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Telegram says it faced a massive DDoS attack originating from China coinciding with protests in Hong Kong, where organizers used the app to evade surveillance — The popular encrypted messaging service Telegram is once again being hit with a distributed denial of service (DDoS) …
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Tweets: @durov, @telegram, @scmpnews, @tomwarren, and @ariahychen
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Google says it is raising the maximum filter rules limit to 150K from the current 30K in the new Chrome extensions API, giving ad blocker devs more control — Google relaxes control on new Chrome extensions API that would have crippled ad blockers. — After being ripped to shreds by angry users …
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Google Online Security Blog, Chromium Blog, Inquirer, Neowin, Beyond Search, Wired, CNET, gHacks Technology News, Firstpost Tech, The Register, PCMag, MSPoweruser, and VentureBeat
Tweets: @bgalbs, @chromiumdev, @campuscodi, @ideafaktory, @justinschuh, @campuscodi, @campuscodi, @campuscodi, and @rickbyers
| New York Times: |
Sources: in a letter to Verizon in March, Huawei accused Verizon of violating 238 of its patents; the claims would exceed $1B in licensing fees — President Trump's dispute with China has landed on the doorstep of Verizon, with Huawei demanding that the American wireless giant pay licensing fees …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
With iOS 13, iPhones will be able to read NFC-enabled passports and other government IDs as well as write to NFC tags — NFC — the technology that helps to power Apple Pay as well other clever features for iOS apps like Launch Center Pro's tappable stickers - is getting a big upgrade with the launch of iOS 13, due out this fall.
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The Verge, The Next Web, Ata Distance, O'Grady's PowerPage, PYMNTS.com, and 9to5Mac. Tweets: @publicservlab
| Nandita Bose / Reuters: |
Walmart to integrate Jet.com's retail, technology, marketing, analytics, and product teams with its own e-commerce business; Jet.com president to leave in Aug. — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Walmart Inc on Wednesday announced a sweeping overhaul at Jet.com, an e-commerce retailer it acquired …
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Tweets: @rstephens, @nanditab1, @myurow, and @sarahnassauer
| Jennings Brown / Gizmodo: |
The official app of La Liga, Spain's soccer league, spied on fans through phone microphones to catch bars pirating game streams; league now facing €250K fine — Spain's data protection agency has fined La Liga, the nation's top professional soccer league, 250,000 euros ($283,000 USD) …
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TechCrunch, The Verge, Inquirer, The Guardian, Reuters, New York Magazine, EL PAÍS, Telegraph, NPR, ESPN, The Register, The Daily Dot, Slashdot, Ars Technica, and Engadget
Tweets: @joshconstine, @mikko, @martinsfp, and @sports_emmad
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
After leaked images were published, Google tweets a teaser picture of the Pixel 4, expected in October, confirming at least two rear cameras — Google responds to leaks by posting an official image — Google just tweeted an image of the Pixel 4, a smartphone that the company isn't expected to ship until October.
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Thurrott, GSMArena.com, TechCrunch, Fast Company, KTLA, Inquirer, Chrome Unboxed, International Business Times, Pocketnow, Pricebaba.com Daily, Android Beat, BGR, Technology Personalized, Android Authority, Gizmodo, CNBC, and 9to5Google
Tweets: @madebygoogle, @backlon, @backlon, @mkbhd, @nickstatt, @markgurman, @backlon, @backlon, @dcseifert, @llsethj, and @mhbergen
| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
A look at Cloudflare's Project Galileo, which supports ~600 orgs, including human rights groups and journalists, with free DDoS protection and other defenses — IN MAY 2018, the Middle East-focused free speech and information access group Majal suffered a major cyberattack.| Cameron Faulkner / The Verge: |
AT&T is launching the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, its first true 5G phone, on June 17, but it will only be available to developers or AT&T Business customers — But only for business users and developers — AT&T is launching its first true 5G phone, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, on June 17th.| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
SecurityScorecard, which provides a security risk monitoring platform for enterprises, raises $50M Series D led by Riverwood Capital — Cybersecurity risk-monitoring platform SecurityScorecard has raised $50 million in a series D round of funding led by Riverwood Capital …
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Facebook invests an undisclosed sum in social-commerce startup Meesho, its first time taking equity in an Indian startup; Meesho had raised ~$65M earlier — As Facebook explores ways to generate revenue from WhatsApp, the company is now turning to a startup that already has a lead.| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Spotify launches a new US playlist, Your Daily Drive, updating throughout the day with music and news clips from the WSJ, NPR, and Public Radio International — All it's missing is weather and traffic — Spotify's launching a new playlist called Your Daily Drive that will incorporate news podcasts.
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TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, Spotify, CNET, Music Industry Blog, and iDownloadBlog.com
Tweets: @spotifynews and @ashleyrcarman
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
In a letter to lawmakers, Facebook says it obtained data on ~187,000 users via its now-defunct Research app, including ~31,000 US users and ~4,300 US teenagers — Facebook obtained personal and sensitive device data on about 187,000 users of its now-defunct Research app …
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9to5Mac, Cult of Mac, Slashdot, MediaNama, Firstpost Tech, AppleInsider, Digital Trends, Lifehacker, Gizmodo, Adweek, Seeking Alpha, and Coinspeaker
Tweets: @zackwhittaker, @joshconstine, @karlbode, @zackwhittaker, and @troelsoerting
| Lulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Alibaba has confidentially filed for a Hong Kong listing that could raise up to $20B, though Alibaba hasn't finalized its fundraising target — - E-commerce giant is said to have put in a confidential filing — Alibaba picked CICC, Credit Suisse to lead its share sale
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Reuters, TechCrunch, KrASIA, TechNode, and Seeking Alpha
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Google says it will now let iPhone and iPad owners use its Android security key tech to verify sign-ins for Google accounts — Google will now allow iPhone and iPad owners to use their Android security key to verify sign-ins, the company said Wednesday. — Last month, the search …
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Google Online Security Blog, G Suite Updates Blog, CNET, Digital Information World, IT PRO, The Next Web, MSPoweruser, Digital Trends, Android Authority, 9to5Google, SlashGear, MacRumors, The Verge, Engadget, Ars Technica, VentureBeat, iPhone in Canada Blog, and PYMNTS.com. Tweets: @alfredwkng
| Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: |
Bird confirms it is acquiring electric scooter and moped startup Scoot, which was valued at ~$71M, meaning Bird can now operate shared scooters in San Francisco — Bird is acquiring electric scooter and moped startup Scoot, confirming TechCrunch's previous report that the two companies were in acquisition talks.
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Scoot, PR Newswire, PYMNTS.com, Engadget, Bloomberg, Crunchbase News, CNET, The Verge, and Axios. Tweets: @mbkeating
| James F. Peltz / Los Angeles Times: |
California says it filed a court action demanding Riot Games provide it employee pay data as part of a probe into gender-discrimination claims at the studio — The scrutiny of Riot Games Inc. over allegations of gender discrimination and sexual harassment at the “League of Legends” …
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Kotaku, The Verge, PC Games Insider, USgamer.net, and GamesIndustry.biz
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