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February 20, 2019, 1:30 AM

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Chris Morris / Fortune:
Industry sources: Google will reveal details about its Project Stream game streaming service during its keynote at the Game Developers Conference on March 19  —  Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo might want to brace themselves.  Googleis about to enter the lucrative video game sector with its Project Stream.
Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge:
YouTube updates community guidelines with a new system for rule-breaking channels, which now get a consequence-free, one-time warning for their first violation  —  Channels will now get a consequence-free, one-time warning for their first violation  —  YouTube is overhauling its community guidelines …
Colin Lecher / The Verge:
House Committee on Energy and Commerce asks in open letter whether Facebook users were misled about what personal data could be leaked by joining closed groups  —  House committee asked for a briefing  —  Lawmakers are looking to question Facebook about its privacy practices after allegations …
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
For YouTube, curbing misinformation on its platform may mean punishing some of its stars, a step it's not shown it can broadly take, despite recent policy shift  —  Last month, the YouTube star Shane Dawson uploaded his new project: a 104-minute documentary, “Conspiracy Theories With Shane Dawson.”
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
IFTTT's Linden Tibbets resigns as CEO, will stay as chief design officer; Chris Kibarian, ex-CEO of Monster.com owner Randstad Digital Ventures, named IFTTT CEO  —  After raising $24 million in funding led by Salesforce in April 2018, the startup IFTTT — which provides an API platform …
Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
Coinbase buys Neutrino, which helps monitor, analyze, and track cryptocurrency flows, for an undisclosed sum  —  Coinbase, the world's most valuable crypto company, is gearing up to add more cryptocurrencies to its exchange thanks to its latest acquisition.
Jon Porter / The Verge:
Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon X55, its second generation 5G modem, with a maximum download speed of 7 Gbps, up 40% from the X50's 5 Gbps  —  The Snapdragon X55 adds support for more 5G technologies  —  Even before most phone makers have launched their first 5G handsets, Qualcomm …
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:
GitHub expands its bug bounty program by upping reward amounts, removing a maximum reward limit, adding Legal Safe Harbor terms; GitHub paid out $250K+ in 2018  —  GitHub today beefed up its bug bounty program.  The Microsoft-owned company has expanded the program's scope, increased its reward amounts …
Mariella Moon / Engadget:
Huawei sends invitations for its next flagship P30 series launch event in Paris on March 26  —  Huawei's upcoming flagship phones won't be popping up at Mobile World Congress.  The tech giant has announced a special P30 series launch event in Paris, which will take place on March 26th …
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
GN Group, which makes connected hearing aids that work with iOS and Android, is acquiring videoconferencing device and software provider Altia Systems for $125M  —  Some interesting M&A is afoot in the world of hardware and software that's aiming to improve the quality of audio and video communications over digital networks.
Mitchel Broussard / MacRumors:
Report details Huawei's efforts to steal Apple's IP, including pressing suppliers for Apple Watch details, copying a MacBook Pro component, debriefing new hires  —  Last month, the United States Justice Department announced a series of criminal charges against Chinese smartphone maker Huawei …
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