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Ahead of GDPR, Facebook debuts enhanced privacy controls for all users globally, starting in EU, with more choices about ads, allowing face recognition, more — In recent weeks we've announced several steps to give people more control over their privacy and explain how we use data.
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Tweets: @shiraovide, @ow, and @adfichter
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
With an interface designed to push users to consent, Facebook's privacy changes comply with the letter of GDPR law but with questionable spirit — Facebook is about to start pushing European users to speed through giving consent for its new GDPR privacy law compliance changes.
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Tweets: @shiraovide, @joshconstine, and @riptari
| Washington Post: |
The IRS' system for accepting online tax returns is working again after being down most of Tuesday; tax filing deadline without penalties delayed to Wednesday — The Internal Revenue Service announced late Tuesday that it would let taxpayers submit tax returns without penalty through Wednesday …
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Tweets: @grady_booch, @nytimes, @brycecovert, and @jasonlk
| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Amazon and Best Buy announce multi-year partnership to sell smart TVs made by Toshiba and Best Buy's brand Insignia, with built-in Fire TV — In its quest to get more consumers to use its Fire TV products, Amazon announced an unusual partnership Wednesday: The company has teamed up with Best Buy …
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Tweets: @jeffbezos, @rajupp, and @ow
| Julia Alexander / Polygon: |
YouTube CEO addresses demonetization and Partner Program concerns, says company will pilot a new video upload flow to decrease monetization icon changes — “We are working to make this faster,” Susan Wojcicki said — YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki today addressed ongoing frustration …
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YouTube Creator Blog, The Verge, Firstpost, Engadget, Tubefilter, GamesIndustry.biz, and Business Insider
Tweets: @polygon and @invisibletower
| New York Times: |
Cambridge Analytica planned to raise funds via an ICO to create a system that would let people store and sell their online data to advertisers, says ex-employee — SAN FRANCISCO — The embattled voter-profiling firm Cambridge Analytica quietly sought to develop its own virtual currency … | Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google releases Chrome 66 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android with a slew of developer features and blocking by default autoplaying content with sound — Google today launched Chrome 66 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. Additions in this release include autoplaying content muted by default …
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| Michael Simon / PCWorld: |
Opera shuts down its free VPN app for iOS and Android; users who paid for the Gold service on iOS will get a free year of SurfEasy Ultra VPN service — Pour one out for Olaf. No, not the charming snowman from Disney's Frozen, the mascot for Opera's free VPN app.| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Counterpoint Research: in Q4 2017, iPhone X generated 35% of total worldwide smartphone profits and Apple accounted for 86% of total smartphone market profits — The iPhone X accounted for 35 percent of total worldwide handset profits in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to new estimates shared …
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Counterpoint Research, BGR, ValueWalk, Tech Times, InvestorPlace, BGR, Technology Personalized, iPhone in Canada Blog, Tom's Guide, Philip Elmer-DeWitt, and Fortune
Tweets: @tarunpathak and @tarunpathak
| David Gelles / New York Times: |
Interview with Marissa Mayer, her first since leaving Yahoo, on her new Lumi Labs project, time at Google, thoughts on #MeToo movement, and more — The former Yahoo chief is renting Google's original office, where “there's a lot of good juju,” and planning her next act. She just won't say what it is.
Tweets: @shiraovide, @jeffrey_cane, @randomsubu, and @chris_ciaccia
| IMF Blog: |
IMF head Christine Lagarde shares thoughts on the upside of cryptocurrencies, following last month's look at their dark side and potential regulation — Versions in (Arabic), (Chinese), Español (Spanish), Français (French), (Japanese), Português (Portuguese), (Russian)
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CNBC, Zero Hedge, The Merkle, Coingeek, The Guardian, Bitsonline, Coinjournal, and Bitcoinist.com. Tweets: @coindesk
| Amir Vahdat / Associated Press: |
Iran bans all government bodies from using foreign-based messaging apps, including Telegram, which is used by over 40M Iranians — TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's presidency has banned all government bodies from using foreign-based messaging apps to communicate with citizens, state media reported Wednesday …
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Engadget, Reuters, and Associated Press
| Nat Levy / GeekWire: |
T-Mobile says it will spend $500M this year on expanding LTE coverage and preparing for 5G on US military bases, doubles veteran hiring goal to 10K over 5 years — T-Mobile is embarking on a military initiative that the company says includes its biggest hiring push ever …
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Newsroom, CNET, Seattle Business Journal, and TmoNews
| Shannon Liao / The Verge: |
NY AG launches inquiry into cryptocurrency exchanges, sends letter to 13, including Coinbase and Kraken, seeking information on their operations and more — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman launched an investigation into bitcoin exchanges today, his office announced.
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Fortune, New York State Attorney …, Bitcoin Magazine, CNBC, ZDNet, SiliconANGLE, Coingeek, TechCrunch, CoinSpeaker, PYMNTS.com, Bitsonline, CNET, Engadget, NewsBTC, Business Insider, Motherboard, CoinDesk, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @cryptocurrfiles, @agschneiderman, @agschneiderman, @coindesk, @coindesk, @thestalwart, and @russellbrandom
| Kate Conger / Gizmodo: |
Profile of Lea Kissner, who leads Google's 90-person NightWatch team, which is responsible for finding potential privacy flaws in the company's products — Lea Kissner is back at her alma mater, the University of California at Berkeley, armed with a crisp gray blazer, a slide deck … | Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Chevrolet partners with Shell to let drivers in select cities pay for gas from their vehicle's infotainment screens through GM's Marketplace service — Teaming up with Shell this summer — Chevrolet is teaming up with Shell to launch a new feature that allows drivers to pay for gas from their vehicle's infotainment screen.
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| Bérénice Magistretti / VentureBeat: |
San Francisco-based online staffing marketplace for underemployed workers Wonolo raises $13M Series B led by Sequoia Capital — About 5.2 million Americans are currently underemployed, defined as those who are seeking full-time work but receive fewer than 30 hours per week from their employer.
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TechCrunch, Wonolo, and PR Newswire
| Rachel Sandler / Business Insider: |
SF Board of Supervisors voted to regulate electric scooters from startups such as Bird and Spin, requiring them to apply for a permit to operate on city streets — - San Francisco has voted to regulate electric scooters, requiring them to apply for a permit before operating on city streets.
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Tech Times, San Francisco Chronicle, TechCrunch, Wired, and Mercury News. Tweets: @simonkhalaf
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