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TikTok says it has fixed major security vulnerabilities that could have let hackers manipulate content, gain access to private videos, and extract personal data — The vulnerabilities, which the app says it has fixed, could have let attackers manipulate content and extract personal data.
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| Apple: |
Apple says App Store customers spent $1.42B during holidays, up 16% YoY, and $386M on New Year's Day, up 20% YoY, touts 2019 as the biggest year for Services — Apple has marked the close of a historic 2019 for its Services offerings, a year that introduced Apple Arcade, Apple TV+ …
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Spotify announces new tools to target podcast ads in real time using user data for its exclusive podcasts — One step closer to becoming a podcast ad network — Spotify is going to start using its copious amounts of user data to run targeted ads inside its exclusive podcasts.
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Internal Facebook memo from longtime exec Andrew Bosworth says he “desperately” wants Trump to lose in 2020, but Facebook should not tilt the scales against him — In an internal memo, Andrew Bosworth said he “desperately” wanted the president to lose.
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google's Project Zero is trialing a new policy under which all vulnerabilities will be publicly disclosed after 90 days, irrespective of when the bug is fixed — Project Zero is widely regarded for finding major vulnerabilities, but criticized by industry peers for their relatively fast disclosure times.
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A look at the worldwide industry of PR and marketing firms offering disinformation services including fake accounts, false narratives, and pseudo news sites — Peng Kuan Chin pulled out his phone, eager to show the future of online manipulation. — Unseen servers began crawling the web for Chinese articles and posts.
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| Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: |
ClassPass, which offers access to gyms and health clubs via a single subscription, raises $285M Series E led by L Catterton and Apax Digital at a $1B valuation — ClassPass has today announced the close of a $285 million Series E funding round led by L Catterton and Apax Digital, with participation from existing investor Temasek.
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| Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: |
Google says Assistant now has 500M users and announces upcoming features: Scheduled Actions, privacy-focused voice controls, longform reading, and Sticky Notes — Google Assistant is now used by 500 million monthly active users, and today Google is previewing features on the way in 2020 …
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| Priya Anand / The Information: |
Sources: Twitch had ~$230M in ad revenue in 2018 and as of middle of last year was on track to earn ~$300M for 2019, short of an internal goal of $500M-$600M — After Amazon paid nearly $1 billion to acquire the streaming video service Twitch more than five years ago, it looked like the company … | Will Oremus / OneZero: |
Facebook's deepfakes policy is a step in the right direction but remains severely limited, covering only certain videos created by AI while excluding satire — It's better than nothing — but just barely — Monday, Facebook announced a new policy against “deepfake” videos.
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| Cory Weinberg / The Information: |
Sources: Softbank-backed car-rental startup Getaround plans to lay off ~150 employees, or about a quarter of its staff, to mitigate rising costs — Car-rental startup Getaround plans to lay off roughly 150 employees, or about a quarter of its staff, in a bid to reduce rising costs, people familiar with the matter said.
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| Anna Baydakova / CoinDesk: |
Telegram says it will not integrate TON Blockchain and a Gram cryptocurrency wallet into its messenger app for now — Telegram will not integrate a crypto wallet into its messaging app, at least until it gets the green light from U.S. regulators, the company said Monday on its official website.
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Tweets: @coindesk, @baidakova, @icodrops, @melt_dem, @icodrops, @doveywan, and @robinwauters
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
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