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| Tim Berners-Lee: |
Tim Berners-Lee unveils Solid, an open source project to decentralize the web and give users control of their data, and Inrupt, a startup to guide the project — I've always believed the web is for everyone. That's why I and others fight fiercely to protect it.
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| Guy Rosen / Facebook: |
Facebook says it discovered a security issue, now patched, on September 25 affecting ~50M users that let hackers steal access tokens and take over user accounts — On the afternoon of Tuesday, September 25, our engineering team discovered a security issue affecting almost 50 million accounts.
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| Wired: |
How the security breach that made 50M Facebook accounts vulnerable to takeover worked and what information may have been accessed — FACEBOOK'S PRIVACY PROBLEMS severely escalated Friday when the social network disclosed that an unprecedented security issue, discovered September 25, impacted almost 50 million user accounts.
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| Kara Swisher / New York Times: |
Instagram co-founders, dubbed by some at Facebook as not “team players”, were needed at the company to challenge Mark Zuckerberg and its groupthink culture — Kevin Systrom, a founder of Instagram, wasn't a “team player.” That was exactly what the company needed.| Bloomberg: |
Profile of Bytedance, a China-based social news and video startup that may soon surpass Uber in valuation if rumored $1.5B SoftBank investment at $75B closes — - Bytedance's said to be valued at over $75 billion in new round — SoftBank is said to plan an investment of about $1.5 billion
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| Robert Hackett / Fortune: |
Profile of Kathryn Haun, a former prosecutor who created US' first federal “digital currency task force” and now an a16z partner investing in crypto startups — “Let's settle this!” an announcer rumbles over loudspeakers. — The “this” in question is one of the more important business disputes …
Tweets: @rhhackett and @katie_haun
| Jane Wakefield / BBC: |
Linus Torvalds shares thoughts on his decision to step away from Linux, the controversy behind the Code of Conduct, and the problems in the Linux community — Linux founder Linus Torvalds has told the BBC that he is seeking professional help to become more empathetic towards fellow developers …
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| Eric Johnson / Recode: |
CEO of Jawbone Health, which emerged after the liquidation of Jawbone, explains why he believes his new “device agnostic” health tracking startup will succeed — Jawbone Health CEO Hosain Rahman reflects on past mistakes and explains what's next on Recode Decode.
Tweets: @harrymccracken and @ranimolla
| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
Researcher finds that Telegram apps with default settings leaked user IP addresses when initiating calls — Telegram Messenger is a communication app that allows you to create encrypted chats and phone calls with other users over the Internet. This program describes itself as being a secure … | The Guardian: |
UK's Conservative Party conference app allowed anyone to login without a password, just by using attendee's email, revealed personal details like phone numbers — Images posted to social media show people accessing data of senior Tories such as Boris Johnson and Michael Gove
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| Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide: |
A look at the many ways Apple's Shazam acquisition, the app's data on its 150M users, and its R&D team can bolster Apple Music in its fight against Spotify — The MBW Review offers our take on some of the music biz's biggest recent goings-on. This time, Murray Stassen takes a gander …
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| Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
Interview with Skype co-founder and VC firm Atomico founder Niklas Zennström on European tech, why startups need team members with diverse backgrounds, and more — With a ‘techlash’ underway, Atomico founder Niklas Zennström still believes a fourth industrial revolution can save us from the first threeSponsor Posts
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