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GOP data firm Deep Root Analytics accidentally exposed personal info of 198M+ US voters, including addresses, birthdates, and issue-by-issue sentiment analysis — Political data gathered on more than 198 million US citizens was exposed this month after a marketing firm contracted …
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UpGuard, ZDNet, The Intercept, Washington Post, The Hill, BBC, Deep Root Analytics, USA Today, Help Net Security, CNNMoney, Boing Boing, Techdirt, SiliconBeat, TechCrunch, SecurityWeek, Talkin' Cloud, Consumerist, Tom's Guide, BetaNews, International Business Times, Slate, Mashable, Forbes, New York Magazine, The Register, Engadget, Newser, The Hacker News, Neowin, TechCo, Tom's Hardware, Silicon Valley Business …, Snopes.com, ExtremeTech, The Verge, CNET, TechSpot, The Daily Caller, Fortune, NPR, CircleID, SlashGear, CSO, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, and DataBreaches.net
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| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
By buying Whole Foods, Amazon is acquiring a customer that will bring its nascent grocery logistics service to scale — Back in 2006, when the iPhone was a mere rumor, Palm CEO Ed Colligan was asked if he was worried: … I was reminded of this quote after Amazon announced an agreement …
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Tweets: @stratechery and @kevin2kelly
| Tony Romm / Recode: |
Trump meets with tech execs, says US gov't must “catch up” with private sector; Cook calls for coding in schools; Bezos favors more adoption of commercial tech — The leaders of Apple, Amazon, Google and Microsoft, who met with Trump on Monday, have a few asks of their own.
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Tweets: @charliespiering, @scottmaustin, @bradsmi, @cwarzel, @rmac18, @kantrowitz, @recode, @tonyromm, @kevinroose, @digiphile, @tonyromm, @pinboard, @swiftonsecurity, @mattrosoff, @tonyromm, @tonyromm, @tonyromm, @cwarzel, @chrismessina, @llsethj, @rebeccaballhaus, @tonyromm, and @tonyromm. Thanks:@tonyromm
| New York Times: |
How Mexican activists, journalists, lawyers have been targeted with NSO Group's Pegasus spyware, likely by their own gov't, which spent ~$80M on the tools — MEXICO CITY — Mexico's most prominent human rights lawyers, journalists and anti-corruption activists have been targeted …
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The Citizen Lab, SiliconANGLE, The Verge, The Register, HuffPost, Motherboard, The Guardian, Mashable, The Hacker News, Associated Press, The Daily Caller, and BuzzFeed
| Fitz Tepper / TechCrunch: |
FTC plus DC and California AGs attempt to block DraftKings-FanDuel merger, saying combined firm would control 90%+ of paid daily fantasy sports contests market — The Federal Trade Commission just announced it will authorize legal action to block the merger of DraftKings and FanDuel … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Spotify tests letting labels pay to put singles on free tier users' playlists; while an opt-out option is available, the scheme is reminiscent of radio payola — A mysterious “Sponsored Content” opt-out setting recently appeared in Spotify, and now the streaming giant has confirmed to TechCrunch what it's about.
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The Verge, Engadget, Tech Narratives, iPhone Hacks, Pocketnow, SlashGear, and TechSpot. Tweets: @joshconstine
| Wall Street Journal: |
Time Warner signs 2-year $100M deal with Snap; Turner, Warner Bros. studio will create up to 10 original shows a year for Snap, which will keep 50% ad revenue — In a wide-ranging deal with Snap Inc., Time Warner Inc.'s Turner cable channels and the Warner Bros. studio will create …
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eMarketer and Newsroom Posts, CNBC, TechCrunch, MarketWatch, Mashable, Axios, USA Today, International Business Times, Seeking Alpha, Hacker Noon, and Deadline
Tweets: @jeffjsays, @hunterwalk, and @wsj
| Christina Farr / CNBC: |
Sources: Apple working with Health Gorilla to add personal health data to iPhone including blood work, by integrating with hospitals and lab testing companies — - Apple is working with a start-up called Health Gorilla in its secretive personal health record initiative, sources have said.
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9to5Mac, iPhone Hacks, AppleInsider, iDownloadBlog.com, Ubergizmo, MacRumors, Patently Apple, iPhone in Canada Blog, and MacDailyNews. Thanks:@mattrosoff
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Dropbox unveils plan for its global network with custom infrastructure, following last year's announcement it would leave AWS — When Dropbox announced it was leaving AWS last year and bringing the bulk of the operation in-house, you had to figure it was working on a significant network expansion …
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Dropbox Tech Blog and SiliconANGLE
| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
Preview of macOS High Sierra's tech, including Apple File System, HEVC video encoding, HEIF image format, and Metal 2 — A peek at what APFS, Metal 2, and HEVC/HEIF support mean for you and your Mac. — Even by the standards of recent macOS releases, this year's High Sierra is shaping …
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Slashdot and MacDailyNews
| Anne Dujmovic / CNET: |
IDC: VR and AR headset shipments to reach 100M units by 2021, up 10X the 10M shipped in 2016 — Virtual reality and augmented reality are expected to become more mainstream in the next five years, says a new forecast by IDC. — As more people warm up to virtual reality and augmented reality …
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Business Wire, Seeking Alpha, and 9to5Mac
| Tomio Geron / Wall Street Journal: |
New Enterprise Associates, which primarily invests in tech and healthcare startups, has raised its latest fund at $3.3B, the largest venture fund ever — New Enterprise Associates has raised its latest fund at $3.3 billion, the largest venture fund ever, according to Dow Jones VentureSource.Sponsor Posts
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