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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Google says it will roll out a new tool that lets users limit how long it keeps location, search, and browsing data to either three or 18 months — Last August, the Associated Press reported that various Google apps store the timestamped locations of the devices on which they're installed.
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The Keyword, BetaNews, ZDNet, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, SlashGear, Cult of Mac, Android Police, Search Engine Land, 9to5Google, CNBC, Thurrott, Droid Life, BGR, CNET, The Verge, Geek.com, Phone Scoop, Engadget, MacRumors, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @aiiane, @wantstobegreat, @gregbensinger, @peard33, and @campuscodi
| Axios: |
In its Q2 earnings release, Qualcomm says its settlement with Apple will yield $4.5B-$4.7B in revenue for the next quarter — In its quarterly earnings released today, Qualcomm said it would record $4.5-$4.7 billion revenue in the coming quarter as part of its settlement of a long-running intellectual-property quarrel with Apple.
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Bloomberg, CNET, SiliconANGLE, Gizmodo, The Verge, CNBC, MacRumors, Bloomberg, 9to5Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, and iPhone Hacks. Tweets: @bzamayo
| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
Qualcomm reports Q2 revenue of $4.98B, down 4.6% YoY, profit of $663M, up from $330M YoY, but lackluster Q3 guidance due to weak demand for smartphones in China — - CEO points to ongoing soft demand in biggest market for phones — Apple licensing terms will be ‘consistent’ with program
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Qualcomm Investor Relations, Reuters, Thurrott, Engadget, ZDNet, and Cult of Mac
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer and others on AI techniques and progress in identifying image, video, and multi-lingual text content violating Facebook's rules — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg often asserts that AI will substantially cut down on the amount of abuse perpetrated by millions of ill-meaning Facebook users.
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Facebook Technology, Facebook AI, The Next Web, ZDNet, UploadVR, Engadget, and Facebook Technology
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
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| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Andreessen Horowitz closes a $750M early-stage fund and $2B later-stage fund, bringing its total raised to nearly $10B, as it hits its 10th anniversary — Andreessen Horowitz has closed on two new funds, Axios has learned. — The big picture: Last year we previewed the venture giant's …
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Andreessen Horowitz, Bloomberg, Business Insider, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @jorgecondebio and @davidgeorge83
| Rani Molla / Vox: |
Slack and other workplace messaging services undermine their goal of increased productivity by becoming distractions, where users are constantly chatting — Job software like Teams, Slack, and Workplace were supposed to make us more productive. They haven't. — Several people are typing.
Tweets: @ranimolla, @mims, @ezraklein, @cebsilver, @rakeshlobster, @st_eppel, @mattyglesias, @howelloneill, @seamus, @recode, @ranimolla, @waltmossberg, @annehelen, @ezraklein, @dcseifert, @ezraklein, @bdsams, @manukumar, @annehelen, @mattlynley, @adamsinger, @jessicagolds, @ezraklein, and @mostafanageeb
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Google says it is adding Tiles, swipeable widgets with useful information, to Wear OS over the next month — The new feature is rolling out over the next month — Google has spent the last year refining its Wear OS smartwatch software to make everything feel simpler, more intuitive, and easier to use.
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The Keyword, ZDNet, PCWorld, Digital Trends, Engadget, Droid Life, VentureBeat, Android Police, Gizmodo, Mashable, and TechCrunch
| Nikkei: |
Sources: Huawei plans to enter TV market, launching a 5G-enabled 8K TV as early as this year — Telecom giant deepens push into consumer electronics taking on Samsung and Apple — TAIPEI — Huawei Technologies plans to introduce the world's first 5G television as early as this year …
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BGR, CNET, VentureBeat, Financial Times, Firstpost Tech, The Sun, Engadget, Digital Trends, SlashGear, TechSpot, The Verge, Gizchina, and Financial Times
| Max Seddon / Financial Times: |
Putin signs bill that intends to give Russia a “sovereign internet” the Kremlin could disconnect from the global web; the bill goes into effect on November 1 — Russian president Vladimir Putin signed a law on Wednesday that intends to give the country a “sovereign internet” … | Louise Matsakis / Wired: |
Around 20 security experts have united with Securepairs.org to support right-to-repair legislation with expert witnesses at hearings across the US — TWO YEARS AGO, as Nebraska was considering a “right to repair” bill designed to make it easier for consumers to fix their own gadgets, an Apple lobbyist made a frightening prediction.
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Motherboard, The Verge, Forbes, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Mac Observer, Inquirer, and Cult of Mac
Tweets: @wired and @moniquegoyens
| Richard Nieva / CNET: |
Zuckerberg opens F8 reiterating Facebook's new focus on a “privacy-focused communications platform” prioritizing end-to-end encryption and interoperability — Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is doubling down on privacy. — At F8, the social network's annual developer conference …
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
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| Casey Newton / The Interface: |
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google launches CallJoy, a $39/month virtual customer service agent aimed at small US businesses, available now on an invite-only basis — Google is combining several technologies including virtual phone numbers, audio transcriptions, automated reporting and analytics …
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The Keyword, ZDNet, SiliconANGLE, Engadget, Search Engine Land, and 9to5Google. Tweets: @pinboard
| Chris Davies / SlashGear: |
Google will open Android Automotive OS, the dashboard-centric version of its mobile platform, to third-party developers, starting with media apps at I/O — Google is opening up Android Automotive OS, the dashboard-centric version of its mobile platform which will launch first on the Polestar 2 EV, to third-party media apps.
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Android Developers Blog, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, Android Police, Mashable, XDA Developers, Android Authority, and Engadget. Tweets: @androiddev. Thanks:@c_davies
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Sean Parker-backed Brigade says civic issues service Countable has acquired its IP, deletes “non-essential” user data, open sources voter file matching software — Causes grew to a jaw-dropping 200 million users as one of the first 10 Facebook platform apps.| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Kaspersky Lab profiles Volodya, one of the most prolific Windows exploit developers, who has sold zero-days to criminal gangs and state-backed APTs — Hacker has sold Windows zero-days to the likes of Fancy Bear, FruityArmor, and SandCat. — For the past three years … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Square reports Q1 revenue of $489M, up 59% YoY, but a net loss of $38M, widening from a loss of $24M YoY; stock down 5%+ after hours — After Square issued weak guidance in Q4, all eyes were on the payments company to see what kind of growth it really had in Q1.| David Canellis / The Next Web: |
CipherTrace: at least $356M of cryptocurrencies were stolen from exchanges in Q1 2019; cross-border payments from US exchanges are up 46% in past two years — ... AND IT'S GOING TO NEED LAUNDERING — Cryptocurrency thieves earned at least $356 million in the first quarter of 2019 …
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CipherTrace, Digital Trends, Crypto Briefing, CNET, Blockonomi, and VentureBeat
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Hackers are actively exploiting a recently-patched zero-day vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic server to install ransomware, with no end-user interaction required — High-severity hole in Oracle WebLogic under active exploit for 9 days. Patch now. — Attackers have been actively exploiting …
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Unit42, Oracle, Talos Blog, Threatpost, The Register, Security Affairs, The Hacker News, and Threatpost
Tweets: @arstechnica and @talossecurity
| Marc Vartabedian / Wall Street Journal: |
Data management startup Snowflake, valued at $4B, says its CEO Bob Muglia is stepping down after five years, to be replaced by ex-ServiceNow CEO Frank Slootman — Board taps Frank Slootman to lead fast-growing software startup, valued at $4 billion, for its ‘next phase’
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PR Newswire, Business Insider, GeekWire, and ZDNet
| Theodore Schleifer / Vox: |
As Saudi Arabia keeps spending, China's history of IP theft, Trump's aggressive stance, and empowered CFIUS are decimating China's US tech startup investments — A tough, new enforcement regime is becoming a geopolitical minefield for venture capitalists and startups.
Tweets: @ezraklein, @caseynewton, @voxdotcom, @recode, @teddyschleifer, @jeffjohnroberts, and @viss
| Graham Rapier / Business Insider: |
Judge denies Lyft's petition to overturn New York City's minimum wage rule for ride-hailing drivers — - Lyft has lost its lawsuit challenging New York City's minimum wage rule for ride-hailing drivers. — The company, along with competitor Juno, originally filed a lawsuit …
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The Verge, Gizmodo, Engadget, New York Daily News, Gothamist, Axios, and Seeking Alpha. Thanks:@lexnfx
| Hugh Handeyside / ACLU: |
Testimonies of US border officials confirm that CBP and ICE have “near-unfettered” authority to search and seize travelers' electronic devices at the border — In September 2017, we, along with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, sued the federal government for its warrantless … | Matthew Cantor / The Guardian: |
Study: if Facebook continues to grow at its current rate, it could have 4.9B deceased members by 2100, raising questions about what happens to their data — Deceased may outnumber the living if current growth rates continue, raising questions about what happens to our data
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University of Oxford, The Next Web, 9to5Mac, Dazeinfo, Geek.com, MobileSyrup, Yahoo News, Tech Times, Forbes, Slashdot, Hyperallergic, Motherboard, The Hill, and Fox News
Tweets: @jstrauss, @uniofoxford, and @fivethirtyeight
| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Fitbit reports Q1 revenue of $271.9M, up 9.7% YoY and beating analyst expectations of $259.7M, as smartwatch device sales were up 117% YoY — Fitbit's financial rebound continued in the first quarter, as the company generated $271.9 million in revenue, beating Wall Street expectations of $259.7 million.
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Fitbit, Inc., ZDNet, MarketWatch, and Business Insider
| OurPact: |
OurPact says Apple's MDM comments are misleading, compares Apple's claims in defense of removing apps that use MDM with quotes from Apple's documentation — Apple Removed OurPact From the App Store. Here's What You Need to Know. — On Saturday, April 27th, The New York Times exposed …
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9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Viktor Yevpak, MacRumors, USA Today, CNET, and Fox News
Tweets: @jgordonshare, @onovotny, @techstarteacher, and @ourpactapp
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