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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Researcher: a vulnerability affecting iOS 13.3.1 and later prevents VPNs from encrypting some traffic, potentially exposing user data or leaking IP addresses — A currently unpatched security vulnerability affecting iOS 13.3.1 or later prevents virtual private network (VPNs) …
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| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
Zoom iOS app, like many using Facebook SDKs, sends data to FB even if there's no linked account, but Zoom's privacy policy fails to clearly mention the practice — As people work and socialize from home, video conferencing software Zoom has exploded in popularity.
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TechRadar.com, Thurrott, Input, Ubergizmo, AppleInsider, iMore, Michael Tsai, iPhone Hacks, and Seeking Alpha
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| Todd Haselton / CNBC: |
On Twitter, Slack CEO discussed some of the dramatic changes Slack has seen over the last few weeks, like quickly adding 9K net new customers; stock up 10%+ — - Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield posted a thread to Twitter telling a story of how wild things have been for Slack this month.
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| Toni Gidwani / The Keyword: |
Google sent users 40K warnings about phishing or malware attempts from nation-states in 2019, a 25% drop YoY; journalist and news outlet impersonations up — Security Engineering Manager, Threat Analysis Group — Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) works to counter targeted …
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Ars Technica, CyberScoop, BleepingComputer, and ZDNet
Tweets: @stshank, @freedomofpress, @weldpond, and @thehackersnews
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Interviews with 12 Amazon warehouse workers: limited options from Amazon are forcing them to work in crowded warehouses with few essentials, like sanitizers — - A dozen Amazon workers told CNBC they're terrified to go to work during the pandemic, while others have expressed frustration …
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| Andrew Webster / The Verge: |
Epic Games launches Epic Games Publishing, a label that will cover up to 100% of development costs while game creators retain 100% of IP and creative control — ‘The publishing model we always wanted’ — Fortnite maker Epic Games is getting into publishing in a big way.
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Tweets: @epicgames, @tha_rami, @samlakermd, @ballmatthew, @timsoret, @benjisales, and @mikebithell
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Google says it will resume Chrome and Chrome OS releases after pausing them last week due to the adjusted employee work schedules during the pandemic — Google Chrome 81 to be released next month, on April 7. — Google paused Chrome updates last week when it canceled the Chrome 81 release …
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| Airbnb Newsroom: |
Airbnb says it will subsidize hosting costs for up to 100K healthcare professionals, relief workers, and first responders around the world — - New global initiative will provide free or subsidized housing for healthcare professionals, relief workers, and first responders, typically closer to where they are working
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Tweets: @bchesky, @harrysiegel, @airbnb, and @dickc
| DL Cade / PetaPixel: |
Sony to spin off its consumer electronics, imaging, and mobile businesses into new intermediate holding company Sony Electronics Corporation on April 1 — Early this morning, Sony announced that it would be spinning off its entire “Electronics Products & Solutions” (EP&S) segment …
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Sony Global, ZDNet, Sony Reconsidered, Photoxels, Digital Photography Review, and Seeking Alpha. Tweets: @ricswi
| Maura Church / Patreon Blog: |
Patreon says 30,000+ creators signed up in the first three weeks of March; average new patron growth in 6 countries, including US and Italy, was 36.2% over Feb. — Right now is a stressful time to be a creator. In a time when so many around the world are deeply affected …
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The Verge, TechCrunch, TechSpot, Reclaim The Net, and Input
Tweets: @nwquah, @om, @glenngabe, and @ranimolla
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Cybersecurity insurance provider Chubb confirms it is investigating a “security incident” involving the unauthorized access of data belonging to a third-party — Chubb, a major cybersecurity insurance provider for businesses hit by data breaches, has itself become a target of a data breach.
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Tweets: @fouroctets, @zackwhittaker, @profwoodward, and @nathanielpopper
| Andy / TorrentFreak: |
AMD confirms someone claimed in December to have “test files” related to current and future graphics products; some files recently posted online were removed — Graphics cards are big business and AMD is one of the leading brands with an estimated 32% share of the discrete desktop market.
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Tweets: @xcloudtimdog and @campuscodi
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft acquires Affirmed Networks, which provides fully virtualized, cloud-native networking tech to telecom operators, with a focus on 5G and edge computing — Microsoft today announced that it has acquired Affirmed Networks, a company that specializes in fully virtualized, cloud-native networking solutions for telecom operators.
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Tweets: @dcstalder, @greengart, @yousefkazure, and @dmavrakis
| Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat: |
Apptopia: COVID-19 quarantines have seen global downloads of Houseparty, Discord, Zoom, and Marco Polo skyrocket; Houseparty has seen ~652K downloads/day — Coronavirus quarantines have sent downloads soaring for social video apps as millions of people search for ways to connect socially and professionally.
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The Daily Dot, OnMSFT.com, Civic Signals, CNET, Chrome Unboxed, Business Insider, and Petri
| Laura Kayali / Politico: |
The COVID-19 pandemic could signal a truce between EU and Big Tech, as Netflix and others limit video quality and stamping out misinformation becomes a priority — PARIS — Only a few weeks ago, policymakers in Brussels, Washington, Paris and Berlin were spending a lot of energy trying to police Big Tech.| Celia Wan / The Block: |
Blockchain startup Block.one invests $150M in its social media app Voice, to kickstart its independent operations; Voice lets users post for token rewards — Block.one, the publisher of the EOS blockchain protocol, has invested $150 million in Voice, a social media platform launched in June last year.| Jason Del Rey / Vox: |
Amazon admits it unintentionally hid competitors' faster delivery options and is working on a fix, after pushing back delivery on some items to April 21 — The company is working on a fix after Recode alerted it to the issue. — Amazon surprised millions of customers last weekend … Sponsor Posts
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