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Report: CIA shared intelligence with US allies showing Huawei received funding from Chinese security and intelligence agencies and the People's Liberation Army — In the battle between Washington and Huawei, there has long been the taunt from Shenzhen that U.S. officials have failed to produce …
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| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
The French Government officially launches Tchap, its own messaging app with end-to-end encryption, after patching a security flaw found upon initial release — The French government just launched its own messaging app called Tchap in order to protect conversations from hackers, private companies and foreign entities.
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| Rachel Becker / The Verge: |
Researchers: 33 of 36 apps for depression or smoking cessation shared data with third-parties and 2 apps shared very sensitive info, like health diary entries — ‘Do I trust the person who made the app, and do I understand where this data is going?’ — Free apps marketed to people … | Nellie Bowles / New York Times: |
How two towns in Kansas soured on educational software from Summit Learning, funded by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative; Summit CEO says protests are about nostalgia — WELLINGTON, Kan. — The seed of rebellion was planted in classrooms. It grew in kitchens and living rooms, in conversations between students and their parents.
Tweets: @sokane1, @nytimes, @coreypein, @nathansnewman, @nathansnewman, @biblioracle, @nathansnewman, @xeni, @suzettechan, and @bisforberkshire
| Richard Moss / Polygon: |
On Game Boy's 30th anniversary, a behind-the-scenes account of how Nintendo leveraged games like Tetris and Pokémon to appeal to the North American market — We look back ahead of the console's 30th anniversary — Nintendo couldn't do much wrong, come 1989.
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The Verge, Engadget, Ars Technica, The Verge, The Verge, The Verge, The Verge, MKBHD, Nintendo Life, The Verge, The Verge, and GoNintendo. Tweets: @mossrc
| Dani Deahl / The Verge: |
AI-produced music raises copyright questions on whether AI or their human creators can claim authorship and whether artists mimicked by AI should be compensated — AI is capable of making music, but does that make AI an artist? As AI begins to reshape how music is made …
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Engadget. Tweets: @perkoch, @annemariebridy, @codeorg, @limbopeak, @jeffbecker24, @kennedyjonestho, @joshuacoase, @jherskowitz, @m_f_rose, and @danideahl
| Cory Doctorow / Boing Boing: |
Research paper argues that Facebook increased user surveillance as its competitors exited the market, makes the case for antitrust action against the company — In 2017, a 28-year-old law student named Lina Kahn turned the antitrust world on its ear with her Yale Law Review paper …
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| Washington Post: |
Sri Lanka blocks access to social media platforms, including WhatsApp and Facebook, to curb spread of misinformation after a series of deadly explosions — LONDON — The Sri Lankan government blocked access to social media platforms on Sunday, following a string of explosions that claimed …
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Sources: Qualcomm's joint venture with Guizhou province on a server chip plant will be shut down; Qualcomm and the province spent $570M on the plant since 2016 — A joint venture between Qualcomm and the government of a rural Chinese province to make server chips will wind down by the end of the month …
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| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
SiriusXM launches SiriusXM Essential, an $8/month streaming only plan for mobiles and smart speakers that gives access to 200+ channels — SiriusXM wants to cater consumers without cars, or cars without compatible stereos, with a new $8 plan for mobile and in-home listening.| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
HipChat co-founders raise $3M in seed funding for Swoot, a social podcast app that lets users recommend podcasts and see what their friends are listening to — Pete Curley and Garret Heaton, who previously co-founded team chat app HipChat and sold it to Atlassian, are officially launching their new product Swoot today.
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| Yomi Kazeem / Quartz: |
Serena Williams reveals Serena Ventures, a fund she founded in 2014 that has backed 30 startups so far across e-commerce, fashion, and social good — Andela, the developer training and outsourcing company with operations in four African countries, already has a high-powered roll call …
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