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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is working on rebuilding its messaging services to be more interoperable, ephemeral, privacy-focused, with end-to-end encryption — A major new blog post about Facebook's future — Facebook will increasingly shift its focus away from public posts to encrypted …
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Google announces TensorFlow Privacy, an open source module for the machine learning framework that lets developers safeguard data with differential privacy — The company's new TensorFlow Privacy module lets devs safeguard data with differential privacy — Google has announced a new module …
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Google unveils a trio of new hardware devices for AI development under the Coral brand, including a $149.99 development board and $74.99 USB accelerator — They're designed to help prototype AI products — Google continues to expand its range of AI products and services with a trio …
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| Sam Kim / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Samsung is working on two new foldable smartphones, a vertical clamshell-like device with an extra outside screen and another that folds like Mate X — - Device that folds from top to bottom is next in line — ‘Outfolding’ model may also challenge Huawei, Xiaomi
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| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Google brings its Duplex AI restaurant booking assistant to 43 states for Pixel 3 owners starting today and will soon roll it out to iOS and other Android users — No moment wowed the audience at last year's I/O more than Duplex. The demo of the artificial intelligence restaurant …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says it is making its Windows calculator app open source, available now on GitHub — Windows developers can help build the calculator now — Microsoft is making the source code for its Windows calculator available on GitHub today. The software maker wants to …
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| Tom Randall / Bloomberg: |
Waymo starts selling lidar sensors to customers who don't compete with its robotaxi business, expects increased production of sensors to lower costs — Alphabet Inc.'s self-driving car unit, Waymo, is getting into the sensor business. — Waymo is set on Wednesday to begin selling …
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Waymo, Business Insider, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, CNBC, 9to5Google, Mashable, The Robot Report, Forbes, Silicon Valley Business …, The Verge, and PYMNTS.com
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| Scott Rosenberg / Axios: |
Axios Harris Poll of US adults: Facebook's reputation dropped from 51st to 94th in 2018, following myriad scandals; Amazon, Netflix, and Apple's remained steady — Data: The Axios Harris Poll 100; Chart: Axios Visuals — Facebook's reputation took a long dive over the past year …
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Axios, Axios, GeekWire, Investor's Business Daily, MSPoweruser, Business Insider, USA Today, and Fortune
Tweets: @abnormalreturns, @alexhern, @alex, and @carnage4life
| Sylvie Corbet / Associated Press: |
France unveils a 3% tax on large internet companies with over €25M in French revenues, affecting about 30 companies; law is expected to pass in coming months — PARIS (AP) — The French government on Wednesday unveiled plans to slap a 3 percent tax on the French revenues of internet giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook.
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Washington Post, MIT Technology Review, Reuters, Telecoms.com, Associated Press, Bloomberg, Agence France-Presse, Business Insider, and France 24. Tweets: @hshaban
| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard: |
Sources describe the gray market for prototype iPhones, oftentimes with security features disabled, that iOS hackers have used to probe internals and find bugs — Very few people have heard of them, but “dev-fused” iPhones sold on the grey market are one of the most important tools for the best iOS hackers in the world.
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MacRumors, iPhone Hacks, and The Mac Observer
Tweets: @qwertyoruiopz, @jason_koebler, @jason_koebler, @lorenzofb, @lorenzofb, and @lorenzofb
| Natt Garun / The Verge: |
Fitbit announces new $160 Versa Lite smartwatch, Inspire and Inspire HR lower-cost fitness trackers, and discontinues the Zip, Flex 2, Alta, and Alta HR — It's also discontinuing the Zip, Flex 2, Alta, and Alta HR — Fitbit's renewed take on the smartwatch appeared to have worked with the Versa …
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Tweets: @nattgarun and @fitbit
| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Google is testing shoppable sponsored ads within image search results that highlight products available for sale, with details like prices and brands — Google is borrowing a few cues from Instagram and Pinterest to encourage more shopping in its search results.
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The Keyword, VentureBeat, MSPoweruser, PYMNTS.com, Search Engine Roundtable, Thurrott, Neowin, CNET, Search Engine Land, Search Engine Journal, and 9to5Google
Tweets: @libertyonlineuk and @glenngabe
| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Following its Dec. report, Privacy International finds seven major Android apps, including Yelp and Duolingo, still send personal data to Facebook upon launch — Even when you're not logged in or don't have a Facebook account — Major Android mobile apps from companies including Yelp …
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Privacy International, Inquirer, The Verge, Android Authority, CNET, and CloudWedge
Tweets: @elizab0t and @carnage4life
| Ian Sherr / CNET: |
Apple's annual Supplier Responsibility Progress Report, assessing 770 suppliers across 30 countries, finds 27 “core violations” of labor rules, down from 44 YoY — Apple's latest audit report for 2018 brought a lot of shine back to the company's supply chain.| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Report: Snap reached settlements with 3+ women in 2018 who alleged discrimination after layoffs; one round eliminated only women from growth and design teams — Snap reached settlements with three women last year who alleged discrimination at the company after they were laid off, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Wall Street Journal, CNBC, and Business Insider
Tweets: @ungarino, @rebeccaballhaus, @shiraovide, @raju, and @sarahfrier
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Google reveals that a patch for Chrome last week was actually a fix for a sandbox-escaping zero-day exploit that was being actively used in the wild — Users are advised to update to Google Chrome version 72.0.3626.121. — Google revealed yesterday that a patch for Chrome last week …
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BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, SecurityWeek, and Naked Security
| Mishaal Rahman / XDA Developers: |
An early look at Google's work on a new IdentityCredential API for Android, which may allow for digital driver's licenses and pave the way for digital passports — Carrying a wallet has become less of a necessity for me since I started using Google Pay to manage my credit cards … | Shannon Liao / The Verge: |
Report: hackers believed to be sponsored by the Chinese government targeted over two dozen universities in an apparent bid to access maritime military research — Chinese hackers singled out over two dozen universities in the US and around the world in an apparent bid to gain access …
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FireEye, Wall Street Journal, The Register, Business Insider, ZDNet, BBC, IT PRO, SecurityWeek, Bloomberg, and SiliconANGLE
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