23rd January 2021,


  • Hacker Leaked 1.9 Million User Records of Photo Editing App Pixlr.

A hacker known as ShinyHunters has leaked 1.9 million user records stolen from free online photo editing application Pixlr, including information bad actors could use to carry out targeted phishing and credential-stuffing attacks. The leaked user records consist of information such as email addresses, login names, SHA-512 hashed passwords, a user's country, whether they signed up for the newsletter, and other sensitive information. ShinyHunters was involved in breaching several organizations in the past including Tokopedia, Homechef, Minted, Chatbooks, Mathway, Wattpad, and others.

According to a Bleeping Computer report, ShinyHunters shared the database on the dark web. The hacker claimed they stole the database during their November breach of 123rf, which shares the same parent company as Pixlr. In the wake of this breach, users should change their password on Pixlr as well as on any other sites where they may have reused their Pixlr password, as hackers can sometimes revert hashed passwords.



  • YouTube Rolled Out Hashtag Landing Pages That Offer A New Way to Discover Videos.
Since Twitter and Instagram helped popularize them, hashtags have been one of the consistent ways you’ve been able to navigate different platforms. On the other hand, YouTube had only scratched the surface, until now. That’s about to change. YouTube has rolled out hashtags landing pages — pages showing videos with those specific hashtags. YouTube posted about this on its Google support page where it said that this new feature will help users discover videos through hashtags.


The new hashtag landing pages will be accessible through both the YouTube apps on Android and iOS and its desktop version. Jensen from Team YouTube shared on the Google support page that the use of hashtags on YouTube will change in a way that will help users discover videos by grouping content together. A video posted on YouTube's Creator Insider channel also reveals that users will be able to search for a particular hashtag and get to a landing page for that hashtag. However, a report by Engadget citing a YouTube spokesperson says that this feature will be rolled out over the coming days or weeks.


  • Google Redesigned Search for Android And iOS.
Google has redesigned Search for its Android and iOS smartphone users and the said updates will be rolled out in the “next few days”. On Friday Google announced a significant redesign of how Search looks on mobile that is focused on simplicity. The new redesign was led by Aileen Cheng who explained the changes and the idea behind the new design through a blog post. According to Cheng, “We wanted to take a step back to simplify a bit, so people could find what they’re looking for faster and more easily," she says. “I find it really refreshing. To me, it’s a breath of fresh air!"  


Aileen and her team also changed up the use of color, so that it's applied to more intentional elements of the search results, such as interactive icons. And she also points out how some of these elements take on a more "Google" feeling by making icons and images more rounded than before. The new design also puts information at the top of the page, reducing visual confusion and allowing users to access information quickly without scrolling down too much.


  • Justkitchen Is Using Cloud Kitchens to Create the Next Generation of Restaurant Franchising  
JustKitchen operates cloud kitchens, but the company goes beyond providing cooking facilities for delivery meals. Instead, it sees food as a content play, with recipes and branding instead of music or shows as the content, and wants to create the next iteration of food franchises. JustKitchen currently operates its “hub and spoke” model in Taiwan, with plans to expand four other Asian markets, including Hong Kong and Singapore, and the United States this year.  


Launched last year, JustKitchen currently offers 14 brands in Taiwan, including Smith & Wollensky and TGI Fridays. Ingredients are first prepped in a “hub” kitchen, before being sent to smaller “spokes” for final assembly and pickup by delivery partners, including Uber Eats and Foodpanda. In addition to licensing deals, JustKitchen also develops its own brands and performs research and development for its partners. The company’s long-term plan is to license spoke operation to franchisees, while providing order management software and content (i.e., recipes, packaging and branding) to maintain consistent quality.


  • Google Parent Alphabet Shuts Project Loon to Beam Internet from High-altitude Balloons.
Google parent Alphabet Inc. shut down Loon, an audacious project that gave internet service from high-altitude balloons after the unit failed to develop a viable business model. “While we’ve found a number of willing partners along the way, we haven’t found a way to get the costs low enough to build a long-term, sustainable business,” Loon Chief Executive Officer Alastair Westgarth wrote Thursday on a blog post. "Developing radical new technology is inherently risky, but that doesn’t make breaking this news any easier. Today, I’m sad to share that Loon will be winding down.”  


First unveiled to the public in 2013, Loon debuted as an effort to blanket the globe with internet connections using giant balloons drifting on currents high in the stratosphere. Loon spent years flying its helium balloons around the planet and spending Google’s money. In 2018, it spun out of Google’s research lab into a separate Alphabet business; part of a strategy to make far-fetched units fend for themselves. Loon pared back its initial ambitions — relying on fewer balloons and covering only select areas of the globe and recruited several veterans from the satellite and wireless industry. It also partnered with several telecom companies, which had initially worried about competition from the project.



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