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Google to shut down consumer version of Google+ in Apr. 2019 instead of Aug. and retire Google+ APIs within 90 days, after finding API bug impacting ~52.M users — After discovering another security issue potentially impacting 52.5 million users, Google today announced that the consumer version … | Ina Fried / Axios: |
Chinese court issues a preliminary injunction against Apple for infringing Qualcomm patents, banning sale and import of iPhones 6s to X in China; Apple appeals — A Chinese court has banned the sale of a number of recent iPhone models citing infringement of two Qualcomm patents, the San Diego chipmaker said on Monday.
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Instagram launches a walkie talkie-like voice messaging feature, rolling out globally on Instagram Direct today — You'd think Facebook would be faster at copying itself. Five years after Facebook Messenger took a cue from WhatsApp and Voxer to launch voice messaging …
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| David McCabe / Axios: |
House Judiciary Committee posts Sundar Pichai's prepared testimony, where he talks about leading without political bias, taking users' privacy seriously, more — Google CEO Sundar Pichai will tell lawmakers Tuesday that the company takes user privacy seriously, doesn't bake political bias …
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An overview of responses to Jack Dorsey's tone-deaf tweets about a trip to Myanmar that failed to mention the region's genocide, which social media enabled — Jack Dorsey, CEO of social media platform Twitter—the company now emblazoned in the public eye as one of the primary mouthpieces …
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House report finds that Equifax's security practices and policies were subpar and that patching vulnerable systems could have prevented last year's data breach — A House Oversight Committee report out Monday has concluded that Equifax's security practices and policies were sub-par …
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A group of ten US tech companies, including Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Twitter, have collectively denounced Australia's anti-encryption law — A group of U.S. tech giants, including Apple, Google and Microsoft, have collectively denounced the new so-called “anti-encryption” …
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Verizon says 10K+ employees, or about 7% of its workforce, have accepted its voluntary severance packages which were offered to ~44K employees in September — - The program offered eligible employees and managers up to 60 weeks of salary, bonus and benefits, depending on length of service.
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Huawei debuts Honor View 20 with a 48MP rear camera and Samsung unveils A8s with a 6.4" Infinity-O display, both with a hole-punch camera cutout in the screen — Two smartphone-makers have unveiled handsets featuring a “hole-punch” selfie camera. — The screens of the Samsung A8s …
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Google says its For You tab for Google Maps, which gives personalized recommendations, is now rolling out in 40+ countries on iOS and 130+ countries on Android — It's officially the holiday season, which means lots of time spent with friends and family. But all of that together … | Joan E. Solsman / CNET: |
YouTube says it has terminated the account of Gavin McInnes, the founder of far-right organization Proud Boys, due to multiple claims of copyright infringement — The YouTube account of Gavin McInnes — the founder of far-right organization Proud Boys and one of the co-founders of Vice Magazine … | Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Amazon begins rolling out features that allow US Alexa users to set location-based routines and reminders, find and call local businesses, check email, and more — Amazon's Alexa is getting a slew of useful new features ahead of the holiday season. The Seattle company announced this morning … Sponsor Posts
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