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| Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: |
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
| 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, Computerworld, Ata Distance, The Next Web, iPhone in Canada Blog, PYMNTS.com, O'Grady's PowerPage, and 9to5Mac. Tweets: @publicservlab
| 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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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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Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Engadget, CNET, Light Reading, Inquirer, KrASIA, and Pocketnow. Tweets: @marcorubio
| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Interview with Google's Mark Risher, a project manager focused on security and privacy, about new single sign-on options, including Apple's, and more — Apple shook up the world of logins last week, offering a new single sign-on (or SSO) tool aimed at collecting and sharing as little data as possible.
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CNET, Gizmodo, AppleInsider, MacDailyNews, BGR, iPhone Hacks, Security Boulevard, MacRumors, iDownloadBlog.com, 9to5Mac, and iPhone in Canada Blog. Tweets: @ow
| 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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Tweets: @kgojason, @joshconstine, @rmac18, @mikko, @martinsfp, and @sports_emmad
| 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, @sarahnassauer, and @myurow
| 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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| 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, Android Authority, USA Today, KnowTechie, Wired, TechCrunch, AndroidGuys, Fast Company, Pocketnow, Pricebaba.com Daily, KTLA, BGR, Technology Personalized, Chrome Unboxed, Inquirer, International Business Times, Gizmodo, CNBC, and 9to5Google
Tweets: @madebygoogle, @backlon, @nickstatt, @mkbhd, @markgurman, @backlon, @backlon, @dcseifert, @llsethj, and @mhbergen
| Gordon Gottsegen / Built In Chicago: |
Spring Labs, which uses blockchain to offer data sharing, fraud prevention, and other services to help financial institutions fight fraud, raises $23M Series A — Financial information is extremely sensitive. If bad actors get their hands on it, they can potentially ruin your life.
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| 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.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
UK-based digital bank Monzo launches in the US, says it doesn't have its own US banking license and won't be lending US customers money — Monzo's mobile-only bank has helped revolutionize British spending — British mobile-only bank Monzo is making its way across the pond to the US today.
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TechCrunch, Telegraph, Monzo, Yahoo Finance, CNBC, and Forbes
| 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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Slashdot, 9to5Mac, Silicon Valley Business …, Komando.com, Cult of Mac, Firstpost Tech, MediaNama, AppleInsider, Digital Trends, Lifehacker, Gizmodo, Adweek, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @karlbode, @troelsoerting, @zackwhittaker, @joshconstine, and @zackwhittaker
| 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.| 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, TechNode, KrASIA, and Seeking Alpha
| Nicole Hemsoth / The Next Platform: |
Mythic, an AI inference processor startup developing analog compute-in-memory tech, raises $30M Series B1, bringing the total raised to $86M — There are two trends converging in AI inference and so far, only a small number of companies are enmeshed. — The first trend takes us … | 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, USgamer.net, GamesIndustry.biz, and PC Games Insider
| 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.| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
VidMob, which makes video advertising tools, raises $25M Series B led by Austin-based BuildGroup, bringing its total raised to $45M+ — Video advertising company VidMob is announcing that it has raised $25 million in Series B funding. — When I wrote about VidMob's seed funding back in 2015 …
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Sources: Bird bought Scoot in a cash and stock deal for close to $25M — Smaller competitor is being acquired for a significantly lower price than its latest valuation of about $70 million, say people familiar with the matter — Electric scooter-rental startup Bird Rides Inc. has reached … | Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: |
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