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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Microsoft pushes a fix for a critical flaw in a cryptographic component present in all versions of Windows; NSA says it alerted Microsoft to the bug — Sources tell KrebsOnSecurity that Microsoft Corp. is slated to release a software update on Tuesday to fix an extraordinarily serious security vulnerability …
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| Stephen Shankland / CNET: |
Google says it will phase out support for third-party cookies in Chrome within two years — Google's Chrome team, advancing its web privacy effort, later this year will begin testing the “privacy sandbox” proposals it unveiled in 2019. The Chrome tests, which Google announced Tuesday …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Google plans to phase out support for user-agent strings in Chrome, opting for a new technology called Client Hints, as part of its Privacy Sandbox project — Chrome will move to a new technology called Client Hints, part of the newer Privacy Sandbox project.| Thomas Germain / Consumer Reports: |
New study shows how popular apps including Grindr, OkCupid, Tinder, and the period-tracking apps Clue and MyDays share intimate user data with data brokers — A new study shows how information about your sexuality, religion, and location is sent straight from phones to data brokers
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Gartner: global Mac shipments in Q4 dropped by 3% YoY, to 5.26M units, as the overall PC market saw growth for the first time since 2011 — Apple's worldwide Mac shipments were down in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to new PC shipping estimates shared this afternoon by Gartner.
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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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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Instagram says it is testing letting some users access DMs from its website — As Facebook increases its focus on messaging — Instagram is finally bringing direct messages to the web. Starting today, a “small percentage” of the platform's global users will be able to access their DMs …
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Tweets: @mosseri, @alexstamos, @can, @caseynewton, @alexstamos, @alex_abads, @alexjamesfitz, and @vishalshahis
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Google acquires Dublin-based Pointy, a startup helping brick-and-mortar retailers track which products they have in stock, a source says for $163M — Google has been on a long-term mission to build inroads into the world of e-commerce by working more closely with brick-and-mortar retailers …
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Tweets: @connorpm, @seedcamp, and @mark_cummins
| Scott Lucas / BuzzFeed: |
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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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Sensor Tower: Disney+ was downloaded 30M+ times in the US in Q4 2019, besting TikTok; Disney+ has 41M+ installs and made ~$97M in subscriber spending to date — U.S. consumers have shown strong interest in Disney's new family-friendly streaming service, Disney+, according to new data from Sensor Tower … | 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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| Axios: |
Internal memo: Uber's Rachel Holt, a longtime executive and chief of New Modalities, which includes scooters and bikes, is leaving to launch a VC firm — Rachel Holt, a longtime Uber executive who joined the ride-hailing company in 2011, is leaving Uber to launch a venture capital firm …
Tweets: @ellliotttb and @axios
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon reinstates FedEx's ground delivery for Prime shipments, saying the shipper has consistently met its delivery requirements, after suspending it last month — - Amazon informed third-party sellers that they can resume using FedEx's ground-delivery shipping services.| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Google acquires no-code app development platform AppSheet, which had raised ~$19M to date, with plans to migrate AppSheet services to Google Cloud — Google is on something of a buying spree. On the heels of its acquisition of retail inventory management startup Pointy …
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Passwordless authentication platform Trusona raises $20M led by Georgian Partners, with participation from Microsoft's M12, Kleiner Perkins, Akamai, others — Trusona, a security and authentication platform that helps businesses verify logins without relying on passwords … Sponsor Posts
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