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Marcus Hutchins, a cybersecurity researcher who stopped the WannaCry ransomware code in its tracks, was arrested at the Las Vegas airport on charges related to his role in creating Kronos banking malware.

Disney struck a deal with The Void to bring full-scale immersive virtual reality to its resorts in the form of a Star Wars experience called Secrets of the Empire.

Facebook introduced a new “related articles” feature to appear in the news feed next to items that have been flagged as fake news.

Plus, Uber purchased 1,000 defective cars and it led to a fire, Millennials don’t all think that television antennas are sorcery, and David Gershgorn from Quartz shows how the Facebook AI that created its own language isn’t something to be afraid of after all.

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Links

• WannaCry-slayer Marcus Hutchins 'built Kronos banking trojan' – FBI
• Chap who stopped malware spread cuffed in Vegas
• The Void is bringing a location-based Star Wars VR experience to Disney resorts
• Social-media giant will display related articles to limit the damage of false news without censoring posts
• Uber’s Auto Leasing Scrutinized After Singapore Safety Issues
• Deal or no deal? Training AI bots to negotiate
• Facebook didn’t kill its language-building AI because it was too smart—it was actually too dumb
• Millennials Unearth an Amazing Hack to Get Free TV: the Antenna
• TV FOOL