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China proposes an internet architecture called New IP to UN's ITU; critics say its top-down design would give governments granular control over the internet — New architecture would enable cutting-edge technologies but western countries fear more control for state-run internet services
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Booz Allen report details 200+ cyber operations by Russia's GRU between 2004 and 2019, shows attack patterns can be predicted based on Russian military doctrine — Booz Allen: Russia uses its GRU military hackers following predictable patterns based on a public military doctrine.| Financial Times: |
OneWeb files for bankruptcy after failing to secure new funding amid COVID-19 crisis; sources: OneWeb was in talks to raise ~$2B from SoftBank before the crisis — Start-up that wanted to beam broadband internet from space had raised $3bn from investors — OneWeb, the satellite internet start-up …
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Crowdsourced data from Candor shows 267 tech companies have frozen hiring, 44 had layoffs, 36 rescinded offers, while 111, like Zoom and Twitter, are hiring — The coronavirus has taken a toll on the workforce, and now you can see a list of who's hiring, freezing hires, laying off people … | Joseph Cox / VICE: |
Zoom updates its iOS app to remove Facebook SDK after concerns were raised over Zoom's failure to disclose Facebook data sharing in privacy policy — On Friday video-conferencing software Zoom issued an update to its iOS app which stops it sending certain pieces of data to Facebook.
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| Leo Kelion / BBC: |
UK's NHS says it is working with Microsoft, Google, Palantir, and Faculty AI on a dashboard that shows the spread of the virus and NHS' ability to deal with it — The NHS has confirmed it is teaming up with leading tech firms to ensure critical medical equipment is available to the facilities …
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| ProPublica: |
An in-depth look at China's Twitter propaganda machine, which uses over 10K fake Twitter accounts to promote the Chinese government's image abroad — Kalen Keegan, a college student at the University of Nebraska Omaha, immediately noticed when her Twitter account unleashed a torrent of posts in Chinese.
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| Apple: |
Apple launches an app and a website that provides information and guidance on COVID-19, in partnership with CDC, FEMA, and the Coronavirus Task Force — Tools Offer Up-to-Date Guidance and Information for People Across the US — Apple today released a new screening tool and set of resources …
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Tweets: @drrichbesser, @jeckenzie, @salesforce, @tim_cook, @whitehouse, @chrislu44, @tobi, @benioff, @stevecla, @arthurdardalis, @profcarroll, @benguild, @clackcosheriff, @dee_bosa, @businessinsider, @neilcybart, @appstore, @joannastern, @caro_milanesi, @laurengoode, @joannastern, @b_fung, @panzer, @parkerortolani, @horwitz, @susanlitv, and @mcwm
| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Microsoft will no longer invest in third-party facial recognition firms, including AnyVision, after the Israeli company was accused of surveilling Palestinians — AnyVision was accused of helping the Israeli government surveil the West Bank — Microsoft says it will no longer invest …
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| Krystal Hu / Reuters: |
Internal doc: Amazon is offering higher pay to recruit its warehouse employees to pick and pack Whole Foods groceries amid rising demand and a worker shortage — (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is offering higher pay to recruit its own warehouse employees to pick and pack Whole Foods groceries amid rising demand … | Ina Fried / Axios: |
Google to donate $800M+ to fight COVID-19, including $250M in ad grants to WHO, $340M Google Ads credits for SMBs, $200M fund to improve SMBs' access to capital — Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced on Friday his company is donating more than $800 million in cash and advertising to help stem … | Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News: |
Research: the number of coronavirus-related domains has grown to 68K+ this year; coronavirus.com, reportedly owned by GoDaddy, currently forwards to WHO's site — “People have this idea that you shouldn't profit on the tragedy,” one domain seller said. “I think that's kind of a superstition.”
Tweets: @brandyzadrozny
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