Today’s Tech Sightings:
Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman who resigned Tuesday speaks during a press conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 15, 2016. The head of Bangladesh’s central bank resigned after hackers diverted $81 million from the country’s account with the Federal Reserve Bank in New York. (AP)
Manila Man Gets $30 Million Cash From Cyber Heist; Bangladesh Central Bank Governor Quits
Bangladesh’s central bank governor Atiur Rahman resigned Tuesday, succumbing to demands for accountability after the bank lost $81 million to cybercriminals. About $30 million of the money was delivered in cash to a Philippines casino operator in Manila. The cyberattack is one of the largest on record. Hackers broke into the Bangladesh Bank computer system to steal $951 million from its account with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. But they only managed to transfer $81 million to the Philippines.
Google’s DeepMind AI Beats Go Champion Lee Sedol 4-1 in Final Game
Despite mustering all his expertise to defeat Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) program in one round of Go, South Korean master Lee Sedol lost the week-long game 4-1. This is the first time that an AI program defeats a human Go player. The ancient Chinese board game is complex and typically difficult for computers to master.
Apple’s About to Start Running News Ads That Look Suspiciously Like Regular Stories
Apple is getting ready to add native in-feed posts that look like other stories coming through its aggregated News app. Advertisers are still required to say if a post is sponsored, but native ads will be harder to spot and certainly will not endear users to Apple’s News app
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- Microsoft Apologizes for Confusion, Says It Will Continue to Support Bitcoin
- Facebook Prepares Its Infrastructure for Virtual Reality Future
