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| Thomas Ricker / The Verge: |
Facebook says all of its services are now operational, attributes the downtime to a “server configuration change” — Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook all appear to be operating normally — Facebook is reporting all services operational after a prolonged outage that impacted all of the company's most popular apps.
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Telegram founder Pavel Durov claims that 3M new users signed up to the service during a 24 hour period which coincides with the period of Facebook outages — Messaging platform Telegram claims to have had a surge in signups during a period of downtime for Facebook's rival messaging services.| New York Times: |
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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| Emma Haruka Iwao / Google Cloud Blog: |
Google breaks world record for the most accurate value of pi, first time using cloud computing, calculating 31.4T digits after a ~112-day computation — Try GCP — Get $300 free credit to spend over 12 months. — Free Trial — TM title , and the first time the record …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft launches a new cross-platform mobile SDK that allows game developers to add Xbox Live features to iOS or Android games — Microsoft also open to Xbox Live on the PS4 or Switch — Microsoft is bringing its Xbox Live network to iOS and Android devices.
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces WWDC 2019 will be held June 3-7 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose — Apple has officially announced dates and opened registration for its annual developer conference where it will likely unveil iOS 13, macOS 10.15, watchOS 6, and tvOS 13.
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| Li Tao / South China Morning Post: |
Huawei says it has developed its own OS for both smartphones and computers in case those developed by US companies are no longer available — Huawei Technologies, the largest smartphone vendor in China, said it has developed its own operating systems (OS) for both smartphones and computers … | 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.| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Valve announces an early beta of Steam Link Anywhere, a Steam Link extension that allows users to connect to their computers and play games from anywhere — Ahead of the Game Developers Conference, Valve is adding a couple of new features for its Steam digital game distribution platform.
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| Chris Davies / SlashGear: |
Dropbox has quietly updated its website to add a three-device limit, including mobile devices, on its free storage plan — Dropbox has quietly added a new limitation on free accounts, putting a cap on how many devices can be linked simultaneously. The cloud storage service offers new users 2GB for free …
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| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
Sketch, which makes popular digital design tools for Mac and says 1M people paid $99 for a perpetual license, raises $20M Series A in its first outside round — You've probably noticed: design has become central for many businesses that might have once considered it an afterthought.| 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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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Slack says it has removed 28 accounts for having a “clear affiliation with known hate groups” — Chat competitor Discord has faced similar issues — Workplace chat company Slack said today it's removed 28 accounts for having a “clear affiliation with known hate groups.”
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| Erin Griffith / New York Times: |
As Lyft, Pinterest, Postmates, Slack, and Uber prepare to go public, VCs are preparing to invest in a new wave of startups created by employees enriched by IPOs — SAN FRANCISCO — Riley Newman, a former head of data science at Airbnb, set out in mid-2017 to raise a venture capital fund that would invest in a multitude of tech trends.| Aamir Siddiqui / XDA Developers: |
Samsung says it has begun mass production of 10nm 12GB LPDDR4X DRAM chip for smartphones, targets 34.1 GBps data transfer rates — Just a few years ago, smartphones launching with 1GB RAM were deemed to be sufficient for mobile computing needs. After all, we had access to much more computing power … | Benedict Evans: |
There are parallels between Facebook's response to organized abuse of its platform and Microsoft's response to malware on Windows and Office 20 years ago — - There are strong parallels between organised abuse of Facebook and FB's attempts to respond, in the last 24 months …
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| Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: |
Twitter appoints a VP of People Experience and Head of Diversity and Inclusion, says its current workforce is now 40.2% female, 4.5% black, and 3.9% Latinx — Twitter unveiled its latest diversity report and announced a new vice president of people experience and head of diversity and inclusion.
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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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Tweets: @heybrucewright, @russellholly, @brillhart, and @jank0
| Parmy Olson / Forbes: |
Profile of Peter Szulczewski, co-founder of Wish, the most downloaded shopping app worldwide with a valuation of $8.7B+, and a revenue of $1.9B last year — n a sun-filled San Francisco afternoon, Peter Szulczewski is climbing the stairs to the top of a Sansome Street skyscraper …
Tweets: @forbes, @lauramandaro, @jrichlive, @thecadclub, @forbes, @justglew, @kobegatsby, @forbes, and @parmy
| 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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