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| Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: |
Google says Chrome's current ad blocking capabilities will be restricted to enterprise users in coming changes to Chrome extensions, despite negative feedback — Back in January, Google announced a proposed change to Chrome's extensions system, called Manifest V3, that would stop current ad blockers from working efficiently.
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The Register, Android Police, MSPoweruser, Geek News Central, and BleepingComputer
Tweets: @fugueish, @privacymatters, @jason_kint, @denniscode, @ohmdee, @counternotions, @pjf, @seldo, @codinghorror, @evacide, and @___discovery. Thanks:@cremnob
| VICE: |
Twitter executive Vijaya Gadde says the company is looking into how white nationalists and supremacists use the platform to determine if they should be banned — “Is it the right approach to deplatform these individuals? Is the right approach to try and engage with these individuals?
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The Hill, The Verge, The Daily Dot, Geek News Central, and Engadget
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google introduces new policies to protect children and families downloading apps on Google Play, including mandating developers comply with content and ad rules — Google announced this morning a new set of developer policies aimed at providing additional protections for children …
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Android Developers Blog, Financial Times, Firstpost Tech, Gizmodo, BGR, XDA Developers, Neowin, and VentureBeat. Tweets: @googleplaydev
| Bloomberg: |
Source: DOJ is still discussing merger approval with T-Mobile and Sprint, but is demanding concessions to allow a fourth national wireless carrier to emerge — - Antitrust officials seek additional carrier with own network — T-Mobile mulling possible fixes to satisfy Justice Department
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Engadget, AppleInsider, Android Police, The Verge, SlashGear, GeekWire, TmoNews, 9to5Mac, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @modestproposal1, @msnabilaahmed, @whatthebit, @saschasegan, and @business
| Bloomberg: |
Brex, a startup that provides credit cards to tech startups, is in talks to secure new funding at a valuation of $2B+, up from a $1.1B valuation in October — - Fintech's new cash infusion comes just months after last round — Kleiner Perkins, Peter Thiel among startup's backers
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TechCrunch. Tweets: @kateclarktweets, @julieverhage, @ideafaktory, @kateclarktweets, @kateclarktweets, and @business. Thanks:@julieverhage
| Susie Cagle / OneZero: |
As bars check IDs with PatronScan, its manufacturer, Servall Biometrics, touts a global database with 40K+ banned patrons, amid fears of enabling discrimination — PatronScan says it sells security. Privacy advocates worry it's selling mass surveillance.
Tweets: @susie_c, @loisbeckett, @willoremus, @loisbeckett, @savasavasava, @katienotopoulos, @susie_c, @acsifferlin, @matt_cagle, @mat, @ozm, @loisbeckett, @gdhazelwood, @utliquorlawyer, @chillmage, @eff, @dangillmor, @wolfiechristl, @david_t_macknet, @willoremus, @loisbeckett, @matt_cagle, @hypervisible, @loisbeckett, @privacyproject, @marcburleigh, @libskrat, @ozm, @evacide, @wolfiechristl, @ryndnls, @ozm, @katienotopoulos, @xteunissen, and @susie_c
| Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: |
In-flight internet provider Gogo says it plans to deploy in-flight 5G in 2021 that will service smaller aircraft on routes in the contiguous US and Canada — In-flight internet provider Gogo plans to deploy an air-to-ground 5G network for aviation, the company said today …
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Gogo Press Room, The Verge, SlashGear, ZDNet, CNET, and The Points Guy
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| Dell Cameron / Gizmodo: |
In a report, FCC says broadband deployment is reasonable and timely, reaching same conclusion as an earlier version that overstated broadband access by millions — You know what they say, tens of millions of broadband users here, tens of millions of broadband users there, sooner or later it starts to add up to something.
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TechCrunch, Federal Communications …, MediaPost, CNET, Law360, and The Hill
Tweets: @dellcam, @gizmodo, @johnhendel, @gizmodo, and @dellcam
| John Detrixhe / Quartz: |
Plaid, the tech firm linking fintech companies like Venmo with consumer bank accounts, rolls out its services in the UK, to eight of Britain's biggest banks — Plaid isn't just a pattern used by Scottish clans that goes back 3,000 or so years. It's also the name of a technology company …
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Plaid - Blog, Financial Times, fnlondon.com, CNBC, Bloomberg, and PYMNTS.com. Tweets: @ryan_browne_
| Dara Kerr / CNET: |
Uber says it will now ban riders with significantly below-average ratings after giving them several opportunities to improve — Uber has long deactivated drivers who get low ratings. Now the ride-hailing company is turning the tables. — Uber announced Wednesday that those passengers …
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Uber Newsroom, TechCrunch, CNN, The Points Guy, USA Today, The Hill, Mashable, Gizmodo, Tehrani.com, iAfrikan, WPIX 11 New York, SlashGear, Forbes, BGR, Neowin, PYMNTS.com, KnowTechie, The Verge, Washington Post, TechSpot, and Mashable
Tweets: @mat, @jaytsack, @danluu, @matthewstoller, @noahpinion, @tiffani, @sub8u, and @kantrowitz
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Amazon announces 5.5-inch Echo Show 5 that's shipping in July for $89.99, launches new Alexa commands to delete what you just said or everything you said today — A direct challenge to the Google Nest Home Hub — Amazon is releasing a new Echo device today because apparently …
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Tweets: @reckless, @dcseifert, and @baxiabhishek
| Davey Alba / BuzzFeed News: |
Facial recognition tech will be tested in a US public school district for the first time starting June 3 in NY, will track people barred from school buildings — Testing of the Aegis system begins in the Lockport City School District next week. It will track sex offenders …
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Lockport Union-Sun & Journal, WKBW-TV, and The Hill
Tweets: @daveyalba, @daveyalba, @adrjeffries, and @mat
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Google says Gmail's confidential mode, announced last April, will become available to G Suite customers on June 25 — Gmail's confidential mode — the privacy-preserving email feature Google unveiled last April — launched in beta roughly three months ago, and the Mountain View company today announced …
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G Suite Updates Blog, The Verge, 9to5Google, CNET, and BleepingComputer
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Apple's new website defending the App Store, following antitrust allegations, mostly serves to highlight its power and dominance while ignoring criticisms — Apple launched a new website as a response to critics like Spotify — As it faces both an antitrust lawsuit with huge implications …
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9to5Mac, CNBC, Quartz, Mashable, VentureBeat, Gizmodo, Macworld, Mercury News, MacDailyNews, Daring Fireball, CNET, Cult of Mac, TechCrunch, SlashGear, Patently Apple, MacStories, Financial Times, iMore, iDownloadBlog.com, and VentureBeat
Tweets: @nickjshearer, @ow, @benedictevans, @backlon, @hallstephenj, @alexstamos, @reckless, @reckless, @herf, and @zmknox
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Palo Alto Networks to buy container security startup Twistlock, which had raised $63M+, for $410M, and serverless security startup PureSec, which raised $10M — At KubeCon last week in Barcelona, container security was a hot topic, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that Palo Alto Networks announced today … | Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Apple should be courageous and double down on Marzipan, retooling all of its first-party Mac apps with the cross platform framework and working out rough edges — Why Apple should go all in on iPad apps on the Mac — This year at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) …
Tweets: @backlon, @dcseifert, @waltmossberg, and @stevesi
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google says it is rolling out the ability for Google Maps to show speed limits and speed cameras in over 40 countries — Google Maps is gaining some features previously exclusive to Google's navigation app, Waze. The company confirmed it's rolling out the ability for Google Maps users to see speed limits … | C. J. Hughes / New York Times: |
Enormous arenas are being built with esports in mind, such as the $10M Esports Stadium Arlington in Texas and the planned $50M Fusion Arena in Philadelphia — To provide fans with a richer experience, developers are creating arenas that are designed for pro gaming.
Tweets: @alliedesports, @dealbook, and @dealbook
| Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian: |
Members of Google's Pygmalion team, responsible for Assistant's linguistic analysis, allege that subcontractors were routinely pressured into unpaid overtime — Interpreting a spoken request isn't magic, rather it has taken a team of underpaid, subcontracted linguists to make the technology possible
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Digital Information World. Tweets: @kantrowitz, @juliacarriew, @juliacarriew, @annehelen, @bentarnoff, @cszabla, @techworkersco, @jessesheidlower, @bxchen, @juliacarriew, and @ambernoelle
| Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal: |
Study on behavioral ad targeting finds that publishers only get about 4% more revenue for an ad impression that has a cookie enabled than for one that doesn't — Finding could affect where publishers line up in brewing privacy battles — Are creepy advertisements really necessary to support the free web?
Tweets: @johnwilander, @jason_kint, @robinberjon, @hoofnagle, @ashk4n, and @profcarroll. Thanks:@cremnob
| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Dropbox increases Plus plan storage from 1TB to 2TB, raises the price from $10 to $12 per month, and adds Rewind and Smart Sync features — Dropbox has doubled the storage space for its Plus users from 1TB to 2TB, added Rewind and Smart Sync features, and increased the price from $10 per month to $12 per month.| Jim Waterson / The Guardian: |
Ofcom finds 78% of Britons have concerns about harmful online experiences, with 70% of citizens wanting more regulation of social media, up from 52% a year ago — Support for regulation grows as 78% express concern over harmful experiences — British people are increasingly fearful …
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Daily Mail, Ofcom, The Times & The Sunday Times, Ofcom, Ofcom, and The Sun
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