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| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
Weather app Dark Sky says it's been acquired by Apple along with its team; the Android app is no longer available and the API will shutter on Dec. 31, 2021 — In a big move to improve its weather app, Apple has purchased the highly popular iOS app Dark Sky.
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| The Intercept: |
Zoom's marketing and product make the claim that it uses “end-to-end encryption”, but video and audio content from meetings is not end-to-end encrypted — Zoom, the video conferencing service whose use has spiked amid the Covid-19 pandemic, claims to implement end-to-end encryption … | New York Times: |
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
After reports in tabloids of Houseparty users having social media accounts hacked, Houseparty offers $1M reward to unmask those behind apparent “smear campaign” — App maker denies getting hacked after multiple reports in British media. — Houseparty, a video conferencing desktop …
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| Cara Lombardo / Wall Street Journal: |
Xerox plans to end its $30B+ tender offer for HP and proxy fight to replace HP's board after the pandemic undercut its ability to execute a merger — Coronavirus pandemic prompts copier maker to walk away from challenging merger attempt — Xerox Holdings Corp. is pulling the plug …
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| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Pokemon Go maker Niantic says it's acquired AR startup 6D.ai, which will shut down its dev tools and have its tech integrated into Niantic's Real World Platform — Even as the pandemic forces Niantic to shift the way its outdoor-friendly titles are played, the gaming company is charging ahead …
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Report: Apple commits to paying its contractors during the COVID-19 pandemic, after initially saying some jobs would be suspended without pay — As shutdowns caused by COVID-19 remain in place, Apple has committed to paying its contractors. The Wall Street Journal reports that initially …
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| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
FCC announces that all phone carriers must adopt the STIR/SHAKEN caller ID authentication protocols by June 30, 2021 to combat robocalls — The FCC announced today all carriers and phone companies must adopt the STIR/SHAKEN protocol by June 30th, 2021. The regulatory requirement is designed … | Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Spotify Kids launches in the US, Canada, and France on the Spotify Family tier with 8,000 songs and 60 hours of stories, of which 50% is localized by market — Spotify is giving more housebound parents — and their cooped-up kids — a new tool to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Spotify, The Verge, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Billboard, Music Business Worldwide, Android Police, Mashable, Engadget, 9to5Mac, and CNET
| Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: |
Tech trade groups and congressional leaders send letters to the Trump administration requesting VC-backed startups not be excluded from the stimulus' SMB loans — In a letter, the lawmakers ask the Trump administration to include the “engine of the innovation economy” in stimulus package loans.Thanks:@emilydreyfuss
| Victoria Song / Gizmodo: |
Fitbit unveils the Charge 4 fitness tracker, its first new product under Google, with built-in GPS, NFC payments, and Spotify compatibility, starting at $150 — As we entered a new decade, Fitbit's fortunes looked uncertain. Last year, the company was acquired by Google for a neat $2.1 billion …
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The Verge, TechCrunch, Financial Times, Macworld, SlashGear, 9to5Google, ZDNet, Fitbit Blog, Engadget, Tom's Guide, Mashable, and Ars Technica. Tweets: @gizmodo
| Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios: |
Transportation software company Via, which offers a carpooling service in NYC, raises $200M Series E led by Exor at a $2.25B valuation — Via, a transportation software company best-known for its carpool service in New York City, has raised $200 million in Series E funding led by Exor …
| OnePlus Community: |
OnePlus says its OnePlus 8 flagship phone will have Snapdragon 865 for 25% better performance, 120Hz display, 5G, and more; launch event will be on April 14 — As most of you already know, OnePlus has focused on creating a “fast and smooth” user experience since day one.
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Forbes, Android Authority, TalkAndroid.com, Wccftech, Droid Life, TmoNews, Pocketnow, 9to5Google, Android Police, Android Central, TechRadar.com, and PhoneArena. Tweets: @petelau
| Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
Palo Alto Networks says it will acquire CloudGenix, which competes with SD-WAN providers like Cisco, for $420M — CloudGenix competes with Cisco and other incumbents in the SD-WAN space. — Palo Alto Networks said on Tuesday that it plans to acquire software-defined wide-area networking …
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TechCrunch, FinSMEs, SiliconANGLE, Light Reading, Silicon Valley Business …, and Dark Reading
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft announces Azure Edge Zones, now in private preview, to enable new low latency cloud computing suited for 5G networks — Microsoft and AWS are racing to provide tighter ties between 5G and cloud services. Microsoft's strategy for this involves Azure Edge Zones and an expanding number of telco and carrier partners.| Josh Dzieza / The Verge: |
Around 60 employees staged a walkout at a Staten Island, NY fulfillment center to protest the impact of Amazon's COVID-19 response on warehouse workers — As Amazon workers across the country test positive for the virus, employees believe collective action is the only way to get the company to meaningfully clean its facilities| Bloomberg: |
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NY State Attorney General, CNBC, Engadget, Gizmodo, Ars Technica, Protocol, and The Daily Dot
Tweets: @stevekovach, @andreawoo, @tomaskenn, @nyguild, @jmschaff, @penamerica, @jenfl23, @business, @josheidelson, @josheidelson, and @josheidelson
| New York Times: |
How the Biden campaign is ramping up its digital operation amid the COVID-19 crisis, as Democrats look to close the technological divide with the Republicans — In the era of big data, memes and disinformation, the Democrats are trying to regain their digital edge as the president and his loyalists dictate the terms of debate.
Tweets: @nytimes, @jimrutenberg, @richlightshed, and @hunterschwarz
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