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Zuckerberg's WSJ op-ed and rumored push to unify messaging infrastructure across Facebook's apps may be signs of company's increased concern about regulation — It sure feels like regulation is coming for Facebook. — The threat of government regulation has been looming over Facebook …
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| Cade Metz / New York Times: |
How satellite data startups like Orbital Insight and SpaceKnow track businesses, illegal mining, oil tankers, and more for clients like hedge funds and banks — SAN FRANCISCO — In October, the Chinese province of Guangdong — the manufacturing center on the southern coast that drives 12 percent …
Tweets: @nytimes, @cristingoodwin, @wadhwa, @fryan, @moonalice, @gregbufithis, and @nytimesbusiness
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Japan amends law to let government staff scan 200M+ IoT devices and hack the ones with weak passwords, so they can then be secured ahead of 2020 Olympics — Japanese government wants to secure IoT devices before Tokyo 2020 Olympics and avoid Olympic Destroyer and VPNFilter-like attacks.
Tweets: @gcluley, @ohmdee, @jennyteo, and @zackwhittaker
| Scott Shane / New York Times: |
Distributed Denial of Secrets, a WikiLeaks-like online repository launched last month by transparency advocates, publishes 175 GB of leaked Russian documents — A group of transparency advocates on Friday posted a mammoth collection of hacked and leaked documents from inside Russia …
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Pictures of what appear to be the two models of Samsung's Galaxy S10 leak, showing “Infinity-O” display, very thin bezels, USB-C port, and a headphone jack — Well, the leaks start coming and they don't stop coming — There's less than a month to go before Samsung unveils …
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| Elizabeth Segran / Fast Company: |
Fernish, a startup that rents and refurbishes well-made furniture from popular brands targeting millennials, raises $30M Series A — If you're in your twenties or early thirties, there's a good chance that you move fairly frequently for school or work. And there comes a point …
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| Alison Griswold / Quartz: |
The GOP-majority National Labor Relations Board voted that van drivers for Texas-based SuperShuttle are independent contractors, a win for companies like Uber — Buried by news of the US federal shutdown ending was a government decision that has staggering implications for Uber and companies like it.| Gabriella Borter / Reuters: |
Psychiatrists notice an uptick in cases and US in-patient treatment programs for internet addiction, but some key institutions don't recognize it as a disorder — CINCINNATI (Reuters) - When Danny Reagan was 13, he began exhibiting signs of what doctors usually associate with drug addiction.| Randy Nelson / Sensor Tower: |
Sensor Tower: mobile users spent an estimated $1.27B in the top 10 US streaming video apps in 2018, up 62% from $781M spent in 2017 and 3x the spending in 2016 — Mobile users in the United States spent an estimated $1.27 billion in the top 10 subscription video on demand (SVOD) apps last year …
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| Nicole Nguyen / BuzzFeed News: |
Independent artists say Amazon has failed to implement even minor changes that would make it harder for merchants to sell goods that violate artist copyrights — Independent artists, who aren't afforded the same protection as big brands on Amazon, say that fighting copyright infringement by third-party sellers is never-ending.
Tweets: @christineliuart, @collettejellis, @zenbreeze, and @itsnicolenguyen
| Bradley Olson / Wall Street Journal: |
Home-energy management may become the next battleground for Google and Amazon, using devices like smart speakers and thermostats to track consumers' energy use — Tech companies look to expand their reach, reap consumer data as smart-home ecosystem expands
Tweets: @adamfeldman, @ftodddavidson, and @wsj
| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Illinois Supreme Court rules that companies can be sued for collecting biometric data without opt-in consent, even if no tangible injury was demonstrated — Privacy advocates won a crucial court victory on Friday, as the Illinois Supreme Court dismissed a case that would have pared …
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