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Leaked dataset from a location data company reveals a log of the movements of 12M+ Americans with 50B location pings across major cities between 2016 and 2017 — EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY, everywhere on the planet, dozens of companies — largely unregulated, little scrutinized …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Report: Facebook has tasked a co-author of Windows NT with building an OS from scratch, in order to stop relying on Android for products like Oculus and Portal — Facebook doesn't want its hardware like Oculus and Portal to be at the mercy of Google because they rely on its Android operating system.
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| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
Facebook bans misleading posts, photos, ads, and other content about the 2020 US Census, even if posted by a politician, on Facebook and Instagram — The new rules, announced Thursday, includes those placed by politicians — SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook will remove posts …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
TiVo announces a ~$3 billion merger with Xperi, a company that sells audio, imaging and computing tech, scrapping its plan to split into two companies — TiVo has scrapped plans to split itself into two separate companies, and instead announced a $3 billion merger with Xperi … | Arno Schuetze / Reuters: |
German court bans Uber in the country, says it is using rental cars without a necessary license; source: Uber will change the way it operates in Germany — FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A German court on Thursday banned Uber ride-hailing services in Germany, arguing the U.S. company lacks …
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Lawmakers balk after Facebook explains how it collects and monetizes smartphone location data of users who have location tracking turned off for its app — - In response to a letter from Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., Facebook explained why it tracks users' locations …
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| Los Angeles Times: |
MyShake, an app that uses data from the USGS alert system that senses earthquakes, sent out its first public alert for a 4.3 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday — In a milestone, California's new statewide earthquake early warning cellphone app sent out its first public alert for a magnitude 4.3 earthquake …
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Adviser to EU's highest court issues a complex legal opinion that adds uncertainty for the future of EU-US Privacy Shield personal data transfer mechanism — Facebook tried to block the referral but today an influential advisor to Europe's top court has issued a legal opinion …
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| Antoine Gara / Forbes: |
A look at Cross River, a bank that is underwriting loans at a rate of $1B+ per month to customers of some popular fintech apps, including Affirm and Upstart — If you want a glimpse of the future of banking, don't look to Silicon Valley or Manhattan's financial district.
Tweets: @mdudas, @antoinegara, and @jake_bernstein
| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Facebook is pursuing rights to music videos from record labels to boost interest in Watch, has already begun testing music videos in Thailand and India — Facebook Inc. is pursuing rights to music videos from major record labels, programming that could boost interest in its Watch video service … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Snackpass, an order-ahead takeout app with a social feed and shareable loyalty points, available on 11 college campuses across the US, raises $21M Series A — “We were in the back washing blenders so they could keep taking Snackpass orders" recalls co-founder and CEO Kevin Tan.| Todd Haselton / CNBC: |
Apple, Amazon, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance announce a partnership to create a universal smart home standard, called the “Project Connected Home over IP” — - Amazon, Apple, Google and the Zigbee Alliance announced a new partnership. — It's called Project Connected Home over IP …
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