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January 23, 2019, 12:20 AM
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Apple Pay expands to Target, Taco Bell, and other US chains and now covers 74 of the top 100 US merchants — Seventy-Four of the Top 100 US Merchants Now Accept Apple Pay — Target, Taco Bell, Hy-Vee supermarkets in the Midwest, Speedway convenience stores and Jack in the Box …
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| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Twitter begins limited rollout of a new web interface with a two-column layout, keyboard shortcuts, a dedicated emoji button, and a revised trends section — Don't be surprised if Twitter looks very different on the web in the near future. The social network has started rolling … | Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Google will retire classic Hangouts for G Suite customers in October, after its previous announcement that Hangouts would be split into Hangouts Chat, Meet apps — Google announced in March 2017 that it would split Hangouts, its cross-platform messaging service, into two core apps …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Analysis of millions of Glassdoor reviews finds 400+ companies, including SpaceX and Slack, have unusual single-month increases in mostly positive posts — Employers flood the ranking site with 5-star postings requested from enthusiastic staffers, leading to unusual spikes, a WSJ investigation found
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| Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop: |
DHS issues rare “emergency” directive ordering federal agencies to secure credentials for DNS records; sources: six agencies have seen malicious DNS activity — The Department of Homeland Security has issued a rare “emergency” directive ordering federal civilian agencies to secure …
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| Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline: |
The Motion Picture Association of America has added Netflix as a member, the first internet-based service to be added — UPDATED with Netflix officially joining: It's official, Netflix is a member of the MPAA. The Washington, DC-based organization just dropped the following release:
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| Sam Levin / The Guardian: |
US DoL files complaint against Oracle for discrimination against women and people of color, seeks $400M+ for workers who have suffered pay inequities — US labor department accuses company of rampant exclusion of black and Hispanic people in hiring and higher pay for white men
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| Louise Matsakis / Wired: |
Google announces it will contribute an additional $3.1M to Wikimedia and give Wikipedia editors free access to Custom Search API and Cloud Vision API — GOOGLE IS POURING an additional $3.1 million into Wikipedia, bringing its total contribution to the free encyclopedia over the past decade … | Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google says 30M Chromebooks are used in education, up 5M from May 2018, and that 80M people use its G Suite for Education platform — Kicking off tomorrow is BETT, an annual conference and show for education. Several companies have already announced the latest Chrome OS devices for the market …
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| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Source: Zynga founder Mark Pincus is raising up to $700M for a new investment fund that will focus on publicly traded tech firms needing strategic restructuring — Zynga founder Mark Pincus is raising up to $700 million for a new investment fund that will focus on publicly-traded tech companies …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils Microsoft Classroom Pen, optimized for the Surface Go and sold in packs of 20 to schools, and 7 new PCs from Acer, Dell, Lenovo from $189-$320 — Microsoft unveiled a big education push exactly a year ago today, and for 2019, the software maker is equally committed to challenging Chromebooks in a variety of ways.
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Tweets: @tomwarren, @satyanadella, @tomwarren, @justinchando, @tomwarren, and @microsoftedu
| CNN: |
Inside Uber's Special Investigations Unit, a 60+ person team handling severe reported incidents, nearly 1,200/week, often leading to stress and emotional trauma — (CNN Business)The internal investigators tasked with keeping Uber safe were overworked, underpaid and at times emotionally traumatized … | Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Google fined €50M by French watchdog CNIL under GDPR for alleged lack of transparency, info, and consent about ads personalization in Android's onboarding flow — The CNIL, the French data protection watchdog, has issued its first GDPR fine of $57 million (€50 million).
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Match Group and the media brand Betches have partnered to launch Ship, an iOS dating app that allows users to help their friends pick out potential dates — Swipe for friends — Match Group and the media brand Betches are partnering to launch an iOS dating app that allows users to help their friends pick out potential dates.| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Viacom to acquire Pluto TV, a free, ad-supported streaming service, for $340M in cash; Pluto TV to operate as an independent subsidiary when the deal closes — Viacom announced Tuesday that it has agreed to buy Pluto TV — one of the fastest-growing free, ad-supported TV streaming services in the U.S. — for $340 million in cash.
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CNET, Viacom Inc., Hollywood Reporter, 9to5Mac, Variety, Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, Deadline, Los Angeles Times, CNBC, Deadline, Reuters, and Ad Age. Tweets: @wsj
| Rebekah Valentine / GamesIndustry.biz: |
NPD Group: US video game revenue in 2018 reached a record $43.4B, up 18% YoY, with software earning $35.8B, up 18% YoY, and hardware earning $7.5B, up 15% YoY — Red Dead Redemption 2 crowned best-selling game of 2018; Super Smash Bros. Ultimate takes December
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
New research details how two widely received spam email campaigns over the past few months were made possible by a previously detailed weakness at GoDaddy.com — Two of the most disruptive and widely-received spam email campaigns over the past few months — including an ongoing sextortion email scam …
Tweets: @briankrebs and @kimzetter
| Paresh Dave / Reuters: |
Google spent $21.2M on US govt lobbying in 2018, up from $18.04M in 2017; Facebook spent $12.62M, up from $11.51M; and Microsoft spent $9.52M, up from $8.5M — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google disclosed on Tuesday that it spent a company-record $21.2 million on lobbying … | Takashi Mochizuki / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Apple is likely to drop LCD displays altogether in its 2020 iPhone lineup in favor of OLED displays, which allow for more flexible handset designs — Japan Display is in advanced talks with Taiwan's TPK Holdings and Chinese state-owned Silk Road Fund
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9to5Mac, Fossbytes, MacRumors, Forbes, BGR, Stock Market News …, PYMNTS.com, Digital Trends, Android Authority, SlashGear, Neowin, KnowTechie, iPhone in Canada Blog, Business Insider, TechCrunch, TechSpot, CNBC, iDownloadBlog.com, Mashable, Tom's Guide, Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Cult of Mac, iPhone Hacks, Softpedia News, and Inquirer
Tweets: @ohmdee, @mochi_wsj, and @livermore__
| Pushkala Aripaka / Reuters: |
IBM beats with Q4 revenue of $21.76B, down 3% YoY, vs. $21.71B analyst estimate, and full-year cloud revenue of $19.2B, up 12% YoY; stock up 6%+ after hours — (Reuters) - IBM Corp reported a smaller-than-expected 3.5 percent drop in fourth-quarter revenue on Tuesday, as higher sales … | Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Vox Media is acquiring The Coral Project, an open-source publishing platform housed within the Mozilla Foundation — Vox Media is acquiring The Coral Project, an open-source publishing platform that is housed within the Mozilla Foundation. Deal terms have not been disclosed.Sponsor Posts
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Zoho People in 2025: A year in review — As we wrap up 2025, we're taking a moment to look back on a year filled with progress and transformation at Zoho People. Our team has been constantly pushing boundaries …
Zoho People in 2025: A year in review — As we wrap up 2025, we're taking a moment to look back on a year filled with progress and transformation at Zoho People. Our team has been constantly pushing boundaries …
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