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Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes says Mark Zuckerberg's influence is staggering and that it is time to break up Facebook — The last time I saw Mark Zuckerberg — was in the summer of 2017, several months before the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke. We met at Facebook's Menlo Park …
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Instagram says it will start hiding search results for hashtags that consistently return false information about vaccines — The company says it will use machine learning to identify where misinformation shows up most — Instagram will begin hiding search results for hashtags … | Natasha Singer / New York Times: |
Consumer advocacy groups file a complaint with the FTC accusing Amazon's Echo Dot Kids of collecting children's data without parental consent — Amazon barreled into the children's smart-speaker market last year with a brightly colored device called Echo Dot Kids Edition.| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
Verizon report: nation states and affiliated parties carried out 23% of data breaches in 2018, up from 12% in 2017 and 19% in 2016 — Verizon's 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report highlights how nation states and espionage are becoming a worry for businesses and their data.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Inside Microsoft's Envisioning Center, which houses some of its prototype work including projection tech, AI for meetings, and desks that double as touchscreens — Every few years, Microsoft creates a video that looks at the future of productivity. This usually involves giant screens … | Jonathan Browning / Bloomberg: |
In a UK court filing, Amazon says hackers siphoned money from ~100 seller accounts over a period of six months last year — - Amazon asked U.K. court for bank details linked to hackers — Hackers break into about 100 accounts, according to documents
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Netflix acquires children's media brand StoryBots, its third-ever acquisition, from the founders of JibJab Media for an undisclosed sum — Netflix announced that it acquired StoryBots, the children's media brand created by brothers Gregg and Evan Spiridellis, the founders of JibJab Media.| Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica: |
Report: Fxmsp, a collective of Russian- and English-speaking hackers, is selling source code and network access to three US-based antivirus software vendors — Source code, network access being sold online by “Fxmsp” collective. — In a report published Thursday, researchers …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google to add “pending transactions” payment option to the Play Store, letting users pay for apps at a retail store by showing a payment code on their device — Today, the Android platform sees more app downloads than iOS, but Apple's App Store continually dominates in terms of revenue.
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| Edgar Alvarez / Engadget: |
Nike's new app, Nike Fit, will use AR to help find the right sneaker fit, expected to launch in the US in July — Nike has been experimenting heavily with augmented reality for a few years now, and the company is continuing to work on new experiences powered by the technology.
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FCC votes unanimously to deny China Mobile's application to provide telecommunications services in the US due to concerns about national security — The FCC has voted unanimously to deny China Mobile's application to provide telecommunications services in the U.S. due to concerns about national security and law enforcement risks.
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Consumers want a privacy fence for smart homes, but by replacing “Works with Nest” with “Works with Google Assistant,” Google is giving them a walled garden — But in addition to the rebranding, Google announced that it will be discontinuing the Works with Nest program … | Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Google unveils Mini-apps, a “new capability” for Google Search and Assistant that delivers interactive and dynamically updated content in search results — During the Tuesday keynote that kicked off Google's I/O 2019 developer conference, the Mountain View company unveiled a slew …
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Coalition, which provides cybersecurity insurance, raises $40M Series B led by Ribbit Capital — Coalition, a cybersecurity insurance company, has raised $40 million in its latest round of funding. — Fintech investment giant Ribbit Capital led the investment with participation from Greenoaks Capital and Hillhouse Capital.| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Samsung announces the ISOCELL Bright GW1, a 64-megapixel image sensor for mobile phones, expects it to go into mass production in the second half of this year — Samsung fires new salvo in megapixel wars — Samsung has announced a new image sensor for mobile phones with a higher resolution than anything comparable on the market.| Cyrus Lee / ZDNet: |
Report: Oracle is shutting down its R&D arm in China, laying off 900+ employees — Staff that were made redundant have gathered to protest the layoff plan, according to photos and video clips circulating on social media. — Oracle will shut down its research and development (R&D) … | Zoë Bernard / The Information: |
Sources: at least six Intercom employees have left the company in the last few years over sexual harassment allegations against its CEO Eoghan McCabe — Eight years ago, a group of Irish entrepreneurs led by an ambitious leader, Eoghan McCabe, relocated their software startup, Intercom …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google says it will soon weight Play Store app ratings to favor reviews from more recent releases, viewable by end users starting in August — Two years ago, Apple changed the way its app store ratings worked by allowing developers to decide whether or not their ratings would be reset …
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Android Developers Blog, 9to5Google, Engadget, Android Police, Android Authority, GamesIndustry.biz, Firstpost Tech, TechSpot, Slashdot, Gamasutra, and Droid Life. Tweets: @mishaalrahman
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Fact-checking startup Factmata gets investment from Eyeo, creator of Adblock Plus, will take over Trusted News, Eyeo's Chrome plugin that identifies false news — “Fake news” — news content that either misleads people with half-truths, or outright lies — has become a permanent fixture of the internet.| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Qualcomm partners with Google to create a reference design and development kit for building Assistant-enabled Bluetooth headphones with Fast Pair support — Qualcomm today announced that it has partnered with Google to create a reference design and development kit for building Assistant-enabled Bluetooth headphones.
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| Nat Levy / GeekWire: |
Redfin launches Redfin Direct, a feature that lets homebuyers make offers on homes directly online without an agent, starting in Boston — Redfin quietly launched a new feature that lets homebuyers without an agent make offers on homes directly through its website, bringing back an initiative …
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
ChowNow, a food-ordering platform that helps independent restaurants accept online orders, raises $21M Series C, bringing its total raised to more than $60M — ChowNow, whose food-ordering platform makes it easier for local restaurants to accept online orders, has raised $21 million …
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| Tessa Wong / BBC: |
Singapore passes a controversial anti-fake news law that gives the government sweeping powers to fine and police online platforms, including private chat groups — Singapore has passed a controversial anti-fake news law that gives authorities sweeping powers to police online platforms and even private chat groups.
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TechCrunch, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, Silicon Republic, and Agence France-Presse
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| AnandTech: |
Intel shares its chip roadmap through 2023, says the 10nm product family will be available from the middle of this year, plans first 7nm product for 2021 — At Intel's Investor Day today, CEO Bob Swan and Murthy Renduchintala spoke to the ability of the company with respect to its manufacturing capabilities.
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PCWorld, Intel Newsroom, The Verge, PCWorld, Reuters, Neowin, MSPoweruser, SiliconANGLE, Engadget, PC Gamer, and Tom's Hardware. Thanks:@iancutress
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook relaxes blockchain ad rules, letting users promote crypto-related news, education, and events without pre-approval, after imposing a ban in 2018 — Facebook still won't let you advertise for cryptocurrencies, exchanges, binaries, or ICOs without prior approval.
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Facebook, Silicon Valley Business …, Trustnodes, ALTCOIN MAGAZINE, Blockonomi, CoinGeek, CryptoGlobe, PaymentsSource, Coinspeaker, Ethereum World News, Inc42 Media, CoinDesk, FutureSin, Micky, Reuters, SludgeFeed, CNBC, and Engadget
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| James Kynge / Financial Times: |
Alibaba to allow more vendors outside China to use AliExpress to sell goods internationally, starting with retailers in Russia, Turkey, Italy, and Spain — Alibaba, the Chinese ecommerce group, is overhauling the business model of a fast-growing subsidiary in a bid to offer …
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