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| Hudson Hongo / Gizmodo: |
President Trump reportedly trades in his Android phone, believed to be his primary tweeting device, for a Secret Service-approved device — While rising to our nation's highest office is an unparalleled honor, becoming President also involves many personal sacrifices.
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| Kate Conger / TechCrunch: |
Security and privacy experts raise questions about viral selfie app Meitu's app permissions like GPS, call and carrier info, more that are unrelated to core use — You've probably seen a Meitu selfie in your Instagram or Facebook feed in the past 24 hours.
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft releases Windows 10 Creators Update test build with support for ebooks and more, delays “My People” quick-access links until later this year — Microsoft's latest Windows 10 Creators Update test build: Ebook support is in. My People sharing is out until later this year.
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
WSJ sources: Samsung investigation finds Galaxy Note7 fires were caused by irregularly sized batteries that didn't properly fit the phone, manufacturing issues — Samsung's official investigation into the cause of widespread faults with the Galaxy Note 7 will blame “irregularly sized” …
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Samsung and independent experts to release findings of investigation into Galaxy Note7 explosions at 10AM KST on January 23 in Seoul (8PM ET January 22) — The press conference takes place in Seoul — Samsung announced today that it would reveal its investigative findings on the recalled Galaxy Note 7 this Sunday evening.| Jason Del Rey / Recode: |
Amazon just launched virtual ‘Dash’ buttons for one-click buying from the homepage — Just let me live in the warehouse already. — Another day, another attempt by Amazon to make buying something as easy as humanly possible. — The e-commerce leader just unveiled digital versions of its Dash buttons …
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| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Uber hires former Google search chief Amit Singhal as SVP of Engineering — Uber's latest hire has a storied and accomplished history in Silicon Valley - Amit Singhal, former Senior Vice President of Search and employee number 176 at Google, has joined the ride-hailing company as SVP of Engineering.| Annie Karni / Politico: |
Sources: President Trump will tap sitting GOP FCC commissioner Ajit Pai, a fierce critic of net neutrality, to lead the agency — President Donald Trump will tap Ajit Pai to lead the FCC in the new administration, elevating the sitting GOP commissioner to the top spot overseeing … | Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Brian Krebs accuses founder of DDoS mitigation provider ProTraf Solutions as co-author of Mirai IoT worm; founder denies involvement — On September 22, 2016, this site was forced offline for nearly four days after it was hit with “Mirai,” a malware strain that enslaves poorly secured Internet of Things …
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| Pranav Dixit / BuzzFeed: |
How WhatsApp's intimacy and immediacy have greatly increased the spread of misinformation in India, its largest market — At 8 p.m. on Nov. 8, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi unexpectedly banned 86% of the country's legal tender from circulation. The goal was to wipe out “black money” …
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| Luke Stangel / Silicon Valley Business Journal: |
Airfare prediction startup Flyr raises $8M Series A, led by Peter Thiel with participation from existing investors — Flyr, a startup whose software predicts the ups and downs of air fares, picked up an $8 million round of funding this week. — The San Francisco company's round was led by Peter Thiel …
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| Maya Kosoff / Vanity Fair: |
Mark Zuckerberg's philanthropy and professionally photographed travels suggest the 32-year-old billionaire may harbor political aspirations — He visited Texas, shook some hands, talked to some kids, and, quite literally, got down in the dirt. Don't read too much into it.
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