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After AG Barr called on Apple to unlock Pensacola shooter's iPhones, Apple releases statement rejecting backdoors but highlighting its help in the investigation — “We reject the characterization that Apple has not provided substantive assistance in the Pensacola investigation," the company said in a statement.
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| Kate Rooney / CNBC: |
Visa is buying Plaid, which helps popular fintech apps connect to users' bank accounts, for $5.3B — - Visa is buying Plaid in a deal worth $5.3 billion — roughly double the start-up's last private valuation. — Plaid's API software lets start-ups connect to users' bank accounts and works with Venmo …
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| Max Weinbach / XDA Developers: |
Leaked photos confirm the name Galaxy S20 for the next Samsung flagship and a large four-camera setup on the back — The next major smartphone launch event for Samsung, Samsung Unpacked 2020 is just a few weeks away. On February 11th, Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy S20 trio …
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| New York Times: |
Security experts say Russia's GRU phished login credentials, accessed servers for Burisma, a gas company on whose board Hunter Biden served, starting Nov. 2019 — With President Trump facing an impeachment trial over his efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr …
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
In Q4, Gartner estimates global PC shipments grew 2.3% to 70.6M units; IDC estimates 4.8% growth to 71.8M units; both say Lenovo and HP lead PC shipment growth — After years of bad news, the PC market has a reason to celebrate before computer makers start shipping 5G and dual-screen devices.
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| Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios: |
Justin Kan's legal tech startup Atrium, which has raised $75M, is laying off most of its lawyers and will now focus on tech it made for attorneys and law firms — Atrium, a law firm for startups led by Twitch co-founder Justin Kan, is laying off most of its attorneys and paralegals.
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| Helen Warrell / Financial Times: |
Ahead of Boris Johnson's expected decision on Huawei equipment in the UK, the US showed his government a dossier with allegedly damning info on the company — Senior US officials have presented Boris Johnson's government with a new dossier of intelligence challenging the UK's claim …
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| Annie Musgrove / Tech.eu: |
London-based higher ed startup Jolt raises $14.1M Series A to expand its modular, self-designed, pay-as-you-go curriculum across the UK, Israel, and the US — Jolt, the London-based edtech offering a flexible business school alternative, has raised a $14.1 million Series A to expand its program.
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| Christopher Dring / GamesIndustry.biz: |
Sony Interactive Entertainment says it won't participate in E3 again this year, will instead attend “hundreds of consumer events” globally ahead of PS5 launch — The company will instead attend ‘hundreds of consumer events across the globe’ — PlayStation will miss E3 for a second year in a row.
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| Nicholas Thompson / Wired: |
Q&A with Twitter's head of product Kayvon Beykpour about how Twitter is trying to stop incentivizing toxic behavior, giving users a “troll score”, more — Kayvon Beykpour, Twitter's head of product, admits the platform can still incentivize toxic behavior.
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: TikTok is considering a Snapchat Discover-style curated feed, which could allow it to charge more for ads by giving brands a safe space — Viral video app TikTok is considering the introduction of a curated feed of content that will provide a safe space for brands to advertise … | Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Researchers: AT&T, T-Mobile, Tracfone, US Mobile, and Verizon use vulnerable procedures for customer support that put users at risk of SIM swapping attacks — Researchers find that 17 of 140 major online services are vulnerable to SIM swapping attacks.Sponsor Posts
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