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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Kuo: Apple to launch three iPhones in 2020, high-end 5.4" and 6.7" models with 5G and a lower-end 6.1" model; Apple's 5G modem to be ready by 2022 or 2023 — Apple plans to release three new iPhones in the second half of 2020, including high-end 5.4-inch and 6.7-inch models with OLED displays … | Joseph Cox / VICE: |
Instagram says it is testing new features that make it easier for users to regain access to hacked accounts, will rollout a username freezing feature to iOS — Motherboard previously reported how hackers were holding high-profile Instagram accounts for ransom, and how some influencers had to turn to white-hat hackers for help.
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| Maciej Ceglowski / Idle Words: |
With the infrastructure for ubiquitous surveillance being deployed at scale, we have lost “ambient privacy”: everyday interactions that should stay unremembered — The need to regulate online privacy is a truth so universally acknowledged that even Facebook and Google have joined the chorus of voices crying for change.| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Comcast adds eye control as an accessibility feature to its web-based remote control, says it supports all popular eye gaze hardware and software — Comcast is introducing eye control to its X1 cable platform, a new effort that the company says will improve the experience of watching TV …
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Google says Android users in UK and France can, later this month, opt in to RCS Chat services provided directly by Google instead of waiting for carrier support — That seems like yet another minor status check-in on the service meant to replace SMS, but in fact it's a huge shift in strategy …
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Tweets: @rdrv3, @rdrv3, @suka_hiroaki, @suka_hiroaki, @backlon, @backlon, @rdrv3, @rdrv3, and @reckless
| Danny Palmer / ZDNet: |
Tool released to decrypt Gandcrab ransomware, thought to have infected 1.5M+ Windows PCs since Jan. 2018, in effort joined by Europol, FBI, Bitdefender, others — Shortly after those behind GandCrab announced they are retiring, researchers have released a new tool which nullifies all versions of the ransomware.
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Bitdefender Labs, BleepingComputer, Europol, and SecurityWeek
| Bloomberg: |
Huawei CEO says the company expects its revenues to drop $30B below forecast over the next two years; sources: some carriers passing on new Honor 20 flagship — - Apple rival could see significant sales plunge amid Trump ban — The Chinese firm sets sights on 50% domestic market share
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Tweets: @colum_m, @selinawangtv, and @rdrv3
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Clockwise, which uses AI to free up blocks of time in the calendars of both individuals and organizations, raises $11M Series A co-led by Greylock and Accel — Almost every organization, regardless of size, is inundated with meetings, so much so it's often hard to find dedicated time do actual work.
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| Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter: |
Over the last year, time spent watching Snapchat Original shows every day has more than tripled with audiences of more than 14M for some shows — ‘Endless Summer,’ which returns for a second season June 15, drew 28 million viewers during its fall debut. “Serialized content is working,” … | Bob Herman / Axios: |
Collective Health, a San Francisco-based maker of employer health benefits management software, raises $205M Series E led by SoftBank's Vision Fund — Collective Health is raising $205 million in a new funding round led by a new investor, SoftBank's Vision Fund.| Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land: |
Survey of 1,000+ US adults: 46% never use voice assistants, 19% use them less than once a month, while 29% use them daily or weekly — iPhones dominate usage, despite aggressive promotion of the Google Assistant. — A popular Bill Gates quotation reads, “Most people overestimate …
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Ironscales, a phishing prevention, detection, and response platform that integrates with Office 365, Exchange, and G Suite, raises $15M Series B — Ironscales, a Tel Aviv and Atlanta startup developing a holistic phishing prevention, detection, and response platform, today revealed …
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