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| Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post: |
WhatsApp cofounder/CEO Jan Koum leaves; sources: he will also leave Facebook board after clashes following attempts to weaken WhatsApp's crypto and use its data — SAN FRANCISCO — The billionaire chief executive of WhatsApp, Jan Koum, is planning to leave the company after clashing with its parent …
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MacRumors, New York Times, ZDNet, VentureBeat, Recode, Business Insider, Engadget, The Verge, Reuters, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, USA Today, CNET, CNBC, Adweek, Axios, and New York Magazine
Tweets: @lizzadwoskin, @facebook, @bizcarson, @bdsams, @mikeisaac, @dcseifert, @lexnfx, @kevinbankston, @anildash, @stevekovach, @kantrowitz, @caseynewton, and @mikeisaac. Thanks:@tonyromm
| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Facebook's F8 will be more “muted” this year, with developers blindsided by API changes and sources saying much of the event was reworked after data scandal — The theme for F8 this year: lowered expectations — Type with your brain. “Hear” with your skin.
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Digital Trends, Wired, Silicon Valley Business …, and Mashable
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| Joe Maring / Android Central: |
Samsung announces 128GB/256GB models for Galaxy S9/S9+ to be available from Samsung.com in US, preorders starting May 1, after the flagships launched with 64GB — Both variants will be sold exclusively through Samsung.com. — The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ are great smartphones … | Reuters: |
Danish citizen Salah Salem Saleh Sulaiman first to be convicted under Malaysia's fake news law after posting a YouTube video; Sulaiman to spend a month in jail — KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian court convicted a Danish citizen on Monday for inaccurate criticism of police on social media …
| Shabana Arif / IGN: |
PUBG game developer Bluehole says Chinese police arrested and fined 15 people a total of $5.1M for making and selling cheating programs, some containing trojans — Hackers have put themselves at risk for the sake of a chicken dinner. — In an update on its latest anti-cheat efforts … | Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Fitbit to use Google's new Cloud Healthcare API to make its data available to doctors, allowing them to regularly monitor devices — Fitbit this morning announced plans to utilize Google's new Cloud Healthcare API, in order to continue its push into the world of serious healthcare devices.
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investor.fitbit.com, The Keyword, Fortune, Digital Trends, Engadget, TechSpot, Nextgov, and CNET
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| Joan E. Solsman / CNET: |
Oculus is developing a new kind of VR theater experience where live actors in motion capture suits can perform around users, tentatively slated for next year — Oculus is inventing a new kind of VR experience, coming next year, that brings a virtual play with live actors into your home.| Selina Wang / Bloomberg: |
Ex-SoFi CEO Mike Cagney, who resigned after harassment allegations, raises $50M for Figure, which plans to use blockchain tech in approving home-equity loans — Cagney has raised $50 million and lined up two global banks — The blockchain will help expedite loan approvals in minutes| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Report: analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, one of the most prolific sources of Apple scoops, resigns from KGI Securities, will focus more on non-Apple firms moving forward — Ming-Chi Kuo, widely considered to be one of the best analysts covering Apple, might no longer focus his research on the iPhone maker.
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CTnews, 9to5Mac, Cult of Mac, AppleInsider, Business Insider, iLounge, Gotta Be Mobile, InvestorPlace, iDownloadBlog.com, The Mac Observer, Ubergizmo, iMore, iPhone in Canada Blog, and MacDailyNews
Tweets: @markgurman, @alexeheath, and @ohmdee
| Stephen Chen / South China Morning Post: |
Chinese govt-backed surveillance projects deploy headgear units across industries that detect swings in emotional states of employees by monitoring brainwaves — Government-backed surveillance projects are deploying brain-reading technology to detect changes in emotional states in employees …
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Fast Company, Business Insider, MIT Technology Review, Gizmodo, and CSO
Tweets: @joshchin, @kenroth, and @antoniocasilli
| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Charlie Kindel, a Microsoft veteran who joined Amazon five years ago and founded the Alexa Smart Home division, says he's leaving the company to take a break — After five years at Amazon, Charlie Kindel is ready for a break. — The founder of Amazon's Alexa Smart Home division left …
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ZDNet, cek.log, TechCrunch, Engadget, and CNET
| Tom Foster / Inc: |
How Wharton became a hotbed for direct-to-consumer firms after Warby Parker, as 400+ startups now try to be the next Warby with toothbrushes, bras, and more — Wharton professors, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs are fueling an entire generation of Warby Parkers.
Tweets: @thecuriousrose, @ataussig, @ainsleyoc, and @stevesi
| Dan Levine / Reuters: |
US jury convicts former Autonomy CFO Sushovan Hussain of wire fraud and other crimes related to claims he had inflated the firm's value before its sale to HP — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. jury on Monday convicted the former chief financial officer of British software company Autonomy …
| Joseph Cox / Motherboard: |
Facebook is investigating a report that one of its security engineers may have used privileged access to stalk women online — On Monday, a member of the information security community said they passed Facebook details concerning a security engineer allegedly using their work position to stalk women.
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