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Sources: Facebook's data-sharing deals under federal criminal investigation; an NY grand jury subpoenaed at least two device-makers who partnered with Facebook — Federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into data deals Facebook struck with some of the world's largest …
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| Shannon Liao / The Verge: |
Facebook says it is working to bring its services back online as users around the world report issues with Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Oculus, and WhatsApp — While you can open the apps, they're missing major functions — Facebook and Instagram appear to be partially down for some users around the world today.
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google debuts the first preview of Android Q to devs, available on all Pixel devices, with granular privacy settings, better support for foldable devices, more — Google today launched Android Q Beta 1, available for download now at google.com/android/beta.
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| Aaron Tilley / The Information: |
Apple has acquired Laserlike, a small Silicon Valley-based ML startup, likely to strengthen its AI efforts; Laserlike had raised $24M+, per Crunchbase — Apple has acquired Laserlike, a small Silicon Valley-based machine learning startup, which could help strengthen the company's artificial …
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| Maureen Farrell / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: a consortium that includes SoftBank and at least one automaker is in late-stage talks to invest $1B or more into Uber's self-driving vehicle unit — A consortium that includes SoftBank Group is in late-stage talks to invest $1 billion or more into Uber Technologies' self-driving vehicle unit.
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| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Google is shutting down its Spotlight Stories VR film studio, part of Google's ATAP group, according to an email from the studio's executive producer — Google is shutting down its Spotlight Stories immersive entertainment unit, according to an email sent out by Spotlight Stories executive producer Karen Dufilho Wednesday evening.
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Verizon's 5G service to launch on April 11 in Chicago and Minneapolis and cost $85-$105 for its unlimited plans — The first phone available will be the Moto Z3 with the 5G Moto Mod — Verizon's 5G network is coming. After months of vague statements, the carrier has finally announced … | Tiffany Hsu / New York Times: |
Amazon has delisted two books that claimed to hold cures for autism, following a letter from Rep. Schiff criticizing anti-vaccine misinformation on the platform — Amazon has removed the online listings for two books that claim to contain cures for autism, a move that follows recent efforts … | Stuart Dredge / Music Ally: |
Spotify files an anti-trust complaint against Apple with the European Commission, claiming App Store rules limit choice and stifle competition — Spotify is filing a complaint against Apple with the European Commission, accusing the latter company of anticompetitive behaviour in the way it manages …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Twitter's mobile app is rolling out a Snapchat-style camera designed to promote sharing photos, videos, and live footage when users swipe left on their timeline — Twitter is rolling out the redesign to its camera feature TechCrunch reported on a month ago that's designed to let you capture photos …
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google says it removed 2.3B bad ads in 2018, down 28% from 2017 and terminated ~1M bad advertiser accounts, including ~734K publishers and app developers — Around this time of year, Google shares how many “bad ads” it killed the year before. And every year, the number grows. But not this time.
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Cloudera misses Q4 FY2019 analyst estimates with revenue of $144.5M, up 37% YoY, and losses of $85.5M; stock down ~15% after hours following weak Q1 guidance — Cloudera plummeted as much as 15 percent in extended trading on Wednesday after the developer of software for managing …
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Researchers find mobile adware, dubbed SimBad, hidden in over 200 Android games, with more than 150M downloads — Security researchers have found a new kind of mobile adware hidden in hundreds of Android apps, and downloaded more than 150 million times from Google Play.
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| Peter Rubin / Wired: |
An early look at Facebook's Codec Avatars, extremely life-like representations of individuals made by applying machine learning to data collected in a studio — “There's this big, ugly sucker at the door,” the young woman says, her eyes twinkling, “and he said, ‘Who do you think you are, Lena Horne?’
Tweets: @jlax, @kevinroose, and @ddiakopoulos
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Facebook is rolling out Watch Party support for live TV, with tools for adding trivia, polls, and more, testing first in Facebook Groups with live sports events — Today at SXSW, we're sharing updates on how we're bringing people together around video and music on Facebook … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft demos its Project xCloud game streaming service with Forza Horizon 4 streaming to an Android phone, ahead of Google's “future of gaming” event — Entering public trials later this year — Microsoft has provided a live demonstration of its upcoming Project xCloud game streaming service.
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| Bloomberg: |
Court documents: Larry Page worried he would lose control of Google in 2011 and seemed to make a “veiled threat” to quit over the issue — - Page feared co-founder Brin might sell voting shares in 2011 — Court documents shed new light on controversial class C stock
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| Miriam Posner / New Yorker: |
How supply-chain management software from companies like SAP optimizes for production needs but can create a bullwhip effect on factory workers from a distance — This past December, the workers'-rights organization China Labor Watch published a report about conditions in Chinese toy factories.| Todd Haselton / CNBC: |
Apple Music arrives on Amazon's Fire TV for US users, following its launch on Amazon's Echo smart speakers last year — Apple Music launched on Amazon Fire TVs in the United States on Wednesday. It is the latest sign of Apple's continued push to get its services, including Apple Music, in front of as many people as possible.
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