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| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Facebook says it won't back down from allowing lies in political ads but will give users the option to see fewer political ads in their feed and in Instagram — The company was under intense pressure to adjust its policies. But in this presidential election year, no big changes are planned.
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| Emma Williams / Microsoft 365 Blog: |
Microsoft says it will roll out Teams features aimed at deskless workers, like Walkie Talkie, SMS sign-in, and shared device sign-out, later this quarter — Companies at the forefront of digital transformation recognize how critical it is to enable all of their people with the right technology and tools.
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Mozilla patches an actively exploited Firefox zero-day flaw that could allow attackers to take control of computers by accessing sensitive memory locations — Flaw allows attackers to access sensitive memory locations that are normally off-limits. — Mozilla has released a new version … | Charlie Osborne / ZDNet: |
Insight Partners buys cloud data management provider Veeam Software for $5B, says deal is expected to close in Q1 2020 — The equity firm says the deal will ensure Veeam's billion-dollar business reaches the global stage. — Insight Partners has announced the acquisition of Veeam Software … | Joseph Cox / VICE: |
In letter to senators, Ring says it has fired four employees over the last four years after it was notified about the employees' improper access to user videos — Amazon-owned home security camera company Ring has fired employees for improperly accessing Ring users' video data …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Verizon eliminates bundles and contracts for Fios line of TV, broadband, and phone services, will now sell them as standalone products via “Mix & Match on Fios” — Verizon — feeling the pain of customer cancellations over high pay-TV prices — is killing off bundles … | David Gilbert / VICE: |
Facebook moderators in Ireland say company policies, including tracking toilet breaks and setting unrealistic quality standards, add to their trauma — Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. — DUBLIN — When Valera Zaicev began working in Dublin … | Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
Upcoming short-form video streaming service Quibi details new features including Turnstyle, which lets videos play well in both portrait and landscape modes — What the heck is Quibi? That's the question I've been asking myself over the past year, as the Jeffrey Katzenberg-founded streaming …
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| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Google starts selling Android search privileges to the highest bidder in EU in a quarterly auction; Bing will appear only in UK between March 1 and June 30 — - Android users in the EU will soon be able to choose their default search engine from a list of four options, including Google, when setting up their new phones or tablets.| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
ByteDance says Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, now has over 400M daily active users, up from 250M in January 2019 — China's TikTok, which has taken the world by storm, is working its magic in its home nation, too. — The Chinese version of TikTok, called Douyin …
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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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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Business analytics software company Sisense raises $100M at a valuation of over $1B, says it now has 2,000 customers, including Tinder, Philips, and Nasdaq — Sisense, an enterprise startup that that has built a business analytics business out of the premise of making big data as accessible …
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| Bloomberg: |
TikTok accounts impersonating world leaders and politicians, who have largely stayed away from the platform, are multiplying, despite its ban on fake accounts — - Fake Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders' team accounts taunt users — App's slim content review a ‘ticking time bomb,’ analyst saysSponsor Posts
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