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Facebook says it has removed tens of thousands of apps from about 400 developers to date, as part of its investigation following the Cambridge Analytica scandal — SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook indicated on Friday that the scale of its data privacy issues was far larger than it had previously acknowledged …
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Apple says the new iPhones include a new software and hardware system to reduce performance impacts as battery ages, making them less susceptible to throttling — The iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max include a dynamic power management system — a combination of hardware and software …
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| Babu Mohan / Android Central: |
Google updates Chrome with customizable themes on desktop and tab grouping on Android — Google says some more improvements are coming to Chrome later in the fall. — What you need to know — Google is introducing new features to its Chrome browser for both desktop and Android users.
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YouTube CEO apologizes to creators and users over the company's decision to revoke verification statuses and says it is working to address creator concerns — Updates are expected to come — YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has just apologized to the creator community over the company's decision …
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| Kyle Alspach / CRN: |
HP acquires endpoint security startup Bromium from which it has been licensing anti-malware technology since 2017; Bromium has raised $115.8M, per Crunchbase — The PC and printer maker has been licensing Bromium's anti-malware technology since 2017. — HP Inc. says it will bolster …
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A look at the new privacy features in iOS 13, including reminders about app location track, one-time location sharing, and removing metadata from images — It's finally here. — Apple's new iOS 13, the thirteenth major iteration of its popular iPhone software, is out to download.| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Apple releases iOS 13 with Dark Mode, QuickPath swipe keyboard, a redesigned Reminders app, and more
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| Sundar Pichai / The Keyword: |
Google says it will invest €3B over the next two years to expand its data centers across Europe, and €600M in 2020 to expand its data center in Hamina, Finland — Today I am in Helsinki, Finland, to meet with Finnish Prime Minister Rinne to discuss his priorities for the European Union Presidency …
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| Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: |
Samsung releases a new care guide instructing Galaxy Fold users to “just use a light touch” and keep the phone free of water and dust — While the Samsung Galaxy Fold is not the first foldable phone on the market, it's without a doubt the biggest, and it will be the device that sets the example for other companies.
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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Source: Fitbit has hired investment bank Qatalyst Partners to explore a sale; stock closes up 11.72% — KEY POINTS — Fitbit hires boutique investment firm Qatalyst Partners to explore a sale, according to a person familiar with the matter. — A Fitbit display is seen at a Target store in Los Angeles.
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| Gareth Corfield / The Register: |
UK supermarket Tesco shuts down its parking validation web app after tens of millions of photos of cars with visible license plates were left unsecured online — Ranger Services goes to ground over unsecured Azure blob — Exclusive Tesco has shuttered its parking validation web app …
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| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
In an interview, Google CEO Sundar Pichai argues against knee-jerk regulation and blanket vetting of AI algorithms, advocates for sector-by-sector approach — Google's chief executive has warned politicians against knee-jerk regulation of artificial intelligence, arguing that existing rules …
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| Matt Donnelly / Variety: |
Sources: Tinder will release a six-episode choose-your-own-adventure series in October and intends to use viewers' choices to make matches — Popular dating app Tinder is set to release a choose-your-own-adventure-style original series in early October, marking its first outing …
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| C. Scott Brown / Android Authority: |
Huawei says it is planning to let users unlock the Mate 30 bootloader, which will make it easier for them to sideload Google Play and other apps onto the device — During the launch of the Huawei Mate 30 series of smartphones in Munich, CEO Richard Yu sat down to answer questions from various journalists, including Android Authority.
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| Nat Levy / GeekWire: |
IBM sues Zillow for infringing on its patents, including one about list-based searches that let users see the results on a map that fits within their screen — IBM filed a lawsuit against Zillow this week, accusing the real estate giant of piggybacking off its patented technology …
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