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Zuckerberg gives a full-throated defense of Facebook as a champion of free expression and defends Facebook policy to opt out of fact-checking political ads — In an address at Georgetown University, the Facebook chief executive called for more free speech — not less …
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Samsung says it will issue a patch for a fingerprint recognition bug on its Galaxy S10 phone that allowed any fingerprint to unlock the phone — SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday it will soon roll out a software patch to fix problems with fingerprint recognition on its flagship Galaxy S10 smartphone.
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Google confirms the Pixel 4's Face Unlock can allow access to users' devices even if their eyes are closed — Google has confirmed the Pixel 4 smartphone's Face Unlock system can allow access to a person's device even if they have their eyes closed. — One security expert …
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Report: Airbnb doubled Q1 losses YoY to $306M, with revenue growing 31% YoY to $839M, as it prepares for an IPO in 2020; Source: Airbnb has $3B+ in cash — - Airbnb's losses doubled in the first quarter, largely as a result of increased marketing spend, The Information reported.
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Nintendo reports that all variants of Switch have sold 15M+ units in North America since Q1 2017, and sales through September were up 20%+ YoY — Nintendo Switch is the Best-Selling U.S. Video Game Console for 10 Months in a Row — Nintendo Switch Lite systems have combined to sell …
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Privacy focused browser Brave says it now has 8M MAU and 2.8M DAU — Privacy-focused internet browser Brave has hit 8 million-mark in terms of monthly active users. — Announcing the news on Wednesday, Brave said daily active users, on the other hand, have surpassed the 2.8 million mark.
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Startup founders in Mexico say they shun publicity due to extortion fears, holding back country's tech sector; Mexico drew only $175M in venture capital in 2018 — Unlike plenty of their P.R.-hungry counterparts in Silicon Valley, Mexican startup founders often decline media interviews … | Andrei Frumusanu / AnandTech: |
iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max review: the Pro and Pro Max models are worthwhile generational upgrades, but the regular iPhone 11 is not very impressive — It's been a little over a year since our review of the iPhone XS and XS Max, and it's that time of the year to investigate Apple's latest and greatest: the iPhone 11 family.
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Microsoft spent $9.1B, led by $7.5B GitHub deal, on 20 acquisitions in FY 2019, making it the company's third-biggest year for acquisitions since 2003 — Microsoft's 2019 fiscal year was one of its busiest ever for acquisitions, led by its $7.5 billion GitHub deal.
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Equity management platform Carta, formerly eShares, says it has hired a 51-member team from Kik as part of an expansion into Canada — Carta, a San Francisco-headquartered company that helps companies, investors, and employees manage equity and ownership, announced today that they have hired 51 former Kik employees.Thanks:@tron
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DOJ officials say they tracked the owner and users of the dark web child-porn site Welcome to Video by working with Chainalysis to trace bitcoin transactions — Federal investigators focused not on offensive hacking efforts or surveilling communications, but on the transactions using cryptocurrency.| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
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Google says Chrome 77 for Android enables Site Isolation security feature on pages where users log in with a password, adds additional protections on desktop — Google has announced that with the release of Google Chrome 77, Site Isolation has been brought to Android and desktop users …
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Microsoft announces two new open-source projects, Open Application Model and Dapr, to make it easier for developers to build cloud, edge, and Kubernetes apps — Microsoft is introducing two new specs, the Open Application Model and Dapr, with the aim of making building cloud, edge and Kubernetes apps easier.
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| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes to launch a $10M “anti-monopoly fund” to explore antitrust actions, support research and advocacy projects across industries — The fund will explore antitrust actions in a number of industries, not just tech — For months, Facebook co-founder … | Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
The Information to launch a tech news app, Ticker, later this fall, costing $29/year and including summaries of the day's tech headlines and an event calendar — Since it was founded by journalist Jessica Lessin in 2013, The Information has stood out in the tech news landscape for its focus on an ad-free … Sponsor Posts
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