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Facebook bans networks, three originating in Iran and one in Russia, running “inauthentic” accounts, Pages, and Groups misleading users in the US, Latin America — Today, we removed four separate networks of accounts, Pages and Groups for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior on Facebook and Instagram.
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Facebook says it will more prominently label content that fact-checkers deem false on Facebook and Instagram, will ban ads suggesting voting is pointless — We have a responsibility to stop abuse and election interference on our platform. That's why we've made significant investments since 2016 …
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft acquires Edmonton-based Mover to bolster its cloud migration solutions, just weeks after acquiring Movere, another cloud migration company — Microsoft today announced that it's acquired Mover, an Edmonton-based provider of admin-led and self-service cloud file migration offerings.
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| Ionut Ilascu / BleepingComputer: |
Hackers breached the internal network of Avast likely aiming for another supply chain attack on CCleaner; Avast says it didn't find malicious changes to the app — Hackers accessed the internal network of Czech cybersecurity company Avast, likely aiming for a supply chain attack targeting CCleaner.
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| CNBC: |
Sources: SoftBank to take control of WeWork, spending $4B-$5B on new funding and existing shares in The We Company, valuing it between $7.5B and $8B — KEY POINTS — Softbank to spend $4 billion to $5 billion on new equity, existing shares, sources say.
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft announces Secured-core PCs, which will come from many vendors like Dell and adhere to security best practices for better firmware attack protection — Microsoft today announced a new initiative to combat threats specifically targeted at the firmware level and data stored in memory: Secured-core PCs.
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
NordVPN confirms it found out a few months ago that one of its datacenters was hacked in March 2018, leaving it vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks — NordVPN, a virtual private network provider that promises to “protect your privacy online,” has confirmed it was hacked.| Financial Times: |
Joint UK and US probe finds that a Russian cyber espionage unit hacked the tools of a hacker group linked to Iran's government to lead attacks in 35+ countries — A Russian cyber espionage unit has hacked Iranian hackers to lead attacks in more than 35 countries, a joint UK and US investigation has revealed.| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL review: fast face unlock, smooth display, and great still camera, but average video recording and battery life, and no ultrawide camera — There's a baseline for “fast enough” on Android phones, and the Pixel 4 more than hits it. It might not be the fastest Android phone …
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
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| Bloomberg: |
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife have privately recommended several potential hires to Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign, two of whom were hired — - Facebook CEO, wife privately recommended hires to Democrat — Zuckerberg facing barrage of criticism in DC for bias, privacy| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Researchers show how malicious voice apps for Alexa or Google Home eavesdrop on users, as Amazon and Google take a lax approach to vetting the platforms — Exclusive: Amazon, Google fail to address security loopholes in Alexa and Home devices more than a year after first reports.
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| Nat Levy / GeekWire: |
SAP has struck a three-year deal where Microsoft will sell a bundle of SAP cloud services directly to customers who run SAP on Azure — SAP and Microsoft struck a three-year partnership to help companies move their data to the cloud, a move that tightens the already close relationship between the two tech giants.| Sarah McBride / Bloomberg: |
Instabase, which sells app making tools to enterprise, raises $105M Series B at a $1.05B valuation — Silicon Valley got another addition to its stable of unicorns on Monday: Instabase Inc. The business tools company said it has raised $105 million at a $1.05 billion valuation.
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| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Google hires Javier Soltero, Acompli co-founder and former head of Microsoft Outlook, to run G Suite — In its bid to take on Microsoft Office, Google has hired someone who knows the product well: Former Outlook boss Javier Soltero. — Why it matters: Google and Microsoft are in a tough battle …
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Surface Laptop 3 (15") review: great keyboard and trackpad, AMD config performs well for productivity tasks, but GPU struggles, and has only two USB ports — The new 15-inch Surface Laptop is a familiar package with new dimensions — The 15-inch version of the Surface Laptop 3 represents …
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Laptop Mag, Engadget, AnandTech, Thurrott, PCMag, Gizmodo, ExtremeTech, Windows Central, and MSPoweruser. Tweets: @dcseifert
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
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| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Verizon's rollout of 5G to three NBA arenas and over a dozen NFL stadiums only covers some of the seating areas in each facility — Verizon 5G can't cover all the seating areas in any NBA or NFL facility. — Verizon on Friday announced that its 5G network is now available in three NBA arenas …
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Sources: Founders Fund is raising ~$3B for two funds, and the bulk of it is intended for more mature startups like Stripe and existing investments — The firm, co-founded by the early Facebook investor, wants cash to pump into aging tech startups that have remained private| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
EU says preliminary results of its probe into software used by EU institutions raises “serious concerns” over Microsoft's compliance with data protection rules — Europe's chief data protection watchdog has raised concerns over contractual arrangements between Microsoft …
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| Shirin Ghaffary / Vox: |
Sources: Google's attempt to cancel and reschedule an employee-led talk about unionization at its Zurich office drew attention to it and riled up rank-and-file — Google employees walk off the job to protest the company's handling of sexual misconduct claims, on November 1, 2018. Mason Trinca/Getty Images
Tweets: @kantrowitz and @supernodal
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Adobe will preview Illustrator for iPad at its Max conference in November before launching it in 2020 — - Company to announce plans at Max conference in early November — Illustrator is key Adobe app for graphic design and drawing — Adobe Inc. has picked Illustrator … Sponsor Posts
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