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Google unveils “practical” SHA1 collision using nine quintillion computations, releases two different PDFs with identical hashes, urges sunsetting of protocol — Posted by Marc Stevens (CWI Amsterdam), Elie Bursztein (Google), Pierre Karpman (CWI Amsterdam), Ange Albertini …
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| Thomas Fox-Brewster / Forbes: |
Amazon fights against search warrant for Echo recordings in murder trial, argues Alexa commands and responses have First Amendment rights — Amazon is sticking to its guns in the fight to protect customer data. The tech titan has filed a motion to quash the search warrant for recordings …
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Interviews with 30+ current and former Uber employees depict an unrestrained work culture; Uber also faces 3+ lawsuits over sexual harrassment or verbal abuse — SAN FRANCISCO — When new employees join Uber, they are asked to subscribe to 14 core company values, including making bold bets …
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Google updates Gboard for iPhone with support for voice typing, 15 new languages, Google Doodles, and iOS 10 emoji — In May 2016, you first met Gboard, our app that let you search and send information, GIFs, emoji and more, right from your keyboard. In July, Gboard went global.| Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: |
Google's Jigsaw unveils Perspective, an AI-powered tool for publishers to weed out abusive comments, available as an API for free — A research team tied to Google unveiled a new tool on Thursday that could have a profound effect on how we talk to each other online.
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Qualcomm announces new Snapdragon 835-based VR developer kit, headset reference design and accelerator program for manufacturers — The near-future of VR is definitely mobile, and for the time-being nobody has more control of the guts of mobile devices than Qualcomm does.
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Spotify expands its push into original content with three new podcast series on music and pop culture, with more originals to be announced later this year — Spotify is expanding its podcast selection today, with the announcement that it's adding three new original podcast series on its service … | John Eggerton / Multichannel News: |
FCC opens up 5 GHz spectrum band to unlicensed LTE use, certifies equipment from Ericsson and Nokia — T-Mobile will start employing new tech starting in spring — The FCC is opening up the 5 GHz spectrum band to unlicensed LTE use in a move that will boost spectrum sharing and wireless broadband.
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| Jillian Stampher / GeekWire: |
Google.org announces $11.5M in grants to 10 organizations focused on racial equality in the justice system, including $5M to create database of police actions — Google has committed $11.5 million in grants to organizations working to reduce racial inequalities in the criminal justice system …
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Airmap, an airspace management system for drones, raises $26M Series B round led by Microsoft Ventures — It's a bet on a future full of airborne robots — Drones are an increasingly common sight in the skies, but unlike aircraft with a human at the controls, there is no formal …
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| Maciej Cegłowski / Idle Words: |
Internet services companies should offer a “travel mode” that limits contacts and history to a minimal subset, to protect users from invasive searches at border — News reports tell us that Customs and Border Patrol has become more aggressive about checking social media accounts at the border.
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