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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Facebook admits it inadvertently stored some user passwords in plain text, searchable by employees; source says it may have been between 200M and 600M passwords — Hundreds of millions of Facebook users had their account passwords stored in plain text and searchable by thousands of Facebook employees …
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| Pedro Canahuati / Facebook: |
Facebook says it will notify hundreds of millions of Facebook users and thousands of Instagram users after it found passwords were stored in a readable format — As part of a routine security review in January, we found that some user passwords were being stored in a readable format within our internal data storage systems.
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TechCrunch, Wired, CNBC, NBC News, CNN, Engadget, Threatpost, The Verge, The Hacker News, Motherboard, Fortune, Digital Trends, Security Affairs, Android Authority, Mashable, Financial Times, Pocketnow, 9to5Mac, and Softpedia News
Tweets: @jonswaine, @willoremus, @tonyromm, @hadas_gold, @chrismessina, @joshuaumww, @sfiegerman, @bdsams, and @malwarejake
| Peter Kafka / Recode: |
Sources: Apple's new TV service to be unveiled Monday will be a storefront for other streaming services, with Apple hosting and serving the streams — Apple's TV plans, explained. (Spoiler: Apple isn't taking on Netflix yet.) — After years of circling the TV business …
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The Information, AppleInsider, 500ish Words, Digiday, MacRumors, Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Slashdot, iDownloadBlog.com, BGR, CNET, Cult of Mac, Forbes, Engadget, iPhone Hacks, 9to5Mac, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @pkafka, @jwsherrod, @fmanjoo, @pierce, @mollywood, @benbajarin, @pkafka, @mgsiegler, and @pkafka
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Source: Apple has signed up Vox for its upcoming news subscription service; other Vox Media properties will not participate initially — Apple Inc. signed Vox to be part of an upcoming subscription service for newspaper and magazine readers, according to a person familiar with the matter …
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AppleInsider, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, and iPhone Hacks
Tweets: @jbenton, @markgurman, and @stroughtonsmith
| Taylor Lorenz / The Atlantic: |
Instagram, which has largely escaped scrutiny, is teeming with conspiracy theories, misinformation, and extremist memes, boosted by its recommendation algorithm — When Alex, now a high-school senior, saw an Instagram account he followed post about something called QAnon back in 2017 …
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft launches Windows Virtual Desktop in public preview and Microsoft Defender ATP for macOS in limited preview — Microsoft today made a slew of announcements to help IT pros reduce costs, increase security, and boost employee productivity. The headline items are the launch …
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Tweets: @tomwarren, @jarwidmark, @msftsecurity, @maryjofoley, @anderson, @guygregory, @gcluley, @epro, and @wdsecurity
| Kate Clark / TechCrunch: |
A look at some of Y Combinator's Winter 2019 cohort who secured funding before Demo Day due to early interest from those connected to the YC network — Meet the startups that raised venture capital, or got acquired, before Demo Day — Hundreds gathered this week at San Francisco's Pier 48 …
Tweets: @kateclarktweets, @joshconstine, @kateclarktweets, and @kateclarktweets
| Guy Rosen / Facebook: |
Facebook says it blocked 800+ distinct variants of New Zealand shooting video, in contrast to ISIS-style propaganda which is not rebroadcast or reshared widely — We continue to keep the people, families and communities affected by the tragedy in New Zealand in our hearts.
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Tweets: @hshaban, @hshaban, @raju, @dbyman, @jaycee001, and @karolcummins
| Richard Lawler / Engadget: |
Comcast's Xfinity Flex, a $5/month service for its broadband customers, comes with a 4K set-top box and access to paid and free, ad-supported streaming services — Comcast's latest bundle isn't a cable TV service, exactly, since it's aimed at its subscribers who only have internet service.
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Comcast, The Verge, MacRumors, Zatz Not Funny!, Telecompetitor, and Digital Trends. Tweets: @comcast
| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Report: Apple acquires Italian startup Stamplay, which specializes in backend automation, for about €5M — Apple has acquired Italian startup Stamplay, which offered an API-based back-end development platform, according to Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore. The report claims Apple paid around five million euros for the company.
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9to5Mac, VentureBeat, MacDailyNews, Cult of Mac, FinSMEs, InvestorPlace, iPhone Hacks, and iDownloadBlog.com. Tweets: @justinthetechie
| Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg: |
Source: Uber picks the NYSE for its upcoming IPO; Lyft will start trading next week on Nasdaq — - Listing is likely to be the biggest public offering this year — Company expected to officially file for its IPO in April — Uber Technologies Inc. has selected the New York Stock Exchange … | Joe Carlson / Star Tribune: |
DHS warns of two vulnerabilities affecting about 750,000 Medtronic implantable defibrillators worldwide, which could allow hackers to take control of devices — Alert from Medtronic, Homeland Security says 750K defibrillators are at risk. — As many as 750,000 heart devices …
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ICS-CERT Critical …, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, The Register, and Slashdot
Tweets: @geeknik and @pkedrosky
| Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian: |
Court filing by DC AG: Facebook knew about Cambridge Analytica data misuse months before it was first reported; Facebook says it did not mislead about timeline — Company confirms suspicions of separate incident following Washington DC attorney general court filing
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District of Columbia and CNET
Tweets: @profcarroll, @juliacarriew, @profcarroll, @carolecadwalla, and @damiancollins
| Maureen Farrell / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Pinterest has sped up the timing of its IPO, plans to make its filing public as early as Friday and list its shares on the NYSE in mid-April — Pinterest Inc. has sped up the timing of its initial public offering as the image-search company looks to tap into a red-hot market for new issues …
Tweets: @maureenmfarrell and @edbott
| Max Chafkin / Bloomberg: |
Trump to nominate Michael Kratsios to be his first US CTO; Kratsios is currently US deputy CTO and was formerly chief of staff at Thiel Capital — For the first time in two years—and for the first time under President Trump—the U.S. is set to have a chief technology officer.
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Axios, Washington Examiner, CNET, TechCrunch, and The Hill
Tweets: @garyshapiro, @josheidelson, @chafkin, @digiphile, and @mattdrange
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Apple iPad mini (2019) review: same specs as larger iPad Air, headphone jack, and solid performance, but has huge bezels and a Lightning port instead of USB-C — Sometimes smaller is better — People who love the iPad mini really, really love the iPad mini.
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Asymco, Daring Fireball, Engadget, Digital Trends, Business Insider, CNBC, Wired, Fast Company, Six Colors, CNBC, Mashable, iMore, KnowTechie, Macworld, iPhone in Canada Blog, Pocket-lint, MacRumors, and Cult of Mac
Tweets: @reckless, @stevesi, @james_gross, @stevesi, @smccready, @mgsiegler, @cnet, and @mgsiegler
| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Four European Wikipedia sites are blocking access and directing users to contact their EU representatives on March 21 to protest the copyright directive — Sites including Reddit, Twitch, and PornHub are also encouraging users in the EU to contact local politicians
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Wikimedia Foundation, TorrentFreak, Upvoted, OpenStreetMap Blog, Global Voices Advocacy, Slate, and Inquirer
Tweets: @mathewi, @edri, @asta_fish, @mpawlo, and @wikimedia
| Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
Tesla files two lawsuits against multiple former employees and the self-driving car startup Zoox alleging misappropriation of the company's trade secrets — The automaker claims employees brought logistics info to Zoox, while another took Autopilot data to Xiaopeng Motors
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Reuters, Business Insider, TechNode, Bloomberg, The Hill, CNET, The Register, Silicon Valley Business …, TechCrunch, Electrek, Mashable, Wired, Engadget, CNBC, and Fortune
Tweets: @lylejmorris, @sokane1, @ryanfelton, and @quirkyllama
| Nicholas Fandos / New York Times: |
Jared Kushner's lawyer told the House Oversight Committee late last year that Kushner uses WhatsApp for official WH business, including with foreign contacts — WASHINGTON — Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser, uses an unofficial online messaging service …
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Politico and Washington Post
Tweets: @nycsouthpaw, @tomgara, @bartongellman, @mattyglesias, @courtneyknorris, @hshaban, @therickwilson, and @refsrc
| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Houseparty promotes co-founder and COO Sima Sistani to CEO; co-founder and CEO Ben Rubin will move to the company's board and continue to advise product teams — Sima Sistani becomes one of very few women to run a venture-backed social networking company — Houseparty, the video chat app …
Tweets: @simasistani, @joshconstine, @caseynewton, and @rrhoover
| Kate Clark / TechCrunch: |
Sources: UiPath, a process automation platform targeting IT businesses, is raising $400M+ at a $7B+ valuation; it closed a $265M Series C in November — UiPath, a robotics process automation platform targeting IT businesses, is raising more than $400 million in Series D funding …
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