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NSA halts “about the target” collection, which picked up Americans' messages to and from people overseas that mentioned foreigners targeted for surveillance — WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency is stopping one of the most disputed forms of its warrantless surveillance program …
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Musical.ly, the app that lets users create 15-second music videos, partners with Apple Music, integrating Apple's music catalog and launching cross-promotions — Over the past year, few new apps have captured the attention of the music industry — and teenagers across the globe … | Yik Yak Blog: |
Yik Yak founders confirm they are shutting down the app, and a few staffers will join Square in Atlanta — We started Yik Yak in 2013 because we wanted to help you connect with the people right around you on campus, whether you knew them or not. And from the University of North Florida couple who met …
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Turkey blocks Wikipedia under law designed to protect national security — Users trying to access online encyclopaedia via Turkish internet providers receive ‘connection timed out’ error message … Turkey has blocked Wikipedia, the country's telecommunications watchdog said on Saturday …
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Qualcomm lowers revenue and profit forecasts for the current quarter as Apple withholds royalty payments until the legal dispute between companies is resolved — Qualcomm Inc slashed its current-quarter profit and revenue forecasts on Friday, amid an escalating legal battle between the chipmaker and Apple Inc.
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| Kate Conger / TechCrunch: |
Uber now lets users delete accounts without contacting support, adds new privacy features for notifications, location sharing — Uber announced today that it will make it easier for users to delete their accounts and access their privacy settings. Now, the company will let users delete …
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| Sarah Frier / Bloomberg: |
Profile of Sheryl Sandberg and the business impact of her efforts to create a sharing culture at Facebook — The COO inspires her fans, and her employees, to talk about sadness, even tragedy, at work. That can be healing—and highly profitable. — From Subscribe Reprints| NASDAQ.com: |
Appian, enterprise app development software provider, files for $86M IPO — Appian, which provides software for app development and business process management, filed on Thursday with the SEC to raise up to $86 million in an initial public offering. — The Reston, VA-based company …
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LoveCrafts, a social network and e-commerce marketplace for home craft makers, raises about $33M Series C led by Scottish Equity Partners — Facebook may have the generalist, mass-market social network on lockdown, but when it comes to communities based around special interests, the playing field remains full of promise.| Sam Levin / The Guardian: |
Airbnb signs agreement with California to allow regulators to audit hosts for racial discrimination — San Francisco-based company reached an agreement with California's housing agency amid complaints of guests being rejected for their race — Airbnb will allow the government to test …
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| John Callaham / Android Authority: |
Google says Pixel and Pixel XL are not guaranteed to receive Android OS updates after October 2018 or security updates beyond October 2019 — As the saying goes, “All good things must come to an end.” For owners of Google's Pixel and Pixel XL phones, the end for their Android and security updates won't be for a while, thankfully.
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| Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: |
Google and Facebook were victims of a $100M phishing scam by a Lithuanian man arrested in March 2017; both companies say they have recouped the funds — When the Justice Department announced the arrest last month of a man who allegedly swindled more than $100 million from two U.S. tech giants, the news came wrapped in a mystery.
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