply type Google two-step verification on Google search and go to the www.google.com/landing/2step and scroll down to Get Started. Follow the prompts.</span><img alt="Google-2-step-varification" height="350" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Google-2-step-varification.png" style="text-align: left;" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. Confirm your phone number and choose how would you like to receive the verification code.</span><img alt="Google-2-step-varification-step-1" height="363" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Google-2-step-varification-step-1.png" style="text-align: left;" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. Enter the Six digit code that you would immediately receive and verify.</span><img alt="Google-2-step-varification-step-2" height="325" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Google-2-step-varification-step-2.png" style="text-align: left;" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. The next question that Google will ask you is to confirm that your current machine is a trusted system like your home desktop, so it won’t ask you for 2 step verification whenever you are on that system. Else, you will get the alerts.</span><img alt="Google-2-step-varification-step-3" height="284" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Google-2-step-varification-step-3.png" style="text-align: left;" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5. Enable the 2-Step-authentication by clicking Confirm.</span><img alt="Google-2-step-varification-step-4" height="254" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Google-2-step-varification-step-4.png" style="text-align: left;" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After you have confirmed for the 2-step-authentication, Google will send you additional protection features.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <ol> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Verification Codes for any Back-Up options</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">App-specific passwords for your specific apps and devices.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Backup Codes</span></li> <li style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Google-2-step-varification-step-5" height="579" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Google-2-step-varification-step-5.png" width="640" /></li> </ol> </div> <h2 style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></h2> <h2 style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></h2> <h2 style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">How to Enable Two-Factor Authentication For Facebook?</span></h2> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <ol> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sign-in to your Facebook account and go to the Settings option.</span></li> <li style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Choose Security on the left column and click Edit on the Login Approvals. </span><img alt="facebook-two-factor authentication" height="233" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/facebook-twofactor-authentication1.jpg" width="640" /></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Select “Require a security code to access my account from unknown browsers.”</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">An information window will open that explains how the login approvals and two-factor authentication works. Follow the commands and activate the protection system by submitting your phone number.</span></li> </ol> <span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">However, if you have already registered your number with Facebook, simply go to the Security settings and Edit the login factors.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: right;"> <img alt="facebook-two-factor authentication" height="308" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/facebook-twofactor-authentication.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After editing the security options, you will get a confirmation code to your mobile number each time anyone (including you) tries to access your account.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, enable two-factor authentication for the services you use and stay ‘safer’.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Did you find this article helpful? Tell us in the comments below.</span></div> </div>

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WhatsApp Group Admin and 3 Members Arrested For Posting Objectionable Content

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Whatsapp-group-admin-arrested" height="395" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Whatsapp-group-admin-arrested.jpg" width="640" /><b>SP's: </b>A WhatsApp group admin has been arrested along with 3 other members of the group for sharing some objectionable content. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">An administrator of a WhatsApp group in Latur district of India has been arrested for posting objectionable content.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Along with the WhatsApp group admin, three other group members were also arrested by the police. The police took this action after noticing some objectionable content and video clips.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The police told PTI that the arrested people, named Shivaji Barche, Rajkumar Telange, Amol Somwanshi and Manoj Lavhrale, will be soon produced before the court.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These four have been arrested under the sections 153, 34 and section 67 of IT Act, 2000. It should be noted that section 67 of IT Act deals with publishing information which is obscene in electronic form.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Have something to add? Tell us in the comments below.</span></div> </div>

WhatsApp Group Admin and 3 Members Arrested For Posting Objectionable Content

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Google Just Bought abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.com

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img alt="google-alphabet-abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz-com" height="360" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/google-alphabet-abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz-com.jpg" width="640" /><b>SP's: </b>Yes, Google has bought the entire alphabet and it’s the proud owner of abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.com.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hurt by the fact that Google wasn’t able to snatch Alphabet.com from BMW, co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin decided to grab the entire English language alphabet in the form of a web URL.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The desire to grab the perfect domain name inspired the tech company to buy abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.com.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After the announcement that Google is launching its new parent company Alphabet with URL abc.xyz, the .xyz domain names became a hot commodity.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This new 26-letter URL was recently spotted online and it shows that it’s registered under Google. The URL was created long back in 1999 and was privately owned before Google decided to buy it.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I performed a quick check to grab the full alphabet in other extensions and they were already registered (sad face).</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.com-alphabet-google" height="348" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.com-alphabet-google.png" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“We realized we missed a few letters in abc.xyz, so we’re just being thorough,” a Google spokesperson told Business Insider in an emailed statement.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you check abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.com, it leads to an inactive website. I hope that in near future, Google will love to host some Easter egg on the website or redirect it to the abc.xyz.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What is your dream URL? Tell us in the comments below.</span></div> </div>

Google Just Bought abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.com

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How Much Money Top Tech Companies Make Per Employee

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="tech companies money employees" height="360" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/tech-companies-money-employees.jpg" width="640" /><b>SP's: </b>Top tech giant like Google and Microsoft are worth billions and credit their working teams for the achievement. But, how much does each employee help is worth to the company? Read further to know.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Apple, Google, and Microsoft are among the many prestigious brands that people would love to work for. And why not, comprising of an amazing work culture, the current employees are being handsomely paid and taken good care of by the companies.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Take Apple, for example, which is today’s most valuable brand followed by Google and Microsoft and had been at the top since 2013 with just about 100,000 employees. Google has a workforce of little over 50,000. And we all know how much these companies have achieved with such a few number of people working for them.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These companies are worth hundreds of billions of dollars, but how much money do they make from each employee? Let’s see some stats provided by the team of Expert Market for the top tech companies.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>1. Apple</b></span></h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The company that has clearly created a class divide between the electronics consumers, sits proudly at the top earning <b>$1,865,306 through each employee.</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Its total revenue in <b>2014 was $182,800,000,000 </b>and employs about 98,000 professionals. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. Google</span></h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After acquiring hundreds of companies from several genres (including advanced robotics and AI), Google transcended to Alphabet. And with all its subsidiaries, Alphabet (Google) earned a <b>total revenue of $66,000,000,000.</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Google makes $1,154,896 per employee and has about 57,148 employees.</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. Softbank</span></h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Japanese multinational corporation has its wings spread in several service sectors including e-commerce, finance and technology services among many. The company makes $918,449 per employee.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Softbank had a total revenue earning <b>of $64,600,000,000 with about 70,336 people working for it.</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. Microsoft</span></h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The brainchild of Bill Gates (some might disagree), Microsoft has the widest reach among the masses, thanks to its proprietary Windows OS for desktops which has kept him as the richest man in America for the past 22 consecutive years. Microsoft earns $732,224 per employee.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The total revenue for <b>Microsft is $86,830,000,000 with a workforce of 118,584 employees.</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5. Amazon</span></h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The e-commerce giant recently came under fire for its inhumane workplace conditions. Nevertheless, the company earns a total revenue of $88,990,000,000.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Amazon has 154,100 employees working or it and makes<b> $577,482 per employee.</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6. Sony</span></h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One of the oldest tech companies to feature in the list, Sony was founded in 1946; 69 years ago. Today, it earns a total revenue of $75,260,000,000.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sony employs <b>131,700 people and makes $571,450 per employee.</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7. Intel</span></h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One of the world’s largest and most valued chip makers, Intel recently released Skylake, its best processors yet. <b>The company earned a total revenue of $55,870,000,000.</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>It has about 106,700 professionals and makes $523,618 per employee.</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">8. Samsung</span></h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another tech company from the ages of yore, the South Korean tech giant was founded in 1938 as a trading company; 77 years ago. Today, it has established itself as the largest tech conglomerate. <b>Samsung earned a whopping $188,480,000,000 from revenues.</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The company has<b> 489,000 employees and makes $385,440 per employee.</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">9. Hewlett-Packard</span></h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Popularly referred to as just HP, the company was founded in a two-car garage about 76 years ago and became the world’s leading PC manufacturer from 2007 to Q2 2013. <b>HP had a total revenue of $111,450,000,000.</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>About 302,000 professionals work for the company which makes $369,040 per employee.</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">10. Hitachi</span></h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Japanese multinational conglomerate has diversified business segments ranging from Information and Telecommunications Systems to manufacturing and installation of defense systems. <b>Hitachi was founded in 1910 and it earns a revenue of $93,180,000,000 today.</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Hitachi has 326,240 employees and makes $285,618 per employee.</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Which is your favorite company? Tell us in the company below.</span></div> </div>

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Free and Secure Qubes OS Protects You By Assuming that It’s Already Hacked

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="r2-full-desktop-3-vms-qubes-os (FILEminimizer)" height="360" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/r2-full-desktop-3-vms-qubes-os-FILEminimizer.jpg" width="640" /><b>SP's: </b>Qubes OS is a free and open-source software (FOSS) that takes the security standards to a new level. It makes use of Xen Hypervisor and works on the Principle of least privileges.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">While building an operating system, stability and functionality is one of the top preferences of the team. Another big aspect of an OS deals with the level of security it provides. The threat of cyber attacks and hacking is on the rise – so security of an operating system is becoming more and more important.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the past, we have seen that by exploiting a simple flaw in the OS, hackers are able to control your entire life. They can access your online accounts, bank details and other personal identifiable information (PII). Last week only, I wrote an article on how your PII is being sold on the Dark Web for just $1 and how to detect if you’ve been hacked.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In this article, I’m going to tell you about a new hybrid and open source operating system called Qubes OS. Qubes is free and open-source software (FOSS). So, everyone is free to use, change, and copy the OS in any way as its source code is available.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This operating system is security-oriented and runs on the mechanism called ‘Security by Isolation’ or Software Compartmentalization. This means that everything inside the Qubes OS runs inside the virtual machines to follow the Principle of least privileges.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Qubes OS assumes that there could be no perfectly safe environment that is bug-free as during the multiple interactions made by the OS, there are a very high chances of some code being malicious. In simpler languages, it works by assuming that your computer is already under the attack.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Qubes OS is a hybrid distribution made of Linux and Xen. Let me tell you more about Xen as it might be a new term for many of you. Xen is a Bare-Metal or Native Hypervisor that is based on a microkernel, offering services that allow it to run multiple operating systems on a single hardware simultaneously.</span></div> <div style="text-align: right;"> <img alt="qubes-os-arch-diagram-1-xen" height="299" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/qubes-os-arch-diagram-1-xen.png" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Talking about new terms, a Hypervisor is a computer software, hardware or a firmware that allows multiple operating systems to make uses of a single hardware and each OS uses the host’s CPU, RAM and other resources. Xen, which is a Bare Meta or Native Hypervisor, promises Software Compartmentalization and better security.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To hack Qubes OS based on the Xen Hypervisor, the attacker should first destroy the Hypervisor, which is very tough, to gain control over the system.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Qubes OS supports all the operating systems like Linux distros, Microsoft Windows, and Whonix. So, the virtualization is performed by Xen, and user environments can be based on Linux, Whonix, and Windows.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The OS only establishes Tor-based layer communications to embed more security into the system.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After the 5 months of the initial release of Qubes 3.0-rc-1, the final Qubes OS 3.0 is now available. As I mentioned earlier, it’s an open-source software (FOSS)- and you can <a href="https://www.qubes-os.org/">download it here and get more information about it.</a></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://www.qubes-os.org/"><br /></a></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Did you like this information about Qubes OS? Tell us in the comments below.</span></div> </div>

Free and Secure Qubes OS Protects You By Assuming that It’s Already Hacked

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Google Expert Detects Zero-Day Exploit in Avast Antivirus

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="avast-antivirus" height="360" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/avast-antivirus.jpg" width="640" />SP's: Avast was detected with a serious zero-day exploit by a Google security expert. The antivirus software was vulnerable to malicious HTTPS websites.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Antivirus Softwares are trusted heavily with the security of the computer system, especially in today’s times when the threat of viruses and malware is at the peak. Avast has been one of the best free antivirus software preferred by users in 2015, but the latest glitch in the threat detector has worried a few.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Google’s security expert Tavis Ormandy <a href="https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=546">detected</a> a zero-day exploit in the Avast antivirus, which could be identified when the users access the HTTPS connections on the Internet. This is the third zero-day exploit disclosed within an antivirus solution that too in the same month. Kaspersky and FireEye had already been detected with the vulnerabilities.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Zero-Day Vulnerability</span></h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A zero-day vulnerability is a flaw or a void in the software that remains disguised even to the vendors until exposed by attackers or any security expert. Zero-day refers to the unknown nature of the problem.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Zero-day attacks are comparatively dangerous because the extent of the offense can’t be predicted since the void in the software is also unknown.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As we saw in Kaspersky zero-day exploit, an attacker was able to infiltrate the user’s computer and get access to system-level privileges and carry out all kinds of attacks with ease.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Similarly in FireEye’s zero-day exploit, an attacker could have been able to get unauthorized remote root file system access.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In Avast’s zero-day void, the attackers could be able to execute codes on the user’s computer when the victim would access a malicious HTTPS website. This was possible because Avast was using a faulty method for analyzing X.509 certificates as it screened through the encrypted traffic for threats.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">However, zero-day vulnerabilities are not easily figured out and thus the chance of a serious outbreak lessens. In both Kaspersky and FireEye cases, major attacks were not reported and neither were in the Avast’s zero-day vulnerability.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Avast has announced that they have fixed the problem and there is no action required by the user thereby.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For more updates on security issues, stay updated with us.</span></div> </div>

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Walk On These Thirsty Roads That Drink Gallons of Water

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Topomix" height="384" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Topomix.png" width="640" /><b>SP's: </b>Tarmac in the UK has come up with a fast draining concrete pavement solution- Top Mix Permeable which rapidly directs stormwater off streets. This can absorb up to 4,000 litres of water in the first 60 seconds, and an average of 600 litres per minute, per meter squared. However, it can only be used in places where the temperature is not likely to fall below freezing point.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What if I told you of a scenario where a road ” drinks” gallons of water? What would be your reaction then?</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“Impossible! “, right? Well, not really.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The devastation caused by the flood of 2007 in America compelled them to think of a smarter drainage system. Tarmac in the UK has come up with a new porous concrete –  Top Mix Permeable. This can absorb up to 4,000 litres of water in the first 60 seconds, and an average of 600 litres per minute, per meter squared.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="topmix permeable concrete" height="351" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/topmix-permeable-concrete.png" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here’s how it works:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The surface consists of a permeable layer of pebbles through which the water can percolate easily</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is followed by an attenuation layer, which then feeds this water into the underground drainage system, which is further utilized for useful purposes like irrigation, drinking water, etc.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Being a super-absorbent concrete, it is relatively cooler than regular concrete, even during the hottest months of the year.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">However, the only constraint in the application of this drainage system is that it can only be used in places where the temperature is unlikely to drop below the freezing point. This is because in case that it does, the entire drainage system would collapse.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We hope that Tarmac soon comes up with an updated version this drainage system, having taken care of the temperature constraints.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Do you believe that this should be applied in your country as well? Do you think that temperature is the only constraint or is there a scope for further improvement? Tell us in the comments below.</span></div> </div>

Walk On These Thirsty Roads That Drink Gallons of Water

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