Tech News Today 1649

Adobe has been tracking e-commerce transactions for the holiday season and says Black Friday set sales records with around $3.34 billion spent. That's 21.6 percent more than last year.

Riders on San Francisco's public transportation system known as MUNI were met with free rides over the weekend as the result of a crypto-ransomware attack on the system.

AT&T & Sling TV release details for competitive streaming services.

Backchannel says Otto violated Nevada's autonomous vehicle regulations which led to their purchase by Uber for $680 million dollars.

• Sarah Scoles, writer from Wired Science, talks about the potential problems with the SETI project started by Russian billionaire Yuri Milner, physicist Stephen Hawking, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg called Breakthrough Listen.

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Links

• Black Friday online sales to hit a record-breaking $3 billion, over $1 billion from mobile
• ‘You Hacked,’ Cyber Attackers Crash Muni Computer System Across SF
• Ransomware locks up San Francisco public transportation ticket machines
• AT&T’s DirecTV Now streaming TV service officially unveiled: launching November 30 from $35/month + free Apple TV offer
• How Otto Defied Nevada and Scored a $680 Million Payout from Uber
• Sling TV takes on rivals with launch of a cloud DVR
• “Breakthrough Listen” SETI Project Could Miss ET’s Phone Call
• MIT AI Looks at Still Images, Predicts What Will Happen Next