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| Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat: |
EU gives final approval to the new Copyright Directive, with its controversial Article 11 and 13 provisions, after 19 of the 28 member countries voted in favor — The European Union has officially approved a controversial and sweeping reform of its copyright rules to protect content creators …
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EU Press Room, Reuters, SiliconANGLE, Engadget, TorrentFreak, Thurrott, PYMNTS.com, The Register, AppleInsider, Mashable, The Next Web, and Inquirer
Tweets: @junckereu, @senficon, @glynmoody, @newbeanon, @eu_commission, @dsmeu, and @dangillmor
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Samsung Galaxy Fold hands-on: feels much more stable and polished than expected and while you can see and feel the crease, it's perhaps worth the trade-off — The folding screen is good, as long as you don't stare at the crease — Two months after an announcement where Samsung talked …
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CNET, TechCrunch, Wired, Fast Company, Gizmodo, Tech.pinions, CNET, Mercury News, USA Today, AT&T, Engadget, Tom's Guide, 9to5Google, ZDNet, Telegraph, ExtremeTech, TechRadar.com, TechnoBuffalo, Android Beat, PCWorld, TechSpot, and Mashable
Tweets: @joannastern, @geoffreyfowler, @wired, @wired, @laurengoode, @markgurman, @reckless, @ow, @geoffreyfowler, @eliblumenthal, @bryfitz, @mishaalrahman, and @rdrv3
| Ernesto / TorrentFreak: |
After the news went viral about Starz getting Twitter to remove TorrentFreak's tweet, Starz successfully applied DMCA takedowns to many others' tweets about it — American entertainment giant Starz is continuing to remove tweets that link to a TorrentFreak news report about leaked TV-shows.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation, Ars Technica, The Register, Deadline, Columbia Journalism Review, Motherboard, and Boing Boing
Tweets: @eff, @torrentfreak, @mathewi, @pt, @rakeshlobster, @crankycatcoder, @jilliancyork, @pt, @manan, @dangillmor, @eff, @whvholst, @justin_ling, @dsilverman, @brokep, and @torrentfreak
| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Starz apologizes for “inadvertently” issuing DMCA takedown notices for tweets to stories merely reporting about TV show leak, says it suffered a security breach — Facing a backlash over overzealous copyright enforcement, Starz issued an apology for inadvertently taking down tweets to articles about TV show piracy Monday.
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Tweets: @mathewi, @jimmy_wales, @mathewi, @annemariebridy, @mathewi, @cathygellis, @mmasnick, @mathewi, @samthielman, @evacide, @mathewi, @bjorn, @jeremylittau, @rsingel, @karlbode, @hundsnus, @annemariebridy, @kylepope, @dangillmor, @annemariebridy, @malwarejake, @robpegoraro, @davjolly, and @dangillmor. Thanks:@jank0
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
YouTube showed a link and description of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, as part of its fact checking, underneath live streams of the Notre Dame Cathedral fire — A fire has broken out at the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral today, and as you'd expect, many news networks are offering live coverage of the breaking situation.
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CNN, BuzzFeed News, TechCrunch, Washington Post, Quartz, 9to5Google, Nieman Lab, Motherboard, YouTube, and Notes from Silicon Valley
Tweets: @broderick, @broderick, @broderick, @caseynewton, @mikeisaac, @joshsternberg, @raaleh, @commsdirector, @psythor, @donie, @jamesrbuk, @brooklynmarie, @janinegibson, @samleecole, @robaeprice, @kateconger, @broderick, @thejosephchrist, @samleecole, @broderick, @lutherlowe, @martinsfp, and @starfire2258
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Sources: nearly half of HQ Trivia's staff signed a petition seeking to depose CEO Rus Yusupov; the startup had ~$6M in the bank but is spending $1M per month — This week's banishment of host Scott Rogowsky was merely a symptom of the ongoing struggle to decide who will lead HQ Trivia.
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Android Authority and GamesIndustry.biz
Tweets: @joshconstine, @mekosoff, @bendhalpern, @joshconstine, @riklomas, @pkafka, @kerrymflynn, and @pkafka
| Bloomberg: |
Foxconn will mass produce iPhones in India this year, including newer models, according to Foxconn's chairman Terry Gou, who will step away from day-to-day role — - Apple's main production partner is prepping an output shift — Foxconn's Terry Gou says he'll step back from the day-to-day
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South China Morning Post, Reuters, The Verge, PYMNTS.com, Cult of Mac, Firstpost Tech, TechSpot, and AppleInsider. Tweets: @menakadoshi
| Dave Gershgorn / Quartz: |
Satya Nadella says that Microsoft is making changes to how HR investigates incidents, creates an Employee Advocacy Team to help staff through complaint process — Microsoft employees have been telling executives in recent weeks how workplace harassment and discrimination has pervaded unchecked throughout …
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GeekWire, GamesIndustry.biz, MSPoweruser, CNBC, and Vox
Tweets: @morelli_law, @ohhoe, @sladner, @wegladlyfeast, @idiot_girl, @jessfraz, @ireneista, and @mer__edith. Thanks:@davegershgorn
| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
Binance says it will delist bitcoin SV (BSV) from the exchange, after CEO Changpeng Zhao said BSV's creator Craig Wright, who claims he's Satoshi, is a “fraud” — Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange by reported volume, will delist bitcoin SV (BSV) after a week … | Karissa Bell / Mashable: |
Despite publicly pausing verification, Twitter has verified 10,000+ accounts in recent months but withheld the privilege from anyone without backchannel access — Jack Dorsey's mother and father, the '80s band Whitesnake, a “war room” associated with Donald Trump's reelection campaign …
Tweets: @karissabe, @byardduncan, @caseynewton, @martinsfp, @karissabe, @karissabe, @kerrymflynn, and @mattnavarra. Thanks:@karissabe
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Since mid-February, hacker Gnosticplayers has posted 932M+ user records from 44 companies, including 500px and UnderArmor, on dark web marketplace Dream Market — Hacker Gnosticplayers has stolen over 932 million user records from 44 companies. — A hacker who spoke with ZDNet in February …
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| Bloomberg: |
Governments across Southeast Asia, including Vietnam and Thailand, are adopting Chinese-style internet and data controls, raising alarms in the US — - Increasingly autocractic regimes find China's model alluring — The spread of Beijing's vision is starting to alarm the U.S.
Tweets: @bbgvisualdata, @mdudas, @dtbyler, @scs_disputes, @mhbergen, @lindsaypgorman, and @triviumchina
| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
Hulu has repurchased AT&T's 9.5% stake in the business for $1.43B, giving Hulu a valuation of $15B; Disney said in November that Hulu was worth $9.26B — - Hulu bought back AT&T's 9.5 percent stake in the entity for $1.43 billion, valuing the streaming company at $15 billion.
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Engadget, CNET, The Verge, Business Insider, Bloomberg, Business Wire, Financial Times, Barron's Online, Variety, Deadline, and Axios
| Dami Lee / The Verge: |
Facebook rolls out dark mode for Messenger globally, after previously hiding it behind an Easter egg that required users to send a moon emoji to get the feature — It's official now — Facebook Messenger's dark mode is rolling out to globally today, as announced on Facebook's product blog.
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Messenger News, 9to5Mac, VentureBeat, Engadget, MacRumors, BetaNews, The Next Web, and MSPoweruser
| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Motivate, the bike share startup owned by Lyft, is pulling its electric bikes in NYC, SFO, and Washington DC after reports of injuries due to faulty brakes — The move comes after dozens of injuries were reported — Lyft, which operates bike-share systems across the US …
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New York Times, TechCrunch, Curbed NY, SiliconANGLE, Silicon Valley Business …, SlashGear, Gizmodo, Gothamist, Socialnomics, and PYMNTS.com. Tweets: @andyjayhawk
| BBC: |
UK data watchdog proposes a 16-rule code of practice for online services to protect children's privacy that includes ending “nudge techniques” and more — Facebook and Instagram face a ban on letting under-18s “like” posts on their platforms while Snapchat could be prevented …
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Business Insider, Financial Times, ico.org.uk, Engadget, Gizmodo, Fast Company, Press Association, The Daily Caller, and The Guardian
Tweets: @iconews, @hare_brain, @mattr3, and @lgfldigisafe
| Guilherme Rambo / 9to5Mac: |
Sources: iOS 13 to include a system-wide Dark Mode, the ability for apps to have multiple windows and a new standard undo gesture for text input on iPad, more — Apple is expected to unveil iOS 13, the next major version of the iPhone and iPad operating system, at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference …
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SiliconANGLE, MacRumors, MACお宝 …, KnowTechie, AppleInsider, BetaNews, Macworld, InvestorPlace, iDownloadBlog.com, TechCrunch, Thurrott, iPhone Hacks, MSPoweruser, BGR, Neowin, SlashGear, TechSpot, VentureBeat, iPhone in Canada Blog, Engadget, The Verge, and Apple Must
Tweets: @dancounsell and @stroughtonsmith
| Parmy Olson / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Google is quietly disbanding a UK panel to review use of AI in health care after panel members chafed at lack of info, authority, and independence — Panel members in U.K. chafed at lack of information access, authority and independence from GoogleSponsor Posts
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