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Congress and tech companies are failing the public with hearings that point fingers and duck questions, should instead have talks that work toward solutions — Both sides are failing to make tech companies accountable. — Here's what I learned from watching Mr. Pichai go to Washington …
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Recap of Pichai's testimony before Congress, where he said Google had 100+ people working on a Chinese search engine but has no plans to launch it “right now” — Here's what we learned when the search giant's CEO answered questions from the House Judiciary Committee.
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Sources: Marriott hack part of Chinese intelligence effort that also hacked health insurers, other hotels, and security clearance files of millions of Americans — WASHINGTON — The cyberattack on the Marriott hotel chain that collected passport information or other personal details … | Joseph Menn / Reuters: |
Hardware maker Supermicro says review by an outside investigations firm found no evidence of any malicious chips in its current or older motherboards — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Computer hardware maker Super Micro Computer Inc told customers on Tuesday that an outside investigations firm …
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Report: Uber operations manager sent 890-word email to execs with serious concerns about autonomous program just days before an Uber vehicle killed a pedestrian — Solutions that could have prevented collision were proposed — An 890-word email was sent to Uber's executives …
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| Scott Moritz / Bloomberg: |
Verizon writes down the value of its AOL and Yahoo acquisitions by $4.6B in filing, amid tough competition in the digital advertising industry — Verizon Communications Inc. slashed the value of its AOL and Yahoo acquisitions by $4.6 billion, conceding that tough competition for digital advertising …
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
A misconfigured domain led to an exploit in Microsoft's login system, now fixed, that made it possible to hijack anyone's Office account, researcher finds — A string of bugs when chained together created the perfect attack to gain access to someone's Microsoft account — simply by tricking a user into clicking a link.
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| Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg: |
Sources say Japanese firms hold stakes worth at least $13B combined in US ride-hailing startups: SoftBank holds 15%+ of Uber and Rakuten holds 10%+ of Lyft — - SoftBank holds more than 15% of Uber, Rakuten over 10% of Lyft — The stakes would be worth at least $13 billion combined| Mike Wuerthele / AppleInsider: |
Qualcomm's win in China over the import and sale of iPhones only applies to iOS 11 devices; sources: Apple believes iOS 12 solves Qualcomm patent violations — News broke on Monday about a ban on iPhone imports and sales in China —and as you'd expect, a chorus of analysts freaked out about it immediately.
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| Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter: |
Instagram says it is testing “creator account” profiles with specialized tools like analytics and DM filtering, rolling out more widely next year — A small group of high-profile Instagram users are testing the new “creator account” profiles, which offer tools tailored to influencers.
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
LogDNA, which helps devs assess log data, raises $25M Series B led by Emergence Capital with participation from YC and Alexis Ohanian's firm Initialized Capital — Developers have to contend with a firehose of log data every day — terabytes, in some cases.
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China-based Tencent Music raises ~$1.1B in US IPO, valuing the company at $21.3B, after pricing its shares at the bottom of its targeted range — NEW YORK/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China-based music streaming company Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME.N) has raised close to $1.1 billion … | Abigail Geiger / Pew Research Center: |
Pew: one in five US adults say they frequently get their news from social media, surpassing the number who get theirs from print (16%) for the first time — Social media sites have surpassed print newspapers as a news source for Americans: One-in-five U.S. adults say they often get news via social media …
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| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Dell votes to buy back VMware tracking stock and go public again, to trade on NYSE beginning December 28 under the symbol DELL — Dell just announced that it has agreed to buy back the VMware tracking stock from the EMC acquisition. The company confirmed the buy-back price of $120 per share for a total of $23.9 billion.
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Tweets: @mgsiegler and @ron_miller
| Kate Rooney / CNBC: |
Plaid, which makes tools to let other apps connect to users' bank accounts, raises $250M Series C led by Mary Meeker, source says at a $2.65B valuation — - The San Francisco-based company announced its latest $250 million funding round led by venture capital veteran Mary Meeker, who is also joining Plaid's board.
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| Robert D. McFadden / New York Times: |
Evelyn Berezin, who designed and built the first true word processors around 1970 as the founder and president of Redactron, has died at 93 — Evelyn Berezin, a computer pioneer who emancipated many a frazzled secretary from the shackles of the typewriter nearly a half-century ago by building …
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| Kate Clark / TechCrunch: |
Sidecar, an early ride-hailing player that shut down in 2015, is suing Uber, alleging that tactics like sending “fraudulent ride requests” were used against it — Sidecar, an early player in the ride-hailing business, is suing Uber, claiming the billion-dollar business …
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Tweets: @mikeisaac, @kateclarktweets, and @kateclarktweets
| Matt Novak / Gizmodo: |
DHS watchdog finds numerous problems with Customs and Border Protection's data security, including leaving data copied from traveler's devices on thumb drives — Last year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) searched through the electronic devices of more than 29,000 travelers coming into the country.Sponsor Posts
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