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Facebook gave 60+ device makers, including Apple, Amazon, and Samsung, deeper access to users' personal info than previously known, through private APIs — The company formed data-sharing partnerships with Apple, Samsung and dozens of other device makers, raising new concerns about its privacy protections.
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| Ime Archibong / Facebook Newsroom: |
Facebook says device-integrated APIs allowed vendors to recreate Facebook-like experiences, were governed by strict contracts, and are being faded out — The New York Times has today written a long piece about our device-integrated APIs — software we launched 10 years ago to help get Facebook onto mobile devices.
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9to5Mac, Reuters, TechCrunch, iPhone Hacks, Ubergizmo, CNBC, CNNMoney, Financial Times, Mashable, Fortune, and Seeking Alpha. Tweets: @facebook
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Microsoft has agreed to acquire GitHub; the deal could be announced as soon as Monday — - Companies are said to plan announcement as soon as Monday — San Francisco-based startup was valued at $2 billion in 2015 — Microsoft Corp. has agreed to acquire GitHub Inc. …
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Jacques Mattheij, VentureBeat, The Next Web, The Next Web, The Guardian, Petri, BGR, GitLab, Telegraph, Quartz, Inquirer, Recode, TechSpot, BleepingComputer.com, Security Affairs, The Verge, Fortune, Bitcoinist.com, Pocket Gamer.biz, Slashdot, SludgeFeed, GeekWire, Softpedia News, Neowin, XDA Developers, Bitsonline, TechCrunch, Business Insider, Android Police, Gizmodo, Ubergizmo, Axios, SlashGear, ZDNet, PE Hub Blog, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, CNET, and Mashable
Tweets: @gitlab, @semil, @triketora, @ow, @thomasjeans, @theromit, @semil, @jstrauss, @tomwarren, @techcrunch, @mcclure111, @bodil, @thogge, @meadbadger, @nbougalis, @mikedorsey, @olivier_flt, @bahmutov, @nick_craver, @markrendle, @brianmcc, @carnage4life, @thomasnigro, @videolan, @paulobrien, @ummjackson, @ow, @ow, @lapcatsoftware, @zkahn, @rrhoover, @stroughtonsmith, and @maryjofoley
| Microsoft: |
Microsoft says it has reached an agreement to acquire GitHub for $7.5B — Acquisition will empower developers, accelerate GitHub's growth and advance Microsoft services with new audiences — Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced it has reached an agreement to acquire GitHub …
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The Official Microsoft Blog, TechCrunch, ZDNet, Engadget, The Verge, Reuters, and Slashdot
Tweets: @github, @migueldeicaza, and @danprimack
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Nvidia launches Isaac robot platform with Jetson Xavier robot processor that it says delivers 30 trillion+ operations per second, for $1,300 — Nvidia launched its Nvidia Isaac robot platform today to power the next generation of autonomous machines, bringing artificial intelligence capabilities …
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The Verge, NVIDIA Newsroom, TechCrunch, Inquirer, Engadget, and CNET
| Nathan Vardi / Forbes: |
Some funds founded by Nathan Myhrvold, which raised ~$3B to invest mostly in patents, had negative IRR of 15% to 24% in last decade; many key people have left — Forbes Staff Following the money trail — The other fund, Invention Development Fund, has posted an IRR of -24.7%.
Tweets: @mgsiegler, @deaneckles, @wilbanks, @fredbenenson, and @kennwhite
| Steven Sinofsky / Learning By Shipping: |
Overview of insights from Code Conference 2018 interviewees, many of whom treated the opportunity as a platform to apologize — A collection of quotes, one-liners (and apologies) that were interesting, insightful, thought-provoking from #CODECON. — The annual Code Conference continues …
Tweets: @riskreversal and @stevesi
| Timothy Geigner / Techdirt: |
Federal judge approves class action status for Illinois residents that claim Facebook has violated the state's Biometric Information Privacy Act — The last time we discussed Illinois' Biometric Information Pirvacy Act, a 2008 law that gives citizens in the state rights governing …
| Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab: |
Profile of Verificado 2018, a fact checking service for Mexico's elections, where WhatsApp users send in information to verify and receive individual replies — “Instead of using broadcast to spread our debunks, we opted for an individual relationship.” — The growing stream of reporting … | Akash Senapaty / FactorDaily: |
A look at the mechanics of Bigo Live, a live streaming app from China, which is popular in South East Asia and claims 40M+ downloads in India, 200M+ worldwide — - Bigo sits comfortably in the top-10 grossing lists in India and other countries. In March 2018 alone Bigo was downloaded over 4 million times and grossed $8m worldwide.
Tweets: @eamonncarey
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
No-fees mobile bank Chime raises $70M Series C led by Menlo Ventures, valuing its business at ~$500M, says it adds over 100,000 new bank accounts per month — Chime, the San Francisco-based challenger bank known for its consumer-friendly features and lack of fees, has raised $70 million in Series C financing, led by Menlo Ventures.| Stuart Leavenworth / McClatchy Washington Bureau: |
As DNA testing sites like Ancestry.com amass the most sensitive data of millions of people, fears abound about data breaches and changing Terms of Service — DNA for Sale — LEHI, UTAH — It markets its DNA kits with promises that tug at the heartstrings: Discover ancestors. Strengthen family ties.
Tweets: @mcclatchydc and @sleavenworth
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