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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is weighing an option to set third-party browser and email apps as defaults on iPhones and iPads and third-party music services on the HomePod — - Company considers letting users change web browser, email app — Spotify, Pandora may be allowed to stream directly on HomePod
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Microsoft says it will offer its Defender antivirus software for Android and iOS devices later this year — - Microsoft's Defender software will become available for Android and iOS devices later this year. — It's meant to prevent malware and phishing attacks.| New York Times: |
Morgan Stanley says it will buy online discount brokerage E-Trade for about $13B, in the biggest takeover by an American lender since the 2008 financial crisis — The $13 billion deal will give a powerful Wall Street firm control of a major presence in the world of online brokerages.
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| Ben Collins / NBC News: |
Twitter confirms it is testing bright labels beneath lies and misinfo posted by politicians and public figures, and points-based “community badges” for users — A leaked demo features bright red and orange badges for tweets that have been deemed “harmfully misleading.”
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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
HTC announces new Cosmos VR headset variants: $899 Elite, lower-end Play, and XR with “high-quality XR passthrough cameras”, giving it AR capabilities — One for gamers, one for AR, one for Angry Birds — HTC is expanding its range of virtual reality headsets today with multiple new variants of the Vive Cosmos.| Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed News: |
Google removed ~600 Android apps, which were installed 4.5B+ times, and banned their developers from the Play store for ad fraud and pushing “disruptive” ads — Google has removed close to 600 Android apps and banned their developers from the Play store and its ad networks as part … | Malathi Nayak / Bloomberg: |
Trump administration urges Supreme Court to reject Alphabet's appeal against Oracle, on the same day Trump attended a re-election fundraiser by Larry Ellison — The Trump administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an appeal by Alphabet Inc.'s Google, boosting Oracle Corp.'s bid … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
The Org, which is building a database of organizational charts of companies and claims to have 16K businesses profiled, raises $11M in seed and Series A rounds — LinkedIn has cornered the market when it comes to putting your own professional profile online and using it to network for jobs …
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Twitter announces a “continue thread” option, a new feature that links tweets together while they are being composed — Twitter is rolling out a new feature that makes it easier to thread multiple tweets together. With this change, you can now link tweets together while you compose them.
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| Jezebel: |
A look at the data sharing practices of therapy apps like Better Help, which notify third parties when an app is opened and if a patient has suicidal thoughts — Starting treatment with Better Help, one of the most prominent “therapy-on-demand” apps to launch over the last few years, is easy, which is more or less the point.
Tweets: @dmehro, @dmehro, @ohthatflo, @carnage4life, @dmehro, @xoxogossipgita, @superamit, and @privacyproject
| Shona Ghosh / Business Insider: |
Google tells Cloud Vision API customers it will no longer label pictures with “woman” or “man” as a person's gender cannot be inferred by appearance alone — - A Google AI tool that can recognize objects in pictures will no longer attach gender labels like “woman” or “man” to images of people.
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
US links Sandworm hacking group to Russian agency GRU's Main Center for Special Technology, blaming it for cyberattacks that hit neighboring Georgia in October — By calling out Russia for digital assaults on its neighboring country, the US hopes to head off similar efforts at home.| Reuters: |
Cloud-based HR software providers Kronos and Ultimate Software to merge, say the combined company will have revenues of ~$3B and an enterprise value of $22B — HR application software providers Kronos Inc and Ultimate Software Group Inc said on Thursday they would merge to form …
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| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
Streaming platforms like Roku and Hulu aren't subject to the same political ad transparency rules as broadcasters even as campaigns and PACs buy ads on them — With more Americans cutting the cord, watchdogs worry that voters lack a full understanding of who's trying to influence them
Tweets: @oliverdarcy, @opensecretsdc, @geoffreyfowler, @tonyromm, and @likebutterfield
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
The European Data Protection Board, the EU's data protection advisor, says Google's acquisition of Fitbit entails “a high level of risk” to privacy rights — The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has intervened to raise concerns about Google's plan to scoop up the health …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google launches Android 11 Developer Preview earlier than expected, with new display types, improved messaging, biometrics, and more; final release expected Q3 — Following an inadvertent tease last week, Google today officially launched the Android 11 Developer Preview.
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Tweets: @mspoweruser, @backlon, @alexdobie, @laurengoode, and @maxwinebach
| Mishaal Rahman / XDA Developers: |
| Mike Hofman / Marker: |
PitchBook: 159 companies went public in the US in 2019 raising $33B, a ~30% drop from 2018, as founders and investors opt for direct listings over bank-led IPOs — Founders, companies, and investors are rebelling against the investment banks — and taking matters into their own hands
Tweets: @robinwauters, @karaswisher, @nixonmorra, and @mrkr
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
ZeroFox, a SaaS that detects risks on social media and digital channels such as phishing and malicious file sharing, raises $74M led by Intel Capital — A Clark School study at the University of Maryland found that there's a hacker attack every 39 seconds, affecting one in three Americans annually.
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| Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: |
HungryPanda, a food delivery service for Chinese communities in cities worldwide, raises $20M led by 83North and Felix Capital — HungryPanda, a food delivery service for Chinese communities in cities around the world, announced today it has raised $20 million in funding.Sponsor Posts
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